THANKS GIVING FOR GRACE SWAMIADIYAL RAJENDRAN

FIRST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF TMT Swamiadyal wife of Thiru Thaaveethu RajendrM, Manamadurai
The first death anniversary of Thirumathi Swamiadyal wife of Thiru Thaaveethu Rajendram, son of Thaaveethu and great grand son of Jacob, founder of the village Nanchankulam, Tirunelveli Dist and the patriarch of the family was held on the 28th Dec at Manamadura. .

The family lineage is as follows
1. Jacob – founder of Nanchankulam Nellai Dist & patriarch of the family
2. Samuel – son of Jacob
3. Thaaveethu – son of Samuel, worked in Pinang Free School, Malaya
4. David Rajendran , son of Thaaveethu marries Swamiadiyal of Paambur near Mudukulthur, Ramanathapuram Dist

FIFTH GENERATION
Ø First son David Udayakumar (Pastor) married to Jayamani Stella
Ø Second son Premkumar married to Agnes Kalavathy
Ø Third son Rajkumar married to Arputha Mary
Ø Fourth son Rathnakumar married to Valarmathi Selvarani
Ø Tamil selvi spinster daughter
Ø Fifth son Vijayakumar married to Shantha
Ø Kalaiselvi daughter married to Vanaraj

SIXTH GENERATION
Ø Timothy Arul Kumar, Serene Yoneko & Joyson Vasanth Kumar children of First son David Udayakumar (Pastor) and Jayamani Stella
Ø Frederick Judson kumar son of Second son Premkumar and Agnes Kalavathy
Ø Livingston Joshua son of Third son Rajkumar and Arputha Mary
Ø Raveena & Enos children of Fourth son Rathnakumar and Valarmathi Selvarani
Ø Praveena daughter of Fifth son Vijayakumar and Shantha
Ø Jeberson and Rakshanya children of Kalaiselvi and Vanaraj

The anniversary is arranged in two parts one for the close relatives and the evening part for the community as a whole. Due to unavoidable reasons the gathering was started at 13.30 hours with the initial divine invocation. Rev David Udayakumar explained that the gathering was orgainsed as an effort to bring the families of his parents from Nanchankulam Tirunelveli Dist and Pambur, Sivgangai Dist.

The self introduction was started with the father’s side. From the family of Jacob, Shri Mahadevan now in Karaikudi, son of Mary Swaminthan, the eldest of the family was present. Shri Francis Xavier now in Aruppukottai, son of late Isaac of was present. Shri D X Gnanaraj now in Chennai son of late Dorairaj was present.
Later the families with their in laws were introduced as groups. With a few devotional songs, the gathering was intervened by dinner albeit 4 p m. though many wanted to continue, the lack of time prevented it. The evening community thanksgiving was scheduled at 5 p m. With a visit to the cemetery, the gathering was over. The cousins and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law of all the sons were introduced.