World Day of Prayer 2015
The Horeb Mar Thoma Church celebrated the the World Day of Prayer by having a special worship service followed by special events by the Sunday School. Roshin kochamma provided the introductory message followed by Ms. Annamma Mathew providing an enriching and thought provoking sermon.
The theme for the World Day of Prayer 2015 was “Jesus said to them ‘Do You Know What I Have Done to You?’” dedicated to the women of the island of Bahamas.
Lighthouse – March
Monthly Newsletter of Horeb Mar Thoma Church
Worship Service
Sunday School
All Sundays – 1:30 pm
Praise & Worship
All Sundays – 2:30 pm
Service Times
All Sundays – 3:00 pm
First Sunday — Holy Communion Service (Malayalam)
Second Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Third Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Fourth Sunday — Divine Service (English)
Fifth Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Lectionary
Bible Lesson Readers & Deacons
News, Events & Monthly Meetings
Parish (Edavaka) Mission
Tuesday Evening Meeting @ 7:00pm
03/10: Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Philip
03/17: Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Thomas
03/24: Mr. & Mrs. Juby Mathew
03/31: Sandhya Namaskaaram
Edavaka (Parish) Mission Monthly Care Visit
Terrace View Care Center
(201 E Bastanchury Rd, Fullerton, CA 92835)
Saturday, March 14th at 6pm
To be held on March 7th, at 10am at the residence of Mrs. Cini Mathew.
Saturday, March, 27 – 4:00PM
Will be held at the residence of Naomi & Rajan Abraham.
Bible Study
Sunday, March 22
Location: GGUMC after Service
Birthday and Wedding Anniversary
https://www.horebmtc.org/anniversaries/
Lighthouse – February
Monthly Newsletter of Horeb Mar Thoma Church
Worship Service
Sunday School
All Sundays – 1:30 pm
Praise & Worship
All Sundays – 2:30 pm
Service Times
All Sundays – 3:00 pm
First Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Second Sunday — Holy Communion Service (Malayalam)
Third Sunday — Divine Service (English) – For February Only
Fourth Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Fifth Sunday — Divine Service (When applicable)
Lectionary
Bible Lesson Readers & Deacons
News, Events & Monthly Meetings
Parish (Edavaka) Mission
Tuesday Evening Meeting @ 7:00pm
02/10: Mr. & Mrs. Juby Mathew
02/17: Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Thomas
02/24: Mrs Annamma Mathai
Edavaka (Parish) Mission Monthly Care Visit
Terrace View Care Center
(201 E Bastanchury Rd, Fullerton, CA 92835)
To be held on February 7th, at 10am at the residence of Mrs. Thankamma Mammen.
At the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Koshy, Cerritios
Western Regional Mar Thoma Voluntary Evangelists’ Association
– Cost: $25 per adult.
Bible Quiz
The Quiz will be from “THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES” & “FAITH & SACRAMENTS OF THE MAR THOMA CHURCH”.
Saturday, February, 28 – 4:00PM
Location: TBD
Bible Study
Sunday, February 22
Location: GGUMC after Service
Birthday and Wedding Anniversary
https://www.horebmtc.org/anniversaries/
Lighthouse – January
Monthly Newsletter of Horeb Mar Thoma Church
Message from Rev. Larry Varghese, Vicar
Dearly Beloved in Christ,
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us… Matthew 6:12 (NLT)
Paul says, “Therefore be imitators of God.” – Eph 5:1. Peter says, “Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct.” – 1 Pt 1:15.
We usually think of being Christ-like as being the Biblical mandate. But it’s interesting to ask the question: Does God act like us? When we think of forgiveness we know we are to forgive other just like God has forgiven us. Here though, intriguingly enough, we are taught to reverse idea that God will forgive us in the same manner we forgive others. Is this a mistranslation? We should note that the Lukan version can be translated as “forgive us our sins for we have forgiven the sins of others”, but Luke also quotes Jesus as saying, “Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” – Lk 6:37.
So what do we make of this idea of God acting like us? Well we should realize this isn’t something completely unusual. When Jesus spoke about judgmental attitudes he said, “For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.” – Mt 7:2. Should we expect that God wouldn’t act this way? Do we think that God will forgive us regardless of our forgiving others? What does our attitude of unforgiveness imply about our experience of forgiveness? It should cause us to stop and think. Every time we say the Lord’s Prayer we are asking God to be like us in terms of forgiveness.
