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Volume 10 Issue 12 118 Jawae Road, Colombo 5 011 2585889 [email protected] www.cogslk.org Our Vision A growing family of Spirit-filled followers of Jesus Christ, inspiring all Sri Lankans to find their life-purpose in God. Our Mission To reach out to all Sri Lankans for Jesus, confirm their faith in the Trinity, and nurture them to achieve Christ-like maturity. 1 st (Sunday) 5:30pm Sunday School Nativity Play 8 th (Sunday) 6:00pm Carol Service and Parish Dinner 14 th (Saturday) 5:30pm Carol Service [Tamil] 24 th (Tuesday) 11:00pm Christmas Eve Service 25 th (Wednesday) 8:00am Christmas Day Service 31 st (Tuesday) 11:00pm New Year’s Eve Service 1 st Jan (Wednesday) 8:00am New Year’s Day Service DECEMBER 2019
Transcript of DECEMBER 2019 - COGSLKcogslk.org/Newsletters/Newsletter December 2019.pdf · Gospel Matthew...
Volume 10 Issue 12
118 Jawatte Road, Colombo 5 011 2585889
[email protected] www.cogslk.org
Our Vision A growing family of Spirit-filled followers of Jesus Christ, inspiring all Sri Lankans to find their life-purpose in God.
Our Mission To reach out to all Sri Lankans for Jesus,
confirm their faith in the Trinity,
and nurture them to achieve Christ-like maturity.
1st (Sunday) 5:30pm Sunday School Nativity Play
8th (Sunday) 6:00pm Carol Service and Parish Dinner
14th (Saturday) 5:30pm Carol Service [Tamil]
24th (Tuesday) 11:00pm Christmas Eve Service
25th (Wednesday) 8:00am Christmas Day Service
31st (Tuesday) 11:00pm New Year’s Eve Service
1st Jan (Wednesday) 8:00am New Year’s Day Service
DECEMBER 2019
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FROM THE DESK OF VEN JAYANTH JEYAVEERASINGAN
My dear people of God and the community,
As the incarnation of Christ comes amongst us, and as we prepare ourselves to stand at the portals of a new year, I would like to take examples from the fauna and flora, which is around us. They often bring serenity and soothe our hearts and minds, when human-beings cannot be of any help.
We take a box and put some paddy husks in it and we keep an
odd numbers of eggs which can be held by the mother hen. The maximum we usually go up to is 17 eggs. The mother hen sits on them for 21 days. For the mama hen to cluck and hatch her eggs properly, she has to come out once in two days, take a walk, eat and drink to gain strength. On the 20th day, you will hear the mama making a very tiny noise as if she is calling somebody and that is a sign that she has seen the eggs cracking and the chicks ‘chip, chip, chip’. It takes two days for them to hatch and then the mama and the children are put into a coop. After two weeks, they are let free with the mama to walk about. Whenever the mother confronts danger, she makes a very peculiar chirping noise and all the chicks run for shelter and hide. When the mama finds something special to eat, she makes
another noise and all her kids will gather around her and she will share it amongst the chicks but she will not eat a grain of it herself.
In the last few months, I have been involved in gardening, where our parishioner Savithri, who is now in charge of the garden, along with Velu, the gardener, Piyasena, and the sextants, in a cycle have been helping me to care for my plants—very specially the gerberas and the jasmines. When they bloom, it seems that they are smiling at you. Personally, I feel that no physician can bring such serenity and peace to a human heart. When I sit in my office chair in the vicarage, there is one particular gerbera, small in size, that catches my eye. I can see her turned towards the office-room as if she is smiling.
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What is the lesson we human-beings learn from the above creation of God? God the Trinity is the Creator of the fauna and flora as much as He has made us in His own image and likeness. Like the mother hen gives signs to her babies, God gives us, His children, signs when there are dangers so that we can avoid
such situations. Also, like the mother hen, who when she finds something very special, calls out and brings her chicks close to her, Jesus Christ shares blessings with us so that in His name, we share it with the broken and bleeding world. The warmth of the mother hen, not only makes the embryo in the egg grow but after birth, the warmth of the mother makes diverse feathers in the growing chicks. In the same way, Jesus Christ helps us to grow physically, spiritually, and in prosperity.
