THE BEGINNING
Kalyan Mar ThomaSyrian Church is one of the outside Kerala parishes of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar with its Head Quarters at Tiruvalla, Kerala.
During the period 1930-‘40, many Syrian Christian members including Marthomites who came to Mumbai from Kerala, started prayer groups/congregational worships and by their relentless efforts a Mar Thoma parish was set up in Mumbai in November 1940, the present Mumbai/Dadar Mar Thoma parish. It was the first and only Mar Thoma Parish covering the whole of Mumbai city and suburbs including Kalyan. The place of worship was the Holy Redeemer Anglican Church, Dadar. Due to the difficulties in attending services and fellowship gatherings at distant Mumbai, a few Marthomites staying in and around Kalyan, formed a prayer cell in Kalyan, and the first prayer meeting was held on 28th Dec, 1950 at Karnik Road, along with some members of other Christian denominations. In due course, a representation was submitted to the Metropolitan on 12th May 1951 for an independent parish at Kalyan. Meanwhile with the permission of the appropriate Sabha authorities, the first Holy Communion service in Malayalam order was celebrated by the late Very Rev. P. J. Thomas of Ankola on 17th Jun, 1951 at St. Christopher Church, Kalyan.
His Grace, the Late lamented Most. Rev. Dr. Juhanon Mar Thoma Metropolitan, by a Kalpana dated 10th Aug, 1951 was pleased to accord sanction to the formation of a separate Mar Thoma parish at Kalyan and the first Holy Communion Service as a Parish was celebrated on Sunday, 19th Aug, 1951 at the St. Christopher’s Church, Kalyan by late Very Rev. C. G. Alexander, the then Vicar of Mumbai who was concurrently appointed Vicar of Kalyan parish also. On this occasion, we remember with gratitude, the help and guidance given by late Very Rev. C. G. Alexander, late Rev. T. M. Mathai of Kirkee-Pune, Mr. George Alexander (later ordained as a priest of MT Church) and many members in and around Kalyan/Mumbai who gave leadership for the formation of the Kalyan Parish. We continued our worship service at St. Christopher’s Church, Kalyan till Dec.1968.
CHURCH BUILDING AT KARNIK ROAD
As years passed by, the Marthomite community increased in number and we felt the need of having a Church building of our own. We raised funds through various sources and purchased on ownership basis, our worship place at Karnik Road named Mar Thoma Centre. By 1968, this hall was ready and the first Holy Communion was celebrated on 12th Dec, 1968 by the late Valia Metropolitan, His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostom. This place was dedicated on 9th Feb, 1969 by His Grace Himself.
OUR NEW CHURCH AT MASOBA MAIDAN
Due to the space crunch caused by the increased strength of the parish and also to revitalize our social service projects etc., we thought of having a larger place, and for this purpose, we acquired a piece of land in April 1984 at Mahsoba Maidan. There, the foundation stone for a multipurpose building was laid on 18th Jan, 1987 by the late Metropolitan, His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma (the then Diocesan Bishop). With the sincere co-operation of all our members, our sister parishes, as well as friends and well Wishers, the first phase i.e., the ground floor was completed and dedicated to the glory of God by the late Rt. Rev. Geevarghese Mar Athanasius (the then Diocesan Bishop) on 31st March 1990. The first Holy Communion service at this church was celebrated by His Lordship himself on Sunday, the 1st April 1990.
FORMATION OF INDEPENDENT PARISHES
Due to the rapid industrialization in Kalyan and its surrounding areas, the Marthomite community grew in strength. Consequently, members from the following areas formed separate parishes:
OUR VICARS
Since the formation of our parish, 28 Vicars and 6 Asst. Vicars had been served in our parish. We take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to all our past Vicars and Asst. Vicars for their inspiring leadership and valuable services. Our present Vicar, Rev.Saji P. Simon along with his family, plays a motivating role in all activities of the parish. Our Asst. Vicar, Rev. Shinu K. Thomaswith his family is rendering full-fledged support to the Vicar in functioning of the Church and Schools.
