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Our Vicar

Rev. Sherin Tom Mathews

2023 – current

Family: Linu Merin Rajan, Snehesh Sherin Mathews, Sneha Mariam Sherin, Snehal Rajan Sherin

Executive Committee Members 2024

 

President & Vicar Rev. Sherin Tom Mathews
Vice President Mr. Elias Abraham
Secretary Mrs. Binsu Thomas
Trustee Mr. Sajan John
Accountant Mr. Prashant Verghese
Lay Ministrant Malayalam Mr. Jaison J. Chacko
Lay Ministrant English Mr. Jinsi G Philip
Mandalam Member Mr. Lincoln Mathew
Assembly Member & Senior Fellowship Rep Mr. Elias Abraham
Sunday School Dr. Sherin Varghese
Youth Fellowship Ms. Emily George
Sevika Sangham Mrs. Preethi Mathew
Edavaka Mission Mr. Abraham George
Choir Mr. Robin Philip
Prayer Group A(Owings Mills)  Rep Mr.  John V George
Prayer Group B(Ellicott City) Rep Mr. Agi Mathew
Prayer Group C (Towson) Rep Mr. Nivin Thomas
Prayer Group D (York) Rep Mr. Blesson Joseph

 

Sunday Meetings

Sunday school 9 AM – 10 AM
Sunday Worship Service 10 AM – 12:00 PM
Area Prayer Meetings Every Sunday at 5:30pm

Sacraments

The word sacrament comes from the Latin word, sacromentum, which means sacred. The church believes in 7 sacraments, which are the following:

Mamodisa (Baptism)

The church encourages child baptism and during the baptism, the parents take an oath stating that they will raise the child to follow Christ.

Confirmation

Confirmation takes place when the child becomes 12. This is when the child declares that he/she will follow Christ in from of the congregation. This sacrament complements baptism because it shows the community that the parents fulfilled their oath and the child can now participate in the Holy Qurbana.

Confession

Confession is the acknowledgement of one’s sins and asking for forgiveness from God. Unlike Catholics, Marthomites believe that confession is between you and God, there is no priest involved.

Holy Qurbana (Holy Communion)

Qurbana is East Syriac for sacrifice, and it is typically referencing to the Last Supper. While the Catholic church believes in transubstantiation and Lutherans believe in consubstantiation, the MarThoma church believes that partaking in the Holy Qurbana is that God’s grace is given to the individual. This cannot be verbalized and is used to define one’s experience during communion.

Marriage

In Indian culture, marriage is not only the union of 2 people, it is also the union of families. During the ceremony, the bride and groom are blessed by God to start a family and it is a covenant between the man and the woman to be together until death. This sacrament is optional.

Ordination

Ordination is an optional sacrament that separates a man from his peers to become a Vicar(Priest).

Unction

Unction is the anointing of the sick and elderly with oil to allow God’s touch to be with them. It is also called the Sacrament of Lamps because the early church used lamps to complete this sacrament.

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