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Welcome to the website of St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Indianapolis, a parish of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India. We have completed sixteen years of existence in this land.

We value our Christian heritage, rich Liturgy, Eucharistic Worship, Sacraments and profound Faith in the Holy Scriptures.....

 

Worship Service

Sunday
    
May 18, 2025

Services

02:00 PM

Holy Communion Service in English

Lectionary Theme: Jesus Christ, the co-traveller (Fourth Sunday after Easter)

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    34. Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

    35. Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled upon it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

    36. Whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on each stage of their journey;

    37. but if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out until the day that it was taken up.

    38. For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, before the eyes of all the house of Israel at each stage of their journey.

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    26. Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.)

    27. So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship

    28. and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

    29. Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to this chariot and join it.”

    30. So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

    31. He replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him.

    32. Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth.

    33. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.”

    34. The eunuch asked Philip, “About whom, may I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?”

    35. Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus.

    36. As they were going along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from being baptized?”

    38. He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

    39. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.

    40. But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he was passing through the region, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

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    4. even though I, too, have reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more:

    5. circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;

    6. as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

    7. Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ.

    8. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

    9. and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith.

    10. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,

    11. if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Pressing toward the Goal

    12. Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.

    13. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

    14. I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.

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    13. Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem,

    14. and talking with each other about all these things that had happened.

    15. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them,

    16. but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

    17. And he said to them, “What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?” They stood still, looking sad.

    18. Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?”

    19. He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,

    20. and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him.

    21. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place.

    22. Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

    23. and when they did not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive.

    24. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him.”

    25. Then he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared!

    26. Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?”

    27. Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.

    28. As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on.

    29. But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them.

    30. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

    31. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight.

    32. They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?”

    33. That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together.

Our Leaders

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Bishop : Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos Episcopa

Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos Episcopa ( Rev. Dr. K.U.Abraham) was born on 16th August 1953 as the son of Kanjirathara KC Uthuppu and Sosamma of Kottayam Manganam St. Peters Mar Thoma Parish. He completed school education from Muttampalam Govt. LP School and Kottayam MT Seminary High School. College education was done in CMS college and Baselios College of Kottayam. Theological study was done in Kottayam Mar Thoma Theological Seminary. He was ordained Semmas on 31st May 1980 and Kaseessa on 28th June 1980. Higher studies was one in Princeston University. He got doctorate from Boston University in Christian Education. He was consecrated as Ramban on 11th February 2005 by Geevarghese Mar Athanasius Thirumeni at Kottayam Jerusalem Mar Thoma Church.

Our Leaders

Vicar : Rev. Kurien Jose

Dearly beloved in Christ, “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” (Ps.34:8) Greetings to all in the name of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. I am indeed very happy that I could address through the ‘Parish News’ once again. We had the World Sunday school Celebration, Christmas Carol rounds, Carol music night and Christmas service.I express my sincere thanks to all our Members, especially the Choir, the Youths, Sunday School Children, Sevika Sangham, Edavaka Mission and all those who participated in the Carol rounds and Carol night. I congratulate each and every one who whole heartedly participated and supported these services.....

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Choir

Music is an integral part of our Malayalam and English worship services and an important element of the congregation’s outreach to the Western Suburbs community.

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Sunday School

TRAIN A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO. AND WHEN HE IS OLD HE WILL NOT TURN FROM IT. PROVERBS 22:6

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Young Family Fellowship

FOR WHERE TWO OR THREE GATHER IN MY NAME, THERE AM I WITH THEM." Matthew 18:20

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Parish Mission

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive

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Women's Fellowship

Mar Thoma Suvishesha Sevika Sanghom is the women's organization of Mar Thoma Church that was established with the purpose of providing

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Youth Fellowship

Our logo “Today’s youth for tomorrow’s world” is our goal and our youths are supporting, synchronizing and partnering with other organizations of our church.

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