CLERGIES FROM KALYAN PARISH
We are happy to mention that our parish has contributed six Priests to Mar Thoma Sabha and they are in the active Ministry in different capacities.
CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS
Following church organizations started functioning since the inception of Kalyan Parish in 1951.
The organizations hold regular fellowship meetings and contribute to various social matters. Kalyan Ecumenical Association: Our church continues to actively participate in the Kalyan Ecumenical Association with an aim to bring all the Christian denominations in Kalyan on a single platform.
NEW PARSONAGE
A new parsonage at 203, Krishnakunj CHS, Church Lane, Masoba Maidan, Kalyan West was purchased and dedicated on 1st April, 2000 by His Lordship Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos (the then Diocesan Bishop).
CHURCH GOLDEN JUBILEE 1951-2001
The Church celebrated 2001-2002 as its Golden Jubilee year. Various projects including Goveli Project, adoption of Chettiveedu village in Chaglamari Mission Field in Andhra Pradesh, sponsorship of evangelist, marriage aid for poor girls and providing financial assistance to the needy were undertaken as part of the Golden Jubilee celebration.
To finance the various projects, a fund-raiser (cultural)programme was conducted on 27th Jan, 2001 at Central Railway School ground. The Jubilee Inaugural function was conducted by the then Diocesan Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa on 26th Aug, 2001. A special programme on the Golden Jubilee celebrations was held on Sunday, 9th Dec, 2001 at a public function at Holy Cross Convent School Auditorium. His Grace late Most Rev. Dr. Philipose Mar Chyrsostom, the then Marthoma Metropolitan was the Chief Guest on that occasion. Representatives from other Churches, Vicars from various parishes and various dignitaries were present at the function. A Golden Jubilee Souvenir was also released to commemorate the occasion.
SUNDAY SCHOOL GOLDEN JUBILEE 1957-2007
The Sunday School celebrated 2008-09 as its Golden Jubilee year. The then Diocesan Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos was the Chief Guest at the valedictory function held on Sunday, 25th Jan, 2009. A Golden Jubilee Souvenir was also released to commemorate the occasion.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WEST-B
Our parish has purchased a flat in Bhagirati Co-operative Housing Society at Lokgram (Kalyan East) for conducting the Sunday school Kalyan West-B and its dedication ceremony was held on Sunday, the 4th Nov, 2007. At present the Sunday School west B has been merged with the Church’ Sunday School and functioning as one Sunday school at the Church.
EASOW MAR TIMOTHEOS MEMORIAL WELFARE CENTRE, KALYAN
To cater community care and development work and also to bring about a socio-economic up lift for the poor and needy in and around Kalyan, without any discrimination of caste, creed, or religion, the General Body held on 7th Feb, 1993 decided to bring all the welfare and developmental activities under one registered organization, known as ‘Easow Mar Timotheos Memorial Welfare Centre, Kalyan’, (in memory of the late Rt. Rev. Easow Mar TimotheosEpiscopa). This body was registered as a Charitable Trust in 1999 under the Societies Act and Public Trust Act.
MAR THOMA VIDYA PEETH
Along with the dedication of the school building for children in need of special care at Goveli, the English medium school ‘Mar Thoma Vidyapeeth’ was inaugurated by His Lordship Rt. Rev. Joseph Mar Barnabas at Goveli, followed by a public meeting. The school has been providing affordable and quality education to children in the region of Titwala. The 1st batch of SSC students, 100% passed out in the academic year 2018-19 in Maharashtra state, Board Exams. Later, the school was affiliated to the CBSE Board and the 1st batch of 10th class students performed remarkably well in the Board Exams held in the academic year 2019-20 and continuing with its best results in the consecutive years.
Both the above schools are managed by the Trust, ‘Easow Mar Timotheos Memorial Welfare Centre’. Our Vicar is serving as the Manager of the Schools and Assistant Vicar as the Asst. Manager.