It is a frightening request for us to be making year after year. But hopefully the one who understands their own sins before God will realize the irony if they refuse to forgive someone else. Understanding that forgiveness has been achieved once and for all on the cross, we must admit that the experience of forgiveness is somehow tied to our offering of forgiveness to others. Therefore forgive, and be forgiven – not as though to earn forgiveness, but to prove our understanding of God’s forgiveness of us.
Rev. Larry Varghese.
Worship Service
Sunday School
All Sundays – 1:30 pm
Praise & Worship
All Sundays – 2:30 pm
Service Times
All Sundays – 3:00 pm
First Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Second Sunday — Holy Communion Service (Malayalam)
Third Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Fourth Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Fifth Sunday — Divine Service (When applicable)
Lectionary
Bible Lesson Readers & Deacons
News, Events & Monthly Meetings
Parish (Edavaka) Mission
Tuesday Evening Meeting @ 7:00pm
01/13: Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Philip
01/20: Mr. & Mrs. K.M. Chacko
01/27: Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Koshy
To be held on January 18th at GGUMC following service.
Saturday, January, 24 – 4:00PM
Location: Aji and Julie Varghese
Bible Study
Friday, January 9th, 6:45 pm
Location: Vivek Abraham
Bible Study
Sunday, January 25
Location: GGUMC after Service
Birthday and Wedding Anniversary
https://www.horebmtc.org/anniversaries/
Christmas Carol Service 2014
The Horeb Mar Thoma church celebrated the Christmas Carol Service on Sun, Dec 21st by having a special worship service followed by special events by the Sunday School, Youth Fellowship, Choir, Sevika Sangham and other organizations. Rev. Dr. Bau Dang the Sr. Pastor at United Methodist Church who is also a translator of the Vietnamese Bible provided an enriching and thought provoking sermon.
Wishing all our brothers and sisters in Christ a blessed Christmas!
“Give Thanks” – Thanksgiving Day 2014
The Horeb Mar Thoma church celebrated thanksgiving on Sun, Nov 23rd by remembering the efforts and the sacrifices that our past and existing diaspora has taken for us to cherish these days. The presence of our Almighty God has always been felt very closely in each of our lives and as a fellowship, we are very “grateful”
Lighthouse – November
Monthly Newsletter of Horeb Mar Thoma Church
Message from Rev. Larry Varghese, Vicar
Dearly Beloved in Christ,
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us… Matthew 6:12 (NLT)
Paul says, “Therefore be imitators of God.” – Eph 5:1. Peter says, “Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct.” – 1 Pt 1:15.
We usually think of being Christ-like as being the Biblical mandate. But it’s interesting to ask the question: Does God act like us? When we think of forgiveness we know we are to forgive other just like God has forgiven us. Here though, intriguingly enough, we are taught to reverse idea that God will forgive us in the same manner we forgive others. Is this a mistranslation? We should note that the Lukan version can be translated as “forgive us our sins for we have forgiven the sins of others”, but Luke also quotes Jesus as saying, “Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” – Lk 6:37.
So what do we make of this idea of God acting like us? Well we should realize this isn’t something completely unusual. When Jesus spoke about judgmental attitudes he said, “For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.” – Mt 7:2. Should we expect that God wouldn’t act this way? Do we think that God will forgive us regardless of our forgiving others? What does our attitude of unforgiveness imply about our experience of forgiveness? It should cause us to stop and think. Every time we say the Lord’s Prayer we are asking God to be like us in terms of forgiveness.
It is a frightening request for us to be making year after year. But hopefully the one who understands their own sins before God will realize the irony if they refuse to forgive someone else. Understanding that forgiveness has been achieved once and for all on the cross, we must admit that the experience of forgiveness is somehow tied to our offering of forgiveness to others. Therefore forgive, and be forgiven – not as though to earn forgiveness, but to prove our understanding of God’s forgiveness of us.
Rev. Larry Varghese.
