2010 May 30 - Knanaya Region

Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Mission
TAMPA , FLORIDA
Greetings to the Knanaya Community of
Brandon!
Jesus once said: I have come in search of the lost sheep of Israel. He also sent first His disciples
to go in search of the lost sheep of Israel. So both Jesus and His disciples first were directing their
work among the Jewish community of Israel. It is after the resurrection of Jesus that He sent His disciples with the wider mission of preaching the Gospel to all the nations of the world. Jesus had started
this mission by uniting the Jews and the gentiles. He died and is risen for all human kind. It is this universal mission that the church is continuing in today’s world.
Jesus had a vision behind his mission. It was the vision of the Kingdom of God, of love, truth,
justice, and peace. We as Christians who have accepted the Gospel of Christ have to live out these values in our lives. It is by practicing these values in our lives that we continue the mission of Christ with
His own vision. We have to practice these values in our personal lives, in our families, in the church,
and in human society as a whole.
To start with, we have to proceed as Jesus and His disciples did. Let us go first in search of the
lost ones of our own individual church, in particular of our own community. We have to take special
care of our own children giving them the heritage of our faith and the tradition of our life in the
church. Devoid of an experience of faith in the family and in the church there is every possibility of our
people, especially our children becoming dispersed, attracted by the ways of the world which are often
against the values of the Gospel. The church has already suffered this damage to a great extent. Let us
repair the damage already caused as far as possible and be on the vanguard to care for the members of
our church and to assemble our community as best as we can. This is the timely duty of the SyroMalabar Church in the United States and the Knanaya Community as well.
I was very happy to be in Brandon for a few days especially to celebrate the Holy Qurbana with
you on Friday May 14, 2010. You are a welcoming community and a community that struggles to
practice its faith in Jesus Christ and in the Church with great difficulty, in the changing vicissitudes of
life here in the U.S. Let the power of the Gospel and the guidance of the Holy Spirit be always the
strength of your daily lives. Seek them in your daily prayers both private and in the family, in your
church assemblies and in your witness of love especially among the poor and the needy. I thank you
very much for the welcome you have given me through your beloved Pastor Father Abey Vadakkekara. Let us be united in prayers. Kindly pray also for the success of our mission in the Diocese of
Thuckalay.
With love in Jesus Christ,
Bishop George Alencherry
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Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Mission Tampa, Florida
Director:
Fr.Abey Vadakkekkara,
5049 Bell Shoals Road, Valrico,
FL-33596 Ph– 813-446-9868
Holy Mass
Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic
Church
3920 S Kings Ave
We are bringing out a souvenir to commemorate the consecration of our church. It is going to
be a one time document depicting the history of
knanaites in Tampa area and the major
events in the past one year after the establishment of our mission. Your articles and advertisements are most welcome.
Brandon, FL-33511
1. There will be a senior citizens meeting on
6th June immediately after the Sunday Mass
Sunday10Am Malayalam Qurbana
11.30 Children’s Holy Mass (English)
Monday & Saturday—8.15 AM
Tuesday to friday—6PM
Friday : 5.PM
Saturday—Before and after the Holy Mass
Saturdays - Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Fridays - St. Jude
2. Until the reopening of CCD class in September there will be only one mass on Sundays at
10.00AM
3. Annual feast of sacred heart will be celebrated on 26th and 27th of June. Please
block your dates on those days so that everyone can participate and make this a great
event.
4. Faith formation camps will be organized for elementary, middle school and high
school kids this summer more details will be
given once the program is finalized.
5. From 18th June there will be a meeting of
CCD children on Fridays at 4.00PM organized
by Sacred Heart Academy the purpose of the
meeting is spiritual and character formation
Faith formation camp will be organized
for elementary school children from
June 21st to June 26th at our church
Church Collection
Week of may 9th $780
Week of may 16th $ 940
Please Remember in a special way the Mission in
San Antonio who are in the process of Buying a
Church of their own.
Let us remember St. Joseph Syromalabar community in Tampa in our prayers as they are initiating their efforts in having a church and social
hall.
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Dear and Loving Brothers and Sisters in Jesus,
Mission Directors Column
Faith formation is the basic duty of the Christian families. We the Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Mission
is coming to the close of the Formal Religious Education program of this academic year.
