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Our Prayer Fellowship Timetables for  Passion week and Holy Qurbana

1. Palm Sunday  Qurbana  17.04.2011
Place:   Zürich, St. Martin Church, Am Wasser 11, 8903 Birmensdorf
Time:    5 pm
For more details contact: Mrs Suja John 044 734 64 38 and Mr. Varghese Chittazhathu, 052 223 22 94

2. Holy Monday Sandhyanamaskaram 18.04.2011
Place:   Geneva, Sajan`s Residence chemin du Pré-Roset 7, 1294 Genthod/GE, 022 340 78 52
Time:    7 pm

3. Holy Tuesday Sandhyanamaskaram 19.04.2011
Place:   Basel, Mr. Philip Perumpankuzhy's Residence, Bärenfelsweg 8, 4202 Duggingen/BL, 061 411 61 23
Time:    7 pm

4. Holy Wednesday Sandhyanamaskaram 20.04.2011
Place:   Bern, Mr. Kunjumon Charuvila's Residence, Dorfstr. 14c, 2563 Ipsach/BE, 032 341 00 82
Time:    7 pm

5. Holy (Maundy) Thursday Qurbana 21.04.2011
Place:   Olten, St. Peters and Paul Kirche, Kirchrain 4, 4657 Starrkirch-Wil
Time:     7 pm
For more details contact: Mr. Thomas Kovoor, Tel 062 398 12 23

6. Good Friday 22.04.2011
Place:   Solothurn, St. Marien (Parish hall), Allmendstrasse 60, 4500 Solothurn
Time:    10 am
For more details contact: Mr. Sunny Joseph, Tel 031 971 82 51, 078 948 43 26

7. Easter Sunday 24.04.2011
Place:   Zürich, St. Michael Church, Suracherstr.5, 8142 Uitikon
Time:    10:30 am
For more details contact Mr. Varghese Chittazhathu, Tel 052 223 22 94

 
Lectionary for year 2011 PDF Print E-mail

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JANUARY

 

Date

Lessons

Epistle-Gospels 

Evening 

2 Sunday

Gospel for All (Out side Kerala Mission)


lsa.61:l-ll

2Tim.2:l-10

Eph. 5:1-14


Acts. 20:17-26

St.Mat.l6:9-18

Rom.l3:8-14

9 Sunday

Temperance Day - “Experience of New Life”


Dan. 1:1-13

Rom. 13:8-14

Prov. 23:19-34


Rev.3:l-6

St. John. 15:1-8

l Cor.3:10-23

16 Sunday

Faith that transcends “Prosperity Gospel”


Gen.13:l-18

Phil. 3:7-16

Eccl. 2:1-11


1Tim. 6:3-12

St.Mark. 10:17-22

1Tim.6:17-22

23 Sunday

Ecumenism Sunday


Isa.60:1-9

Eph.4:1-8

Ps..85


Rev.7:9-17

St.John.17:20-26

St.Luke.5:4-11

30 Sunday

The Creation which ‘God has seen Good’


Gen. 1:26-31

Col.1:15-23

Ps. 8


Rev. 21:1-17

St. Luke. 12:22-31

Rom.8:18-25

FEBRUARY

 

Date 

Lessons 

Epistle-Gospels 

Evening 

6 Sunday 

“Jesus the Healer” (Medical Mission Sunday) 


2Kings.5:l-14 

Jam. 5:13-18 

Deut. 10:12-22 


Acts. 3:1-10 

St.Mark. 7:31-37 

St.Mark. 5:25-34 

13 Sunday 

“Repent and Return” (Beginning of 116th Maramon Convention) 


Gen.4:1-15 

Rom.15:1-9 

Ps.32 


Jam.l-.l9-27 

St. Mat. 5:43-48 

1Pet. 4:1-6 

20 Sunday 

God’s pain about the people to be saved (End of Maramon Convention) 


Isa. 44:21-28 

2 Cor.2:12-18 

Ps.85 


Acts. 20:17-28 

St.Mat. 9:9-13 

Heb. 10:19-25 

27 Sunday 

‘God’s Redeeming Love’ 


Jer. 18:1-10 

Eph.2:1-10 

Hos.6:1-11 


Phile. 8-22 

St.John. 3:16-21 

Rom. 8:1-11 

MARCH

 

Date 

Lessons 

Epistle-Gospels 

Evening 

6 Sunday 

Beginning of Great Lent - “Lent: Transformation and Renewal” 


