Santhom Insights (Issue No. 3 / APRIL 2022)

Private Circulation Only THE OFFICIAL PARISH MAGAZINE ISSUE NO. 3 / APR 2022 WE ARE THE EASTER PEOPLE “If Christ has not been raised from the death, then our proclamation is in vain, and so is your faith” (1 Cori. 15:14) ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE SYRO MALABAR PARISH Brisbane South, 108 - 112 Middle Road, Hillcrest, Qld, 4118



HAPPY HEART TALK 40TH ORDINATION Rev. Fr. Abraham Kazhunnadiyil ANNIVERSARY GOD BLESS YOU Parish Priest St. Thomas the Apostle Syro Malabar Parish Brisbane South “We are the Easter People and Alleluia is our song”. It is one of Pope John Paul II’s most famous quotes. The pope delivered this message on a visit to Australia on Sunday, November 30, 1986. We are not looking for a shallow joy but rather a joy that comes from faith that grows through unselfish love. That joy is demanding. It demands a readiness to say with Mary, “Be it done unto me according to Thy Word.” Here we are reminded of our identity as Easter People. As we are celebrating Easter, once again let us keep in mind our identity as an Easter people. Let us see the face of the Resurrected Jesus in every one we meet every day in our families, in our family units and neighborhoods, in our parish community, in our work places, in our fellow passengers with whom we journey together, at the shopping centers etc. Wish you all a joyful Easter! This is the third edition of Santhom Insights. This magazine really helps us to share our faith experiences and joys with other people by using our own innate talents. It has helped us, as it was intended, to foster an inter-personal relationship within our community and with other communities in Brisbane. I encourage our youth and children to make use of this great opportunity to express your views and insights with the wider community. I appreciate and thank the dedicated team behind this venture for their commitment, effort, and passion for this creative work. I am grateful to each one of my parishioners for the cooperation, encouragement and love you have been very generously giving to me for the last three years as your parish priest. As I am completing 40 years of my priesthood on April 15, I request your valuable prayers for me to continue my priestly ministry, faithfully following the footsteps of the great shepherd, Jesus Christ, my Lord and my God. 3

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EASTER MESSAGE Rev. Fr. Rony Kalapurackal Chacko MCBS THE OFFICIAL PARISH MAGAZINE Parish Priest, Star of the Sea Catholic Parish, Cleveland SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR Rev. Fr. Abraham Kazhunnadiyil Feast of HOPE (Parish Priest) Easter is the feast of hope, which transforms our sorrows EXECUTIVE EDITOR into joy. For Christians, it means the proclamation of release Sebastian Anthikkattu over suffering, hope over despair and life over death. One of the things all the resurrection accounts of the Gospels have EDITORIAL COUNCIL in common is the stone rolled back from the entrance to the Johnson Punneliparambil tomb. Have you allowed a stone to prevent you from meeting Shibu Mathew the Risen Jesus? Have you allowed the stone of becoming Simon Mulangan engrossed in what you have and own and what others have and Priya Jiju own to block your way to Jesus? We were adopted as God’s son Rasin Augustine or daughter on the day we were baptized. If you are not living Mini Jolly like a son or daughter of God, roll away the stone. If you are not Tessy Jogy happy, that is a sure sign that the stone needs to be rolled away in your life. If you knew the risen Jesus, you would have such ADVERTISEMENT COUNCIL joy in your heart that nothing else could give you. Judin Jose Joshy Joseph A Pastor once travelling in a plane describes a beautiful episode. Shaji Theckanath It was a long flight, there was the sign of a storm, and all were Francis Joseph asked to fasten their seat belts. They also received the message Roy Mathew about the difficulty to serve beverages and meal. The Pastor Sindhu Jenny looked around the aircraft to see many of the passengers were Shaini Esthappanose becoming apprehensive. The ominous cracks of thunder could Jasmine Brijesh be heard even above the roar of the engines. Lightening lit up the darkening skies, and within moments, that great plane DISTRIBUTION IN-CHARGE was as a cork tossed around on a celestial ocean. One moment Babychen Chirackal the airplane was lifted on terrific currents of air; the next, it Ivan Jolly dropped as if it were about to crash. The pastor confessed that he shared the discomfort and fear of those around him. As DESIGN he looked around the plane, he could see that nearly all the Brilston Francis, Manama- Bahrain passengers were upset and alarmed and some started praying. Then he saw a little girl to whom the storm meant nothing. She PHOTOGRAPHY had tucked her feet beneath her as she sat on her seat and Augustine Jogy was reading a book. Everything within her small world was calm and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would TYPING ASSISTANCE read again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry Shijo George and fear were not in her world. The plane finally reached its Antumon Joseph destination and all the passengers were hurrying to disembark, he lingered to speak to the girl whom he had watched for such MAILING ADDRESS a long time. Having commented about the storm and asked her Santhom Insights why she had not been afraid, the sweet child replied, “Sir, my St Thomas the Apostle Syro Malabar Parish Dad is the pilot, and he is taking me home.” Dear friends, we 108 - 112 Middle Road, Hillcrest, QLD, 4118 celebrated the last couple of Easters in the midst of fear and anxiety. Easter should always bring hope in our life. We are the E-mail children of a loving God; he will keep us in his saving hands. [email protected] We only need to place all our trust and hope in Him. DIGITAL COPY available on 6 Web: syromalabarbrisbanesouth.org.au All Rights Reserved. Reproduction by photostat, photo-print, microfilm, or like process with permission only. Published FOUR times per year Private circulation only

D°m\\¡mgv¨IÄ E Sebastian Anthikattu D I F{Xsb{X \\nanj§Ä? Icªp Ie§nb I®pIÄ T aqew ImgvNIÄ a§n t]mhpI kzm`mhnIw; aKvZte\\ O adnb¯n\\p kw`hn¨Xpt]mse. D°m\\¯n³sd R ImgvNIÄ kz´am¡nbhÀ Ic¨n Ahkm\\n¸n¨v I I®pIÄ XpS¨n«pïv. D°m\\w \\ÂIp¶ ktµi§ A fn H¶v AXpXs¶; BZyw I®pIÄ XpS¡pI; IqsS L Bbncn¡p¶hsc hyàambn ImWpI! \\Kcat[ybpÅ DbÀ¶ hr£¯n³sd Nnà bn Hcp XÅ]£nbpw AXn³sd Ipªpw Xma D°m\\¯n³sd alXzw kz´am¡m³ £atbmSv kn¨ncp¶p. \\KcImgvNIÄ AhÀ¡v kp]cnNnX- IqSnb Nne Im¯ncn¸pIÄ BhiyamWv. ambncp¶p. \\nXyhpw Xnc¡v ]nSn¨v s\\t«m«tamSp¶ Icªp Ie§nb I®pIÄs¡m¸ambmepw a\\pjyÀ... amÕcy¯n³sdbpw kzmÀ°XbpsSbpw AXn\\v tijw Bbmepw. AXn\\v X¿mdmIm¯h- ]IepIfpw cmhpIfpw. Hcn¡Â B Ipªv X³sd cpsS F®w GdpIbmWv. \\mfpIÄ \\oï I®p XÅ]£ntbmSv tNmZn¨p: \"\"F´m At½, Cu \\oÀ NmepIÄ, Ddªv IqSn HSphn Hcp aªp a\\pjyÀ C{Xbpw Xnc¡v ]nSn¨v C§s\\ ]c¡w aebmbn ap¶n DbÀ¶p \\n¡pt¼mÄ AXn ]mbp¶Xv?'' D¯cw C{]Imcambncp¶p: \"\"Iptª, X«n PohnX\\uI Deªp t]mIp¶hÀ Gsd. GXm- \\s½ Im¯p]cn]men¡p¶ t]msebpÅ Hcp Wv ]mX F¶v Iïp]nSn¡m³ Ffp¸amWv:- I®pIÄ ssZhw Cu a\\pjyÀ¡pw Dï¶v Hcp]t£ AhÀ¡v XpS¨m ImgvNIÄ hyàamIpw, H¸w apt¶m«pÅ AdnbnÃmbncn¡pw!'' hgnIfpw. \"\"F³sd kam[m\\w \\n§Ä¡p Rm³ \\ÂIp¶p. At\\IcpsS Bß kaÀ¸W¯n³sd ^eambn temIw \\ÂIp¶Xv t]msebà Rm³ \\ÂIp¶Xv. Santhom Insights- sâ aq¶mw e¡w ]pd¯nd§pI \\n§fpsS lrZbw AkzØamtIï. \\n§Ä bmWv. \\½psS hnizmkkaqls¯ kw_Ôn¨n- `bs¸SpIbpw thï'' (tbml. 14:27). D°m\\w sN- St¯mfw Bßobip{iqjIfpsS km£y]{Xhpw bvX tbip injy·mÀ¡v {]Xy£s¸«Xv ]¯n It¯men¡m hnizmk¯nsâbpw Iq«mbvabpsS A[nIw XhWbmWv. At¸msgms¡ Cutim bpw sI«pd¸pw BWv Santhom Insights. aäpÅhÀ¡v \"\"\\n§Ä¡v kam[m\\w'' F¶pw ]dªncp¶p! CXv hnizmkw PohnX§sf ASp¯dnbphm³ DÅ Hcp Aim´nbpsS Xoc§fn \\½fn ]eÀ¡pw {]thi\\ IhmSw Xs¶. Cu Xpd¶ PmeI¯neqsS kam[m\\w IqSntb Xocq. kvt\\ls\\m¼c§fp FÃmhÀ¡pw FÃmw hyàambn ImWm\\mIpw. hnizm- tSbpw ss\\cmiy¯n³sdbpw AkwXr]vXnbpsS kPohnX¯n³sd B\\µkvacWIfmWv ChnsS bpw ImÀtaLw aqSnbncn¡p¶ C¶s¯ temI¯n ]¦phbv¡p¶Xv. DÄ¡mgvNtbmsS PohnX¯n\\v kam[m\\w A\\p`hn¡pIbpw AXv {]ISn¸n¡p \\ndthInbhcpsS kpµckvacWIÄ. Ibpw sN¿pI F¶Xv a\\pjyXz¯n\\pw Poh³sd \\ne\\n¸n\\pw AXy´mt]£nXambn h¶ncn¡p¶p. Santhom Insights-sâ CXfpIÄ hnScpt¼mÄ BßkaÀ¸Whpambn CXn\\p]n¶n ssItImÀ \"\"tbip AhtfmSv tNmZn¨p: kv{Xotb, F´n ¯hÀ Gsd. BßobKpcp _lpam\\s¸« \\mWv \\o Icbp¶Xv? \\o BscbmWv F{_lmw A¨³, ssI¡mc·mÀ, ]mcnjv Iu¬kn At\\zjn¡p¶Xv?'' (tbml. 20:15). ]¦ph sat¼gvkv, t\\XrXz\\ncbnse aäv At\\Iw bv¡s¸Sm\\mhm¯ GIm´XbpsS s\\cnt¸mSn t]À, FUntämdnb Sow, AsUzÀssSkvsaâv Sow, Fcnbpt¼mÄ kam[m\\¯n\\v F´v hgnIfmWv Unkv{Sn_yqj³ Sow, kvt]m¬tkÀkv, 'We are \\mw At\\zjn¡p¶Xv? \\mw t]mepw AdnbmsX the Easter People' F¶ Xoans\\ ASnØm\\am¡n ]et¸mgpw \\½psS I®pIfpw a\\Êpw Ft§m«mWv IrXnIÄ k½m\\n¨ FÃmhÀ¡pw H¸w CShI IpXn¡p¶Xv? sXm«Sp¯p \\n¶n«pw IÃdbv¡p P\\¯n\\pw \\µn! ap¼n {InkvXphns\\ Xncn¨dnbm³ km[n¡msX t]mb adnbs¯ t]mse \\½psS PohnX¯nepw AXncpIfnÃm¯ \\nXy kam[m\\w, XShd¡v XSªv hbv¡m\\mhm¯ kXyw \\½psS lrZ- b§sf `cn¡s«! FÃmw Ahkm\\n¨p F¶v IcpXp¶nS¯v ssZhw Bcw`n¡p¶p! AXn³sd t]cmWv DbnÀ¸v... FÃmhÀ¡pw DbnÀ¸v Xncp\\mÄ BiwkIÄ. 7

