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ISSUE 2 JULY 2021

Who was our Father in Faith?

By Aaron Stephen

Saint Thomas is known as our father in faith. St. Thomas brought Christianity to India.
He preached the word of God in India and spread Christianity! At the Last Supper, when

Christ told His disciples that He was going to prepare a place for them to which they
also might come because they knew both the place and the way, Thomas pleaded that
they did not understand and received the beautiful assurance that Christ is the Way, the

Truth, and the Life.

Saint Thomas was one of the apostles. He was a dedicated follower of Jesus. Thomas

did not believe the apostles when they said they saw Jesus. Thus, he got the title
“doubting Thomas.” On Christ’s second appearance, Thomas saw the wounds on
Jesus and said, “My Lord and My God.” St. Thomas is the patron of architects. Saint

Thomas had two disciples, St. Mari and St. Addai.

I am glad that our church is named after Saint Thomas. If it weren’t for St.Thomas, we

would not have CCD. I am encouraged to follow Jesus in a special way, just as Saint
Thomas did. Saint Thomas is a great example of what a saint should be like. When I
think about Saint Thomas, I can see that we would not know about Christ if Saint

Thomas hadn't existed. In the church, we can see a painting of Thomas and Mary at
Jesus’ side. We honor Saint Thomas and Saint Alphonsa during the parish feast.

Altar Serving Information

The altar serving program led by Achan, Karimattam Uncle, and Cicily
Aunty is an opportunity for the children of our parish to not only

represent angels during the Holy Mass, but also play an integral role in
our church while being close to the altar. To be an altar server, one must
have received communion and be in 4th grade or older. Training for the
new batch starts in July and you can sign up through this link:

HTTPS://DOCS.GOOGLE.COM/FORMS/D/E/1FAIPQLSFFOTXTJ5NIGPVKCKO8ICQS1TTE
ZUFTBDRAP8CLB3F3KEZPCA/VIEWFORM?USP=SF_LINK

Please contact Ansa Bijo(732-895-9212) or Ashley Thoonkuzhy(732-
354-5605) with any questions.

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