Every year in the month of August or September we organize our church convention. Each convention day we start with praise and worship led by choir with congregation singing along followed by a message by our guest speaker. This year too we have been greatly blessed by the God once again in our life in this country. Four days of fellowship beginning from August 15 to August 18. Messages from Guest speaker Rev Phillip Varghese was really inspiring and challenging the congregation to take up new steps in their Christian walk. What make these days more spiritually filling is the witnessing of church members their experiences with the God and his faithfulness in their life, with the congregation.

Exodus 23:16 "Celebrate the Feast of Harvest with the first fruits of the crops you sow in your field”. We celebrate our harvest festival in the month of September. Though most of the church members are not farmers we submit our contributions, our different talents and skills to God on this day. People bring different variety of items for harvest festival auction: yield from backyard farming, food packets, clothes, computers, handicraft items, etc. This year too we celebrated our harvest festival on 22 September 2002 after the Sunday service. What makes this festival more fun is the participation from all the people. Church members spend money for the Lords glory without counting the actual values of the item, that’s why sometimes a packet of banana chips gets a price of $100 and a “Kariveppila” plant gets a price of $1000.

Church picnic day is a great fun day for church members. On this day, since morning till evening we play together, eat together and thank God for his wonderful mercies in our life. Usually in the month of September picnic is held. On this day we rent a separate picnic spot where we can arrange different games for different group of people and eat together. This year too on September 7 2002 we had our church picnic held at Garin regional park Hayward situated north-east of San Francisco, CA. We had several games for different age groups and gender groups: candy picking, tug-of-war, soccer for children and lemon and spoon race, tug-of-war and grape-spoon for women. For men it was Volleyball, Soccer and tug-of-war. Picnic organizers bring food and ingredients and it’s the elders and the youths without gender difference cook food and the gathering eat together. It’s a great Fun and Fellowship day to grow together as a family.

Christmas celebration preparation starts in the month of September. Choir practice begin by the first week of September. Almost all Sundays since September choir team is dedicated for the Christmas carol service practice. Such an earnest and dedicated team work has made San Francisco Mar Thoma church Choir one of best in the north American dioceses.