PARISH HISTORY Jimmy Arikkatt PART 3 Gathering of the Scattered “Then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.” (Deuteronomy 30:3) Fr Peter’s illness and departure maintenance, parish assets, and his interpersonal skills, missionary from Brisbane in April 2016 were money collection commitments attitude and leadership qualities to somewhat unexpected for the continued, the parishioners started navigate a distressed Syro Malabar Brisbane Syro Malabar community. to scatter away from our church. community. After several personal The two parishes and four missions The Eparchy immediately stepped and community consultations with in Brisbane were orphaned from in to comprehend the situation. the community members, Msgr the spiritual leadership for a short Eparchy’s Vicar General Monsignor Francis Kolenchary realised that interval. Moreover, the spiritual Francis Kolanchery was appointed the spiritually vibrant and socially famine and the uncertainty of the new to Brisbane for a brief period to thriving Syro Malabar communities Vicar’s arrival caused disturbances. organise pastoral care and other in Queensland needed a priest as Furthermore, as the misinformation obligations. Msgr Francis Kolenchery prudent as a snake and as gentle as campaign on the expansion of is blessed with unique priestly a dove. Syro Malabar Church, the clergy talents, and the Eparchy always trusts Whom Shall I Send? Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” (Isaiah 6:8) Rev Fr Varghese Vavolil was one from 2006 to 2016. The Eparchy was an opportunity to write its name in of the few Syro Malabar priests in certain there was no other shepherd gold letters in history. On June 29, Australia when the Eparchy was available Down Under than Fr Vavolil, 2016, he arrived in Brisbane with a constituted in 2013. He is a priest who could lead the Brisbane flock. melancholic convoy of parishioners from the Eparchy of Palaghat, and is The call from the ‘Father’ reached from Canberra. The Eparchy also now incardinated to the Syro Malabar Fr Vavolil, and he wholeheartedly appointed him as the Episcopal Eparchy of St Thomas, Melbourne. He accepted the mission - a mission Vicar of the Syro Malabar Church in was the chaplain for Syro Malabar that changed the Syro Malabar Queensland. Community in Canberra and later the Church’s history in Australia and Vicar of St Alphonsa Parish Canberra granted the Brisbane South parish He Came; He Sowed; God Conquered “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33) It was not an easy task for Fr Vavolil building assets in heaven, not on started gathering in significant at the beginning to lead as the Parish earth. He encouraged the parish numbers at St Joachim Church Vicar and chaplain of St Alphonsa council and trustees to collect Holland Park West every Sunday. Brisbane North, St Thomas the virtuous hearts and souls, not the The number of attendees for the Apostle, Brisbane South, and other money. In October 2016, Fr. Abraham Sunday Mass and other activities four missions. At the same time, he Kazhunadiyil was appointed as the was increasing week by week, and was the Director of the Catechism Vicar of St Alphonsa Parish, Brisbane the Sunday School classes were department of the Eparchy and North and the other two Missions in overwhelmed by the attendance of did the Chaplaincy work with the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast; Fr nearly 400 students. At that point, one Brisbane Archdiocese. Being a Vavolil became the full-time Vicar of of the necessary items on the parish spiritually enlightened priest, God St Thomas parish in Brisbane south. community’s prayer list was its own was close to him. He immediately He was in charge of Ipswich and ‘house of worship’ - a place where took steps to improve the spiritual Springfield Missions and continued the community members would nourishment of the parishioners his Chaplaincy work with Brisbane have the freedom to conduct all the and started to reach out to the Syro Archdiocese. Syro Malabar heritage activities and Malabar families who were not the children could flourish with rich involved with the parish activities. From early 2017 onwards, a praying Catholic faith and carry the legacy to His homilies were completely on community of Syro Malabar the next generation. parishioners from Brisbane south To be continued… 8

EASTER REFLECTION again at EASTER Easter is an invitation to rise again from the various age of wide spread denial of God, human beings are types of death that we experience in our lives. Jesus’ given into deep despair. They cannot see anything rising from the dead is the foundation of Christian beyond the material end of realities. Many of their life. “…and if Christ has not been raised, then our questions never get answered because they believe proclamation has been in vain and your faith has only in the material world. Their quest is short lived and been in vain“ (1 Cor 15:14). That’s how significant is takes them to a deeper vacuum in life which takes away Jesus’ resurrection in Christian life. Dying is not the all the joy and hope from their life. That, again, is death end of Christian life but rising from the death is the and here is an invitation to rise from this despair and challenging new way of Christian living and hope. enter into the joy and hope that the Risen Lord brings to us at the season of Easter. What is death? It is the absence of life and everything Anything that diminishes the value of life is death. It that promotes life. Jesus defeated death. “I came that could be fear, guilt, falsehood, lust, crimes, negative they may have life, and have it abundantly”(John addictions, ego, a political ideology, extremism, 10:10). Rising is a challenge for everyone, not just for terrorism, etc. By rising from the death, Jesus defeated Christians. Easter is a time when all of us are invited to all these and other dehumanizing and life-limiting rise; rise from the many deaths of our lives. elements of human life. Jesus’ resurrection is a call for each one of us to rise from these personal and social Death permeates into all aspects of human life. All circumstances of death. “Sleeper, awake. Rise from the mortals are bound to experience death. Sin brought dead, and Christ will shine on you”(Eph 5:14b). death to the world. “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Johnson Punneliparambil Lord”(Rom 6:23). Sin causes spiritual death in human life and it separates us from the divine life. Through Jesus who rose from the dead we receive eternal life as a free gift and get reunited with God. Therefore, Easter is a call to rise from sin and death and gloriously enter into communion with God. Death comes in different other forms to humans. Living without joy and hope is a near death experience. In this ImÂhcn aeX³ s\\dpIbnembv \\nsâ ]oVIÄ F³ a\\Ên³ aq¶mWnta Xq§pw \\mYm \\n³ Xocm hn§embv amdp¶ t\\cw AfhnÃm kvt\\lw hÀ®n¨oSm³ Adnbp¶p Rm³ \\n³ A\\´kvt\\lw hm¡pIfns¶\\n¡nÃtÃm Hcn¡epw ambm¯ Znhy kvt\\lw. F\\n¡mbv \\otbä Nm«bSnIfpw F\\n¡mbv \\otbä \\nµ\\§fpw F\\n¡mbv \\otbä XncpapdnhpIfpw Fs¶ \\n¶ntebv-¡Sp¸n¡p¶p. \\otbäsXÃmsa³ ]m]§ftÃm 9 \\n³ kl\\ambsX³ sXäpIftÃm \\n³ ]oVIsf¶nse ]nghpIftÃm F¶n«pw \\mYm \\o Fs¶ kvt\\ln¨p.

