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8/6/2019 Tamil Catholics Association of USA - World Marriage Day

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Agnel Bestus Arockiaraj, President, TCA USA

Dear TCA Members,

I welcome all of you as we are getting into the 15th year of Tamil CatholicAssociation (TCA) as a registered organization. We are celebrating the WorldMarriage day on Feb 25 at St Mary Mother of God Church in Hillsborough,NJ. We will have a special prayer and marriage oath renewal during themass. So please plan to attend and receive blessings.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all the TCA office bearers and generalbody members who made our 2017 Christmas celebration a grand success.

I want to introduce our new TCA EC Member – Lawrence Savarimuthu, whohas dedicated his time and service for the next 4 years and take thisorganization to heights.

Please give your TCA 2018 Annual Membership fees, if you haven’t yet.

We will have our Palm Sunday celebration at St Bernard of Clairvaux RCChurch, Bridgewater on March 25th.

We have been celebrating the first communion & Baptism of our TCA kids forthe last four years. Please reach us if you plan to celebrate the holySacraments of First Holy Communion or Baptism for your kids during our

Tamil Catholics Association of USA February 2018 Newsletter



April or September mass. As you know, this will be a great experience for thekids, parents, fr iends and family.

Youth Group coordinators are planning to have new redesigned activities forYouths including Youth Choir, Bible Study and Charity Activities. Please seeEC Youth group coordinators Rachel Anantha, Shanthi Thangaraj andImmaculate Sahayaraj and to engage your Youth kids and be par t of thediscussions.

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Annual pilgrimage to BlueArmy at Washington NJ on June 16th

Please encourage your Tamil Catholic fr iends who have not been for tunate tocome for TCA masses to come and be par t of this excellent organization.

The Purpose of Fasting Angelin James

As Catholics, we are told to “give up” something or keep a Lenten promisethat is kept throughout the 40 days of Lent. One of the most widely usedLenten promise is to give up chocolate. To some, this may seem like adifficult task. However to others, this is may seem manageable. The purposeof a Lenten promise is self-denial. Through self-denial, we are consequentlyable to turn away from sin and come closer in our relationship with God.Therefore, instead of simply turning away from sugary treats for 40 days,many people’s Lenten promise is to add something to their live. This can besetting some time to be alone and pray to God at the end of the day orhelping out he homeless man you pass by everyday on your way to work.Through these acts, we will grow spiritually and improve our roles asCatholics. As Jesus said in in Luke 9:23, “Whoever wants to be my disciplemust deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” In otherwords, Jesus says that in order to be a true followers or true Christian, youmust giving up cer tain pleasures of life in order to turn away from sin. Jesusis not necessarily telling us to drop everything and follow him, like thedisciples did, but he wants us to turn away from sin by giving up small thingsin life in order to be closer to him.

Some ways to spiritually improve ourselves this Lenten season is by avoidingsaying and thinking harsh words towards other and instead have a kinderoutlook towards our neighbors. Additionally God wants us to give up grudgesagainst others and forgives our enemies and reconcile. We can also try to bemore compassionate towards others instead of being selfish. Lastly, we canavoid complaining and encourage more simplicity in our lives.



2017 beginning balance $16,100

2017 ending balance $19,300

Annual Membership, Christmas Contributions & Sponsors $13,810

Amazon Smile Contribution $40

Annual Expenses $10,650

2017 Long term investment opening balance $1,000

2017 Long term investment closing balance $1,030

TCA 2017 Finance summary

Prayers for Spouse Anusha Mathias



Milestone Wedding Anniversary

Congratulations and Best Wishes to all the TCA couples who are celebratingMilestone Wedding anniversary.

Family Wedding Day Milestone Year

Francis Kennedy Joseph/Isabel Francis 20-Sep-1993 25John Thangaraj/Shanthi Thangaraj 18-Jan-1993 25Manikandan Radhakrishnan/Nirmala Robert 26-Apr-1998 20Arputharaj Jothimani/Anitha JosephPushparaj 22-May-2003 15Raja Maria Antony/Angelin Sharmila 04-Jun-2003 15Xavier Rajesh Vincent/Brindha Vincent 03-Feb-2003 15Antony Sudharsan Gnanaraj Anto/Sinthiya Devi 10-Nov-2008 10Dominic Dariya/Amala Sirisha 08-Aug-2008 10John Peter Mariya Antony/Shyla Victo Peter 22-May-2008 10



