on Nov 25th, 2011

St Stephen's Orthodox Church, Gandhidham will be celebrating the valedictory of its Golden Jubilee celebrations on November 27, Sunday, at Andrews Cricket Ground, near Orthodox Church, Gandhidham at 5.30pm. From a humble beginning, the Church has completed 50 years of its presence in the port city of Gandhidham in desert

Mumbai Regional Conference of Marthmariam Vanitha Samajam was held at St. Stephen’s Orthodox Syrian Church, Thane on of Sunday November 13, 2011 Metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Coorilos, President, MMVS and Metropolitan, Mumbai Diocese inaugurated the conference by “Lighting of the Lamp” .

Marthmariam Vanitha Samajam, Mumbai Regional Conference will be held at St. Stephen’s Orthodox Syrian Church, Thane on Sunday November, 13, 2011. The Conference theme will be based on “Christian Parenting”. Fr. John Mathew and Mercy Mathew are the key note speakers.Geevarghese Mar Coorilos, President, MMVS and Metropolitan, Mumbai Diocese

For Malankara Orthodox Syrian Christians, George Muthoot is a well-known personality as the Malankara Sabha Trustee. However, in the recent issue of Forbes Asia Magazine dated November 07, 2011, MGOCSM Ahmedabad Diocese Annual Conference 2011 from October 26-28 at Vadodra saw the felicitation of Metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Coorilos,

he enthronement ceremony of Dr Joseph Mar Dionysius as the Calcutta diocesan Metropolitan was held at the Bhilai aramana Chappal where the Calcutta diocese’s first Metropolitan is laid to rest by His Holiness the Catholicose. Catholicose and Malankara Metropolitan Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulose II

Dr Geevarghese Mar Yulios, Metropolitan Ahmedabad Diocese, in a Kalpana No 80/11 dated October 17, 2011 says that since 2010, as per decisions of the Diocesan Council and Assembly, it has been decided to celebrate Diocesan Day every year along with the advent of the ‘Ecclesiastical New Year’, or the

Dr Abraham Mar Seraphim, Metropolitan, Bengaluru Diocese, inagurated the Christian Parenting programme for Bengaluru Diocese.T K Thomas, Cor Episcopa, John Thomas, Cor Episcopa, Abraham Marettu, Cor Episcopa, Fr K M Jacob and other dignitaries took part in the program.

Orthodox youths of Ahmedabad Diocese are all geared up for the big event.They are all set to host their maiden MGOCSM Diocese Annual Conference 2011 in Baroda (Vadodara) from October 26 to 28 at St Thomas Chapel. The theme of the 3-day meet will be from Proverbs 22:28 --- Do

50 Golden years of existence to the Glory of God is worthy of celebration. Elevated as a Cathedral of the Orthodox Diocese of Ahmedabad by the Catholicos of the East in March 2011, the St Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, in Behrampura, Ahmedabad

OSSAE Delhi Diocese Teachers’ One Day Conference was held at St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Jaipur, Rajasthan on16th October 2011. Teachers from Delhi, Punjab, UP and Rajasthan regions participated. Dr. Youhanon Mar Demetrios, Asst. Metropolitan of Delhi Diocese took classes on the theme-The Relevance of Jesus' Baptism for the Life of