PARISH MINISTRIES {]nb aebmfw Jestine N Kelly ]nd¶ \\mSpw ]n¨sh¨p \\S¶ a®pw, BZyambn ]n©p \\mhn hncnª aebmf `mjbpw aebmf a®n P\\n¨ BÀ¡pwad¡phm\\mhnÃ.Bss]XrIw\\½psSIp«nIfntebv¡v]IÀ¶psImSp¡phm\\mbn\"{]nbaebmfw' F¶ t]cn 2012þ Bcw`n¨ aebmfw kv¡qÄ 2013þ \\½psS It¯men¡m kaqlw GsäSp¡pIbmbncp¶p. CShI bpsS XWenÂ, hnImcn A¨sâ t\\XrXz¯n C¶v \\½psS aebmfw kv¡qfn ]Xn\\mev A²ym ]IcpsS tkh\\]mTh¯n 150 þHmfw Ip«nIÄ amXr`mj A`yknbv¡p¶p. Ip«nIfpsS aebmf `mj bnepÅ ]cnÚm\\hpw, A`ncpNnbpw hnebncp¯n H¶p apX F«phsc t{KUpIfmbv Xncn¨mWv ¢mÊpIÄ FSp¡p¶Xv. hfÀ¶p hcp¶ Xeapdbnse Ip«nIÄ¡v \\½psS `mjtbbpw kwkv¡mct¯ bpw ]än IqSpX Adnhv e`nbv¡phm³ In«p¶ Ahkcsa¶ \\nebn CXns\\ ImWm\\pw t{]mÕm ln¸n¡phm\\pw {ianbv¡p¶ FÃm kpaÊpItfmSpapÅ \\µnbpw IS¸mSpw CtXmsSm¸w Adnbv¡p¶p. aebmfw IvfmkpIÄ FÃm RmbdmgvNIfnepw 11.45am apX 12.45pm hsc Catechism Centre- h¨v \\S¯s¸Sp¶p. aebmf `mj kzmb¯am¡phm\\mbv FÃm Ip«nIsfbpw kvt\\l]qÀÆw kzmKXw sN¿p¶p. \\µn! Malayalam Class Teachers 2022 Mathruvedi Team Leaders SMYM Brisbane South 2022/2023 10

Hcp ]peÀIme SHORT STORY In\\mhv Antony Kalappurakkal Iuïdn Ccn¡p¶ amemJ Fsâ ]mÊn ko teJ\\w {]kn²oIrXamIm³ Rm³ ImcWambt{X! ASn¡pt¼mÄ Rm³ F¯nt\\m¡n. ADMITTED-! At±l¯nsâ FÃm kt´mjhpw {]ISn¸n¡m³ hnizmkw hcmsX Rm³ hoïpw hoïpw F¯n X¡h®w Hcp lm³Uv tj¡v At±lw F\\n¡v t\\m¡n. AsX, ADMITTED; F\\n¡v kzÀK¯n X¶p. ]ns¶bpw Iptdt¸À Dïmbncp¶p. FÃm- {]thi\\w e`n¨ncn¡p¶p-. amemJ ]mkv hÀ¡pw ssI sImSp¯p Ignªt¸mÄ t\\cw sshIn. FSp¯p Fsâ ssIbn X¶n«v tKän s]s«¶v Xs¶ Rm³ hmkØew Iïp]nSn¨p. Hcp \\n¡p¶ amemJsb ImWn¡m³ ]dªp. Ipfn ]mÊm¡n Rm³ hoïpw ]pdt¯bv¡nd§n. Rm³ ]mkpambn tKänte¡v IpXn¨p. tKänse ImgvNIÄ Iïp \\S¡pt¼mÄ ]cnNb¡mcmsc amemJ ]mkv hm§n \"Ch\\pw kzÀ¤tam?' F¶ a«n bpw IïnÃtÃm Ft¶mÀ¯p. Bscsb¦nepw Iïp Fs¶ H¶v t\\m¡nb tijw tKäv Xpd¶p X¶p. ]nSn¡Ww! Rm³ Fsâ ssIbnencn¡p¶ ]mÊnte¡p t\\m¡n. s]s«¶p Fsâ ]pdIn \\n¶v Btcm tXmïn \"A8788312' þ IÀ¯mhp apt¶ t]mbn F\\n¡v hnfn¨p. Xncnªp t\\m¡nbt¸mÄ, Fsâ `mcy! thïn Hcp¡nbncn¡p¶ hmkØe¯nsâ \\¼À! \\µn ]dbm³ h¶Xmbncn¡pw. ssI sImSp¡p¶ Øe¯nsâ am¸v ]mkn {]nâv sNbvXn«pïv. Xn\\p ]Icw Rm³ Ahsfb§p sI«n¸nSn¨p. cïp Intemanätdmfw \\S¡m\\pïv F¶mWv amemJ F¶n«p ]dªp: \"\"Fsâ s]ms¶, CXns\\ms¡ ]dªXv. \\S¶p Xs¶ t]mIWat{X, _¤n kÀhokv \\µn ]dtbï Imcyw Dtïm? CsXsâ ISabtÃ?'' AhicmbhÀ¡p am{XamWs{X. kmcanÃ, cïp s]s«¶v AhÄ Fs¶ XÅnamän, F¶n«p ]dªp. Intemaoädtà DÅq. \\S¡mhp¶tX DÅq. Rm³ \"\"cmhnse Xs¶ sIm©m³ hcmsX, Fgpt¶äp Nn´n¨ncp¶Xnt\\¡mÄ F{Xtbm at\\mlc sdUnbmbn t]mIm³ t\\m¡v, aWn Ggmbn'' amWo kzÀKw! GXmbmepw A©p an\\näv ChnsS bncp¶v Cu `wKn H¶v BkzZn¨n«p t]mImw. IÀ¯msh, CXv kz]v\\w Bbncpt¶m? ImgvNbn apgpInbncp¶p kabw t]mbXv Ipfnapdnbnse I®mSnbn Rm³ apJw Aev]w AdnªnÃ. ]cnkct_m[w h¶t¸mÄ NmSn N½temsSbmWv A¶v t\\m¡nbXv. A¶v Iï B Fgpt¶äp. F{Xbpw thKw ho«nse¯Ww. s]s«¶m- ]peÀ¡me In\\mhv Hcp bmYmÀXyambncp¶p- Wv {i²n¨Xv, Rm³ Ccp¶Xnsâ ]pdInembn Ipsd sh¦n F¶v Rm³ Bin¨p t]mbn! BfpIÄ Hcp hcnbmbn \\n¡p¶p.temI¯nsâ FÃm `mK¯p\\n¶papÅ BÄ¡mÀ Dïv. AhÀ Fs¶¯s¶ t\\m¡n \\n¡pIbmWv. Rm³ Iïp F¶v a\\Ênembt¸mÄ, hcnbn Gähpw ap¼n \\n¶ncp¶ BÄ Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡p h¶p ssI \\o«n F¶n«p at\\mlcamb BIv-skân ]dªp. \"I am John Smith, Thank you very much!\" Rm³ Abmsf \\¶mbn H¶v t\\m¡n, kpµ c\\mb Hcp shÅ¡mc³! Ct±ls¯ CXn\\p ap³]v IïXmbn bmsXmcp HmÀ½bpanÃ. t]cpw HmÀa In«p¶nÃ. Rm³ hnjan¡p¶Xv Iït¸mÄ At±lw ]dªp. \"I am here because of you!\". Atacn¡bnse F\\n¡dnbm¯ GtXm Hcp Øe¯p \\n¶pÅXmWv I£n. Hcp Cw¥ojv amknIbn Rms\\gpXnb Hcp teJ\\w hmbn¨p At±l¯n\\v am\\km´cw Dïmbt{X! Ahnizk \\obambn tXm¶nsb¦nepw kw`hw F\\n¡v Cãs¸«p. ASp¯Xv Hcp hr² Z¼XnIfmbncp¶p. {_nkv_ \\n \\n¶mWhÀ! Rm³ AhcdnbmsX Ah- cpsS X]m s]«nbn \\nt£]n¨ Hcp amknI bmWv Ahsc ChnsS F¯n¨Xv. hcnbnepÅ ASp¯bmsf Iïp Rm³ sR«n. HtcgSn s]m¡hpw AXns\\m¯ icochpw, Bscbpw t]Sn¸n¡p¶ apJhpw! I£nsb B{^n¡bnse GtXm Hcp Pbnen \\n¶v t\\cn«v Ct§m«p ]dªp hn«XmWv. At±ls¯ amänb Hcp 11

TESTIMONY Did you know that God speaks to you through the Bible? My The Life of first God experience was during a Youth retreat in Brisbane in Virgin Mary 2015. There was a series of events that led me to giving my first testimony, starting with my hesitance in beginning a youth group Virgin From Nazareth in Townsville. On my way to Brisbane, an uncle encouraged me to In Bethlehem she gave birth to Jesus come back and begin a youth group in our church as we severely Rightful Messiah lacked youth activities at the time. However, I shied away and God’s son made excuses of my inability to do so. In a wedding in Cana, he performed his first miracle I thoroughly enjoyed the retreat and it gave me a firsthand insight Never ceasing crowds followed him on how faith can be shared when inspired youth come together. until his very end On my second last day, we had a wonderful adoration where a Moved into her aunt Elizabeth’s few leaders laid their hands and prayed over us. Later that night house for three months a few friends gathered and a topic of God speaking to us through Afterwards she reunited with her the Bible came up, and how amazing it would be to open the Bible son and husband and read a passage that would be directed to us. Respected by her son Yet forced to see her son Well shortly afterwards, that is exactly what happened to me. I crucified picked up the Bible and it opened to 1 Timothy Chapter 4 and I read the passage before drawing attention to verses 11 to 16. Evelin Eby Augustine “Command and teach these things. Don’t let anyone look down on The Pandemic you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. Until I come, The exalted butterflies flying around the devote yourself to the public reading of scripture, to preaching dazzling white flowers, and to teaching. Do not neglect your gift, which was given to you Travelling around in a zooming dashing plane, through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their Enjoying their delightful summer vacation, hands on you. Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly And students joyfully playing with friends. to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life Peacefully watching the News, and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you Getting alerted by a dangerous disease, will save both yourself and your hearers”. The world noticing day after day, And lockdowns happening everywhere. I understood that in this moment, this was truly God speaking Hundreds of cases a day, to me because the same aspects of the passage came to pass Not seeing friends for weeks, earlier. I don’t believe in coincidences, just that God’s word helped Borders closing down, restore my faith and made it soar to new heights. It gave me And no vacations allowed. confirmation that God was listening and in turn gave me the spirit The Sceintists working hard to save the and confidence to proclaim him and his amazing acts in front of humanity, the other youth gathered at the retreat. These series of events They create a vaccine for everyone, led me to persevere in my mission for the youth group (even if And hoping the best, so people are safe, it meant occasional failures) then to sharing my message in the And having good luck for the future. hopes to set the faith alight. Swetha VK Finn Jaison 12

