The administration of the Parish is being conducted by a Managing Committee, elected by the General Body, from among the members, as per the Constitution of the Church. The tenure of the office is for a period of one year. The Vicar of the Parish is the President of the Managing Committee. The day-to-day administration is carried out by the Hon. Lay Steward and the Hon. Secretary assisted by the Managing Committee members.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2012
Vicar & President
Rev. Fr. Saji Thomas
Hon. Lay. Steward
Mr. Bino Abraham
Hon.Gen. Secretary
Mr. Sunil Mathew Oommen
Committee Members
Mr. Biju Abraham M
Mr. Philip K J
Mr. Manu Joseph
Mr. Alby Kannamala Samuel
Mr. Jinesh Paul
Mr. Thomas John (Ex Officio)
Trustees
Mr. Stephen Samuel
Mr. P K Koshy
Mr. Bino Abraham
Mr. K O George (Vicar’s Nominee)
Internal Auditors
Mr. Dany Varghese
Mr. Reni Varghese Thomas
NCCS Representative
Mr. C C Abraham
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Malankara Orthodox Church is an ancient Church of India and it traces its origin to as far back as A. D. 52 when St. Thomas one of the Disciples of Jesus Christ came to India and established Christianity in the South Western parts of the sub-continent. The St. Thomas Christians or the Syrian Christians exist at present in different churches and denominations. But a major section of the parent body of St. Thomas Christians which has maintained its independent nature constitutes the Orthodox Church under the Catholicate of the East with Headquarters at Devalokam in Kottayam, Kerala. |
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The “Catholicos” derived from Greek word Katholikos means "The Universal or General". The title seems to have arisen sometime after the establishment of five patriarchs (of Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem). The Catholicos of the East is the title of the autonomous Primate of the East whose succession is that of St. Thomas the apostle, and who has a spiritual primacy of honor over all churches of the east. He is the supreme head of the Indian Orthodox Church and He is called the Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan. |
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The Nicene Creed is the creed or profession of faith that is most widely used in our Christian liturgy. It is called Nicene because, in its original form, it was adopted in the city of Nicaea by the first ecumenical council, which met there in 325 and at that time, the text ended after the words "We believe in the Holy Spirit". The second Ecumenical Council in 381 added the section that follows the words "We believe in the Holy Spirit" hence the name "Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed", referring to the Creed as modified in Constantinople. |
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The Episcopal Synod with the Catholicos as its president is the apex body of all bishops. The authority of the synod is final and binding. It has exclusive rights and privileges in the matter of upholding the faith of the church, its discipline and order of Apostolic Succession. As regards temporal matters the church is guided by the Malankara Syrian Christian Association. The bishops rule the diocese assigned to them by the synod. |
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