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International Orthodox Christian website Inagurated
alexgeorge1 writes "Hi Everyone
International orthodox Website Inagurated
The new International orthodox Christian Website
www.theorthodoxchurch.info
was inagurated by His.Grace. Gabriel Mar Gregorious Trivandrum Metropolitan, IOC in the presence of Rev.Dr.Kurien Chor Episcopos at Chicago on Sunday 19 at 2.30 pm.
Kindly visit our website for International orthodox news and interesting articles, pictures, links etc...
I request you all to support us with your valuable suggestions, comments and prayers.
Do Support and promote us. Please use the website regularly. Invite all your friends to our website. Looking forward for all your sincere cooperation.
Thanking You
George Alexander
Chairman
www.theorthodoxchurch.info
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Posted by admin on Thursday, February 14 @ 00:52:48 CST (6160 reads)
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Salient features of the MGOCSM Diaspora Ad Hoc Committee
Held at the end of the Taize Pilgrimage and of a one day MGOCSM conference of Kolkatta parish. The MGOCSM Diaspora Secretariat President HG Geevarghese Mar Coorilos and the Director of the Secretariat were the chief resource persons of the conference who also simultaneously led a Martha Mariam Conference that day.
The developments since the inauguration of the Secretariat at the office were shared by Rev. Fr. Philip Kuruvilla and Br. PT Jobin. The future course of action within the limitations were also discussed.
It was decided that the Secretariat needed to reach out to the parishes and to manage with its human resource shortage the first programme should be a training programme for resource persons of MGOCSM like senior members and seminarians. This could be held in January 2007 at Nagpur or perhaps Vashi.
Besides this an Orthodox Leadership Camp could be held in Kerala for MGOCSM members around May- June 2007.
During the Outside Kerala Vaidiga Sangam a session could be taken by HG Mar Coorilos and Fr Philip Kuruvilla on the importance and method of youth ministry.
Further it was also discussed whether more youth from the diaspora could benefit from the annual pilgrimages to Taize as they could also help develop resource persons for similar sessions in our conferences.
With the focus on the programme in January the meeting parted with the decision that the training needs be intimated to the Diaspora Secretariat and all efforts be made to ensure that the right candidates come for the programmes of the Secretariat. Participation from Chennai diocese was missed at the meeting.
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Posted by admin on Monday, November 20 @ 04:35:50 CST (1342 reads)
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News Articles: First IODS Conference
The first conference organised by the Indian Orthodox Diaspora Secretariat was held on the 26th and 27th of August 2006 at St. George Orthodox Church, Dwarka. About 160 college going and working youths attended the conference the theme of which was ‘Christian life beyond Sunday’.
It began on Saturday evening with the theme presentation by Rev. Fr. PA Philip the Vicar of Ghaziabad church. This was also followed up with a Taize meditation led by Br. Oliver from France.
The Holy Qurbana on Sunday was ably celebrated by Fr. PA Philip. Rev. Santosh George, Secretary of the Chaplains section of the Christian Medical Association of India took an interesting session related to pluralism while Rev. Sunny E Mathew from Dharmajyoti Vidhyapeeth, Faridabad, took a skill building session in Bible Study.
The youthful choir from Janakpuri did an excellent job of providing a good musical diet while the Dwarka parishners ensured a good palate for all. The stylish St. Gregorios School just next to a Metro Station proved a perfect location for the conference.
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Posted by admin on Monday, November 20 @ 04:31:53 CST (8414 reads)
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News Articles: MGOCSM-IOD Delhi Diocese Annual Conference
The annual conference of the MGOCSM of Delhi Diocese was held on 1st and 2nd of October 2006 at St. Thomas School, Sector 8, Faridabad. It was the first time that it was organised in conjunction with the Indian Orthodox Diaspora Secretariat. The theme of the conference was ‘On the way to Mount Tabor’. About 150 young people from across the Diocese participated in it.
The conference began with the celebration of Holy Qurbana in English by Rev. Fr. VM Abraham, the General Secretary of MGOCSM, at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, Faridabad. In the inaugural programme that followed, Very Rev. MS Sakariah was the guest of honour as a representative of the Diocesan Metropolitan His Grace Job Mar Philoxenos.
Theme presentations were made by Fr. VM Abraham, followed by group discussions.
He also took a session on the Christian Ethos of Marriage on the second day. Rev. Fr. VM James took a Bible study while Very Rev. MS Sakariah Ramban took a devotional talk on the 2nd. For the purpose of career guidance Mr.Sanjay Raphael Varghese spoke on the hospitality industry and Mr. Sunny Thomas on the media.
Colour was added to the proceedings through ice breaking sessions, skits put up by groups and song sessions. Prayers were held in English and Hindi.