GREEN PARISH
Under the intiative of the YuvajanaSakhyam, our parish was declared as a ‘Plastic free parish’ and ‘Green parish’ in 2008. This is truly a great step towards re-establishing our relationship with nature.
EDAVAKA MISSION AND SEVIKA SANGHAM GOLDEN JUBILEE 1961-2011
The Edavaka Mission and SevikaSangham Golden Jubilees were separately inaugurated by His Lordship, Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos, the then Diocesan Episcopa. His Grace launched the one year long Golden Jubilee programs of the Edavaka Mission and SevikaSangham, which give thrust to social service activities, immediately after the inauguration of the parish Diamond Jubilee celebrations on 15th Aug, 2010.
SUNDAY SCHOOL DIAMOND JUBILEE 1957-2017
Sunday School celebrated 2018- 19 as its Diamond Jubilee year with various programs organized for the students, teachers and parents.
SAPTHATHI (PLATINUM JUBILEE) YEAR -1951-2021
General Body has been budgeted for the Sapthathi projects; few highlights are financial aid for startup project of our members, Sponsor library or class room in the ongoing building project of MarthomaVidhyapeet School, Parish Directory, publication of Sapthathi (Platinum Jubilee) Souvenir, possession of new parsonage for the Vicar.
Release of the Sapthathi (Platinum Jubilee) Parish Directory was held on 25th April 2021. Parish customized App. Ha-Manahel - the “Digital version of Parish Directory”, which was the project undertaken along with the Parish Directory was launched on 4th July 2021. Parish is advanced to one more step in using technology to have information of our Parish on our finger tips on daily basis.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation the time frame for the execution of the Sapthathi projects extended to the later years and the official inauguration of the projects was held on 8th August 2021 during the 71st Parish Day celebration by the then Diocesan Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. Euyakim Mar CoorilosSuffragan Metropolitan. Platinum Jubilee celebration’s valedictory function was held on 14th August 2022 during the 72nd Parish Day celebration.Rt. Rev. Dr. Euyakim Mar CoorilosSuffragan Metropolitan, the then diocesan Bishop was the chief guest. Platinum Jubilee (Sapthathi) Souvenir also was released during the occasion.
EDAVAKA MISSION AND SEVIKA SANGHAM DIOMOND JUBILEE 1961-2021
Edavaka Mission and SevikaSangham observe its Diamond Jubilee year and coming up with various programmes, besides the limitations of the pandemic situation.
YUVJANA SAKHYAM DIAMOND JUBILEE 1963-2023
During the 73rd parish day celebration the inauguration of the Diamond Jubilee programs inauguration was held. Rev. Thomas Koshy Panachamoottil (former Vicar) was the chief guest.
EASOW MAR TIMOTHEOS MEMORIAL WELFARE CENTRE SILVER JUBILEE 1999-2024
The inauguration of the Silver Jubilee celebration of the EMTMWC was held on 24th march 2024 in Church. Various Jubilee projects are in the offing.
Kalyan Mar ThomaSyrian Church is one of the outside Kerala parishes of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar with its Head Quarters at Tiruvalla, Kerala.
During the period 1930-‘40, many Syrian Christian members including Marthomites who came to Mumbai from Kerala, started prayer groups/congregational worships and by their relentless efforts a Mar Thoma parish was set up in Mumbai in November 1940, the present Mumbai/Dadar Mar Thoma parish. It was the first and only Mar Thoma Parish covering the whole of Mumbai city and suburbs including Kalyan. The place of worship was the Holy Redeemer Anglican Church, Dadar. Due to the difficulties in attending services and fellowship gatherings at distant Mumbai, a few Marthomites staying in and around Kalyan, formed a prayer cell in Kalyan, and the first prayer meeting was held on 28th Dec, 1950 at Karnik Road, along with some members of other Christian denominations. In due course, a representation was submitted to the Metropolitan on 12th May 1951 for an independent parish at Kalyan. Meanwhile with the permission of the appropriate Sabha authorities, the first Holy Communion service in Malayalam order was celebrated by the late Very Rev. P. J. Thomas of Ankola on 17th Jun, 1951 at St. Christopher Church, Kalyan.
