April's Message
Acts1:3 ‘After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proof that He was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.’
Dearly Beloved in Christ, Greetings to you all in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
As we are in the season of the Great Lent, let us struggle together and refresh our spiritual life. Jesus Christ turned the water into wine. A life in Christ is new and sweet. A life without Christ is bitter and empty. The end of Great Lent brings us to Holy Week. Holy Week is filled with deeply solemn and beautiful evening services that express the Passion of Christ up to his Crucifixion, Death and Burial. I encourage you to drink deeply of this living water and be a part of as many services as you can. May God bless each of you and your families on this Lenten journey to the joy of His Resurrection!
Jesus is worthy of our complete devotion, our love and our commitment to Him. We love Jesus because He first loved us and demonstrated that love by dying on the cross, being buried in the tomb and then the third day He rose from the grave. Let us reveal our love to Him by being obedient to Him. May the power that of the cross and resurrected Christ be an inspiration for us as we move forward in our spiritual journey. Let us use the power of the cross and the resurrected Christ as a driving force for our lives, as we journey together! May the joy of the resurrection of our Lord be an inspiration for us to move forward in our journey with Him, and to be true ambassadors of faith (2 Cor 5:20), living lives holy, pleasing, and acceptable to our Triune God. Let us experience Christ together, as a faith community. Let us patiently wait for His return!
Saturday April 5th we will have our Choir Retreat. Congratulations for our New Junior Choir too! Music is a living expression of faith, it can amuse, charm, annoy and challenge, it can provide comfort and can be incredibly uplifting; For I am convinced that God has given us all gifts, and we should use them to his glory. Thanks to all our Choir Members!
Please mark your calendar for our Parish Family Night on Saturday April 12th. May I invite your wholehearted participation.
I would like to convey my sincere thanks to you all for making our Executive Committee Retreat and Yuvajana Sakhyam Food fest festival a grand success. I am happy about some of your generosity, spirit, hard work, and willingness to help our church. May God accept all your offerings and bless you in abundance for the years to come!
Dearly Beloved, it’s time to move to a new place. From May 1,2025 onwards, we are assigned to a parish in Kerala, Palakkad. You are such an amazing Church, and it has been such a blessing to be your Vicar. I am continually blown away by your compassion, generosity and willingness to serve. I can only hope that I have inspired all of you as much as you have inspired me. Thank you so much for all that you do.
We are thankful to God Almighty for the blessed worship life and blessed memories we had at Ebenezer, New York. What a privilege it has been to share the journey of faith with you. Our lives have been interwoven in the fabric of faithful service to our Lord and Savior. We count it among our deepest joys. We thank you for the Love, Prayers, Support and Dedication you have shown towards us during our three-years ministry at Ebenezer Mar Thoma Church, New York. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to office bearers, executive committee members and other spiritual organizations of 2022 through 2025. We wanted to say a big thank you for your time and effort in helping in our Church ministering during the past years. All through the Bible, God’s people are called to be ready to go where God is leading them; and with those many examples as our guide, we will say yes to what God has envisioned as the next chapter in our lives. Please continue to Pray for our ministry. We will miss you all deeply. We will miss your love and support. Please give your new minister, Rev. Joel Samuel Thomas the same support and encouragement you have given to us. We will continue to hold you in our prayers and ever be the friends to you that we have been.
I give thanks to God for the unique flavor of our shared ministry together.
Love and blessings, now and always
Rev George Abraham - Vicar