Marthoma Vision April Pages

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT 2022 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Lent is a favourable time for personal and community renewal, as it leads us to the paschal mystery of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For our Lenten journey in 2022, we will do well to reflect on Saint Paul’s exhortation to the Galatians: “Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up. So then, while we have the opportunity (kairós), let us do good to all” (Gal 6:9-10).

Contents 04 Editorial 05 Circulars / Pastoral letters 13 Eparchy News 25 Eparchy Ministries 34 Parish / Mission Updates 58 Remembrance Days

Editorial Jesus is Risen! Alleluia! In the joy of those words, We wish you all a blessed and happy Easter. Welcome to another edition of Marthoma Vision. This edition brings you the up- dates from the eparchy from January to March. On these days of Easter week, we rejoice that Jesus, who is the Light of the World, rose from the dead. In his Resurrection, we find our hope and our joy. This celebration is at the heart of our Christian faith. When we open our hearts to the wonder of this message, we walk with Jesus, sharing in his life and his peace. His message is one of hope for all. As we renew our promises of baptism at Easter, may we who profess faith in his Res- urrection strive to bring Jesus’ hope to all, particularly those who are poor and those who live in fear. Perhaps today, many of us find ourselves in a similarly dis-consoling place. Just when it seemed that the Covid-19 pandemic was finally receding, Russia invaded Ukraine. Already, lives have been lost, livelihoods destroyed, and people displaced by this action. The situation is deeply troubling. Yet this is only the most recent and visible exercise of violence to capture our world’s attention and concern. As we enter the holy week, let us lift in prayer the people of Ukraine and all those whose lives are affected by war and violence. This Easter, as Pope Francis invited all of us and people of faith around the world to join in prayer and to fast for the cause of peace, especially for the people of Ukraine, let us pray for peace. Like the disciples, we search for Easter hope in the wake of Good Friday suffering. As the Covid restrictions ease, our eparchy at all levels is getting back to some nor- malcy. Parishes and missions communities have become more active pastorally. The 9th pastoral council was the highlight of the last three months; we have included a detailed report of the 9th pastoral council of our eparchy. All departments, including the catechesis, youth apostolate and the family apostolate, have been busy planning many of their events for the rest of the year. Exciting times ahead for the eparchy. A blessed Easter to everyone. We pray that all your celebration of this great feast is a time of grace. Let us live in the light Jesus shows us as we strive to love as he has shown us. Editorial Team - Marthoma Vision Eparchy Media Commission, April 2022 EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 4 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

Circulars Pastoral Letters

CIRCULAR BISHOP BOSCO PUTHUR kÀ¡p-eÀ Prot. No. MPL 60/22/70 Syro-Malabar Eparchy of an-in-lm-bn {]n-b-s¸« ssh-Zn-Isc, St Thomas the Apostle, Melbourne k-tlm-Z-co k-tlm-Z-c·mtc, Ip-ªp-a-¡tf, hen-b B-gv-N-bp-sS A-\\p-{K-l-Zm-b-Iam-b Cu A-h-k-c-¯n G-hÀ-¡pw D-bnÀ-¸p Xn-cp-\\m-fn-sâ aw-K-f-§Ä B-iw-kn-¡p¶p. \\-½p- sS hy-àn-]-cam-b hn-ip-²o-I-c-W-¯n\\pw k-`-bnepw tem-I-¯nepw k-am-[m-\\hpw im-´nbpw \\n-e-\\n¡m\\pw bp-s{I-bn-\\n-se bp-²w A-h-km-\\n-¡m\\pw Cu s]-k-lm-Zn-\\-§-fn- \\-ap-¡v {]mÀ-°n-¡mw. F-sâ A-`yÀ-°-\\-b-\\p-k-cn-¨v bp-s{I-bv³ P-\\X-sb k-lm-bn-¡m³ 40,799 tUm-fÀ kv-tXm-{X-¡m-gv-N-bm-bn e-`n¨-Xv Im-¯-en-Iv anj³ Hm-kv-t{Sen-b h-gn \\mw bp-s{I-bv-\\n-te-¡v F-¯n-¡p-I-bmWv. \\n-§- fp-sS D-Zm-c-X-bv-¡v \\Ã-h\\m-b IÀ-¯m-hv \\n§-sf A-\\p-{K-ln-¡-s«. hen-b B-gv-N-bn s]-k-lm-hym-gm-gvN-s¯ kv-tXm-{X-¡mgvN ssh-ZnI- hn-ZymÀ-°n-I-fp-sS ]-cn-ioe\\-¯n\\pw Zpx-J-sh-Ån-bn-te-Xv hn-ip-²-\\m-Sv kw-c-£-W-¯n-\\p-am-sW¶v HmÀ-½n-¸n-¡p¶p. hn-ip- ²cmb ssh-Zn-IÀ k-`-bnepw \\-½p-sS cq-]-X-bnepw D-≠­ m-Im³ \\n-Xy]p-tcm-ln-X\\m-b Cu-tim-tbm-Sv \\-ap-¡v ap-«n-¸m-bn {]mÀ- °n-¡mw. an-in-lm-bn kv-t\\-l-t¯m-sS, 2022 G-{]n 7 \\‑n-§-f‑p-s‑S ]‑n-X‑m-h‑v +t‑_‑m-k‑v-t‑I‑m ]‑p-¯‑qÀ NB: Cu kÀ-¡p-eÀ 2022 G-{]n 10\\v (RmbÀ) ]-Ån-bn hmbnt¡≠X­ mWv. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 6 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