INSPIRATION APv\\ tPmÀPv hmgv¯s¸« ImÀtem AIypäknsâ ktlmZcn APv\\... \\½psS tIcf¯n \\n¶pw \\niÐambn hnip²nbpsS ]ShpIÄ Nhn«n Ibdn t]mb Hcp sIm¨pamemJ... Hcp ImÀtem AIypäknsâ ktlmZcn... Cu s]¬Ip«n¡v Fs´ms¡tbm {]tXyIXIÄ DÅXv t]mse, ]ecpsSbpw hm¡pIÄ tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ... ZnhyImcpWy `àn¡mbn kzbw kaÀ¸n¨ hmgv¯s¸« ImÀtem AIypänkns\\ A\\pkvacn¸n¡pw hn[w Pohn¨v-, C¡gnª P\\phcn 21þ \\p acWaSª APv-\\ tPmÀPv F¶ 27 hbkpImcnbpsS PohnXhnip²n hc¨pIm«p¶p, AhÄ¡mbn Bßob ip{iqjIÄ e`yam¡nb hcm¸pg cq]Xbnse CShI sshZoI³. Ajna George (27), who went to her eternal rest had been fighting cancer for the last 5 years. A very active Jesus Youth, she was a former Coordinator of Jesus Youth in SH College, Thevara and was also part of the Ernakulam Teens’ Team and the All Kerala Music Central Team. Here is a beautiful reflection written by her parish priest Rev. Fr. Jean Felix Kattassery, Vicar of St. Patrick’s Church, Vyttila, Archdiocese of Verapoly, Kerala. Scan this QR code to read this article in English Àash¨ \\mÄ apX ZnhyImcpWy `àn¡mbn \\S¶pXs¶ ]Ånbn hcWsa¶v hmin ]nSn¨hÄ... temIvUu¬ Zn\\§fn t]mepw Cutimsb PohnXw kaÀ¸n¡pI, Im³kdnsâ Akl XcWsa¶v \\nÀ_Ôw ]nSn¨hÄ... thZ\\IfpsS temI¯p\\n¶v ssZhw Ahsf Xncn¨phnfn¡m³ \\ob thZ\\Isf ]cmXnIfnÃmsX Gäphm§n ssZh kIecpw {]mÀ°n¨t¸mgpw kl\\§Ä IqSpX Xcm³ CutimtbmSv At]£n¨hÄ... kIescbpw kvXpXn¡mbn ImgvNsh¡pI, acWw sXm« AÛpXs¸Sp¯nb APv-\\bv¡v Gähpw tNcp¶Xv, hmgv¯s¸« ImÀtem AIypänknsâ tkmZcn F¶ Sps¯¯pt¼mgpw ZnhyImcpWy\\mYs\\ hntijWw Xs¶bmIpw! ]p©ncntbmsS tNÀ¯p]nSn¡pI... ]dªph- kl\\w \\ÂItWsb¶v {]mÀ°n¨ hnip²mßm¡sf Ipdn¨v hmbn¨n«pïv, PohnXa{Xbpw ZnhyImcp- cp¶Xv Xncpk` IgnªhÀjw hmgv¯s¸« Wy Cutimbv¡v kaÀ¸n¨ hnip²sc Ipdn¨pw tI«n«pïv. F¶mÂ, A{]Imcsamcp ]pWyPohnXw hcpsS KW¯nte¡v DbÀ¯nb ImÀtem ASp¯p\\n¶v ImWm³, AhÄ¡pthïp¶ Bßob ip{iqjIÄ e`yam¡m³ Ahkcsamcp¡nb AIypänkns\\Ipdn¨Ã,ImÀtembpsShnip²PohnXw ssZhlnXw HmÀ¡pt¼mÄ Fsâ I®pIÄ \\nd bp¶pþ ssZhta \\o F{X atlm¶X³! Hcp hyànsb A\\pkvacn¸n¡p¶ APv-\\sb Ipdn¨mWv; C¡gnª P\\phcn 21þ\\p CutimbpsS k¶n[nbnte¡v bm{Xbmb 27 hbkpImcn APv-\\ tPmÀPv F¶ \"Pokkv bq¯n's\\ Ipdn¨mWv. Cutimsb kt\\ln¡m³ aÕcn¨hÄ... Im³kÀ tImi§Ä I®pw ImXpw Icfpw hmbpw XmSn sbÃpw ImÀs¶Sp¯t¸mgpw ]p©ncn XqInbhÄ... thZ\\bm ]pfbpt¼mÄt]mepw thZ\\ kln¨v 13

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REPORT PARISH SAFEGUARDING IT’S EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Brisbane South adheres to a set of robust safeguarding policies and practices while dealing with children and vulnerable adults in the community. Having gone through a series of trainings since 2019, the parish community now believes that the safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Parish Safety Month: In order to maintain awareness about safeguarding, the parish safety month was organised from 10th March to 10th April 2022. The focus of this special event was to educate and ensure a secure and safe environment for everyone in the parish. Valid Blue Card: As a Blue Card is compulsory for a volunteer to work in a parish setting, all our parish volunteers have been asked to obtain and update their Blue Card details with the parish. 160 volunteers from various parish ministries have updated their active Blue Card details with the PSO. Volunteer Offer Letters: As part of the appropriate safeguarding practices with the parish, all the volunteers holding a valid Blue Card have been offered a Letter of Engagement with the parish activities along with a copy of the Responsible Code of Conduct. Safeguarding Training: A fresh training for the parish volunteers on safeguarding matters was conducted by the National Safeguarding Officer of the Eparchy, Mr. Benny Sebastian at the Parish Catechism Centre on 2nd April 2022. The training was attended by 85 volunteers and their certificates will be issued by the end of April 2022. It is mandatory for the volunteers to attend this training once in two years. An online session will be arranged in May 2022 for those who couldn’t attend the training on April 2nd. Parish Safeguarding Team: A parish safeguarding team with representatives from each ministry under the parish is currently being formed along with the Parish Safeguarding Officers Mr. Sebastian Anthikkattu and Ms. Rasin Augustine. The team will review the parish safe environment once a month. Rasin Augustine 15

PARISH REPORT PARISHDIARY NOV 2021 - MAR 2022 The year 2021 has been very challenging in many different ways compared to the previous years due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has had a major influence on the smooth functioning of our Parish. At the start of the year, we went through Covid-19 restrictions and most of our pastoral activities had to be suspended, but we continued our regular Holy Mass at church with live telecast for our parishioners via Facebook and Youtube platforms. Our Parish has successfully managed the difficult Covid-19 circumstances with efficiency by introducing an online booking system for the Holy Mass. With the growing concerns of the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Brisbane and around the world, our church took adequate preventive measures and complied with the Queensland government guidelines. Our church is currently fully functional and all the facilities are open for parishioners. Congratulations to Rev. Fr.Abraham Kazhunnadiyl, our parish priest, Trustees and all the volunteers who relentlessly helped our community during this difficult time. ‘SANTHOM’ Multicultural 2021 Our parish organized ‘SANTHOM’ Multicultural Dance and Food Fest on 6th of November 2021 from 10 am to 7:30 pm in association with the Queensland government and Logan City council. This event gave us an opportunity to meet and greet people from various ethnic backgrounds and helped us to understand their customs and traditions. There were 75 non- stop live cultural performances throughout the day; Face painting, Outdoor games, Jumping castle and a Portable animal farm added color to the event. Delicious multi-cuisine food stalls were another attraction to replenish the energy throughout the day. The raffle draw conducted at the end of the event attracted the crowd the most due to its stunning prizes like Royal Enfield motor bike, ipad, cash vouchers etc. Bible Kalotsavam Our parish has always valued the art and cultural programs as a form of expressing the message of the Gospel in an attractive manner. We conducted the 2021 Bible Kalotsavam on 4th December 2021 at our campus for Sunday school students from Years 1 to 10. Sub Juniors (Grades 1 to 3), Juniors (Grades 4 to 6), and Seniors (Grades 7 to 10) actively participated and won attractive prizes. All the winners received prizes during the Parish day celebration on 11th December. Bible Week Celebration We celebrated a week honoring the Holy Bible and reciting hymns and prayers at home from November 28 to December 5. Guidelines were given to the parishioners to make this an effective devotion at home. New Parish Council On 21st November, the new parish council members were introduced to the parish community and then they took oath in the name of God. The former parish council members handed over the files to the new committee members. The newly elected members held their first Parish Council Meeting on the same day. Santhom Insights Digital Edition Private Circulation Only THE OFFICIAL PARISH MAGAZINE ISSUE NO. 2 / 2021ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE SYRO MALABAR PARISH The digital edition of the Santhom INSIGHTS (Second Edition) was released on the 21st of November. The digital version was made available to the general public for free with the Brisbane South, 108 - 112 Middle Road, Hillcrest, Qld, 4118 intention to inspire everyone who reads it and increase their faith. Year End Exam The catechism and Malayalam Class Annual Examinations were conducted in the month of November/December. The Sunday school exams for grades 1 to 10 were held on 21st November and grades 11 and 12 on 5th December. The Malayalam exam was held on 28th November. 16

