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Volume 13 Issue 4
HERALD
Bethel Mar Thoma Church, Sydney Inc.
From the Vicar
Encourage Each Other!!!
Dearly Beloved in Christ,
Greetings in the precious name of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
“Encourage one another daily”
1 Thess.5:11
e are quick to notice the
defects, faults and unpleasant
facts of life, but the grace to dwell on
the pleasant and good things of life
often go unnoticed. We must
remember in life’s vicissitudes that it
is God’s grace that gives us all things,
many of which we take for granted.
W
B
e an encourager! To encourage
others is a Christian virtue. To
take note of the good things they do,
and, appreciate them, shows the
largeness of one’s own heart. Only
one who loves God deeply can
appreciate the goodness in others. To
love is to take risks, to expose our
hearts and to be vulnerable.
Sometimes love hurts. It hurt Christ,
but He kept on loving, even at the cost
of His life. Therefore, to love is to be
Christ-like.
CONVENTION
We are arranging a
Bible Convention
this year in the
following days and
place.
Venue: All Saints
Anglican Church, Cnr
Victoria Road and
Elizabeth Street,
North Parramatta.
Date: March 26 & 27
Friday and Saturday.
Time: 7pm to 9.00pm
I
n his book, Secrets from the
Mountain, Patrick Williams tells of
an experiment with a group of
students. They were told that scientists
had proven that brown-eyed students
were smarter than blue-eyed ones.
Immediately, the brown-eyed students
began doing better in School.
Sometimes later, the students were
T
he psychological effect of any sort
of positive reinforcement has been
validated in several studies. St. Paul,
writing to the Thessalonians, provides
very genuine reassuring words (1
Thessalonians 3:1-10) and he sends
Timothy to encourage them and build
them up in the faith (1Thess 3:6).
Hope can be ignited by a spark of
encouragement.
Wishing you all a prayerful and
Reflective Lenten Season.
In His Service
Blysu Varghese Achen
Speaker:
Vicar General
Very Rev A C Kurian
All are welcome.
W
E know that the booster
immunization shots are given to
children to provide immunity against
diseases after a certain interval from
the initial dose. Similarly, there are
booster words, but these can be given
to all, at any time and in any place.
Such
booster
words
specially
encourage children, spouses, those
who work for us – employees,
subordinates, and the handicapped.
March 2010
told that more recent research had
proved that blue-eyed children were
more intelligent than their brown-eyed
classmates, which resulted in the
excellent upcoming of the blue-eyed
students.
Inside This Issue
1. From the Vicar
Page 1
2. Church News
Page 2
3. Lectionary
Page 2
4. Worship Schedule
Page 2
5. Prayer Meetings
Page 2
6. Lent With Difference Page 3
7. Portugal Influence
Page 3
8. Ascension Home
Page 4
9 Bala Balika Samajam Page 4
Feb 14: Great Lent Begin
Feb 17: Ash Wednesday
Feb 21: Second Sunday
Feb 28: Third Sunday
Mar 7: Fourth Sunday
Mar 10: Mid Lent
Mar 14: Fifth Sunday
Mar 21: Sixth Sunday
Mar 25: Annunciation of Mary
Mar 26: 40th Friday
Mar 28: Hosanna
Mar 31: Passover Wednesday
Apr 1: Maundy Thursday
Apr 2: Good Friday
Apr 3: Holy Saturday
Apr 4: Easter Sunday
[Please do log on to the Church
website for detailed lectionary:
www.marthomasyrianchurch.org]
Church services at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 13 Crown Street, Harris Park, NSW - 2150.
Ph: 02-9758 7818, Mobile: 0400 221 158 Email: vicar@sydneymarthoma.org.au website: www.sydneymarthoma.org.au
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