CIRCULAR kÀ¡p-eÀ BISHOP BOSCO PUTHUR kÀ¡p-eÀ Prot. No. MPL 35/22/67 CSbteJ\\w t\\m¼pImewþ2022 aninlmbn {]n-b-s¸« sshZnItc, ktlmZco ktlmZc·mtc, Ipªpa¡tf, \"\\½psS IÀ¯mhotimaninlm-bpsS ]oUm\\p`h¯nsâbpw IpcnipacW¯n sâbpw D°m\\¯nsâ-bpw s]klmclky§fnte¡v \\s½ \\bn¡p¶ t\\m¼pImew hyàn]chpw kmaqlnIhpamb \\hoIcW¯n\\v Gähpw A\\pIq-eamb kabamWv ' F¶ Blzm-\\t¯msSbmWv ]cnip² ]n-Xmhv {^m³knkv ]m¸ Xsâ t\\m¼p Ime ktµiw Bcw`n¡p¶Xv. {^m³knkv ]m¸bpsS hm-¡pIÄ ISsaSp¯p- sIm≠­v GXm\\pw Nn´IÄ t\\m¼pIme¯v \\n§fpambn ]¦phbv¡m³ Rm³ B{Kln¡p¶p. \"\\· sN¿p¶Xn aSp¸p tXm¶mXncn¡s«. ImcWw, Xfcm Xncp¶m \\ap¡v bYmImew hnfshSp-¡mw.BIbmÂ, \\ap¡v Ahkcw e`n¨ncn ¡p¶XpsIm≠v­\\· sN¿mw.'' (Kem 6:9þ10) F¶ hN\\k-tµiw Cu \\mfpIfn \\ap¡v [ym\\hnjbam¡mw. 1. \"hnXbpw sImbv¯pw'': hnip²{KÙ¯nepS\\ofw ImWp¶Xpw Cutimbv-¡v Gsd Cãs¸«Xpamb Hcp At\\ym]ZiamWv hnXbpw sImbv¯pw. hn¯phnXbv¡m \\pÅ A\\pIqe Ahkcs¯¸än ]utemÇolmbpw \\s½ A\\pkvacn¸n¡p¶p­≠v. hnip² eq¡mbpsS kphntij¯nse t`mj\\mb [-\\nIs\\-t¸-mse, Zpcm{K lhpw AXymÀ¯nbpw \\ndªp \\n¡pt¼mÄ, t\\m¼pImew am\\km´c¯n te¡v \\s½ amSnhnfn¡p¶p. Cutim aninlmbn PohnX¯nsâ kXyhpw kuµ- cyhpw hos≠­ Sp¡m³, sh«n¸nSn¡m\\Ã, \\ÂIm³, hmcn¡q«m\\Ã, ]¦phbv¡m³ \\ap¡p {ian¡mw. ssZh-amWv BZys¯ hnX¡mc³. Xsâ henb \\·bn krãn- ap-X ssZhw \\·bpsS hn¯phnX¨psImt­≠bncn¡p¶p. ssZh¯nsâ hN\\amIp¶ B hn¯v kzoIcn¡m\\pw Pohn¡m\\pw ^eZmbIam¡m\\pw Cu t\\m¼p-Ime¯v \\ap¡p {ian¡mw. \\nc-´-camb ssZhhN\\{ihWw \\-½psS a\\Êns\\ Xp-d-hnbnte¡p \\bn¡pw. \\à ^ew ]pds¸Sphn¡m³ AXv \\ap¡p iàn \\ÂIpw. AXv \\-½psS a\\Êns\\ kt´mjn¸n¡pw. \\mw \\·bpsS hnX¡mcmIpw. hnsfhSp¸ns\\¸än Nn´n¡m¯ IÀjI\\pt≠­ m ? hnXsbbpw hnfshSp¸ns\\bpw]än ]utem-Ço-lm -C§s\\ ]dbp¶p: \"\"Aev]w hnXbv¡p¶h³ Aev]w am{Xw sIm¿pw; EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 7 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