The story of my little red gerbera reminds us that Jesus Christ is always smiling down at us and helps ease our burdens. It also conveys to us human-beings that the beauty of life is not to be hidden but to be shared as Christ shared the beauty of life with us.
In conclusion, Rajitha, Stephan, and Louis join me in thanking
all of you for supporting us in the pilgrimage of life during this year. As a family, we could never have wished for a better parish. We share our love with all of you and wish you and your families a blessed Christmas and a happy new year.
May the God of peace, creation, and history bless us all
Fr Jayanth
SPECIAL NOTICE: MEETING WITH THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
THIRD SUNDAY IN JANUARY 2020
Fr Jayanth and the wardens would appreciate very much if they could meet with the Sunday School teachers, students and their parents on Sunday 19th January 2020 for an informal chat. Ample notice is being given, so please make a note of the date and keep it free! Thank You!
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SCRIPTURE READERS FOR DECEMBER 2019 and 1st JANUARY 2020
DECEMBER 1ST
ADVENT SUNDAY
Psalm Psalm 122
OT Lesson Isaiah 2:1-5 Stephan Jeyaveerasingan
NT Lesson Romans 13:11-14 Seanan Ponniah
Gospel Matthew 24:36-44 Rochelle Hakel-Ranasinghe
DECEMBER 8TH
ADVENT 2 BIBLE SUNDAY
Psalm Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
OT Lesson Isaiah 11:1-10 Varunica de Silva
NT Lesson Romans 15:4-13 Chandra Rasanayagam
Gospel Matthew 3:1-12 Romany de Silva
DECEMBER 15TH
ADVENT 3
Psalm Luke 1:47-55 (The Magnificat)
OT Lesson Isaiah 35:1-10 Pamela Silva
NT Lesson James 5:7-10 Simone Botejue
Gospel Matthew 11:2-11 Dorothy Philips
DECEMBER 22ND
ADVENT 4
Psalm Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
OT Lesson [S] Isaiah 7:10-16 Michelle Ponniah
NT Lesson [T] Romans 1:1-7 Shanthi Aruldas
Gospel [E] Matthew 1:18-25 Rochelle Hakel-Ranasinghe
DECEMBER 24TH
CHRISTMAS EVE
Psalm Psalm 96
OT Lesson Isaiah 9:2-7 Lalith Dassenaike
NT Lesson Titus 2:11-14 Anil Jayasinghe
Gospel Luke 2:1-20 Dyan Seneviratne
DECEMBER 25TH
CHRISTMAS DAY
Psalm Psalm 98
OT Lesson Isaiah 52:7-10 Tamani Dias
NT Lesson Hebrews 1:1-4 Nalinie Wanigasekera
Gospel John 1:1-14 Susheela Gunaratnam
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Vicar’s Warden MR DYAN SENEVIRATNE 0777 790 147
People’s Wardens
MR SUNIL DE ALWIS 0772 376 202
MR ANIL JAYASINGHE 0777 352 869
MRS MICHELLE PONNIAH 0773 150 050
Hony. Treasurer
MRS TAMANI DIAS 0777 288 005 [email protected]
Secretary to the Board of Wardens
MRS SHARMILA PERERA 0772 516 995 [email protected]
Parish Coordinator and Assistant Treasurer
MRS SIMONE BOTEJUE 0779 368 095 [email protected]
Vicar VEN JAYANTHAKUMAR JEYAVEERASINGAN 0112 585 889; 077 292 0069 [email protected]
DECEMBER 29TH
CHRISTMAS 1
Psalm Psalm 148
OT Lesson Isaiah 63:7-9 Avanthi Seneviratne
NT Lesson Hebrews 2:10-18 Geraldine de Silva
Gospel Matthew 2:13-23 Sharmila Perera
DECEMBER 31ST
NEW YEAR’S EVE
Psalm Psalm 8
OT Lesson Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Thomas Ponniah
NT Lesson Revelation 21:1-6a Angela Seneviratne
Gospel Matthew 25:31-46 Michael Tissera
SCRIPTURE READERS FOR DECEMBER 2019 and 1st JANUARY 2020 (continued)
JANUARY 1ST
NEW YEAR’S DAY
Psalm Psalm 8
OT Lesson Numbers 6:22-27 Jennifer Latiff
NT Lesson Galatians 4:4-7 Dharshani de Silva
Gospel Luke 2:15-21 Kusum Wickramasinghe
Sunday School Nativity Play
1st December 2019 (Sunday) 5:30pm
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Mothers’ Union
“CHRISTMAS FIESTA” Sunday 15th December 2019
in the Parish Hall after the 8:00am Service
Come early and pick up some Christmas gifts, Christmas décor,
miscellaneous items, and yummy food, too!