Ranjith John Secretary, Parish Pastoral Council Parish Day & Sunday School Anniversary We celebrated our Parish day along with Sunday School Anniversary on the evening of Saturday, the 11th of December, with the Holy Mass at 4.30 pm. Rev.Fr. George Mankuzhikariyil and Rev.Fr.Anto Chiriyankandath were present on this occasion along with our parish priest Fr. Abraham Kazhunadiyil to celebrate Holy Mass. The parish pastoral council secretary, Ranjith John presented the 2020 - 21 parish report during the event soon after the mass. The catechism students performed Bible themed cultural programs and various awards were distributed. Mathruvedi - The women Power The Mathruvedi team at our parish has been the backbone of a number of initiatives at our parish showcasing women power. They have been actively contributing by means of prayers and fund raising for the community. On 4th October, under the guidance of Fr.Abraham, Mathruvedi elected their new leadership team. The former President, Sindhu Jenny, Secretary, Sheeba Aloshious and their executive team handed over the leadership navigation control to the newly elected president, Deepa Shojan, secretary, Preethy Ranjith and the executive team. Christmas Events Our parish was in full swing to jingle all the way to Christmas Day in December 2021. We had a colorful Christmas Festival with a number of programs that brought joy to the Syro Malabar Brisbane South community. Christmas Cake Sale: We sold hundreds of locally made delicious cakes to our community members at a great discounted price in association with Lalu’s bakery. Christmas Flyer Show: In preparation for Christmas, our trustees arranged a Christmas themed Flyer competition for catechism students from years 8 to 12. The winners received attractive prizes from our parish priest. All the participants were awarded with a consolation prize as well. Live Crib Competition: A live crib performance competition was held on Friday at 7 pm after the evening Holy Mass in preparation for Christmas. The seven family units in our parish participated in the competition. The first, second and third place winners were awarded trophies and cakes. A non-profit food stall was set up for members to buy and enjoy food during the performance. Christmas Carol: Each unit in our parish conducted Christmas carols in their unit with all Covid-19 precautions as directed by the parish and QLD government. Christmas Tree: We set up a Christmas tree outside the church with attractive gift packs hanging on the tree for children to buy. The gift packs were sold for $2 each. Christmas Eve Mass: We were blessed to have Bishop Bosco Puthur as main celebrant for the 2021 Christmas Mass. The Christmas eve nativity services and Holy Mass started at 6.00 pm on 24th December 2021. On 25th December, we had a Mass at 9:00 am. Year end and New Year Services: We had year ending prayers and thanksgiving Mass at 7 pm on 31st December live on our Facebook page due to Covid-19 restrictions. 17

MAJOR EVENTS JAN - MAR 2022 Denaha Our parish commemorated the Baptism of Jesus online on the 6th of January at 7:00 pm. We were blessed to have Rev. Fr. Rony Kalapurackal MCBS on this day to celebrate Holy Mass. Our talented parish leaders with the help of catechism students prepared a video explaining the historical importance of Denaha. Catechism and Malayalam Classes On 13th February 2022, we inaugurated our 2022 catechism classes for our children. This year, from prep to year 12, a total of 445 students registered for catechism classes which is 22.25% increment from last year. Under the leadership of Fr. Abraham and Head Master, Sijo George, 45 talented teachers are committed to guiding our children to learn more about the faith we have received. On the same day, under the leadership of Jestine Jose(Malayalam school headmaster) and 13 teachers, we began Malayalam classes as well. This year we have a total of 110 students registered for Malayalam classes. Birthday and Wedding Anniversary Blessings As part of our Parish mission and Journey through the year 2022, one of our objectives is to greet our children on their birthdays with prayerful wishes and blessings on Sundays after the Mass. Children from prep to year 12, celebrating their birthdays that week, are invited to the front of the altar for a blessing and a gift. In February, we started this initiative which has been well received by the parents and children. Another objective of our Parish mission is to celebrate the wedding anniversaries of our parishioners. The last Saturday of every month is dedicated to the couples in our Parish celebrating their wedding anniversary in that particular month. Fund-raising for Rose Garden It has been a busy schedule for the Trustees and parish council members as we started food sales on Sundays in order to raise funds to redesign and set up a rose garden in the church campus. We have successfully sold hundreds of packets of delicious Biryani, Kerala Porotta and curry on Sundays after the Mass. Welcoming new families With the outbreak of Covid-19, Queensland witnessed steady growth in inter-state migration. Brisbane has been one of the attractive destinations for the migrants. We have a welcome ceremony for the newcomers on every first Sunday of the month. In the January- February time frame, we welcomed more than 30 new families to our parish. Adoration on First Fridays On the first Fridays of every month parishioners spent a day with the Lord in Adoration from 9 am to 7 pm. We conclude the day with Holy Mass at 7 pm. Thomas Mathew has been appointed as the coordinator for the first Friday Adoration. SMYM Brisbane South The SMYM has a strength of around 125 members. Every family unit has a youth representative. The youth leadership focuses on building healthy relationships among themselves and cooperating with the activities of the parish. In early March, the youth team elected their new leaders as the previous leadership team completed their tenure successfully. The newly elected team with coordinator, Jislyn Joseph took oath on 13th March after the Mass. The newly renovated ‘Chaya kada’ at the church campus is managed by our young vibrant youth team to raise funds for their various ministry activities. 18

QLD Flood Relief In February 2022, South-East Queensland witnessed a major flooding interrupting the normal lives of thousands of Queenslanders. Our parish collected a total of $4035 towards the flood relief fund to support a badly impacted young member family. Ukraine Relief Fund Our church has been actively monitoring the situation in Ukraine and offered our prayers. Along with our Eparchy, Melbourne, we wanted to show our solidarity for fellow Eastern Catholics in Ukraine, like the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Towards this humanitarian effort, we collected $2410.90 on Sunday, 20th March, and the same amount has been handed over to the diocese. Parish Safety Month We are absolutely committed to the safety of our children. March 10 to April 10, 2022 was dedicated as a Safety Month to promote parish safety with special focus on children and the vulnerable. As part of this, a safeguarding training was arranged for all the volunteers in our parish on 2nd April by the Resource Persons from the Eparchy. The Parish Safety Officers conducted an audit of all our existing and new volunteers across various ministries to comply with the government rules and regulations when dealing with children. Appropriate measures are in place now to track Blue Card status. All the volunteers are issued an ‘Offer Letter’ confirming their appointment to work as a volunteer at our parish. “No Blue Card, no working with children” is the policy of the parish. Annual Retreat Parish Annual Retreat was conducted on April 8,9, and 10. Fr. Joby George V.C. from the Divine Retreat Centre, Sydney led the three days retreat. There was a special session for children on the 9th April from 9 am to 1 pm and confession for all parishioners were arranged during this time. Catechism Students Council The catechism department at our parish formed a Students’ Council team this year from grade 4 to grade 12 in order to bring in ideas and leadership from the students. The newly elected Students’ council members from each grade took pledge on 3rd April after the 9 am Holy Mass. Santhom Insights QR Codes to read previous issues of Santhom Santhom Insights Edition 1 Insights. This is the third issue of Santhom Edition 2 Insights and below are the links to the previous issues. As new families join our parish community week after week, it is important for them to know about the parish and its history. Theses links will take them to the news, reports and articles published in the previous issues. The Editor 19

SHORT STORY \\\\hv Hcp ]gb t^mWn\\v C{Xbpw henb Øm\\apsï¶v Isï¯nb Fsâ I¬XS§Ä \\ndªp IhnsªmgpIp¶pïmbncp¶p .... ^vsseänd§n, FbÀt]mÀ«n \\n¶pw SmI-vkn \\ndw a§nb ap¯pIÄ amebn \\n¶qcn taibpsS FSp¯v kvt\\lkmKc¯n F¯nbt¸mtgbv¡pw hen¸ntebv¡v amänbXv t]mse A½bpw Krlwhn«p. cm{Xn F«v aWn Bbncp¶p. A½ Dd§nbncn¡ptam I\\ymkv{XoIÄ \\S¯p¶ At´hmkn aµnc¯n F¶p i¦n¨p. apdnbnte¡pÅ hgnImWn¡phm³ HmÀ½¯pïnse s\\m¼c§Ä tIÄ¡m³ knÌdpw A\\pKan¨ncp¶p. CXm tamfp ImWm³ ]Ãnbpw ]mäbpw am{Xambn. t^m¬ hnfnIÄ t£am h¶ncn¡p¶p F¶p ]dªXpw I«nen NmSnsb- t\\zjW§fmbn amdnbt¸mÄ hnNmcn¨XmWv Woäncp¶p A½. Fs´mcp kt´mjambncp¶p A½sb t]mbn¡mWWsa¶v. _Ô§fpsS B apJ¯v. B hnSÀ¶ I®pIfpw \\\\hmÀ¶ XojvWX Adnbm¯ tImhnUv Hcp XSÊambn NpïpIfpw. \"Fsâ s]m¶pa¡sf' F¶p sI«n¸n- PohnXs¯ XÅn \\o¡nbXv cïv hÀj§fm Sn¨v tNÀ¯p \\nÀ¯n Hcp½ \\ÂInbt¸mÄ Ie§n- bncp¶p. t_mÀUÀ Xpd¶Xpw `À¯mhnt\\ bXv Fsâ s\\©Iw Xs¶ Bbncp¶p. adhnIfpsS bpw Ipªp§sfbpw hn«v BZyw HmSnsb¯nb ambXpcp¯ntebv¡v A½ \\S¶p Ibdnbt¸mÄ Xpw A½bpsS ASpt¯bv¡mbncp¶p. tImhnUv HmÀ½IfpsS Nn´pIÄ Ahtijn¸n¨ Nne s\\ NS§pIsfÃmw Ignªv A½bpsS ASp¯ncn¡m³ SphoÀ¸pIÄ Hcp ]cmXnbmbn B apJ¯v F¶p In«nbXv HcmgvN. Hcmgv-Nsb¦n HcmgvN. A½bpsS apïmbncp¶p. AcnIn AWªt¸mÄ {]Xo£n¨Xpt]mse In«n D½bpw \"a¡sf' F¶ hnfnbpw. cïpZnhkw A½ F´Ãmw tPmen sN¿pt¼mgpw CShnSmsX kw bpsS IqsS Ignªt¸mÄ a\\Ênembn adhnIfpsS kmcn¨p sImïp \\S¡p¶ Hcp kwkmc {]nbbm \\nebnÃmIb¯n ap§n¯mgp¶ A½bpw, ]nSn- bncp¶p Fsâ A½. ]d¼n \\SpXe \\\\¡pt¼mgpw hÅn t]mse In«p¶ HmÀ½Ifpw. HmÀ½IÄ ssI ]iphns\\ tabv¡pt¼mgpw Acbn ImWpw ]nSn¨v FWo¸n¡pt¼mÄ A½ XebnWbSnbnepw, Hcp ]gb sam_bn t^m¬. PohnXw h¨p s_Uvjoän\\Snbnepw Ft´m At\\zjn¡p¶p. \\o«nb Iã¸mSpIÄ¡nSbnepw ssIhn«pt]mImam t\\m«w I«nen\\Snbntebv¡pw sN¶t¸mÄ, Rm\\pw bncp¶ _Ô§sf ASp¸n¨p \\nÀ¯nb I®nbm A½tbmsSm¸w IqSn. iq\\yamb I«nen\\Snbn \\n¶v bncp¶p A½. Xsâ BZys¯ i_fw sImïv Hcp ]cXp¶Xv Acbntebv¡v \\o§nbt¸mÄ DÅnsem t^m¬ taSn¨v A½bv¡v \\ÂInbt¸mÄ thïm cm´Â, s]s«¶v ]pd¯nd§n SuWntebv¡v \\S¶p. sb¶p ]dªp Hgnhm¡nbXv ]n¶oSv k´Xkl ]gsbmcp Cet{ÎmWnI-vkv dn¸bdn§v tjm¸n Nmcnbmbn. BgvNbnepïmbncp¶ hnfn, hntZit¯ \\n¶p hm§n, A½bpsS ASps¯¯n. CXmtWm bv¡v t]mbt¸mÄ FÃm Znhkhpambn amdnbt¸mÄ A½ At\\zjn¡p¶ km[\\w. h¨p \\o«nb IhÀ Hcp XhW t]mepw apdnbmsX, BZy£W¯n Xpd¶p t\\m¡nbt¸mÄ, \"Fsâ s]m¶p a¡sf' Xs¶ t^msWSp¡pambncp¶p. A½bpsS t^m¬ F¶phnfn¨v sI«n¸nSn¨v \\ÂInb ap¯w Fs¶ hm _nÃn\\v I\\w IqSp¶psï¶v ]cmXn ]dª tN« t\\mfw DbÀ¯n. Hcp ]gb t^mWn\\v C{Xbpw henb t\\mSv, AhfpsS sIm¨p sIm¨p kt´mj§Ä¡v Øm\\apsï¶v Isï¯nb Fsâ I¬XS§Ä hnebnScpsX¶v Xm¡oXv \\ÂIn A¸³. A½ \\ndªp IhnsªmgpIp¶pïmbncp¶p .... tNÀ¯p \\nÀ¯nb _Ô§fpsS CgbSp¸w A{X- ta {Xohambncp¶p. A¸³ IS¶p t]mbt¸mgpw Soby Abraham ssIhn«pt]mb PohnXs¯ ]nSn¨p \\nÀ¯nbXpw Cu kvt\\tlmjv-af _Ô§fmbncp¶p. A£c§fpw A¡§fpw t^mWn a§n¯pS §nbt¸mÄ, A½bpsS HmÀ½Ifpw a§n¯pS§n. 20