The programme was managed jointly by the MGOCSM (Vice President Rev. Fr. Biju P. Thomas) and the Delhi IODS(Vice President, Rev. Fr. Thomas Ninan) with the co-operation of the Faridabad parish (Vicar, Rev. Fr. Philip M. Samuel).On the whole the participants got to learn much like the importance of Renunciation, pilgrimage and the relevance of the Holy Qurbana. The organisers also got insights into the needs of the youth today.
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Posted by admin on Monday, November 20 @ 04:26:27 CST (1477 reads)
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E******enical Pilgrimage of Trust, Kolkatta, October 5-9
ferdie writes "Taizé: Pilgrimage of trust meeting in Kolkata
"On the road of trust, towards a future of peace"
5 to 9 October 2006
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Posted by admin on Friday, September 15 @ 07:04:24 CDT (3007 reads)
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Ghaziabad Diaspora on 'Church and new generation'
ferdie writes "Ghaziabad Diaspora Group Views
During a meeting held on Sunday, September 3rd, 2006, the views from the 14 members present on the issues between the Church and the youth were:
On the needs of the New Generation the Church should cater to :
-Developing better understanding of Orthodox faith and identity
-Tackling the language problem by simplifying Malayalam usage and encouraging English and Hindi
-Developing an attachment with the church like our parents have
-Promoting awareness about Orthodox Church in society
-Running counselling centres
-Facilitating prayer which involves through retreats for different target groups
-Facilitate interactions with other religions
-Facilitate social service
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Posted by admin on Friday, September 15 @ 07:03:09 CDT (1941 reads)
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Youth Voice Encouraged
The other day I heard a young man in one of our Diaspora meetings in Delhi say 'The voice of youth are suppressed'.
Subsequently in a combined meeting with seniors I could see that manifest itself when many seniors spoke and the youth had only a few voices in the discussion.
Below is the news of the world wide e******enical movement ENCOURAGING the voice of the youth.
So lets work on gradually getting youth voice in the mainstream of the church. Further we could also encourage our church leaders to promote youth on the WCC body.
Let's see how the Orthodox Church changes to ENCOURAGE youth.
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Posted by admin on Friday, September 15 @ 03:50:17 CDT (1344 reads)
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MGOCSM Diaspora Secretariat Inauguration
By the grace of the God Almighty, MGOCSM Diaspora Ssecretariat was inaugurated on 15th July 2006 at Nagpur by H.G. Philipos Mar Eusebius, President of the MGOCSM of India, in the presence of H.G. Stephanos Mar Theodosius (Metropolitan of Kolkata Diocese) and H.G. Geevarghese Mar Coorilos (Vice-President, MGOCSM & Metropolitan of Mumbai Diocese). Fr. Philip Kuruvilla , currently serving as the Consultant on HIV and AIDS to the Christian Conference of Asia, and nominated as the Director of the new Secretariat, which was to be based in Nagpur, co-ordinated the proceedings, ably helped by Fr Bijesh Philip. The General Secretary of MGOCSM, Fr. Dr. V. M. Abraham was also present on this historic occasion, which covered two days of programmes.
Fr. Dr. Reji Mathew, Principal, St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary , Nagpur and most of the staff and students were part of the programmes, as were other eminent members of the clergy like Fr. Dr. Abraham Oommen, (Secretary of Kolkota Diocese and Director of the MP Christian College of Engineering and Technology), stalwarts of the MGOCSM, both past (“Senior Friends”) and present from all Dioceses- including the Gulf Countries- and well wishers from the host Cathedral in Nagpur. Many of those who came were those who had been present at the Seminar in Goa (2004) and the meeting at Aravali (Delhi, 2005) where the seeds of the idea of a Secretariat had germinated, and to prove that this Secretariat was not created in a vacuum , but after serous thought and planning.
Some Pictures of the Nagpur Meeting
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Posted by admin on Monday, July 24 @ 02:02:40 CDT (11054 reads)
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Inauguration of MGOCSM Diaspora Office at Nagpur
Day 1
Panel #3: “What the Youth Missed in the last 2 or 3 decades”
Moderator: John Jesudasan (Mumbai diocese)
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Posted by admin on Monday, July 24 @ 00:58:38 CDT (1775 reads)
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Mission Statement of the MALANKARA ORTHODOX SYRIAN CHURCH
Message from the ICON Moderators:
Respected Thirumeni has requested inputs from ICON Family for the draft Mission Statement of MOSC formulated by the sub-committee appointed by the Holy Episcopal Synod. This is a great oppertunity for us to be part of the decision making process of the Church on a very important issue. We request more and more value addition from our members in this regard.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, June 22 @ 03:05:17 CDT (2208 reads)
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Inauguration of MGOCSM Diaspora Office at Nagpur
achentom writes "Freinds
Here is a good news. The inaugural ceremony of the MGOCSM Diaspora Office will be held at Nagpur on July 15, 2006. This will be a historical occassion when there will be a separate office of the MGOCSM for the Diaspora region for the first time. Philip Kuruvilla Achen has been made the incharge. A mountainous task lies ahead of Achen for which he has specifically asked for prayer support from all of us. Here's wishing Achen all the best for all his efforts in the coming days.