CHURCH BUILDING AT KARNIK ROAD
As years passed by, the Marthomite community increased in number and we felt the need of having a Church building of our own. We raised funds through various sources and purchased on ownership basis, our worship place at Karnik Road named Mar Thoma Centre. By 1968, this hall was ready and the first Holy Communion was celebrated on 12th Dec, 1968 by the late Valia Metropolitan, His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostom. This place was dedicated on 9th Feb, 1969 by His Grace Himself.
Due to the space crunch caused by the increased strength of the parish and also to revitalize our social service projects etc., we thought of having a larger place, and for this purpose, we acquired a piece of land in April 1984 at Mahsoba Maidan. There, the foundation stone for a multipurpose building was laid on 18th Jan, 1987 by the late Metropolitan, His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma (the then Diocesan Bishop). With the sincere co-operation of all our members, our sister parishes, as well as friends and well Wishers, the first phase i.e., the ground floor was completed and dedicated to the glory of God by the late Rt. Rev. Geevarghese Mar Athanasius (the then Diocesan Bishop) on 31st March 1990. The first Holy Communion service at this church was celebrated by His Lordship himself on Sunday, the 1st April 1990.
FORMATION OF INDEPENDENT PARISHES
Due to the rapid industrialization in Kalyan and its surrounding areas, the Marthomite community grew in strength. Consequently, members from the following areas formed separate parishes:
- Jerusalem Mar Thoma Church, Ambernath (1st Aug, 1965)
- Ebenezer Mar Thoma Church, Dombivli (1st Jul, 1984)
- St. James Mar Thoma Church, Ulhasnagar (1st Jul, 1994)
- St. Andrews Mar Thoma Church, Kolsewadi (15th Dec, 1995)
OUR VICARS
Since the formation of our parish, 28 Vicars and 6 Asst. Vicars had been served in our parish. We take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to all our past Vicars and Asst. Vicars for their inspiring leadership and valuable services. Our present Vicar, Rev.Saji P. Simon along with his family, plays a motivating role in all activities of the parish. Our Asst. Vicar, Rev. Shinu K. Thomaswith his family is rendering full-fledged support to the Vicar in functioning of the Church and Schools.
CLERGIES FROM KALYAN PARISH
We are happy to mention that our parish has contributed six Priests to Mar Thoma Sabha and they are in the active Ministry in different capacities.
- Rev. Varghese Mathew
- Rev. Saji Joseph
- Rev. Sunil George Mathew
- Rev. Abraham Kuruvilla
- Rev. Jeff Jack Philips
- Rev. Sijo K John
CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS
Following church organizations started functioning since the inception of Kalyan Parish in 1951.
- Sunday School started in 1957 with 8 children. And later we had two Sunday Schools at Church (Kalyan West - A) and Lokgram (Kalyan West – B).
- SevikaSanghamand Edavaka Mission were formed in 1961.
- YuvajanaSakhyam was formed in our parish in April 1963.
- Choir was formed in 1980.
- Prayer Groups – At present we have 9 prayer groups functioning under the guidance of the Vicar and respective prayer group leaders.
- Senior Citizen Fellowship was formed in 2000.
- Senior Youth Forum was formed in 2008.
- High School Students/Teenagers Forum was formed in 2009.
- The unit level formation of the Mar Thoma Development Department is underway and expected to be inaugurated in the current year 2024.
The organizations hold regular fellowship meetings and contribute to various social matters. Kalyan Ecumenical Association: Our church continues to actively participate in the Kalyan Ecumenical Association with an aim to bring all the Christian denominations in Kalyan on a single platform.
NEW PARSONAGE
A new parsonage at 203, Krishnakunj CHS, Church Lane, Masoba Maidan, Kalyan West was purchased and dedicated on 1st April, 2000 by His Lordship Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos (the then Diocesan Bishop).
