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January 2021
Lighthouse
Horeb Mar Thoma Church, Los Angeles 12741 Main Street, Garden Grove, CA 92840
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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
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ECCLESIASTES3:1-8
VIRTUALSERVICES&EVENTS
May he give you
the desire of
your heart and
make all your
plans succeed.
psalm 20:4
DearHorebFamily,
“Whatliesbehindusandwhatliesbeforeusare
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Christmas Caroling (Social Distance Edition)
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Whenwehear2020,werememberthecrazyyear.Somanythingshavehappened,weconFnuetogo
throughaglobalpandemic,wehavewitnessedracialinjusFce,andwehavegonethroughapresidenFal
elecFon.Allofthesethingshaveimpactedeveryoneinadifferentway.FormeithasbeenaninteresFng
experienceandwouldnotchoosetogothroughitagain.
Goingthroughthispandemichasbeenhardbutalsoablessing.WhenIfirstheardthatin-personschoolwascancelled
Iwasactuallyhappy.IthoughtIwouldn'thavetowakeupearlyandgetdressed,itwasadream.ButasIconFnuedtodoonlineschoolitstartedtogethard.ItwashardnottohaveateachertogotoandaskquesFons.Italsocouldget
stressfulatFmeswhenteacherspileyouwithhomework.
IalsogottorealizewhatracialinjusFceisandhowbaditcanget.Itwasveryscarytoseethethingsdonetopeople
justbecauseoftheirskincolor.Itwasalsoscarytoseeallofthehateinthisworld.ButitwasalsobeauFfultosee
peoplecometogethertosupporteachother.WeshouldalwaysrememberthatGodcreatedusinhisimageandwe
shouldshareGod'slovethathehasforuswithothers.
ButIgottoexperiencethingsthatIwouldnevergettodowithoutthepandemic.Someofyouknowthatmyfamily
hasbeenintheprocessofmoving.Itisnoteasytomovewithoutapandemic,imaginemovinginthemidstofa
pandemic.Oncewehadsoldourhousewegottolivewithmyammachi,whilewewerelookingforanotherhouse.
LivingwithmyammachiisabigblessingbecausewegettospendmoreFmewithher.ButI’msureshedoesn’tappreciatethemess.EventhoughIgettospendqualityFmewithmyfamilyitsomeFmesgetsannoyingtosharearoom
withyourparents,especiallywhenyourparentssnore.
LifecanbecrazyandwehavetorememberthatwewillgetoutofthistogetherandGodiswithus.Isaiah43:2says:
“Whenyoupassthroughthewaters,Iwillbewithyou;Andthroughtherivers,theyshallnotoverflowyou.Whenyou
walkthroughthefire,youshallnotbeburned,Norshalltheflamescorchyou”.
2020 - Struggles & BlessingsBySarahAbraham
SeveralSundaySchoolstudentsfrom4ththrough12thgradepar2cipatedinthe"DoodlingFaith”WorkshoponDecember28th&29thledbySaraAbyfromSharjahMarThomaChurch.
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HorebmembersvolunteeredtohelpsetupamobilefieldhospitalatFountainValleyRegionalHospitalonDecember27th&28thtosupportthebedsidecaregiversduringthishistoricCovidpa2entsurge.
ThankstoAninaCholakathfororganizingandNebuVargheseforphotos.
AQerallthatwefacedintheinsaneandchaoFcperiodofourlifethatwecalllastyear,wecanallunderstandthatcominguptothispointwasnotatallacomfortablejourney.2020waschallenging,very
challenging.ThewholeworldisangryanddeeplydisturbedbyalltheeventsthatcameoneaQeranotherthispastyear.Theworldwasalreadyfrustratedwiththelockdownandsocialdistancingmeasuresandtotopthatoff,wesee
racialtensions,weathercalamiFesandviolenceallaroundtheworld.Watchingthenewsnowisjustphysicallyand
emoFonallydraining.Ontopofthis,asahighschoolseniorIwillnotbehavingapropergraduaFon,gradnight,prom,orevencasualhangoutswithfriends.Despiteallthis,2020hasnodoubttaughtusalot.Sowiththelessonslearnedandhighhopes,
let'sgointo2021withadriveforadifferentoutcomeandagreatyear.