BIBLE QUIZ THE OFFICIAL PARISH MAGAZINE “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ!” Priya Jiju St. Jerome Happy Easter to all. We are continuing our Bible journey through Biblia- The Bible quiz. The main objective is to develop an interest among our parishioners, especially the youth and children, for reading and knowing the Bible in detail. Encourage everyone to participate in this simple step towards our faith formation. We are covering the whole gospel of Matthew by this edition. In this session the questions from the Gospel of Mathew chapters 19 to 28 are included. (Matthew 19 - 28) 1. What God has joined together, let no man 11. If God is the God of Abraham, then God is the god ____________. of _________. 2. What was the purpose of Jesus’ coming to earth? 12. But you are not to be called _____, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. 3. According to Matthew chapter 20, what was the kingdom of heaven likened to? 13. What shall the false christ and false prophets show? 4. Whoever wants to be first, must make himself your ____________. 14. Who knows of the day and hour of the Son of Man? 5. What did the two blind men shout all the louder? 15. When will the people of the nations be gathered and be separated into two groups? 6. What had the prophet prophesied about the King of Israel as per chapter 21? 16. The parables in Mathew 25 presents different aspects of God’s _______. 7. According to the scriptures, what is God’s house supposed to be? 17. What did Jesus say his blood was shed for? 8. What question did the Pharisees and the Herodians 18. What did they write and put over Jesus head when ask Jesus? he hung on the cross? 9. What is a major teaching of the Sadducees? 19. What is the meaning of “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” 10. What is the first and great commandment in the 20. Where did Jesus meet the 11 disciples after his law? resurrection? The answers for Biblia can be submitted via [email protected] email address with a subject line Biblia 3 - ‘Name’. Include your name, phone number and class (if you are a Catechism student) in the email. You can send your answers until 8th May 2022 at the latest. THE WINNERS OF BIBLIA 2 BIBLIA 2 (OCTOBER 2021) ANSWERS Ashlin Shabin Anitha Beena 1. Faith Alosius Michael Jaimon Joseph 2. Serpants (snakes) and doves. 3. Say “Peace to this house”. If they deserve the peace, it Prizes Sponsored by: Mr. Joy Padayatty Chacko & Family will stay with them. Otherwise it will come back to you. Thanks to all the participants. 4. Those to whom Son reveals the Father. We encourage everyone to participate 5. Lord 6. Ask the master of harvest to send workers to gather his in BIBLIA, the Bible Quiz. harvest. 7. Prophet Jonah 8. Afraid of the one who can destroy both the body and soul in hell. 9. 7 10. John was the messenger ahead of Christ to prepare the way before him. 11. “Woman, how great is your faith! It will be as you wish.” 12. It bears fruits and produces a hundred, or sixty or thirty times more. 13. “You are the Christ, the son of the living God”. 14. Elijah must come first to set everything as it has to be. 15. Kingdom of Heaven. 21

REFLECTION \\ndª adnbta... Hcp It¯men¡ k`m hnizmknsb kw_Ôn¨n- {]mÀ°\\ \\mw DcphnSpt¼mÄ ]cnip² {XnXzt¯m St¯mfw AhcpsS PohnX Ime¯v Gähpw IqSpX sSm¸w kzÀ¤w apgph\\pw kt´mjn¡pIbpw al {]mÀ°n¡p¶ {]mÀ°\\bpw AtX kabw Gä Xzs¸SpIbpw sN¿p¶ {]mÀ°\\sb¶v \\nÊwibw hpw IqSpX hnaÀi\\§Ä¡p hnt[bam¡s¸Sp¶ \\ap¡v ]dbmw. Xpamb {]mÀ°\\bpw \"\\· \\ndª adnbta' F¶ {]mÀ°\\bmWv. F¶m Cu {]mÀ°\\bpsS C\\n Cu ssZhnI hN\\§Ä \\½psS PohnX¯n DÄhi§fntebv¡v hN\\¯nsâ shfn¨w hoin Dfhm¡p¶ ^e§sf¡pdn¨v IqSn hn. {KÙ¯nsâ Nn´n¨m F{Xam{Xw AÀ°h¯pw at\\mlc ASnØm\\¯n \\ap¡v t\\m¡n¡mWmw. Úm\\w hpamb Hcp {]mÀ°\\bmWv \\mw DcphnSp¶Xv F¶p 16:12  ]dbp¶p: \"\"IÀ¯mth acpt¶m te]\\ Huj[- a\\ÊnemIpw. hn. eq¡mbpsS kphntijw H¶mw tam AÃ, FÃmhtcbpw kpJs¸Sp¯p¶ A§bpsS A²ymbw 28, 42 hmIy§fmWv Cu {]mÀ°\\ hN\\amWv Ahsc kpJs¸Sp¯nbXv.'' AXpt]mse bpsS BZy`mKw. ZqX³ AhfpsS ASp¯p h¶p k¦oÀ¯\\§Ä 107:20  ]dbp¶p: \"\"AhnSp¶v Xsâ ]dªp: \"ssZh Ir] \\ndªhsf kzkvXn, IÀ hN\\w Ab¨v Ahsc kpJs¸Sp¯n'', hn\\mi¯n ¯mhv \\nt¶mSv IqsS' (eq¡m 1:28). AhÄ DZvtLmjn¨p: \\n¶pw hnSphn¨p''. ChsbÃmw ssZhhN\\¯neqsS \"\\o kv{XoIfn A\\p{KloXbmWv.\" \\nsâ DZc^e \\½n kw`hn¡p¶ imcocnIhpw am\\knIhpamb hpw A\\p{KloX' (eq¡m 1:42). Cu cïp hmIy§Ä kuJy¯ntebv¡v hnc Nqïp¶p. Iq«n hmbn¡pt¼mÄ \"\\· \\ndª adnbta' F¶ {]mÀ°\\bpsS BZy `mKw Bbn. At¸mÄ \\mw C\\n \"\\· \\ndª adnbta' F¶ {]mÀ°\\bpsS sNmÃp¶ Cu {]mÀ°\\ ssZhhN\\w Xs¶ cïmw `mK¯neqsS H¶p IS¶p t]mIpt¼mÄ bmWv F¶v Hät\\m«¯n Xs¶ hyàamIp¶p. temIw apgpht\\bpw kaÀ¸n¨psImïpÅ al Aev-]w IqSn Bgambv Nn´n¨m CXnse BZy \\obamb Hcp a²yØ {]mÀ°\\bmWv CXv F¶p Im- hmIyw K{_ntb ssZhZqX³ ]cnip² adnbt¯mSp Wmw. AXmbXv, ]cnip² adnbta, X¼pcmsâ At½ ]dª hm¡pIfmWv. \"ZqX³' F¶p ]dbp¶ ]m]nIfmb R§Ä¡pthïn Ct¸mgpw R§fpsS bmÄ asämcmfpsS ZqXv ssIamdp¶h\\mWtÃm. acW kab¯pw X¼pcmt\\mSv At]£n¡Wta!. \\ap¡v- Adnbmhp¶Xpt]mse K{_ntb ZqX³ Xsâ ]m]mhØ ssZh k¶n[nbn Gäp]dªp ]nXmhmb ssZh¯nsâ ZqXmWv ]cnip² adnbt¯mSv sImïv {]mÀ°n¡p¶ hn.{KÙ¯nse Np¦¡mcs\\ ]dbp¶Xv. ZqX³ ]dbp¶Xv ssZh]nXmhnsâ AtX t¸mse Xsâbpw aäpÅhcpsSbpw lrZb§sf hm¡pIÄ Xs¶bmWv. AXmbXv ]nXmhmb ssZhw Xpd¶psh¨psImïv, temIw apgph\\pw thïn Xs¶ ]cnip² adnbs¯ \"ssZh Ir] \\ndªhsf ]cnip² adnb¯nsâ am[yØw tXSn {]mÀ°n¡p¶ kzkvXn' F¶v A`nkwt_m[\\ sNbvXv \"IÀ¯mhv ssZh a¡Ä. \\nt¶mSp IqsS' F¶ {]Jym]\\w \\S¯pIbmWv. \\½psS A[c¯nepw lrZb¯nepw \\n¶v \\· C\\n cïmas¯ hmIyw, AhÄ DZvtLmjn¨p \"\\o \\ndª adnbta F¶ {]mÀ°\\ Dbcpt¼mÄ \\mw kv{XoIfn A\\p{KloXbmWv. \\nsâ DZc^e a\\Ênem¡nbXpt]mse hN\\w Xs¶bmb, ssZhw hpw A\\p{KloXw'' (eq¡m 1:42). hn.{KÙw ]dbp¶p: Xs¶bmb Cu {]mÀ°\\ \\mw DcphnSpt¼mÄ \"\"adnb¯nsâ A`nhmZ\\w tI«t¸mÄ Fenk_¯nsâ AXÀln¡p¶ BZchpw, _lpam\\hpw, {i²bpw DZc¯n inip IpXn¨p NmSn. Fenk_¯v \\evIn sNÃphm\\pw \\ap¡v {]XnÚ sN¿mw. ]cnip²mßmhn\\m \\ndªhfmbv'' (eq¡m A§s\\ Cu hN\\§fneqsS ssZhnI iàn \\½n 1:41). AXmbXv ]cnip²mßmhn \\ndª Fen- \\ndbs¸Sphm\\pw AXnsâ ^e§fm \\½Ä k_¯nsâ A[c§fn \\n¶pw DXnÀ¶ hm¡pIÄ A\\pZn\\w ssZh¯ntebv¡v hfcphm\\pw, temIw þ ]cnip²mßmhmb ssZh¯nsâ hm¡pIÄ Xs¶. apgph\\pw thïn am²yØw hln¡phm\\pw A§s\\ t\\m¡pt¼mÄ \\·\\ndª adnbta F¶ kÀÆià\\mb ssZhw \\s½ Hmtcmcp¯scbpw {]mÀ°\\ ]nXmhmb ssZhhpw ]cnip²mßmhmb A\\p{Kln¡s«. ssZhhpw ]p{X\\mb ssZh¯nsâ a\\pjymh Xmcs¯¡pdn¨p \\S¯nb hN\\ {]Jym]\\amWv. Sheeba Alosius At¸mÄ ]cnip² {XnXz¯neqsS cNn¡s¸« Cu 22

