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PARISHMESSENGER

EDITION 09, VOLUME 12 SEPTEMBER 2012

From the Vicars Desk

Who shall See God?

By the presence of God

and by this interior gaze,

the soul comes to know

God in such a way that it

is..always engaged in

t h i s d i v i n epresence. (Delaney,

1977)

Can a mortal human

being see God? Moses

asked to see Him, but

was denied, except for a

glimpse of the Lords

d e p a r t i n g g l o r y .Furthermore, the Gospel

has declared, No one

h a s e v e r s e e n

God (John 1: 18). If we

are speaking of a visual

record received by the

retina, most certainly it is

impossible to see God.

And yet, we see God

another way. We see Him

by faith. We behold Him

through what Brother

Lawrence describes as

the souls interior

gaze. It is a seeing just

as real as anything

caught by mechanism of

the eye and brain.

This is the vision which

is promised in our Lords

beatitude spoken in the

Sermon on the Mount.

He speaks of the pure inheart, the people who

shall see God. While

the absolute and total

fulfillment of Jesus

promise shall take place

only at the end time, it

shall also happen as we

t u r n t o H i m w i t h

unquestioning obedience

and heartfelt adoration. It

is then that we see.

We only know that at the

end, as Joseph Sittler

suggests, this seeing

certainly will not be the

discovery that God lookslike us, only on a much

grander scale. Such a

claim would be both

blasphemy against God

and idolatry of mankind.

What we shall see goes

beyond the limits of

human language. Wesimply know that we will

see God as His glory

becomes our light and

His presence our life. In

the meantime, through

the Fathers disclosure of

himself in His only Son,

through this act of sheergrace, we are able to

pray.

With love and care,

Mothy Achen

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SERVICE SCHEDULE

Bible Study & Sunday

School on all Sundays at9:00AMbefore the HolyCommunion Services.

02 September 2012 HolyCommunion Service inMalayalam - 10:00AM

09 September 2012 HolyCommunion Service inEnglish - 10:00AMThis Sunday will beobserved as SeniorCitizens Sunday.

09 September 2012 -

Kaisthana Samithi

Meeting

16 September 2012 HolyCommunion Service inMalayalam - 10:00AM

23 September 2012 HolyCommunion Service in

English - 10:00AM

30 September 2012 Worship Service in Englishlead by Yuvajana SakhyamMembers - 10:00AM

Venue: MurdochUniversity Worship Centre

(near Car Park 5)

EDITION 09, VOLUME 12 SEPTEMBER 2012

Parish Activities and Events

Sunday School

Sunday school on all Sundaysbefore the Holy CommunionService.

Venue: Murdoch UniversityWorship Centre (Near Carpark # 5) Time: 9:00 AM

Sevika Sangham

The Sevika Sangham membersget together for fellowshipbimonthly. Please contact Mrs.Mary John for more details.

Edavaka Mission

Edavaka Mission meetings areheld on 4th Saturdays of everymonth. Please contact Mr.

Solomon Jacob for details.

Senior Citizens Fellowship

Senior Citizens Fellowshipmeetings are held on 4thSaturdays of every month.Please contact Mr. J Retnarajanfor more details.

Youth Meeting

Yuvajana Sakhyam meetingsare held on 3rd Saturdays ofevery month. Please contactMr. Vitty Jacob for more details.

Parish Choir

Regular practice sessions of theParish Choir are conductedafter the Sunday service atMurdoch University WorshipCentre. Please contact the ChoirCo-coordinator Mr. GinsuNinan for more information.

Area Prayer Meetings

North of River

Prayer meeting conductedfourth Sunday of every monthat 6:00 PM. Please contact Mr.Binu Jacob for more info.

South of Leach Highway

Prayer meeting conducted firstSunday

of every monthat 6:00

PM. Please contact Mr. ShajiMathews for more info.

North of Leach Highway

At the residence of Mr. BijuDaniel on 16th September 2012

at 6:00 PM. Please contact Mr.Stanly John for more info.

Freo & Others

Prayer meeting conducted firstSaturday of every month at6:30 PM. Please contact Mr.Anish Varghese for more info.

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EDITION 09, VOLUME 12 SEPTEMBER 2012

The Mar Thoma Parish Perth! www.perthmarthoma.org.au

Sheeba Mathew (1 September)

Sharlene Merin Alex (5 September)Elizabeth John (5 September)

Sanju John (6 September)

Moni Santhosha Kumari (7 September)

Beena Sony (9 September)

Nathan David (13 September)

Rachel Sanju (13 September)

Melissa Soumya Biju (13 September)

Kurian S Parayil (17 September)

Bindu Anil (22 September)

Ashwin Titus Soney (27 September)

James Retnarajan & Moni Santhosha Kumari (2September)

Varughese Komattu Mathews & Molly KomattuMathews (9 September)

Sam Koshy & Mercy Koshy (15 September)

Renchi P Mathews & Linda Susan Mathew (19September)

God Created You with his own hands;

He Knows your name and your thoughts;

He Blesses you with life, with love; And

the joy of another year to know him.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAY GOD BLESS

YOU ALL!!

May the Almighty God continue to bless your

family more and more in the coming years.

May you be an inspiration and example for

others in the days to come.

WISHING ALL THE CELEBRANTS HAPPY

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!!

Birthdays September 2012 Wedding Anniversaries September 2012

'For behold, the winter is past,

The rain is over and gone.

'The flowers have already appeared in the land;

The time has arrived for pruning the vines,

And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.

'The fig tree has ripened its figs,

And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.

Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,

And come along!'

Song of Solomon 2:11-13

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