InJohn5:5-9,thesickman’sfirstresponsewastoofferallthereasonsthathecouldn’tbehealed.But,Jesussteppedpast
alltheexcusesandtoldhimtowalk.Inthesamewayifwefocusonworkingthingsoutonourown,wewon’tgetanywhere.
WehavetobewillingtoleavethepastinthepastandfollowJesustoseeadifferenceinourlives.TheworldisalsoconstantlydistracFngus.Forexample,manyteenagerslikeI,areconstantlysurroundedbythesocietalpressuresortrendsthatdonot
exactlyalignwithaChrist-likelifeorcanbeharmfultoourselves.ButthemorewedesperatelyholdontotheBible’steachingsandGod’svoice,wecanbefilledwithstrengthandpeacetomoveforwardinhopestobethebestversionsofourselves.From
nowon,let’snotbediscouragedbytheunrestandevilthisworldisthrowingourwaybutconFnuetofocusonGodeachstep
oftheway.ThemorewefocusandturntoHim,wecantrustHimmore.Asweswimoutintonewandunchartedwaters,let’suseGod’simmensepowertocalmthewaves.Inthisbrandnewyear,let’smoveforwardbelievingthatour2021visionwillbe
clearerthan2020’s.
New Prescription: 20/21ByMahyiniMathew
SUNJAN38:45am-10:15am10:15am-10:30am10:30am-12:30pm
SundaySchoolResumes-ZoomPraiseandWorship-ZoomOnlineWorshipService(English)-Zoom
TUEJAN5 7:00pm-8:30pm ParishPrayerFellowship/BibleStudy-Zoom
WEDJAN6 8:00pm-9:00pm WesternRegionalMTVEATelePrayer-Zoom
FRIJAN8 7:00pm-8:30pm SouthAreaPrayer-Zoom
SATJAN9 6:00pm-7:30pm WestAreaPrayer-Zoom
SUNJAN108:45am-10:15am10:15am-10:30am10:30am-12:30pm
SundaySchool-ZoomPraiseandWorship-ZoomOnlineWorshipService(English)-Zoom
TUEJAN12 7:00pm-8:30pm ParishPrayerFellowship/BibleStudy-Zoom
WEDJAN13 8:00pm-9:00pm WesternRegionalMTVEATelePrayer-Zoom
SATJAN16 11:00am-12:30pm SevikaSanghamMee2ng-Zoom
SATJAN16 6:00pm-7:30pm EastAreaPrayer-Zoom
SUNJAN178:45am-10:15am10:15am-10:30am10:30am-12:30pm
SundaySchool-ZoomPraiseandWorship-ZoomOnlineWorshipService(English)-Zoom
TUEJAN19 7:00pm-8:30pm ParishPrayerFellowship/BibleStudy-Zoom
WEDJAN20 8:00pm-9:00pm WesternRegionalMTVEATelePrayer-Zoom
SATJAN23 5:00pm-6:30pm YoungFamilyFellowshipMee2ng-Zoom
SUNJAN248:45am-10:15am10:15am-10:30am10:30am-12:30pm
SundaySchool-ZoomPraiseandWorship-ZoomOnlineWorshipService(English)-Zoom
TUEJAN26 7:00pm-8:30pm ParishPrayerFellowship/BibleStudy-Zoom
WEDJAN27 8:00pm-9:00pm WesternRegionalMTVEATelePrayer-Zoom
FRIJAN29 7:00pm-8:30pm ParishWidePrayer-Zoom
SUNJAN318:45am-10:15am10:15am-10:30am10:30am-12:30pm
SundaySchool-ZoomPraiseandWorship-ZoomOnlineWorshipService(English)-Zoom
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JANUARYCALENDAR
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Mrs. Aleyamma Mathai, Pushpa Samuel’s grandmother, passed away at 89 years old in Houston, Texas. Let us uphold their family
in our prayers and ask God to comfort them during this time.
In Loving Memory Of… Aleyamma Mathai
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