As you all know faith formation is an ongoing activity that every individual, family, and
community has to do. When we look back we cannot but thank God for the graces that
He had bestowed on us through the religious education program this year. We had gone
through various difficulties and problems. We had no facility for the religious program
and so we could not start it on time. Though we were little late to start, by the grace of
God we could rent the facility and build up our religious classes. We had comparatively
good number of children. Some of the parents were sending their children for religious
education both here and in Latin Churches. It shows their commitment towards the religious formation of their children. We have 120 children and classes KG to Plus 2 which is a very good
number for a church of our size. Many were of the idea that we can begin with the elementary section
this year, but I was really convinced that we need to have religious formation for all of our children. The
thought behind was that next year our graduating children will be most probably away from our homes
and community so their participation would build an affinity to the church and our community which I
hope to nurture in the coming years. In the beginning there were only 8 students in class 11 and 12 but in
month the number became 16, it shows that they were interested and effective. As part of their classes
they were assigned as teaching assistants. It has in a way paved the way to find teachers and teaching
assistants for the next year.
Dear parents, it is your primary God given duty that you should give real religious formation for your children. When I came to US the main lament of many parents were that the children are not responsible
and not ready to get into marriage and family life. You should ask the question why?. We try to give all
the other facilities of life for them but at times we fail to give them spiritual formation which is very essential in getting through the struggles of life. Lack of that lead them to a life of irresponsibility in community and family life. When we forget the most important thing in life and run for the many other things we
will later realize that all our efforts were meaningless but by the time we realize that it may be too late.
So dear parents it is you who are accountable before God for the faith formation of your Children. We
priests and religious education teachers can help you in this Endeavour.
Dear loving Children, I really appreciate your presence and efforts in cooperating with our religious formation. Some of you told me that you really enjoy the class and Holly Qurbana together with your
friends. To me the time spent in your midst has been really unforgettable. Most of you have been very
responsible in attending the classes regularly and actively participating in the Holy Qurbana. I am sure
there has been some change that happened in you knowingly or unknowingly. You are the pioneers in
our faith formation and I am sure the seeds that has been sown now will bear much result in your life. A
word to your friends who missed this year’s faith formation, you really missed a lot, I don’t blame you,
but hope you and your parents will compensate for this next year.
Dear loving teachers, you are the real gift of God to our community. The time and talents you shared with
our children is really unthinkable. I am sure that God will take care of you and your family will be rewarded for that by God. This would not have been achieved without your active participation. You are the
greatest treasures for our community. The change that is seen in our children is really your efforts. How
lovingly our children speak about you. May God bless you and your efforts. I hope we will be able to rectify the short comings of the past year and continue with a new vigor and energy next year .
Abeyachen
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Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Mission Tampa, Florida
I see the sparkling eyes on your bright face, every moment, every day
I hear your laughter and feel the comfort of your hugs
And your soft hands holding me, guiding me.
My Lantern: My Mom
There for me always.
She was the bow and I the arrow, sending me, with perfect aim
To learn of life, to learn of decency, kindness and responsibility
The imprinting of life.
She was a giver, a giver of time, knowledge and wisdom
She always taught me with the foundation upon which
She was raised: Faith.
My Lantern: My Mom
There for me always.
In your bright young age, when you were between life and death,
I took care of you and you gave me the best nurse award.
When I felt everything was falling apart in front of me
You came back to life as a miracle, because
God knew that I still have a lot more to learn from you.
My Lantern: My Mom
There for me always.
You are a mother of noble character
Who is clothed with strength and dignity
You taught me how to speak with wisdom
And I follow the faithful instructions heard from your tongue.
My Lantern: My Mom
There for me always.
Another Mother’s Day went by, bringing new joys and pleasures! A mother is a special creation from the Almighty
God, whom He has gifted with the unique power of giving life to a living being. No one can repay a mother’s debt,
but can certainly honor our mothers and bring smiles on their faces. Mothers are God’s sweetest gifts to us. A
mother cleans the shores of our soul and is a beautiful and dynamic entity who never tires. She is like a river,
bending and twisting, rising up to meet the rapids and sowing calmness into the smooth stream, only to flow out
into the ocean. Oh Mother! You are the best and I wish you the best. Let us never forget our Mother and pledge to
jointly salute them for their great sacrifice.