Thomas Ninan Achen
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Posted by admin on Monday, May 22 @ 23:26:02 CDT (8590 reads)
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IOD One Day Programme on August 13 at Janakpuri
AchenTom writes "Friends
This is to mark in advance about the One Day Conference for the IOD at Janakpuri on the 13th of August, 2006. Details of the programme will be intimated later. Meanwhile, you are welcome to share your ideas towards the nature of the programmes for that day.
Please write to me at frthomninan@rediffmail.com or call at 011- 25083298 (R) ; 919891402276 (mob.).
Thomas Ninan Achen "
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Posted by admin on Monday, May 22 @ 23:24:57 CDT (8204 reads)
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English Qurbana at Sarita Vihar
Anonymous writes "Dear friends from Sarita Vihar
Spoke to Achen about the possibility of English Qurbana on the 28th May, has agreed to it provided there will be atleast a handful of interested people showing interest for it. Would now request you all to please consult your achen and let me know if we can come together for a practice of the Qurbana on the 27th May at the church there?
Achentom"
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Posted by admin on Monday, May 15 @ 06:31:14 CDT (1723 reads)
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Diaspora fellowship at Noida parish
Anonymous writes "Friends
We had a good meeting of the diaspora from the Noida parish this Sunday (May 14), with about 15 people attending the same. The occassion was mooted by the Vicar, Aju Abraham Achen who is keen in starting ongoing programs for the diaspora in the parish. The relevance and need for such a fellowship was shared among the participants. There was a felt interest among the participants and they are keen to meet Aju Achen in working out useful programs for the diaspora in the parish."
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Posted by admin on Monday, May 15 @ 04:14:46 CDT (7352 reads)
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Request for Eng Qurbana at Sarita Vihar
achentom writes "This is in reply to the query that whether there should be English Qurbana at Sarita Vihar. Please discuss it with your achen and let me know. I had mooted the idea to achen quite some time back. I am celebrating Qurbana at Sarita Vihar on the 28th of May, if you are interested, we can have it in English. but before that you should discuss with Achen and make sure there are enough people in the altar conversant with English Qurbana. If you need help in this, do let me know.
Regards
Thomas Ninan Achen "
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Posted by admin on Monday, May 08 @ 03:47:16 CDT (1649 reads)
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Meetings: English Service at SaritaVihar
Should we have regular English Services at Sarita Vihar?
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Posted by admin on Friday, May 05 @ 07:28:28 CDT (1794 reads)
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News Articles: REPORT OF IODS CORE COMMITTEE MEETING, 15 JANUARY, 2006
achentom writes "Following is a brief report of the IODS Core Committee Meeting held on 15th January, 2006 at Mar Gregorios Orthodox Syrian Church, Janakpuri.
The meeting was attended by the following members :-
1. Rev.Fr.Shaji Mathews, Vicar, Mar Gregorios, Janakpuri
2. Rev.Fr.P.A.Philip, Vicar, Ghaziabad
3. Rev.Fr.Philip Varghese, Mayur Vihar Ph-III
4. Rev.Fr.Thomas Ninan, Vice-President, IODS
5. Mr.Joseph Puthooran, Treasurer, IODS, Hauzkaz
6. Mr.Sanjay R. Varghese, Secretary, IODS, Mayur Vihar Ph-I
7. Mr.Anil Varghese, Janakpuri
8. Mr.Abraham Thomas, Mayur Vihar Ph-I
9. Mr.Lovelish Abraham, Ghaziabad
10.Mr. Santosh K. Joy, Mayur Vihar Ph-I"
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Posted by admin on Thursday, January 19 @ 23:03:57 CST (5478 reads)
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News Articles: Brief : IODS Committee on 11th September, 2005
achentom writes "Friends
The IODS Committee met on 11th September '05 at Aramana from 3pm to 6pm. The following decisions were taken at the meeting :-
1. Programme for the 18th Sept. was decided to be in the following form :-
10am - 12pm : HQ in English
12pm - 12.30 : Ice Breaking
12.30 - 1.30pm: Lunch
1.30 - 2.30pm : Session 1 : Learnings from the VCD "Our Church"
2.30 - 2.45pm : Learning New Songs
2.45 - 3.45pm : Session 2 : Bible Study
Colossians 1
3.45 - 4.00pm : Tea & Departure
2. Preparations for HQ were finalised in the following way :-
Qurbana materials : To be arranged by Achen
Organise Altar assistants : Achen & Abraham
Practise Qurbana songs on Sat'day (17th Sept at 4pm at Aramana)
Arrange for Eng. Qurbana books : Anil Verghese
3. The arrangement for the programmes following HQ was finalized in the following way :-
Arrange Powerpoint arrangemen : Sanjay R Varghese
Facilitate Session 1 : Rev. Fr. Thomas Ninan
Facilitate Session 2 : Joseph Puthooran
Arrange food : Sanjay R Varghese
4. On seeing the halls available at the Aramana, it was also decided that programmes for the IODS can be arranged in two halls. Accordingly, IODS will strive to maintain the halls in the best way possible. For initial cleaning it was also mooted that volunteers will take time out on Saturday (17th Sept) to come to Aramana and clean the halls. If necessary, overnight stay can be arranged for the volunteers at the Aramana.