Worship Service
Sunday School
All Sundays – 1:30 pm
Praise & Worship
All Sundays – 2:30 pm
Service Times
All Sundays – 3:00 pm
First Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Second Sunday — Holy Communion Service (Malayalam)
Third Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Fourth Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Fifth Sunday — Divine Service (When applicable)
Lectionary
Bible Lesson Readers & Deacons
News, Events & Monthly Meetings
Parish (Edavaka) Mission
Tuesday Evening Meeting @ 7:00pm
11/11: Mrs. Annamma Mathai
11/18: Mr. & Mrs. Isaac George
11/25: Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Koshy
– Annual Elections
The Areas are divided as follows:
- West Area: Buena Park, Carson, Cerritos, Cypress, Gardena, La Palma, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Norwalk, Signal Hill
- East Area: Anaheim Hills, Brea, Corona, Fullerton, Placentia, Rancho Cucamonga, Yorba Linda
- South Area: Irvine, Orange, Portola Hills, San Diego, Tustin
Sunday School
Parent/Tacher’s meeting will be held on November 2nd following service at GGUMC.
Saturday, November, 22 – 4:00PM
Location: Benny & Sheba Chacko
Youth Fellowship
Bible Study
Friday, November 14, 6:45 pm
Location: Yasmeen Thomas
Bible Study
Sunday, November 30
Location: GGUMC after Service
Birthday and Wedding Anniversary
https://www.horebmtc.org/anniversaries/
Lighthouse – October
Monthly Newsletter of Horeb Mar Thoma Church
Message from Rev. Larry Varghese, Vicar
Dearly Beloved in Christ,
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us… Matthew 6:12 (NLT)
Paul says, “Therefore be imitators of God.” – Eph 5:1. Peter says, “Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct.” – 1 Pt 1:15.
We usually think of being Christ-like as being the Biblical mandate. But it’s interesting to ask the question: Does God act like us? When we think of forgiveness we know we are to forgive other just like God has forgiven us. Here though, intriguingly enough, we are taught to reverse idea that God will forgive us in the same manner we forgive others. Is this a mistranslation? We should note that the Lukan version can be translated as “forgive us our sins for we have forgiven the sins of others”, but Luke also quotes Jesus as saying, “Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” – Lk 6:37.
So what do we make of this idea of God acting like us? Well we should realize this isn’t something completely unusual. When Jesus spoke about judgmental attitudes he said, “For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.” – Mt 7:2. Should we expect that God wouldn’t act this way? Do we think that God will forgive us regardless of our forgiving others? What does our attitude of unforgiveness imply about our experience of forgiveness? It should cause us to stop and think. Every time we say the Lord’s Prayer we are asking God to be like us in terms of forgiveness.
It is a frightening request for us to be making year after year. But hopefully the one who understands their own sins before God will realize the irony if they refuse to forgive someone else. Understanding that forgiveness has been achieved once and for all on the cross, we must admit that the experience of forgiveness is somehow tied to our offering of forgiveness to others. Therefore forgive, and be forgiven – not as though to earn forgiveness, but to prove our understanding of God’s forgiveness of us.
Rev. Larry Varghese.
Worship Service
Sunday School
All Sundays – 1:30 pm
Praise & Worship
All Sundays – 2:30 pm
Service Times
All Sundays – 3:00 pm
First Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Second Sunday — Holy Communion Service (Malayalam)
Third Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Fourth Sunday — Holy Communion Service (English)
Fifth Sunday — Divine Service (When applicable)
Lectionary
Bible Lesson Readers & Deacons
News, Events & Monthly Meetings
Parish (Edavaka) Mission
Tuesday Evening Meeting @ 7:00pm
10/14: Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mammen
10/21: Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Koshy
10/28: Mr. & Mrs. Isaac George
We will celebrate Horeb’s Parish day today with special songs and remember how God has blessed our parish during the past years. Dinner will be provided in Acker Hall following service.
The Areas are divided as follows:
- West Area: Buena Park, Carson, Cerritos, Cypress, Gardena, La Palma, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Norwalk, Signal Hill
- East Area: Anaheim Hills, Brea, Corona, Fullerton, Placentia, Rancho Cucamonga, Yorba Linda
- South Area: Irvine, Orange, Portola Hills, San Diego, Tustin
Sunday School
Teacher’s meeting will be held on on October 12th following service at GGUMC.
Saturday, October, 25 – 4:00PM
Location: Drs. Sunil and Susan Thomas
Youth Fellowship
Game Night
Friday, October 10, 6:30pm
Location: Anjali John
Bible Study
Sunday, October 26
Location: GGUMC after Service
Birthday and Wedding Anniversary
https://www.horebmtc.org/anniversaries/
Sevika Sangham Day 2014
The Sevika Sangham Day was celebrated on September 21, 2014. The auction was a great success followed by a delicious “sadhya”!