REFLECTION BLOOD of Jesus Christ In my prayer room there is a picture of the Sacred Heart Blood Gives Protection of Jesus. The Holy Blood that drips from the Sacred Heart of Jesus gives us healing. This can be seen in the Often the serpent of this world will reach out and bite Bible. After the death of Jesus, a solider pierced the us and they inject their poison (fear, anger, hatred, heart of Jesus. The blood poured out from the heart of jealous, overburden, greedy, envy, etc) into our mind, Jesus and healed the soldier’s eyes. but they cannot overcome us because the blood of Jesus Christ is running through our body. Don’t worry After the resurrection of Jesus, he became a disciple about the serpent or his bite; just make sure that the of Jesus and started to proclaim the gospel. It is our Lamb’s blood is running through our vein as the Holy responsibility to pray for the healing of the land we Eucharist. “Rejoice not over me, O mine enemy; when I inhabit with the power of the precious Blood of Christ. fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be In the book of Genesis, God cursed the land and it a light unto me” (Micah 7:8). produced thorns and thistles because of the sins When we participate in the Holy Eucharist with faith of Adam and Eve. The blood of Abel cried out from and receive it with proper preparation and faith, the the ground and God cursed Cain. “When you till the consecrated wine will act as anti-venom against the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength…” venom injected by the serpent. Always remember to (Genesis 4:12). receive the Body and Blood of Jesus in a worthy manner and repeat and claim the Word of God concerning the Blood Renews Relationship precious blood of Jesus. St. Chrysostom says, ‘This blood when worthily received, The Holy Blood of Jesus helps us to enter the sanctuary drives away demons, and put them at a distance from of the Eden of Garden where we lost our freedom. In us. This blood poured out in abundance, has washed Genesis we see GOD taking a walk in the garden and the whole world clean. This is the price of the world by building a good relationship with Adam and Eve; which Christ purchased the Church.” Let us be thankful through baptism we restore this lost relationship. The to God for the blood sacrifice on the cross and proclaim blood of Jesus helps us to wash our evil conscience.“But the gospel to others. now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ” (Ephesians Shabin John Michael 2:13). After the death of Jesus, the curtain of the temple sanctuary was torn apart. Whoever meditates on the blood of Jesus can enter the sanctuary and establish a relationship with God. In Psalms 27:4, David can be seen praying “one thing I ask of the lord, one thing I seek that I may dwell in his house all day of my life.” Phone: 0430 823 295 Call us to discuss all your printing and sign needs www.uniqueprints.com.au [email protected] and much more 23 PO Box 3014, Helensvale QLD 4212

EASTER REFLECTION DbnÀ¸v {]XymibpsS {]XoIw Hcp th\\¡mew IqSn \\½psS PohnX¯n \\n¶pw hnShm§pIbmWtÃm. ininc¯nse lnaI- W§fn kqcysâ IncW§Ä ]Xnªv BImiw IqSpX hÀ®m`ambncn¡p¶p. {]XymibpsS {]XoIamb DbnÀs¯gpt¶ev-¡s¸« tbiphns\\ kzoIcn¡m³ hm\\hpw `qanbpw at\\mlcambn AWnsªmcp§nbncn¡p¶p. ss{IkvXh hnizmk PohnX¯nse Gähpw {][m\\s¸« BtLmjamWtÃm CuÌÀ. IpcnipacW- sa¶ henb kl\\¯neqsS Xsâ P\\XbpsS ]m]tamN\\w km[yamIpsa¶ {]Xymi {InkvXp hn\\pïmbncp¶p. \\½psS hyàn PohnX¯n \\s½ ap³t]m«v \\bn¡p¶Xv {]Xmibneq¶nb ss{Ikv-Xh PohnXamWtÃm. ZpxJ§Ä¡pw ]oV\\§Ä¡pw Ahkm\\apïmIpsa¶pw Hcp \\à Imew \\ap¡mbn ssZhw Hcp¡nbn«psï¶ {]XymibmWv PohnX {]XnkÔnIfn \\s½ ap³ t]m«v \\bn¡p¶Xv. GXv {]Xo£bä t\\c¯pw {]Xymi \\ap¡v Icp¯v ]Icp¶p. acWs¯ IogS¡n- bXneqsS Cutim \\ap¡v ImWn¨p Xcp¶Xv acWw PohnX¯nsâ Ahkm\\aÃ; adn¨v {Inkv{Xob PohnX¯nsâ ]qÀ®Xbnte¡pff ASp¯ Nhn«p]SnbmWv F¶s{X. AXncpIfnÃm¯ ssZhkvt\\ lw kzÀ¤¯n A\\p`hn¡phm\\pÅ bm{XbpsS Bcw`amWXv. ]oVm\\p`h kvacWIfn F¶pw \\ndªp \\nev¡p¶Xv shÅnbmgvN sshIpt¶cw Iq«pImtcm sSm¯v {Kma¯nsâ XneIIpdnbmb CShI ]Ånbn Ipcninsâ hgnbn ]s¦Sp¡phm\\pÅ apS§msXbpÅ ImÂ\\mS bm{XbmWv. kulrZ§Ä ]¦n«v, hnja§fnepw ZpxJ§fnepw kamizm- ktaIn ]ckv]cw Xm§pw XWepambn bYmÀ° ]oVm\\p`h¯nsâ A\\p`hw a\\Ênem¡nbpÅ R§fpsS bm{X. Gähpw AhnkvacWnbamb A\\p`hw \\mev]Xmw shÅngmbvN ]peÀs¨ IpSpw _mK§tfmsSm¸w ImÂ\\Sbmbn IntemaoädpItfmfw Xmïn R§fpsS {Kma¯n \\n¶pw Ipcn ipae ]Ånbmb Adp\\qänawKew ]Ånbn ae Ibdn Ipcninsâ hgnbn ]s¦Sp¡p¶ A\\p`ham- Wv. Ccp«n ZpÀLSamb hgnIfn shfn¨taIn hgnIm«nbmbn R§sf \\bn¨ncp¶Xv BImi hoYnI fn Pzen¨p \\n¶ \\£{X§fmbncp¶p; {]XymibpsS \\£{X§Ä! Dbns¯gpt¶ev¡s¸« tbiphnsâ A\\p{Klw \\½psS kaql¯nepw temIsa¼mSpw DïmI s«sb¶v {]mÀ°n¡pIbpw DbnÀ¸nsâ awKf§Ä GhÀ¡pw t\\cpIbpw sN¿p¶p. DAYS TO REMEMBER Aaron Gibin 3rd Happy Birthday May 1 : Mass schedule changes (Please find the details in page # 27) (31 March 2022) May 6 : Adoration 9 am to 7 pm May 7 : Bible Kalolsavam - part 1 May 14 : Bible Kalolsavam - part 2 May 28 : Mathruvedy- Marianvalley pilgrimage May 28 : Altar Servers’ National Conference June 3 : Adoration 9 am to 7 pm June 19 : Catechism First Term Examination June 25-27 : Faith Fest- Grades 9-12 July 1-3 : Parish Feast July 8-10 : Faith Fest- Grades 5 - 8 Sept 25 : Ist Holy Communion 24