Valentines Day Fun Facts Rislyn Raja

Hearts, chocolate, flowers. Probably some of the first things you think ofwhen you hear that it’s Valentine’s Day. But, there are a lot more to thefour teenth of February than you may think. Near the end of the 5th century,“Pope Gelasius declared February 14 to celebrate as St. Valentine’s Day.” Amore common fact about this day is that it was named after Saint Valentine.Building off of this fact, there was actually more than one saint namedValentine, in fact there was even a pope named Valentine! He served for 40days around 827 A.D. St. Valentine is the patron saint of engaged couples,happy marriages and also beekeepers. A surprising fact about this day is thatValentine’s day is the second most popular day to send cards (first isChristmas). More than 35 million heart shaped boxes of chocolate are sold,220 million roses are grown and in the United States, Americans spend $20billion a year on the holiday. Maybe you can impress your friends with thosecool facts!!

BIRTHDAYS

Aarthi John Selvaraj 2/6 Adelin Feby Ebenezer 2/16Alin Clement 2/4 Anabel Gaspar 2/24Anglin Thevarajah 2/13 Ansgar Coongha 2/7Ansger Devadhasan 2/7 Anto Mathu 1/18Asher Joseph 2/27 Benno A Francis 2/13Brindha Ashleen Vincent 2/23 Charles Joseph 1/13Christu Rajasekar 2/11 Damian Dhanaraj 1/28Diya Suresh 2/19 Femila Nayagam 1/12Franklin Selwin 2/5 Generia Mathias 1/9Gladson Natarajan 1/3 Gnana Mahiba Simiyone 1/31



Harriet Michael 1/22 Hema Alace 2/12Hema Rajappan 2/25 Immaculate Sagayaraj 2/1Janet 1/8 Javiyone Peter 1/12Jayaraj Mani 2/16 Jean Arockia Martin 1/8Jenifer Selvapathy 2/26 Jerrina James 1/17Jessica Jane 2/23 Joseph Arulanantham 2/14Joseph Ilankumaran 1/12 Joshika Agnel 2/3Jovena Peter 2/4 Juana Rajan 1/16Kavi Ranjana Antony 1/12 Lawrence Savarimuthu 2/20Lucas Joseph 2/11 Maclin Jayakumar 1/10Maria Dominique 1/22 Mohandass Michael 2/8Paulraj Rathinasamy 2/21 Preethy Thangaraj 2/17Rajesh Thomas 2/16 Regina Dhanaraj 1/29Rev. Arokiadoss Raji 2/1 Rini Catherine 2/28Rochelle Vincent 2/17 Rohan George 2/16Shaana Shanthosh 2/22 Shann Antony 1/31Shanthi Thangaraj 2/13 Shanthosh Stanislaus 1/23Sharon Stanley 2/1 Sheryl Simpson 2/26Shyla Victo Peter Benedict Peter 2/1 Subashini 2/18Sushin Anto 2/17 Swapna Jovita 2/15SwapnaJovita Paul 2/15 Terryne Edwardraj 2/19Titus Leo 2/6 Tresa Mahipan 2/18Velankanniraj Mahimairaj 1/5 Vijayanthi Benno 2/14Viswini 1/8

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Andrew Sugan / Adlin Savio 1/12Anish Rojar Vinoj / Teena Bose 1/5Antony S George / Sha�na Antony 1/19Arockiasamy Medabalimi / Nirmala Arockiasamy 1/20Deepak FrancisXavier / 1/6Doss Britto / Anita Britto 2/11John Thangaraj / Shanthi Thangaraj 1/18Joseph Vedham / Bridget Joseph 2/7Prakash Raj / Anusha Sabina 2/21



Pravin Jerome / Aarthi John Selvaraj 1/29Rajasingam Jayasingam / 2/15Richard Augastine / Shalini Crescentia 2/15Robert Navin / Anu 1/25Ruban / Thami 2/15Simpson Joseph / Janet 2/7Soosai M Raj / Susai K Raj 2/6Velankanniraj Mahimairaj / Hema Alace 1/24Vijay Arokiaraj / Stell Joseph 2/12Xavier Rajesh Vincent / Brindha Ashleen Vincent 2/3



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