SILVER JUBILEE 1951-1976
We celebrated the Silver Jubilee on Sunday, the 12th Dec, 1976. Various religious heads, representatives of other Christian denominations, political dignitaries and social personalities were present. The late Valia Metropolitan, His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostom was the Chief Guest on that occasion.
We celebrated the Silver Jubilee on Sunday, the 12th Dec, 1976. Various religious heads, representatives of other Christian denominations, political dignitaries and social personalities were present. The late Valia Metropolitan, His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostom was the Chief Guest on that occasion.
CHURCH GOLDEN JUBILEE 1951-2001
The Church celebrated 2001-2002 as its Golden Jubilee year. Various projects including Goveli Project, adoption of Chettiveedu village in Chaglamari Mission Field in Andhra Pradesh, sponsorship of evangelist, marriage aid for poor girls and providing financial assistance to the needy were undertaken as part of the Golden Jubilee celebration.
To finance the various projects, a fund-raiser (cultural)programme was conducted on 27th Jan, 2001 at Central Railway School ground. The Jubilee Inaugural function was conducted by the then Diocesan Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa on 26th Aug, 2001. A special programme on the Golden Jubilee celebrations was held on Sunday, 9th Dec, 2001 at a public function at Holy Cross Convent School Auditorium. His Grace late Most Rev. Dr. Philipose Mar Chyrsostom, the then Marthoma Metropolitan was the Chief Guest on that occasion. Representatives from other Churches, Vicars from various parishes and various dignitaries were present at the function. A Golden Jubilee Souvenir was also released to commemorate the occasion.
SUNDAY SCHOOL GOLDEN JUBILEE 1957-2007
The Sunday School celebrated 2008-09 as its Golden Jubilee year. The then Diocesan Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos was the Chief Guest at the valedictory function held on Sunday, 25th Jan, 2009. A Golden Jubilee Souvenir was also released to commemorate the occasion.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WEST-B
Our parish has purchased a flat in Bhagirati Co-operative Housing Society at Lokgram (Kalyan East) for conducting the Sunday school Kalyan West-B and its dedication ceremony was held on Sunday, the 4th Nov, 2007. At present the Sunday School west B has been merged with the Church’ Sunday School and functioning as one Sunday school at the Church.
EASOW MAR TIMOTHEOS MEMORIAL WELFARE CENTRE, KALYAN
To cater community care and development work and also to bring about a socio-economic up lift for the poor and needy in and around Kalyan, without any discrimination of caste, creed, or religion, the General Body held on 7th Feb, 1993 decided to bring all the welfare and developmental activities under one registered organization, known as ‘Easow Mar Timotheos Memorial Welfare Centre, Kalyan’, (in memory of the late Rt. Rev. Easow Mar TimotheosEpiscopa). This body was registered as a Charitable Trust in 1999 under the Societies Act and Public Trust Act.
MAR THOMA SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN IN NEED OF SPECIAL CARE
‘Mar Thoma School for Children in Need of Special Care’ at Kalyan for differently abled children was started by our Parish on 8th Aug, 1992 at our old church premises at Karnik Road under the able guidance of late Rev. T. P. Koshy (Sr.). In 2003, also we acquired about six acres of land at Goveli,Titwala, Thane (Dist.). As part of our Golden Jubilee project, the church undertook a project to build two schools at Goveli, one for the differently abled children and the other, an English medium school. In 2008, the special care school was shifted to the newly constructed building at Goveli. The dedication of the school building at Goveli was conducted by our then Diocesan Bishop Rt. Rev. Joseph Mar Barnabas on Sunday, 15th Jun, 2008. 60 children were enrolled with the school at that time.