MISSION almIhn Ipamc\\mimsâ \"IcpW' F¶ at\\mlcamb Roy Mathew Imhy¯n hmkhZ¯sb¶ kpµcnbmb \\À¯ Xpd¶p XcnI, Rm³ h¶Xp \\n§Ä¡p thïnbmWv. \\ap¡p Ahs\\ Isï¯mw. ]s£ sIm«mc§fnse In¡p _p²injy\\mb D]Kp]vXt\\mSp CjvSw kpioXfnabn \\n¶pw Cd§n Cu IjvSs¸Sp¶h- cpsS CSbntebv¡p \\½fpw sNÃWw. aZÀ sXtck tXm¶p¶p. AhÄ¡p hnjbkpJ§Ä XnI¨pw ]dªXpt]mse AhcnseÃmw IÀ¯mhnsâ Xncp apJw ZÀin¡m³ km[n¡Ww. A\\p`hn¡Ww. CXp tNmc¯nf¸nsâ Ifn \\ap¡p Hcp ]s£ Hcp aZÀ sXtcktbm, ^mZÀ bmW¶pw, asämchkc¯n hcmw F¶pw Umanb³ H¶pw AIm³ ]änÃbncn¡mw. ]s£, A®mdI®\\pw X¶membXp F¶p ]dªXp ]dªp At±lw B ZpÀL«¯n \\n¶pw t]mse, \\½p¡pw \\½fm Ignbp¶ sNdnb klm- b§Ä AÀlXs¸«hÀ¡p \\ÂIm³ IgnbWw. Hgnªp amdn. Imew Ipsd Ignªp. Hcp DZmlcW¯n\\p kväpUâkv hnkbn h¶p tPmenbnÃmsX, Xmak kuIcy§fnÃmsX, hml\\ sIme]mXIIpä¯n\\p in£bmbn ssIImepIÄ kuIcy§fnÃmsX IjvSs¸Sp¶hÀ \\½psS Npän \\papïv. AkpJ§Ä aqew tPmen sN¿m³ ]äm¯ apdn¡s¸«p, FÃmhcmepw shdp¡s¸«p \\Kc¯n\\p hcpïmImw. \\½psS sNdnb klmbw PohnXw hgnap«n \\n¡p¶hÀ¡p henb Bizmkambncn¡pw. ]pd¯pÅ ivaim\\¯n hmkhZ¯ Dt]£n¡ A§ns\\ \\ap¡pw IÀ¯mhnsâ ssIIfmImw. C§s\\bpÅ Imcy§Ä \\½psS Ip«nIÄ ImWs«; s¸«p. FÃmhcmepw Dt]£n¡s¸«p InS¶ A§s\\ Ahcpw \\à Hcp ss{IkvXh\\mIm\\pÅ _me]mT§Ä \\½psS {]hÀ¯nIfneqsS ]Tn¡s«. Ahsf B _p²injy³ IcpWm]qÀÆw h¶p sshZnIscbpw k\\ykvXscbpw _lpam\\n¡pIbpw XtemSn. AhÄ tNmZn¨p: \"temIw apgph³ Fsâ BZcn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶Xv \\½psS Ip«nIÄ Iïp ]Tn¡s«. adn¨p Ahsc Bhiy¯n\\pw A\\mh kuµcy¯nsâ ]ndsI HmSnbt¸mÄ A§s¶ iy¯n\\pw hnaÀin¡pIbpw tkmjy aoUnb bneqsS tXtPmh[w sN¿pIbpw sNbpt¼mÄ, Dt]£n¨p, C¶p AwK`wKw h¶Xpw ]pgp Acn- \\½psS Ip«nIfn k`bvs¡Xnsc hntZzjw \\½Ä Xs¶ Ip¯nshbv¡pIbmWp sN¿p¶Xv. bv¡p¶Xpamb Cu amwk]nÞw ImWphm³ \\msf AhÀ sXämb PohnXhgn tXSn t]mbm \\½Ä kzbw Ipäs¸Sp¯pIsb XcapÅp. \\½Ä A§p F´n\\p h¶p?' AXn\\p At±lw ]dª adp aäpÅhtcmSp acymZ ]men¡pIbpw, AhtcmSp am \\yXtbmSpw, BZcthmSpw IqSn s]cpamdpIbpw ]Sn {it²bamWp. \"AÃtbm ktlmZcn, FÃmw sN¿p¶Xp \\½psS Ipªp§Ä ImWs«. AXn\\pÅ thZnIfmIs« \\½psS Iq«mbvaIfpw `h\\§fpw. ImWphm\\pw Adnbphm\\pw Ignbp¶ Hcphsâ ap³ Atacn¡³ {]knUâmbncp¶ tPm¬ F^v sI¶Un ]n \\n\\s¡m¶pw \\jvSs¸«n«nà F¶pw Rm³ Hcp {]kwK¯n C{]Imcw ]dªp: \"Atacn¡ \\n§Ä¡p F´p sNbXp F¶Xn\\p ]Icw, \\n§Ä \\ns¶ kvt\\ln¡p¶pï¶pw a\\knem¡pI.' Atacn¡bv¡p F´p sNbXp F¶p Nn´n¡Ww'. \\½fpw \\½psS Bhiy§Ä¡p am{Xw ssZhs¯ \\½psS ap³]nepw cïp XncsªSp¸pïv: H¶v, kao]n¨XpsImïp ImcyanÃ. kzmÀ°XbpsS Ip¸mbw AWnbmsX, ssZhw Cu {]]©s¯ ]cn ImcpWyhpw kvt\\lhpw ad¶psImïp e£y ]men¡p¶Xnsâ `mKamIm³ \\ap¡p IgnbWw, k` bpsS hfÀ¨bv¡p thïn tPmen sN¿m³ \\½Ä X¿m t_m[anÃmsX, `uXnI t\\«§fpsSbpw euInI dmIWw. \\½psS Ip«nIÄ IÀ¯mhnsâ ssIIfm bn«p hfcs«. A§ns\\ \\½psS Ipªp§fneqsS XrjvWIfpsSbpw ]ndsI NcSp s]m«nb ]«w t]mse temIw Cutimsb ImWs«. AÔImc¯n sh fn¨ambn AhÀ ]cnekn¡s«. IÀ¯mhnsâ iIvX- Hcp bm{X. adn¨p tUm. Fkv. cm[mIrjvW³ ]dªXp amb Ic¯n³ Iogn XmgvatbmsS \\n¶psImïp \\½psS PohnXw AhÀ¡p amXrIbm¡mw. t]mse; \"PohnX¯nsâ clkyw, kÀ¤mßIamb XymKamWp. Cu XXz¯nsâ {]Xncq]amWp Ipcnip.' XymK¯nsâ IpcnipsaSp¯p, _enbà IcpWbmsW\\n¡mhiyw, kvt\\lambncn¡s« \\n§fpsS e£yw F¶ ss__nÄ hN\\§fpsS D¶Xaqey§sf DbÀ¯n¸nSn¨psImïp \\ap¡pw IÀ¯mhnt\\msSm¯p bm{X sN¿mw. XncsªSp¸p \\½ptSXmWp; XnctbïXp IÀ¯mhns\\bpw. CubnsS acnb³ hmen kµÀin¨t¸mÄ AhnsS cïp I¿pw CÃm¯ CutimbpsS Hcp {]Xna Iïp. AXn\\p Xmsg FgpXnbncn¡p¶ at\\mlcamb, lrZb¯ntebv¡p Bgv¶nd§p¶ hcnIÄ C§s\\ bmbncp¶p: ‘I don't have hands but yours' IÀ¯mhnsâ ssIIÄ BIp¶nS¯mWp PohnX¯nsâ {]kIvXn IpSnsImÅp¶Xv. A²zm\\n¡p¶hcpw `mcw Npa¡p¶hcpw FhnsS bptïm, A\\mYcpw ]mÀizhXvIcn¡s¸«hcpw FhnsSbptïm, `£W¯n\\pthïn k{vXoIÄ FhnsS hn¡¸Sp¶ptïm, XWp¸pamäm\\pÅ h{kvXhpw {]mYanI hnZym`ymkw t]mepw \\ntj[n ¡s¸« Ip«nIÄ FhnsSbptïm, AhnsSsbÃmw tbip hmXnen ap«n ]dbpw, F\\n¡p hmXn 25

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St Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Parish Brisbane South MASS SCHEDULE from 1st May 2022 Eucharistic Adoration First Friday of every month. Sunday : 8:00 am, 10.40am Time : 09: 00am -07:00pm Monday : 9:00am Evangelization Ministry Eucharistic Adoration & Prayers Tuesday : 9:00am Every Friday (Time : 8:00pm -9:00pm) Wednesday : 9:00am Nurses Ministry Thursday : 9:00am Monthly Prayer with Rosary & Adoration First Sunday of every month. Friday : 7:00 pm Time : 09: 30am -10:20am (After 8:00am Mass) Saturday : 9:00 am Catechism Classes : Sunday 09:30am - 10:30am Malayalam Classes : Sunday 11.45am – 12.45pm Ist Holy Communion Class: Sunday 11.45am – 12.45pm Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Santhom Insights or its editors. Information contained in our magazines have been obtained by the editorial team from sources believed to be reliable and original. This publication is for private circulation only. The Editorial Council wishes to give all the glory to God. If you would like to send us your creative suggestions, feedback, write-ups or personal and commercial advertisements please email : [email protected] For Advertisements : Mr. Judin Jose (0401 584 026) For General Enquiries : Mr. Sebastian Anthikattu (0470 329 284) Visit Our Parish Website : syromalabarbrisbanesouth.org.au 27