Isa. 58:1-10 

Col.3:1-11 

Ps.51 


2Cor.5:11-21 

St.John. 2:1-11 

Hos.6:1-11 

13 Sunday 

Cleansing Lord (2nd Sunday in Lent) 


Isa.6:1-8 

1John.1:5-10 

Exo. 4:1-9 


Heb.10:1-10 

St.Mark.1:40-45 

St.Mat.8:1-13 

20 Sunday 

Illumination of Faith (3rd Sunday in Lent) 


1Kings.17:17-24 

Col. 1:1-14 

Heb. 1:1-11 


Acts. 9:26-35 

St.Mark. 2:1-12 

Acts. 12:11-23 

27 Sunday 

‘Lord who listen to the Cry’ (4th Sunday in Lent) 


Joel.2:12-20 

Phil.4:4-9 

Ps.96 


Acts.10:34-48 

St.Mat.15:21-28 

Acts.13:44-52 

APRIL

 

Date 

Lessons 

Epistle-Gospels 

Evening 

3 Sunday 

“Jesus who values the Human Person” 


Isa.51:1-6 

Rom.8:31-39 

Ps.44 


Gal.5.13-24 

St.Luke.13:10-17 

St.Mat.12:1-8 

10 Sunday 

“Faith Proclamation which transcends barriers” 


Isa.42:1-9 

2Cor.4:1-12 

Ps.73 


Acts.11.19-26 

St.Mark.10:46-52 

St.John.1:29-34 

17 Sunday 

Hosana (Palm Sunday) “Coming of the Saviour” 


Zec.9:9-12 

Eph.1:3-10 

Dan.9:24-26 


Heb.5.1-10 

St.Mark.11:1-11 

Phil.2:5-11 

18 Monday 

Passion Week 


Lev.2:1-16 

Isa.63:7-19 


Acts.13:26-43 

Heb.2:1-18 


St.Mat.21:23-46 

St.Mat.22:1-14 

St.Mat.22:15-23 

19 Tuesday 


Isa.52:1-15 

Num.21:1-16 


Acts.13:44-52 

Eph.2:1-10 


St.Mat.22:34-23:12 

St.Mat.23:13-22 

St.Mat.24:1-28 

20 Wednesday 


Lev.16:1-28 


Isa.28:14-29 

1John.4:7-20 


Col.1:9-22 

1Cor.5:1-8 


St.Mat.24:29-51 

St.Mat.25:1-13 

St.John.6:60-70 

21 Passover Thursday 

Holy Qurbana:- The Remembrance of Salvation 


Exo.12:1-17 


Gen.22:1-14 


Heb.9:1-15 


Heb.5:1-14 


St.Mat.26:1-16 

St.Mat.26:17-30 

1Cor.11:23-34 




St.Mat.26:31-46 

22 Good Friday 

Salvation through Jesus Christ 


First Service


Second Service


Isa.53:1-12 


Zech.13:1-9 


1Pet.1:1-25 


Gal.3:1-22 


St.Mat.26:47-75 


St.Mat.27:1-44 

Third Service  


Evening Service 


Num.21:1-9 


Dan.2:26-45 


Heb.3:1-19  


2Thes.2:1-12 


St.Mat.27:45-56 


St.Mat.27:57-61 

23 Holy Saturday 



Ezek.37:1-14 


Rom.6:1-11 


1Pet.3:17-22 


St.Mat.27:62-66 

24 Sunday 

Resurrection : Celebration of Life (Easter Sunday) 


2Kings.4:27-37 

1Cor.15:42-58 

Dan.12:1-13 


1Cor.15:12-20 

St.John.20:1-18 

Acts.2:29-36 

MAY

 

Date 

Lessons 

Epistle-Gospels 

Evening 

1 Sunday 

New Sunday - Christ’s appearance to Apostle Thomas  


Exo.3:7-15 

1Tim.2:1-7 

Ps.93 


1Pet.1:1-9  

St.John.20:24-29 

Heb.6:9-20 

8 Sunday 

“Live in the Risen Lord” (St. John the Apostle’s Day) 


Eze.37:1-14 

Rom.6:1-14 

Ps.27 


Col.3:1-11 

St.John.21:10-14 

Heb.13:7-14 

15 Sunday 

“Jesus who walks with us during Crisis” 