‘Mar Thoma School for Children in Need of Special Care’ at Kalyan for differently abled children was started by our Parish on 8th Aug, 1992 at our old church premises at Karnik Road under the able guidance of late Rev. T. P. Koshy (Sr.). In 2003, also we acquired about six acres of land at Goveli,Titwala, Thane (Dist.). As part of our Golden Jubilee project, the church undertook a project to build two schools at Goveli, one for the differently abled children and the other, an English medium school. In 2008, the special care school was shifted to the newly constructed building at Goveli. The dedication of the school building at Goveli was conducted by our then Diocesan Bishop Rt. Rev. Joseph Mar Barnabas on Sunday, 15th Jun, 2008. 60 children were enrolled with the school at that time.
MAR THOMA VIDYA PEETH
Along with the dedication of the school building for children in need of special care at Goveli, the English medium school ‘Mar Thoma Vidyapeeth’ was inaugurated by His Lordship Rt. Rev. Joseph Mar Barnabas at Goveli, followed by a public meeting. The school has been providing affordable and quality education to children in the region of Titwala. The 1st batch of SSC students, 100% passed out in the academic year 2018-19 in Maharashtra state, Board Exams. Later, the school was affiliated to the CBSE Board and the 1st batch of 10th class students performed remarkably well in the Board Exams held in the academic year 2019-20 and continuing with its best results in the consecutive years.
Both the above schools are managed by the Trust, ‘Easow Mar Timotheos Memorial Welfare Centre’. Our Vicar is serving as the Manager of the Schools and Assistant Vicar as the Asst. Manager.
GREEN PARISH
Under the intiative of the YuvajanaSakhyam, our parish was declared as a ‘Plastic free parish’ and ‘Green parish’ in 2008. This is truly a great step towards re-establishing our relationship with nature.
CHURCH DIAMOND JUBILEE 1951-2011
The Diamond Jubilee inaugural function was conducted by His Lordship, Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos, our then Diocesan Episcopa on Sunday, the 15th Aug, 2010. In this meeting, Thirumeni suggested to start a Pastoral Counselling Centre.
To raise funds for the various projects, we conducted a cultural programme ‘Kalasangamam’ – a mega-event of Malayalam playback singers and other artists, on Sunday, the 30th Jan, 2011 at Central Railway School ground. Development of Goveli project and other charitable activities, Publication of Parish Directory, Renovation of Parish Hall, Diamond Jubilee Souvenir, Initiation of Diamond Jubilee Memorial ever-rolling trophy choir competition and the Pastoral Counseling Centre were the projects executed as Diamond Jubilee project.
The Diamond Jubilee inaugural function was conducted by His Lordship, Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos, our then Diocesan Episcopa on Sunday, the 15th Aug, 2010. In this meeting, Thirumeni suggested to start a Pastoral Counselling Centre.
To raise funds for the various projects, we conducted a cultural programme ‘Kalasangamam’ – a mega-event of Malayalam playback singers and other artists, on Sunday, the 30th Jan, 2011 at Central Railway School ground. Development of Goveli project and other charitable activities, Publication of Parish Directory, Renovation of Parish Hall, Diamond Jubilee Souvenir, Initiation of Diamond Jubilee Memorial ever-rolling trophy choir competition and the Pastoral Counseling Centre were the projects executed as Diamond Jubilee project.
EDAVAKA MISSION AND SEVIKA SANGHAM GOLDEN JUBILEE 1961-2011
The Edavaka Mission and SevikaSangham Golden Jubilees were separately inaugurated by His Lordship, Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos, the then Diocesan Episcopa. His Grace launched the one year long Golden Jubilee programs of the Edavaka Mission and SevikaSangham, which give thrust to social service activities, immediately after the inauguration of the parish Diamond Jubilee celebrations on 15th Aug, 2010.
SUNDAY SCHOOL DIAMOND JUBILEE 1957-2017
Sunday School celebrated 2018- 19 as its Diamond Jubilee year with various programs organized for the students, teachers and parents.
PADGHA (LONE-THALAWLI) MISSION FIELD
Our Church Mission Board in coordination with the Edavaka Mission, the mission activities at Padgha mission field have been continuing since the last one decade. A community Centre cum Prayer Hall and Evangelist’s house was constructed and dedicated on 17th December 2017 at the Village by the then Diocesan Bishop and present Metropolitan His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Theodosius Marthoma. Activities in the mission field are being organized with the able guidance of Mumbai Diocese Mission Board and the Missionary Achen.
