READING PORTIONS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS

1. Thanksgiving Day for the New Academic Year

• Deut. 6:1-9
• 1 John. 2:1-16
• St.Luke. 2:42-52

2. CSI-CNI-Mar Thoma Unity Sunday

• Deut. 30:1-10
• Eph. 2:11-23
• Rom. 12:3-12
• St.John. 17:20-26

3. Parish Day

• Isa. 60 Acts.17:10-17
• Phil. 2:1-18
• St.Luke. 13:1-9

4. Diocesan Day

• Josh. 1 2
• Cor. 5:11-19
• Phil. 3:1-16
• St.John. 15:1-13

5. Year Ending - Watch Night

• 1 Sam 7:5þ17
• 1 Thes 5:1þ11
• Heb. 2
• St.Luke. 13:1þ19

6. Harvest Festival

• Deut. 26:1-11
• Phil. 4:10-20
• 2 Cor. 9:1-9
• St. Mat. 7:7-12

7. Choir Day

• 1 Sam. 21:10-22:5
• Col. 3:10-17
• Acts. 16:19-34
• St. Mat. 6:19-44

8. Senior Citizens Day

• Gen. 32:22-32
• Rom. 3:26-30
• 2 Tim. 4:1-8
• St. Mat. 6:16-25

9. Birthday

• Gen. 47:1-10
• Ps. 103:1-12
• St. Mat. 6:19-44

10. Wedding Aniversary

• Eph. 5:22-33

11. Journey

• Ps. 121, 141, 144
• St. Mark. 6:7-13

12. Discouragement, Failures

• Ps. 23, 40, 73.
• Rom. 8

13. Disease, Struggles in Life

• Ps. 5, 32, 33, 51, 91, 102, 129, 142

14. Serious Loss or Painful Situations

• Rom. 8
• 2 Tim. 3

15. Joy, Victory

• Ps. 103, 106
• Luke. 15

16. Assuming New Office

• Josh. 1,
•  Exo. 3:1-16

17. Bereavement

• Gen. 50,
• Ps. 90, 91,
• Isa. 40
• St. Mat. 25
• St. John. 11, 15, 16
• Rom. 5,
• 1 Cor. 15:1-10,
• 1 Thes. 4:13-18, 5:1-22,
• Heb. 11, 12
• Col. 3:1-10,
• Rev. 21:1-7

18. Ordination

• Gen. 12:1-8
• Lam. 3:28-32
• Acts. 2:16-21
• 1 Tim. 3:8-16
• St. John. 12:24-36, 14:1-13

19. Laying Foundations Stone for a Church Building

• Gen. 28:10-22
• 1 Pet. 2:1-10
• Eph. 2:11-22

20. Dedication of a Church Building

• Acts. 7:44-54
• Heb. 8:1-9