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                                                            Message
                                                            from Achen

                                                            

                                                            Dear Brothers, Sisters and Children,

                                                            

                                                            Greetings in the name of our Lord and
                                                            Savior Jesus Christ. 

                                                            

                                                            In Nehemiah 2:20 we read, "The God of
                                                            heaven will give us success. We his
                                                            servants will start rebuilding." To the
                                                            very outset this is the message we want
                                                            to communicate with you. We strongly
                                                            believe that we are here, not
                                                            accidentally, but by the will of God.
                                                            And the mission in front of us is to
                                                            prepare and mold a community who will
                                                            always uphold the values of the Kingdom
                                                            of God. We praise God for this Tampa St.
                                                            Mark?s Marthoma parish because of its
                                                            towering name among other churches of
                                                            the Diocese. So we believe that the one
                                                            who called us will give us success in
                                                            all activities of the parish and of its
                                                            mission. 

                                                            

                                                            Here we thank God and His Church for
                                                            giving us this opportunity to be with
                                                            you and serve among you, a unique parish
                                                            like this as the first resident Vicar.
                                                            The mission in front of us is possible
                                                            only by the fervent prayer and support
                                                            of you who are brought by the Almighty
                                                            over here. 

                                                            

                                                            Let us thank God for all my predecessors
                                                            who have served diligently in His
                                                            vineyard for your spiritual nourishments
                                                            and of the society. 

                                                            

                                                            This quarter, we have various programs
                                                            like area prayers and Edavaka Mission
                                                            meetings, which will be conducted as per
                                                            new schedule. Here, I request your
                                                            earnest prayer and support to the
                                                            quarterly programs of our parish as well
                                                            as the family conference, clergy
                                                            conference etc of our Diocese and Sabha
                                                            Mandalam meeting. 

                                                            Finally, we thank all our dear members
                                                            for your kind support extended towards
                                                            the needs of Vicar?s office, parsonage,
                                                            etc. We expect the same in the days to
                                                            come. I exhort your wholehearted
                                                            participation in all our church
                                                            activities as well as outreach programs.
                                                            

                                                            

                                                            May God bless you. 

                                                            Yours in His service, 

                                                            Tampa Rev. T. Johnson 

                                                            06/25/2008 (Vicar)