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Malankara Exarchate in the March for Life 2013

  • Posted on: 27 January 2013

It was a cold and blustery morning, on Friday January 25, 2013 in Washington D.C, as thousands of people from all over the country gathered together at the annual March for Life. Held every year in the nation’s capitol in remembrance of the fateful decision that was made in the court case Roe vs. Wade to make abortion legal, this March, like other’s before it, gathered together people of all nations, cultures and religions in solidarity to represent the millions of unheard voices of those who had lost their lives to abortion.

New York Region Catechism Teachers’ One Day Seminar

  • Posted on: 27 January 2013
The Catechism teachers of the New York Tristate Region gathered on Saturday, January 26 at the auditorium of the St. Vincent de Paul Church, Elmont for a one day seminar. Mrs. Karla McKenzie, the Director, Faith Formation Resource Center, Valley Stream took class for the participants and guided the seminar. More than 50 catechism teachers from the five New York Region Tristate parishes participated in the seminar. The seminar was inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. Thomas Mar Eusebius. The Pastors of the Tristate parishes including Very Rev. Msgr. Peter Kochery and the Rev.

New York Tristate Region Youth Night

  • Posted on: 26 January 2013

The MCYM members of the five parishes in the New York Tristate Region conducted a Youth Night at the St. Vincent de Paul Church auditorium, Elmont on January 12, 2013. There were around 150 youth participants and also as many parents. The Youth Night was inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. Thomas Mar Eusebius. The youth from our five parishes performed exciting cultural shows on the stage. It was a great time being together and enjoying together the cultural talents of our youth. The gathering was concluded with dinner. Rev. Sunny Mathew, Director of the New York Tristate region MCYM and Mr.

The First Cardinal of the Malankara Church

  • Posted on: 24 November 2012

The Head and Father of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, His Beatitude Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis, Major Archbishop Catholicos was received to the College of Cardinals of the Universal Church by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI during a very impressive ceremony held at the St. Peter's Basilica, Rome on November 24, 2012. H.B. Baselios Cardinal Cleemis is the first Cardinal of the Malankara Church and the youngest Cardinal in the College of Cardinals.

Inauguration of the celebration of the Year of Faith in the Exarchate

  • Posted on: 21 November 2012

The celebration of the Year of Faith, declared by the Holy Father for the Universal Church, was officially inaugurated in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate by His Excellency the Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Mar Eusebius on November 17 in the St. Thomas Syro-Malankara Catholic parish, New Jersey during the Exarchate Pastoral Council Meeting. Also present on the occasion were Rev. Monsignor Peter Kochery, Vicar General of the Exarchate and many of priests and pastoral council members of the Exarchate.

Rev. Monsignor Peter Kochery felicitated

  • Posted on: 20 November 2012

Rev. Monsignor Peter Kochery, the Vicar General of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate, who has been honored by the Holy Father with the title ‘Chaplain to the Holy Father’ was accorded an official felicitation by the Exarchate on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 at the St. Thomas Syro-Malankara Catholic parish in New Jersey by the Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate. The celebration started with a thanksgiving Holy Mass celebrated by His Excellency the Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Mar Eusebius, Bishop of the Exarchate and concelebrated by Rev. Msgr. Peter Kochery and many Rev. Fathers. Rev. Fr.

New Service Book of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Holy Mass is published

  • Posted on: 18 November 2012
With the approval of the Holy Episcopal Synod of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, the Department of Sacred Liturgy in the Exarchate has published a new Service Book of the Holy Mass for the use in the Exarchate. The special feature of this book is that it contains four columns on every page. The first column has the prayers of the Holy Mass for the congregation in Malayalam, the second column contains the transliteration, the third column has the same prayers in English and the fourth column has a commentary on the Holy Mass.

Construction of New Church for the Houston Parish

  • Posted on: 12 November 2012

The parish community of the St. Peter’s Syro-Malankara Catholic Parish at Houston has launched the construction of a new church. The foundation stone for the new church was laid by His Excellency the Most Rev. Thomas Mar Eusebius on November 2, 2012 in the presence of Rev. Fr. Job Kalluvilayil, the pastor and the parishioners. Priests from the Syro-Malabar parishes in Houston and Fr. Noby Ayyaneth from the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum were also present on the occasion.

First Cardinal Designate of the Malankara Church

  • Posted on: 24 October 2012

The Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate joyfully celebrates the Holy Father's announcement of a consistory for the creation of six new Cardinals, which includes His Beatitude Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos. The Exarchate rejoices at the ecclesial recognition bestowed on the head and father of the Syro Malankara Catholic Church.

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