Josh.1:1-9 

2Cor.12:1-10 

Ps.91 


1John.3:1-12 

St.Luke.24:13-35 

Acts.1:1-11 

22 Sunday  

“With Psalms and Hymns” -Sacred Music Sunday 


1Sam.2:1-11 

Eph.5:15-21 

Ps.136 


Rev.4:1-11 

St.Luke.1:46-55 

Phil.4:4-9 

29 Sunday 

“Jesus the Resurrection and Life” 


1Kings.17:13-24 

1Thess.4:13-18 

Ps.16 


1Cor.15:50-58 

St.John.11:17-25 

St.John.6:52-59 

JUNE

 

Date 

lessons 

Epist1e-Gospels 

Evening 

5 Sunday 

Wisdom and Knowledge - The Gift of God 


Students Day 


Prov.2:1-12 

Rom.11:25-36 

Ps.119:9-16 


Jam.3:13-18 

St.Luke.2:41-52 

1Cor.1:13-25 

12 Sunday 

Pentecost: Holy Spirit who renews the whole Creation 


Joel.2:28-32 

Eph.4:17-24 

Ps.42 


Acts.2:1-13 

St.John.16:7-15 

Gal.5:16-24 

19 Sunday 

Trinity Sunday (2nd Sunday after Pentecost) 


Gen.18:1-15 

1John.5:1-12 

2 Cor.13:1-14 


Eph.2:11-22  

St.Mat.3:13-17 

St.Mat.28:18-20 

26 Sunday 

Discipleship - “Call to take up the Cross” 


2Kings.2:1-15 

Phil.2:12-18 

Ps.46 


1Pet.4:12-19 

St.Luke.14:25-33 

2Tim.2:14-20 

JULY

 

Date 

Lessons 

Epistle-Gospels 

Evening 

3 Sunday 

St. Thomas the Apostle’s Day: “My Lord and My God” 


Isa. 52:7-15 

1Thess.1:2-9 

Ps.2 


2Tim. 3:10-17 

St.John. 20:24-29 

2Pet.3:14-18 

10 Sunday  

‘Priest: Minister of the Word’(5th Sunday after Pentecost) 


Jer.1:l-12 

Rom. 15:14-19 

Ps. 119:57-64 


2Tim.4:1-18 

St.Luke.4:14-22 

St.Mark. 6:6-13 

17 Sunday 

People of God : Royal Priesthood 


1Sam.3:l-14 

Heb. 4:12-16 

Ps.45 


1Pet.2:1-10 

St. John. 13:12-20 

1Cor.11:l-12 

24 Sunday 

‘Grace that receive through the Sacraments 


Deut. 6:4-25 

Rom. 6:1-11 

1Cor.11:17-24 


Eph.1:1-12 

St.John. 6:52-58 

St.Luke.22:l4-2l 

31 Sunday 

‘Anointing the Sick - Healing of the Body Mind and Spirit 


2Kings.20:1-1 

1 Jam.5:13-19 

Ps.103 


Acts.4:5-12 

St.Mat.10:1-10 

Rev.22:l-7 

AUGUST

 

Date 

Lessons 

Epistle-Gospels 

Evening 

7 Sunday 

Reformation - Call for Mission (Mission Sunday) 


Josh.24:14-25 

Rom.1:8-17 

Phil.3:7-15 


Rev.3:14-22 

St.Luke.24:44-49 

Heb.10:26-39 

14 Sunday 

Reformation Day - Living According to the Gospel 


2Kings.23:1-11 

Rom.12:1-11 

Ps.112 


1Pet.4:1-11 

St.Luke. 3:1-14 

1Cor.13:1-13 

21 Sunday 

Reformation : Through the Word of God 


2Chr.34:29-33 

1John.2:3-15 

Ps.l 


Heb.8:1-13 

St. Mat.7:24-29 

Rom.6:12-23 

28 Sunday 

Sacrament of Marriage: “What God has Joined together, 


Gen.1:26-31 

Eph.5:21-32 

Ps.128 


Rev.19:1-10  

St.Mark.10:1-9 

St.Mat.19:3-6 

SEPTEMBER

 

Date 

Lessons 

Epistle-Gospels 

Evening 

4 Sunday 

Education-for Self Formation (Education Day) 


