Archive for January, 2010
New Year Revival 2010
Throughout the past years, our Diocese has experienced significant demographical and generational growth representing a new dynamic for relevant contextual ministries. As such, the linguistic need of the younger generation to creatively discern the ministry of the Word is essential for spiritual sustenance and renewal of the community. Towards that end, under the guidance of the Youth Chaplain, “New Year Revival 2010”, a two-day English Convention and several workshops were conducted and coordinated by the youth and young families of the Dallas, Texas area Mar Thoma Churches on January 1st – 2nd 2010.
Episcopal Visit to Ascension MTC, PA
This year we were blessed by the visit of Theodosius Thirumeni on the first Sunday of 2010. Thirumeni came to Philadelphia on January 2nd morning. Thirumeni took time to visit some of the persons who are sick . Thirumeni also spent time with the neighboring church leaders.
XIII Diocesan Leadership Conference
XIII Diocesan Leadership Conference Introduction By God’s grace, the XIII Diocesan Leadership Conference convened in Texas from January 7-10, 2010. It was hosted by The Mar Thoma Church of Dallas, Carrollton, Texas under the guidance of the vicar and conference president Rev. Johnson George. The Diocesan Bishop of North America & Europe, His Grace Rt. [...]
Read moreWorld Day of Prayer
The World Day of Prayer is a wordlwide movement of women, of many faith traditions, who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year, on the first Friday of March.
Read moreXXVII MAR THOMA FAMILY CONFERENCE: 2009
The 27th Mar Thoma Family Conference of the Diocese of North America and Europe, hosted by the Immanuel Mar Thoma Church of Houston, was held at the Westchase Marriott Hotel in Houston from July 2-5, 2009. The theme of the conference was “From the Cross, Through the Church, To the World”. An array of eminent leaders and speakers deliberated on this thought provoking theme of contemporary significance.
XIII Diocesan Leadership Conference
By God’s grace, the XIII Diocesan Leadership Conference convened in Texas from January 7-10, 2010. It was hosted by The Mar Thoma Church of Dallas, Carrollton, Texas under the guidance of the vicar and conference president Rev. Johnson George. The Diocesan Bishop of North America & Europe, His Grace Rt. Rev. Dr. Geevarghese Mar Theodosius Episcopa presided over the conference. Rev. Tonya Burton, the director at the Perkins Youth School of Theology, SMU in Dallas was the keynote speaker. We are very grateful for all those who helped out behind the scenes.
Diocesan Council Meeting – Sunday, January 10, 2010
A meeting of the Diocesan Council was held on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at the Dallas MTC, Farmers Branch. The meeting began at 3:00 p.m. and was presided by the Diocesan Episcopa, Rt. Rev. Dr. Geevarghese Mar Theodosius. After a hymn and prayer, Ms. Betty Vattakunnel (Trinity MTC, Houston) led a brief devotion.
Episcopal Visit to Phoenix
The Phoenix Mar Thoma Congregation was privileged to have the Episcopal visit by Rt. Rev. Dr. Geevarghese Mar Theodosius Episcopa during December 26-29, 2009. This was Thirumeni’s first official visit to the Phoenix Congregation since taking char…
Read moreEcumenical Fellowship Dinner in honor of Rt. Rev. Dr. Geevarghese Mar Theodosius
On January 1, 2010, over 260 people from various Christian denominations joined together at 6:00 p.m. at the Cotillion Restaurant in Jericho, New York to participate in an Ecumenical Fellowship Dinner organized by the Diocesan Council in honor of R…
Read moreEpiscopal visit to Salem M.T.C., NY
It was our privilege to have the Diocesan Bishop with us on December 12 and 13th, 2009. On December 12th Thirumeni was in the parsonage and shared the joy of Christmas with the Salem carol rounds. On December 13th, Thirumeni visited Sunday school a…
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