By Sonia Pazhukayil
Marriage Banns
Hearty condolences
Maria Abraham D/O Abraham and Pennamma Puthuparambil of Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Mission,
Tampa with Robins S/O Mathai and Ancy Kalapurackal
residing at Rolla, Missouri state . orginally from Infant Jesus parish Neezhoor on June 24th 2010.
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To Abeyachen who lost his grandmother Annamma Vadakkekara
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To Jose and Stephen Kariakanalil who lost
their Brother Simon Karikanalil
Bijoy pullapally S/O Thomas and Mercy Pullapally of Sacred
Heart Knanaya Catholic Mission, Tampa with Sumi Maria D/
O Philip and Anney Karukaprambil of St. Johns Church Kumarakom on june 24th 2010.

To Joby and Bejoy pullapally and Shoby
Mullore who lost their grandfather
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Photo Feature from the Visit of Mar.Angadiyath to our church
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Photo Feature from the CCD sports fest
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Year of the priest
Remember the time when some of his parishioners in the village of Ars went to their cure with a problem? They reported to St. John Vianney that, sad as it was to tell him, there was a petition to the bishop being
circulated in Ars claiming that he their pastor, was incompetent , lazy, ineffective, driving people away and unpopular- and thus should be removed. “show me the petition “ John vianney asked them. When they brought it to
him , he read it and took a pen and signed his name to it. “they are right” he commented, as he grabbed his
cloak and left the rectory for his daily rounds of visiting his sick parishioners , so much for the petition to remove as pastor the man who would become the patron saint of parish priests. Recent studies demonstrate that priests in the
United States have never been happier, with 92 % of priests saying they’d do it all over again, a rate higher than any other profession.
What are priests to do? Well, we priests realize with gratitude that the overwhelming majority of our people love
their priests. Are they aware of our flaw ? They sure are, but they love their priests all the same , priests admit that the complaints when civilly and constructively expressed have merit . An effective antidote can be working hard with the splendid lay
leadership we are blessed to have in each of our parishes. God’s people overwhelmingly encourages us .
Arch Bishop Timothy Dolan
New York Arch Bisop
From his column in the arch diocesan news paper
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EVENING PRAYER for Families
Parent
Child
Parent
Child
Parent
Child
Together
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may god bless you and keep you.
may he guide you in life.
may he bless you this evening.
and keep us in his sight.
may god be with you, [name].
and also with you.
In the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Atheena Manalel
NEW BORN
MAY FOR MARY
May is a particular way dedicated to Mary, the mother of
God and our mother. In Mary we see a
strong woman willing to embrace motherhood as a vocation. She stayed with Jesus at every moment of his life
(Conception-Crucifixion). In our society where it seems unfashionable to
pray to mother of God, it is profoundly important to pray, in complete
trust, to honor Mary our mother.
D.O.B April 19th
MARY, mother of us all….Pray for us!
Trivia –Trivia : Did you know…
1)
The first Catholic College in the US was Georgetown University- (Established year 1789,
1818, 1729, 1872)
2)What percent of students attends Catholic Colleges and Universities are non-Catholic
(50%, 18%, 35%, 25%)
3)The last Catholic Hospital to shut down due to lack of funding in 2010 (Terence Cardinal Cook
Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Vinc
ent’s Hospital, Good Shepherd Medical center)
4)The first Catholic College to provide academic degree to a woman in 1899 (Boston College, College of Notre Dame , Fordham Univer sity, Loyola University-Chicago)
5)Aramaic was the language spoken by Jesus, it is still used by some tribes in the villages of which nation
(Pakistan , Iran, Syria, Morocco)
Please Pray & Participate
Ans: 1.1789
2. 35%
3. St. Vincent’s
4. College of Notre Dame
5. Syria
Aby Kuriakose
Trivia-Trivia will continue…….
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This bulletin and all the previous issues
along with News bulletins from Chicago Sacred Heart Parish are published in
www.knanayaregion.us.
Direct link to the bulletins is provided in
www.knanayavoice.com