Save the date! Don’t miss out!
DATE INTERCESSOR OFFERTORY-BEARERS
DECEMBER 1ST Rochelle Gunawardene Nilani and Dyan Seneviratne
DECEMBER 8TH Nalinie Wanigasekera Delani and Anil Jayasinghe
DECEMBER 15TH Dhayamani Ashok Lorette Weeraratne Charmaine Perera
DECEMBER 22RD Amala Cumaraswamy [E] Princy John [T]
Rajeeva Samarasinghe Britto Daniel
DECEMBER 24TH
CHRISTMAS EVE Githanjali Algama Michelle and Thomas Ponniah
DECEMBER 25TH Viranga Wickramaratne Dharshani de Silva Kusum Wickramaratne
DECEMBER 29TH Varunica de Silva Shanthi and Arul Das
DECEMBER 31ST NEW YEAR’S EVE
Nilani Seneviratne Chandra and Ajit de Silva
JANUARY 1ST Dorothy Philips Barbara Wijesinghe Pamela Silva
INTERCESSORS AND OFFERTORY-BEARERS FOR DECEMBER 2019 and 1st JANUARY 2020
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WARDENS AND SIDESPERSONS DUTY ROSTER FOR DECEMBER 2019 and 1st JANUARY 2020
DATE WARDENS SIDESPERSONS
1ST SUNDAY December 1st
Dyan Seneviratne (am) Sunil de Alwis (pm)
Sharmila Perera (am) Amala Cumaraswamy (am) Jennifer Latiff (pm)
2ND SUNDAY December 8th
Sunil de Alwis (am) Dyan Seneviratne (pm)
Dorothy Philips (am) Nalin Gunasekera (am) Susheela Gunaratnam (pm) Dharshani de Silva (pm) Mallika Dedigama (pm) Sharmila Perera (pm)
3RD SUNDAY December 15th
Michelle Ponniah (am) Anil Jayasinghe (pm)
Susheela Gunaratnam (am) Mallika Dedigama (am) Miinal Ranatunga (pm)
4TH SUNDAY December 22nd
Anil Jayasinghe (am) Dharshani de Silva (am) Sharmila Srikanth (am)
CHRISTMAS EVE December 24th
Dorothy Philips (pm) Mallika Dedigama (pm)
CHRISTMAS DAY December 25th
Sunil de Alwis (am) Dharshani de Silva (am) Susheela Gunaratnam (am)
5TH SUNDAY December 29th
Michelle Ponniah (am) Anil Jayasinghe (pm)
Sharmila Perera (am) Nalin Gunasekera (am) Delani Jayasinghe (pm)
NEW YEAR’S EVE December 31st
Anil Jayasinghe (pm) Susheela Gunaratnam (pm) Dorothy Philips (pm)
NEW YEAR’S DAY January 1st
Dyan Seneviratne (am) Dorothy Philips (am) Nalin Gunasekera (am)
Christmas Carol Service and Parish Community Dinner
8th December 2019 (Sunday) 6:00pm
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Week Date Birthdays Anniversaries
1 1st Dec Chandar Kantha Ashok
2nd Dec Ajith Hapugoda
3rd Dec Gehan Dedigama
4th Dec Romany and Nilane De Mel
5th Dec Simone and Varuna Botejue
6th Dec Anoushka Tissera Tivanka de Silva
11th Dec Tania and Allen Direckze 2
12th Dec Daphne Charles
3 15th Dec Ranil Algama
21st Dec Nikiel Daniel Charnies and Gishantha Ratnayake
Rochelle and Graeme Tissera Manique and Susantha
Ratnayake
4 22nd Dec Dorothy Philips Prashan de Silva
23rd Dec Surinder Kumar Ashok
26th Dec Dalrene and Suresh Thavarajah
Manori and Chanaka Perera
27th Dec Sheila Wijesinghe
28th Dec Elizabeth Devikaranee Chinnakone
5 29th Dec Marjorie Joseph
2nd Jan Upekha Wickramaratne
4th Jan Tania Sridharan Radhika and Rohan Fernando
