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SYRO MALABAR CATHEDRALAnnouncements from Vicar1. Carol will begin on 27th Nov. The money collected will go to the capital fund.2. Today we celebrate the feast of St. Kuriakose of Chavara and St. Euphrasia at 11:00 AM mass3. Ward President, Secretary and other officials are to be elected by this month4. Marriage preparation course - Chicago from Nov 28th - 30th - New York from Dec 5th - 7th.5. No CCD classes on November 30, 2014: Thanksgiving weekend.6. SMYO will be hosting the Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday, November 29th @ 6:00 PM7. CML is arranging a trip to Winter Wonder fest on Saturday, January 3rd from 9 AM till 6 PM8. There will not be ward prayer meetings during the month of December.Instead, as usual, we shall have the ward-based Bible Quiz based on Acts of the Apostles.9. Congratulations to our youth group, Syro-Malabar Warriors who won the Ecumenicalbasketball tournament for the 7th time in a rowMass Schedule5000 St. Charles Rd., Bellwood IL 60104 Tel: (708) 544-7250 Fax: (708) 544-5890www.smchicago.org, news2smc@gmail.comMAR THOMA SLEEHASUNDAY8:00 AM HOLY MASS - MALAYALAM9:30 AM HOLY MASS - ENGLISH11:00 AM HOLY MASS - MALAYALAM5:30 PM HOLY MASS - MALAYALAMWEEKDAYS & SATURDAY8:30 AM : HOLY MASS - MALAYALAMSeason of Dedication of the ChurchVicar: Rev. Fr. Augustine PalackaparambilAsst. Vicar: Rev. Fr. Roy MoolechalilFRIDAY7:00 PM : HOLY MASSON FIRST FRIDAYS7:00 PM : HOLY MASS8:00 PM : ADORATION and NIGHT VIGILSATURDAY9:45AM-10:30 AM :CONFESSION11/23/2014Sunday Collection for 11/16: 7179.00Trustees: Manish JosephJohn KoolaEmmanuel Kurian Cyric Thattarettu

Bible Reading for Nov 30th - Lk 1: 5-25 The birth of John the Baptist foretold.5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabethwas also a descendant of Aaron. 6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.7 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old. 8 Once when Zechariah’s division was onduty and he was serving as priest before God, 9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of theLord and burn incense. 10 And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside. 11 Then anangel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. 12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and wasgripped with fear. 13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,and you are to call him John. 14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, 15 for he will be great in the sightof the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. 16 He will bring backmany of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of theparents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” 19 The angel said to him, “I amGabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. 20 And now you will be silent andnot able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.” 21 Meanwhile,the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple. 22 When he came out, he could not speak to them.They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak. 23 When his time of servicewas completed, he returned home. 24 After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. 25 “The Lord hasdone this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”Obituary - Rappai KarerakattilRappai Karerakattil, father of Toby Karerakattil fromour parish passed away on November 18th in Kerala.He was 79 years old and hails from Chittoor inThodupuzha. Please pray for the departed soul.Womens Forum - Bake SaleThe last day of Womens forum food/ bake sale istoday. Please support them as it is a fundraise eventfor their upcoming activities.November Prayer MeeetingsWard: St. Mary'sResi: Roy and Anneyamma ThomasAddr: 25 Inner Circle Dr.,Des Plaines,IL 60016Date: Wednesday, November 26th, 2014 @ 7:00 PMPhone: 708-691-1500Ward: NapervilleResi: Joseph and Ligi KarimkuttiyilAddr: 2112 Whitehorn Dr, Aurora, ILDate: Friday, November 28th, 2014 @ 7:00 PMPhone: 630-585-6704Ward: St. Jude (Skokie)Resi: Francis and Sheeba VadakkeveeduAddr: 8216 Central Park Ave, Skokie, ILWhen: Saturday, November 29th,2014Phone: 847-763-9433, 847-219-4897December Prayer MeeetingsThere will not be ward prayer meetings during themonth of December. Instead, as usual, we shall havethe ward-based Bible Quiz based on Acts of theApostles. Quizzes will be available from your wardPresidents/ Representatives, or from any one of theMalpans by Sunday November 30. Finished quizzesmay be returned to the Rectory no later thanSunday, December 21st before 1 PM.CCD News No CCD classes on November 30, 204:Thanksgiving weekend. Faith creations day, December 07, 2014.Please encourage your child to showcasetheir talents in art, to write poems andstories, ability to create dioramas etc.All their creations will be displayed inthe parish hall on that day. Contact yourchild’s class teacher for details Annual service day is on Saturday:December 20, 2014. Various volunteeringopportunities are arranged for children.Please check with your child’s classteacher for details.CML Winter WonderfestCML will be going on their annual field trip toWinter Wonderfest on Saturday, January 3rd from9 AM till 6 PM. The fee will be 30 to cover a fullmeal, bus transportation, and the activity wristband.There are four new attractions this year! Come checkit out with us!Joseph Alumparampil - (708) 915-9205Dina Puthenpurakal - (630) 777-64242

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MAR THOMA SLEEHA SYRO MALABAR CATHEDRAL 2 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; 5 his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. 6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.