Prov.8:1-14 

Col.2:1-7 

1Sam.2:18-21 


Jam.3:13-18 

St.Mark.1:21-28 

1Tim.2:1-8 

11 Sunday 

Evangelization - Co-responsibility of Women 


Sevika Sangham Day  


Prov.31:10-31 

2 Tim:1:1-5 

Ps.98 


Acts. 16:6-15 

St.John.20:11-18 

Phil.4:1-7 

18 Sunday

Care the Aged-Senior Citizens Day


Isa.40:21-31

1John.3:1-10

1Sam.15:10-35


1Tim. 5:1-10

St.Luke.2:25-38

St.Mark.7:6-16

25 Sunday

Baptism: Incorporation into the Body of Christ


Exo.14:15-31

Rom. 6:1-11

Ps. 38


Tit.3:3-8

St.John.3:1-8

Acts.8:9-24

OCTOBER

 

Date

Lessons

Epistle-Gospels

Evening

2 Sunday

Christian witness in a Secular World (MT Voluntary


Dan.3:16-30

1Thess.1:1-9

Ps.100


Acts. 18:24-28

St.Mat.5:10-16

1Cor.9:10 -23

9 Sunday

Solidarity with the differently abled (Day of the differently abled)


2Sam.9:l-13

2Cor. 12:1-10

Prov.l4:13-21


1 Thes. 5: 12-22

St. Mat. 11:1-6

Acts. 9:32-43

16 Sunday

True Spirituality in the Age of Information Technology-


Youth Sunday


Gen. 39:1-10

1Tim. 4:6-16

Ps.148


Phil.3:1-11

St.Mark.10:17-22

2Tim.2:l-13

23 Sunday

Reformation in the Family: (Family Dedication day)


Deu.4:25-32

Eph.3:14-21

Gen.28:l-22


1John. 3:1-12

St.Mat.12:46-50

Acts.18:18-28

30 Sunday

Koodash Eetho - Sanctification of the Church -


Exo.40:1-14

1Cor.3:10-17

St.Mat.16:13-20


Rev.2:12-17

St.Luke.19:45-48

Acts.12:1-11

NOVEMBER

 

Date

Lessons

Epistle-Gospels

Evening

6 Sunday

Hudos Eetho-Renewal of the Church- ‘Nurturing in Faith’-World Sunday School Day


Prov.23:l5-26

Eph.6:l-4

Deut.6:l-5


Heb.12:1-13

St.John.6:1-14

1John.2:7-17

13 Sunday

Festival of Unity of the Communion of Churches in India (CCI) - CNI-CSI-MTC “Unity Through Worship”


Eze. 37:15-23

Acts.2:43-47

Ps.95


Eph.4:l-16

St.John.17:17-24

1Cor.1:1-10

20 Sunday

Annunciation to Zechariah - “Hope to the World”


l Chro.24.-l-19

Heb.5:l-10

Gen.2:8-25


Rev. 8:1 -8

St. Luke. 1:8-23

1 Pet. 5:1-11

27 Sunday

Annunciation to Virgin Mary - “Surrender to the Will of God”


Zech.2:10-11

Gal.4:21-31

Gen.18:1-15


Eph.1:3-14

St. Luke.1:26-38

1John. 3:2-17

DECEMBER

 

Date

Lessons

Epistle-Gospels

Evening

4 Sunday

Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth - ‘Bearers of Good News’


Gen.33:1-17

1 Thes. 3:6-13

Exo.15:1-21


2 Cor. 1:3-11

St. Luke. 1:39-45

1 Pet. 1:8-12

11 Sunday

Birth of John the Baptist (2nd Sunday before Christmas)


Isa.55:6-13

Heb.4:l-13

Gen.21:l-21


Acts. 11:19-26

St. Luke. 1:57-66

Gal. 1:11-17

18 Sunday

Annunciation to Joseph (Sunday before Christmas)


Isa.11:1-10

Rom.1:1-16

Isa.35:l-10


1John.5:1-12

St. Mat. 1:18-23

Heb. 9:11-28

25 Sunday

Yaldo - Birth of Our Saviour (Feast of Nativity)


Isa. 9:1-8

Heb. 1:1-12

Micah. 5:1-9


Gal. 4:1-7

St. Luke. 2:1-14

St. John. 1:1-14

31 Saturday

Year Ending - (Watch Night Service)


“God who is always with us”


Exo.33:12-23

1Pet. 5:6-11


Heb. 13:7-21

St. Luke.12:22-34

Reading Portions for Special Occasions

 

1. Thanksgiving Day for the New Academic Year.


Deut. 6:1-9



1 John. 2:1-16

St. Luke 2:42-52

2. CSI - CNI - Mar Thoma Unity Day


Deut. 30: 1-10

Eph. 2: 11-23


Rom. 12: 3-12

St.Luke. 17:20-26

3. Parish Day.


Isa. 60

Acts. 17: 10-17


Phil. 2: 1-18

St. Luke. 13: 1-9

4. Diocesan Day


Josh. 1:

