Sunday Bulletin – our Pew Sheet – was first published in 1999, to guide the congregation in worship. This 4-page handout contains the program for the Sunday morning service, the collect for the day, the Bible reading portions, worships songs, list of birthdays and wedding anniversaries during the week, important announcements and an interesting anecdote or story.
You can pick up a copy during the Sunday morning worship service, or read it online here :
If you have any interesting information to share in the form of anecdotes, short stories etc. (around 100 words) relevant to the Sunday theme, please mail it to
Organizer : Kavita Edward
EanMe – our monthly newsletter – is published on the first Sunday of every month. Each issue contains a message from the Pastor, articles by members of the church, reports on various activities during the month, besides other interesting reading material. The cover features the picture of a protestant Church from around the world, sent by our members. You can pick up a copy of the EanMe in Church or read the current issue online here :
Original contributions in the form of articles, poems, pictures for the cover, or information relevant to the season, can be sent to the STEC Church Office (stthomasenglishchur@bsnl.in) or the EanMe Team before the 20th of every month.
EanMe Team :
Editor : Fabiola Jacob
Cover Design & Layout : Anila Manoharan
Photographers : Suresh Balasunder and James Thiraviaraj
Why EanMe?
Our Church newsletter ‘EanMe’ – literally meaning “unless” in Greek – has its roots in St. Thomas the apostle’s words of doubt. According to many senior members of our Church, ‘EanMe’ was named so by Rev. Honest Chinniah who served as Presbyter here in the 1970s. It is based on St. Thomas’ famous words to the Risen Lord in John 20:25: “…Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
‘Unless’ or ‘except’ in the King James Version is translated from the Greek word ‘Eanme’ εανμε (eh-an’ may) meaning : before, but, except, not or unless. The word ‘Eanme’ is used in the Bible in other places too. In John 3:3, Eanme is used to refer to “seeing the kingdom of God.” The usage here is to stress that “unless, negating all other possibilities, or except under the circumstance of being born again, one cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Opening Hymn ~~~~ 202 Old Testament: Genesis 17: 1 – 8 Offertory Hymn ~~~~ 248 Epistle: Philemon 8 – 22 Holy Communion 556, 312 Responsive Reading: Psalm 92 Closing Hymn ~~~~ 281 Gospel: Matthew 7: 13 – 20 Altar flowers, Bible Reading, & Offertory : STEC Elders 7:30 AM Sung Eucharist Celebrant: Rev. Anitha Christian […]
Opening Hymn ~~~~ 343 Old Testament: Genesis 13: 2 – 12 Offertory Hymn ~~~~ 670 Epistle: Acts 6: 1 – 6 Mission Offertory Hymn ~~~~ 360 — Holy Communion 180, 181,182 (NLH) Responsive Reading: Psalm 16 Closing Hymn ~~~~ 537 Gospel: Matthew 20: 1 – 16 Bible Reading, & Offertory : Mr. & Mrs. Angel […]
Opening Hymn ~~~~ 308 Old Testament: Proverbs 8: 1 – 12 Offertory Hymn ~~~~ And can it be Epistle: Acts 8: 26 – 38 – Responsive Reading: Psalm 119: 97 – 104 Closing Hymn ~~~~282 Gospel: Mark 6: 34 – 44 Altar flowers, Bible Reading, & Offertory : STEC Teachers 7:00 AM Holy Eucharist Celebrant: […]
The September 2023 EanMe has the historic Windsor Parish Church of St. John the Baptist – where the hymn “The Church’s One Foundation” was written in 1866 – on the cover. A Teachers’ special, this issue features Tabitha Bauboo, a pioneering printer-teacher as “Hero of the Faith’, while the “Missionary Spotlight” is on Miss Giberne […]
Opening Hymn ~~~~ 381 Old Testament: Deuteronomy 8: 10 – 18 Offertory Hymn ~~~~ 383 Epistle: II Corinthians 9: 6 – 15 Holy Communion Goodness of God, 152, 4 (NLH) Responsive Reading: Psalm 100 Closing Hymn ~~~~ 388 Gospel: Luke 17: 11 – 19 Altar flowers, Bible Reading, & Offertory : ATF Convenors 7:30 AM […]
Opening Hymn ~~~~ 522 Old Testament: Daniel 1 : 1 – 21 Offertory Hymn ~~~~ 630 Epistle: Acts 10: 9 – 16 Holy Communion *** Responsive Reading: Psalm 121 Closing Hymn ~~~~ Just a closer walk Gospel: Matthew 13: 31 – 33 Altar flowers, Bible Reading, & Offertory : Choristers 7:30 AM Holy Eucharist Celebrant: […]
Opening Hymn ~~~~ 167 Old Testament: Numbers 27: 1 – 11 Offertory Hymn ~~~~ Bringing in the sheaves Epistle: Acts 16: 11 – 15 Mission Offertory Hymn ~~~~ Send the light — Holy Communion 111,112, 109 (NLH) Responsive Reading: Psalm 119: 57 – 64 Closing Hymn ~~~~ The Master has come Gospel: Luke 1: 46 […]
Opening Hymn ~~~~ 166 Old Testament: Exodus 14: 15 – 31 Offertory Hymn ~~~~ 561 Epistle: Titus 3: 3 – 8 – Responsive Reading: Psalm 32 Closing Hymn ~~~~196 Gospel: John 3: 1 – 8 Altar flowers, Bible Reading, & Offertory : Mr. & Mrs. Arun Jacob & Family 7:00 AM Holy Eucharist Celebrant: Rev. […]
The August 2023 EanMe features Raphael’s famous painting ‘The Transfiguration of Christ’ on the cover. There are reports on the Mission Festival in June and the visit to the homes of senior members, by the Women’s Fellowship. The Missionary Spotlight is on Elisabeth Elliot, while the writer of the wedding hymn ‘O Perfect Love’ is […]
Opening Hymn ~~~~ 461 Old Testament: Deuteronomy 6: 1- 17 Offertory Hymn ~~~~ 582 Epistle: Ephesians 4: 7 – 16 Holy Communion 720, 721, 722 Responsive Reading: Psalm 119: 89 – 104 Closing Hymn ~~~~ 580 Gospel: Matthew 7: 24 – 29 Altar flowers, Bible Reading, & Offertory : Mr. Dhiraj Malhotra & family 7:30 […]