Our Church Mission Board in coordination with the Edavaka Mission, the mission activities at Padgha mission field have been continuing since the last one decade. A community Centre cum Prayer Hall and Evangelist’s house was constructed and dedicated on 17th December 2017 at the Village by the then Diocesan Bishop and present Metropolitan His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Theodosius Marthoma. Activities in the mission field are being organized with the able guidance of Mumbai Diocese Mission Board and the Missionary Achen.
SAPTHATHI (PLATINUM JUBILEE) YEAR -1951-2021
General Body has been budgeted for the Sapthathi projects; few highlights are financial aid for startup project of our members, Sponsor library or class room in the ongoing building project of MarthomaVidhyapeet School, Parish Directory, publication of Sapthathi (Platinum Jubilee) Souvenir, possession of new parsonage for the Vicar.
Release of the Sapthathi (Platinum Jubilee) Parish Directory was held on 25th April 2021. Parish customized App. Ha-Manahel - the “Digital version of Parish Directory”, which was the project undertaken along with the Parish Directory was launched on 4th July 2021. Parish is advanced to one more step in using technology to have information of our Parish on our finger tips on daily basis.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation the time frame for the execution of the Sapthathi projects extended to the later years and the official inauguration of the projects was held on 8th August 2021 during the 71st Parish Day celebration by the then Diocesan Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. Euyakim Mar CoorilosSuffragan Metropolitan. Platinum Jubilee celebration’s valedictory function was held on 14th August 2022 during the 72nd Parish Day celebration.Rt. Rev. Dr. Euyakim Mar CoorilosSuffragan Metropolitan, the then diocesan Bishop was the chief guest. Platinum Jubilee (Sapthathi) Souvenir also was released during the occasion.
Edavaka Mission and SevikaSangham observe its Diamond Jubilee year and coming up with various programmes, besides the limitations of the pandemic situation.
YUVJANA SAKHYAM DIAMOND JUBILEE 1963-2023
During the 73rd parish day celebration the inauguration of the Diamond Jubilee programs inauguration was held. Rev. Thomas Koshy Panachamoottil (former Vicar) was the chief guest.
EASOW MAR TIMOTHEOS MEMORIAL WELFARE CENTRE SILVER JUBILEE 1999-2024
The inauguration of the Silver Jubilee celebration of the EMTMWC was held on 24th march 2024 in Church. Various Jubilee projects are in the offing.
CHURCH ASSISTANT
Mr. Babu V G served as the Church Assistant from 1992 to 2015 and Mr. Sunny Mathew joined as the Church Assistant during the year 2015 and continue to serve in that capacity. With gratefulappreciation we acknowledge their service to the Church.
Mr. Babu V G served as the Church Assistant from 1992 to 2015 and Mr. Sunny Mathew joined as the Church Assistant during the year 2015 and continue to serve in that capacity. With gratefulappreciation we acknowledge their service to the Church.
OUR THANKS
With praise and full of gratitude we thank the Metropolitan His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Theodosius Marthoma, the past and present Diocesan Bishops, former and present Vicars, Office-bearers, Church founder members, parishioners and well-wishers, for their guidance, advice, co-operation and assistance which immensely helped and sustained us as a Parish. All the glory and honor to Almighty God for His abundant blessings and mercy showered upon us throughout the seven decades of purposeful existence in Kalyan.
With praise and full of gratitude we thank the Metropolitan His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Theodosius Marthoma, the past and present Diocesan Bishops, former and present Vicars, Office-bearers, Church founder members, parishioners and well-wishers, for their guidance, advice, co-operation and assistance which immensely helped and sustained us as a Parish. All the glory and honor to Almighty God for His abundant blessings and mercy showered upon us throughout the seven decades of purposeful existence in Kalyan.