2 Cor. 5: 11-19


Phil 3: 1-16

St.John. 15:1-13

5.Year Ending - Watch Night


1 Sam 7:5-17

1 Thes. 5: 1-11

Heb: 2

St. Luke. 13:1-19

6. Harvest Festival.


Deut. 26: 1-11

Phil. 4: 10 -20


2 Cor. 9:1-9

St.Mat. 7:7-12

7. Choir Day


1 Sam. 21: 10 - 22: 5

Col. 3: 10-17


Acts. 16: 19-34

St.Luke. 1:46-55

8. Senior Citizens Day.


Gen. 32:22-32

Rom. 3:26-30


2 Tim. 4:1-8

St.Luke. 2:21-38

9. Birthday


Gen. 47: 1-10


Ps. 103: 1-12

St. Mat. 6: 25-34

10. Wedding Anniversary.


Eph. 5: 22-33

John. 2:1-11


St.Mat. 19:5-12

11. Journey.


Ps. 121, 141, 144.

St. Mark. 6:7-13

12. Discouragements, Failures,


Ps. 23, 40, 73.

Rom. 8

13. Disease, Struggle in Life.


Ps. 5, 32, 33, 51, 91, 102, 129, 142.

14. Serious Loss or Painful Situations


Rom. 8,

2 Tim. 3.

15. Joy, Victory


Ps. 103, 106

St.Luke. 15

16. Assuming New Office.


Josh. 1,

Exo. 3: 1-16

17. Bereavement.


Gen. 50, Ps. 90, 91. Isa. 40. St. Mat. 25


St. John. 11, 15, 16.


Rom.5, 1 Cor. 15: 1-10


1 Thes. 4: 13-18, 5:1-22, Heb. 11, 12


Col. 3: 1-10, Rev. 21: 1-7

18. Ordination.


Gen. 12:1-8

Lam. 3:28-32


Acts. 2:16-21

1 Tim. 3:8-16


St. John. 12: 24-36. 14: 1-13


19. Laying Foundations Stone for a Church Building.


Gen. 28: 10-22

1 Pet. 2: 1-10


Eph. 2: 11-22


20. Dedication of Church Building.


Acts. 7: 44-54

Heb. 8:1-9

 
Website is back Online PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 05 January 2011 12:37

Dear Friends

For past few weeks our website was unavailable (thanks to Jean for pointing this out) due to some hacked/corrupted files. After some long procedures I could retrieve the data and the site is online now. Some pages or functionalities might not be fully operational, but I'm working on it.

Sorry for the inconveniene caused and thanks for the patience and support.

Yours
Webmaster

 
Easter Week Services Overview PDF Print E-mail

Dear Parishioners,

Please find below the details of our Easter week services.

  • Mon, 29 Mar '10 - 6.00pm (Sandya Namaskaram)  Mr. Perumpankuzhy Philip Resi: Bärenfelsweg 8,  4202 Duggingen, Basel.
  • Tue, 30 Mar '10 - 6.00pm (Sandya Namaskaram) Mr. Ommen varghese Resi: Baslerstrasse 219, 4632 Trimbach, Olten.
  • Wed, 31 Mar '10 - 6.00pm (Sandya Namaskaram) Mr. Chittazhathu Varghese Mathew (Sunny) Resi: Haltenrebenstr 43, 8408 Winterthur.
  • Thu, 1 Apr '10 - 6.00 pm (Maundy Thursday) Holy Kurbana Mr. Oommen varghese Resi: Baslerstrasse 219, 4632 Trimbach, Olten.
  • Fri, 2 April '10 - 10.00 am (Good Friday) Hall of Reformierte Kirche, Rosenberg, Bettenstrasse 3, 8400 Winterthur.
  • Sunday, 4 April '10 - 10.30am (Easter) St. Michael Kirche, Suracherstrasse 5, 8142 Uitikon Waldegg-Zürich.

Request your prayerful participation in these services.

Yours Sincerely,
Cherian Koshy

Secretary
Switzerland Mar Thoma Congregation
+41 76 4820006

 
Diocesan Thirumeni’s Episcopal Visit Report PDF Print E-mail

Click here to download the report of Diocesan Thirumeni’s Episcopal Visit to the Mar Thoma Congregation, Switzerland, in PDF.