edition 68 - news letter june 2014

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MESSA

GE

THE MAR THOMA PARISH PERTH

PARISH MESSENGERVolume 68 / JUNE 2014

LOV I N G GOD

WITH OUR MIND

The greatest part of

Professors nowadays

takes up their time incontracting guilt and

asking for pardon, and

yet are not much the

better. Whereas, if they

had but the grace to add

to their faith, virtue, etc.,

they might have more

peace, live better lives

and not have their headsso often in a bag, as they

have (Kepler 1952)

An outspoken individual,

Daniel Webster said,

Education can make us

in to c lever dev i l s .

Bunyan would have

agreed. Of keen mindand good judgment, he

seemed to be unduly

suspicious of formal

education. He read few

books, and justified his

ignorance because it

permitted the Spirit to

work unhindered.

There is an old story

about an airline pilot that

goes like this: after the

plane had gone through

a terrible storm the pilot

said to the passengers,

Im sorry about therough ride, but there

wasnt much I could

about it. I think we are

through the worst of it,

although there are still a

few problems. We have

lost our navigational

equipment. It appears

that we are lost, but Iwant you to know that we

are making good time.

It appears that we are

lost, but we are making

good time, could well be

epitaph of our century.

Clever devils are more

concerned with ends

than with the means to

end. The first question is

not Is this the right thing

to do? but rather Is this

going to be effective?

This provokes the need

for education to produce

wise saints not cleverdevils.

Of course we are not

saved by our education.

B u t n e i t h e r d o e s

s a l v a t i o n p l a c e a

premium on ignorance.

To the woman of SamariaChrist said, You worship

w h a t y o u d o n o t

know (John 4: 22). Too

many of us are in that

p red i cament t oday ,

fumbling and groping in a

kind of theological fog

w i t h i n a c c u r a t e

compasses making usvulnerable to clever

devils.

The great commandment

reminds us to not only

love God with our whole

heart and soul, but also

with our mind.

(Read Matthew 22: 34-40

and Ephesians 4: 11-15)

May our good God bless

you all,

With prayerful regards,

Mothy Achen

PARISH MESSENGER www.perthmarthoma.org.au 0426 283 829


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MEETIN

GS


M OT H ER 'S 7 0 T H

BIRTHDAY

Three sons left home, started

careers and prospered. Gettingback together, they discussed

the gifts that they were able to

give their elderly mother for her

70th birthday.

The first said, "I built a big

house for Mom."

The second said, "I sent her a

Mercedes with a driver."

The third smiled and said, "I've

got you both beat. You know

how Mom enjoys the Bible and

you know she can't see very

well. I sent her a brown parrot

that can recite he entire Bible.

I t took 20 monks in a

monastery 12 years to teach

him. I had to ledge to contribute

$100,000 a year for 10 years,

but it was worth it. Mom just

has to name the chapter and

verse and the parrot will recite

it."

Soon thereafter, Mom sent out

letters of thanks:

She wrote to the first son,

"Milton, the house you built is

not practical. I live in only one

room, but I have to heat, cool,

and clean the whole house."

She wrote to the second son,"Marvin, I am too old to travel. I

stay home all the time, so I

never use the Mercedes. And

the driver is so rude!"

She wrote the third son,

"Dearest Melvin, you were the

only son to have the good

sense to know what your

mother likes. The chicken was

delicious."


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MINIST

RIES


YOUTH FELLOWSHIP

Youth Fellowship meets fourth Saturdays of every month at 04:00pm at

the residence of a parish member.

Encourage all youngsters of our parish to participate in the activities of theYouth Fellowship. For further details, please contact Mr Davis Mathews

([email protected]).

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Regular Sunday School on all Sundays before the Holy Communion

Service. Contact: Mr Ninan Thomas or Mrs Sonia Joseph for further

details ([email protected]).

EDAVAKA MISSION

Edavaka Mission meets at the residence of a parish member every

month. For further details, please contact Mr Reji Mathew.

PARISH CHOIR

Parish Choir meets for practice every Sunday after the Holy CommunionService at Murdoch Worship Centre. For further details please contact Mr.

Ginsu Ninan ([email protected]).

SENIOR CITIZENS FELLOWSHIP

Senior Citizens Fellowship meets fourth Saturdays of every month at

12:00pm at the residence of a parish member. For further details, please

contact Mr Retnarajan.

SEVIKA SANGHAM

Sevika Sangham meets once every two month at the residence of a

parish member.

Encourage all women in our parish to participate in the activities of the

Sevika Sangham. For further details, please contact Mrs Mary John

([email protected]).
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