5. Contributions to meet the expenses for the IODS programmes will be purely voluntary.
With you in prayer.
Looking forward to meet on 18th Sept.
Thomas Ninan Achen
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, September 14 @ 02:20:56 CDT (952 reads)
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News Articles: Inauguration of the Indian Orthodox Diaspora
anna writes "Date: July 31, 2005
Venue: St Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral, Hauz Khas
The inaugural meeting of the Indian Orthodox Diaspora Secretariat (IODS) was held at St Mary’s Orthodox Church. After the morning English Qurbana held at the church, a brief session was held welcoming the guest speakers for the day- Rev Fr MS Skariah, Diocesan Secretary and Rev Fr Philip Kuruvilla, Secretary, Outside Kerala Priests Association currently posted with NCCI, Nagpur.
The remaining programme for the day was arranged at St Paul’s School, Hauz Khas. The Metropolitan, Delhi Diocese, HG Job Mar Philoxenos who is also the President, IODS, later joined us. He was accompanied with Rev. Fr. MS Skariah, Rev. Fr. Philip Kuruvilla, Rev. Fr. Saji Abraham, Assistant Vicar, St Mary’s Cathedral, Hauz Khas and other priests of the diocese of Delhi at the function held at St Paul’s School.
The participants, after registration proceeded to the main hall for the day’s event. Rev Fr Thomas Ninan, Vice-President, IODS delivered the welcome speech.
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, August 16 @ 08:35:05 CDT (1507 reads)
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News Articles: Members of the Church in Pakistan
ashraybhavan writes "I am glad to announce that at the first Diaspora Meeting there will be couple from the Church of Pakistan attending as guests. The gentleman is a good singer and had volunteered to sing some very good Christian songs at the meeting after the Qurbana.
I have discussed this matter with Tirumeni and he has given his consent."
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 19 @ 00:06:36 CDT (1161 reads)
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News Articles: FIRST DIASPORA FELLOWSHIP ON 31st JULY
achentom writes "The first Diaspora Fellowship will be held on 31st July at St. Mary's Cathedral Hauzkhaz. Holy Qurbana in English will be celebrated by H.G. Job Mar Philoxenos. This will be the second Qurbana at Hauzkhaz, which will be followed by exciting interactive program at St. Paul's School, Hauzkhaz. The details of the program is being given in the leaflet distributed to all the churches in and around Delhi. All those interested are requested to confirm with us about their participation, either by online / by post (at IODS office in Aramana).
Thank you.
Fr. Thomas Ninan"
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Posted by admin on Sunday, July 17 @ 11:21:43 CDT (1104 reads)
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News Articles: Visit to Faridabad
ashraybhavan writes "Hi there!!
I had a good time with the young people at Faridabad Church, the Achen was very helpful, I was able to speak in Hindi to the congregation and aftre the Qurbana I spent about 45 minutes with 16 of the young people from the church. The data base has been collected and will be sent to the secretariat. I have also talked about the website and requested them to register.
Thanks
Sanjay "
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Posted by admin on Monday, July 11 @ 05:07:54 CDT (4436 reads)
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Meetings: Meeting at Ghaziabad Church
Anonymous writes "A brief presentation on the Diaspora movement was shared with the entire congregation at the end of th Holy Qurbana service by kind permission of Rev Fr Philip M Samuel.
After the Holy Qurbana there was a meeting of several young people who together shared their ideas and concerns for the furure of our Church.
The meeting was led by Abraham Thomas (Mayur Vihar), Lovneesh (Ghaziabad) and Joseph Puthooran (Hauz Khaz)
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Posted by admin on Monday, May 02 @ 01:45:05 CDT (2229 reads)
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