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August 7th, 2005 Houston St. Mary's July 23rd, 2005 - Leadership
Meeting
The leadership team of St. Mary's youth
group, St. Mary's Syriac Orthodox Youth Association (SMSOYA),
met to discuss future plans, including the upcoming "back to school"
conference, t-shirts, charitable events, and the fall conference.
Houston St. Mary's July 23rd, 2005 - Prayer
Meeting
Rev. Fr. George Mathews Nalunnakal led a
prayer meeting benefiting the entire congregation. His message
considered the Holy Spirit and how one' s life can be animated by
the Spirit.
Dallas St. Ignatious' July 30th,
2005 - Volunteering Opportunity at "Rainbow Room"
The volunteering at the
Rainbow Room went really well. Everyone had fun and enjoyed the
things we helped with. There were probably 50+ people there from
different organizations and the groups were split up. A majority of
the people were sent to make backpacks for kids with no resources to
be able to purchase the
backpacks themselves. We went to the actual rainbow room and we
helped to organize clothes, shoes, etc. Then we made easter
buckets/baskets. After this we
helped clean up.
- Justin Varghese, St.
Ignatious Youth Association (SIYA) Secretary
Houston St. Mary's August 6th, 2005
The region's first 'back to school' event was held at the church
in conjunction with the parish's vacation Bible school. Fourteen
members participated, as well as Fr. Mathai and the Sunday School
headmaster. The theme was 'From Temptation to Transformation,'
building upon last year's theme and examining how Christians can
move from slaves of sin to slaves of Christ, experiencing victory
along the way. A great time!
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