CIRCULAR BISHOP BOSCO PUTHUR kÀ¡p-eÀ A[nIw hnXbv¡p¶h³ A[nIw sIm¿pw.'' (2 sImdn 9:6) ]t£ F´mWv \\mw sImbvsXSp¡- pI? IcpWbpsS hn¯p hnX¨m \\·bpsS ^ew sImbsvXSp¡mw. ssZh\\ma-¯n sN¿p¶ GsXmcp kvt\\l{]hr¯nbpw hrYm-hnem-InÃ. ^e-§sfm-s¡m­≠mW-tÃm a-c§sf \\mw Xncn¨d- nbp¶Xv (a¯m 7:16). AXp-t]mse \\-½psS PohnX¯nse k-Xv{]hÀ¯nIÄ aäp-Å-h-cpsS ap³] n {]Imin¡Ww (a¯m 5:14þ16). {InkvXp-hnsâ ]cnafw \\½neqsS temI¯n {]kcn¡Ww (2 sImdn 2:15), ]m]¯n \\n¶I¶v \\mw ssZhip{iq-j-sN-¿p-t¼mÄ -hn-ip-²n-bp-sS ^-ew \\mw ]p-d-s¸-Sp-hn-¡pw. \"hnXbv¡p-¶sXmcph³, sIm¿p¶Xv asämcph³'' (tbml 4:37) Fs¶mcp sNmÃp≠­ tÃm. kphn tijw hyàam¡p¶Xp-t]sme \\mw hnXbv¡p¶Xn Ipd¨pam{Xta Nn-et¸mÄ ^ew \\ÂIn sb¶p hcnIbpÅq. aäpÅhcspS \\·bv¡mbn \\mw hnXbv¡pt¼mÄ HuZmcy]qÀ-®-\\m-b ssZh¯nsâ kvt\\l¯nemWv \\mw ]¦p]äp¶Xv. k¦pNnXamb em`þtNX IW¡pIq«epI fn \\n¶v \\mw ]pd¯pIS¡Ww. aäpÅh-cpsS HuZmcy]qÀ®amb Iã¸mSpIfpsS F{X \\à ^e§Ä PohnX¯n \\mw A\\p`hn¡p¶hcmWv!{]mÀ°\\¡mbn \\mw Hcpan¨pIqSp¶ ]Ånbpw \\½psS a¡Ä hnizmk]cnioe\\¯n-\\mbn D-]tbmKn¡p¶ kwhn[m\\§fpw \\ap¡p ap³t] IS¶pt]mbhÀ hnX¨ \\·bpsS ^eatÃ? A-Xp-t]mse, HuZmcy]qÀ®amb ]¦phbv¡ensâ PohnssX-i-en-bnte¡v \\½fpw hf-cWw. ssZhhN\\w \\½psS ImgvN¸mSns\\ hnimeam¡pw; \\s½ Bthi`cnXcm¡pw. icnbmb hnf-sh-Sp¸v Cu- tem-I¯neà kzÀ¤o-b PohnX¯n-emsW¶ t_m[yw At¸mÄ \\-ap¡p≠­ mIpw. \"\"\\nXyPohnX¯nte¡pÅ ^ehpw'' (tbml 4:36) \"kzÀK¯n HSp§m¯ \\nt£]hpw'' (eq¡ 18:33) At\\zjn¡p¶hcmIWw \\½Ä. \\ne¯phoWv Agnbp¶ hn¯m-Wv Gsd ^ew ]pds¸Sp- hn-¡p-¶-sX¶ (tbml 12:24) CutimbspS ktµiw ]co£WIme§fn \\ap¡p {]tNmZ\\ amIWw. \"\"\\izc-Xbn hnXbv¡s¸Sp¶p, A\\izcXbn DbnÀ¸n¡s¸Sp¶p. A]am\\¯n hnXbv¡s¸Sp¶p, alXz¯n DbnÀ¸n¡s¸Sp¶p. _elo\\Xbn hnXbv¡s¸Sp¶p, iànbn DbnÀ¸n¡s¸Sp¶p. `uanIicocw hnXbv¡s¸Sp¶p, Bßobicocw DbnÀ¸n¡s¸Sp¶p.'' (1 sImdn 15:42þ44). DbnÀ¸nepÅ {]Xymi-bmWv D°nX\\mb aninlm temI¯n\\p \\ÂIp¶ Gähpw henb ktµiw. 2. \"\\· sN¿p¶Xn \\ap¡p aSp¸p tXm¶mXncn¡s«'': XIÀ¶ kz]v\\§fp≠­m¡p¶ CÑm `w-Khpw Bk-¶-amb shÃphnfnIsf¡pdn¨pÅ DXvIWvTbpw hn`thijnIfpsS A`mhap- fhm¡p¶ \\ncpÕm-lhpw \\s½ ]-et¸mgpw kzmÀ°aXnIfpw aäpÅhcpsS kl\\§sf¸än \\nkwKcpam¡pw. At¸mÄ \\mw HmÀ¡Ww ssZh¯nem{ibn-¡p-¶-h-sc A-hnSp¶v Hcn-¡epw ssIhnSnÃ. _-e-lo\\sc iàns¸Sp¯p¶h\\mWv \\½psS IÀ¯mhv. X¶n {]-Xymi hbv¡p-¶hsc AhnSp¶v kwc£n-¡pw. AXn\\m `b¯nsâ k¦pNnXamb ]pdwtXmSp s]m-«n-¨v ssZhIr]bn \\ap¡v B{ibn-¡mw. \\· sN¿p¶Xn \\aps¡mcn¡epw aSp¸ptXm¶mXncn- ¡s«. {]mÀ°n¡p¶Xn \\aps¡mcn¡epw aSp¸ptXm¶cpXv. \"\"`Kv\\m-i-cm-ImsX F-t¸mgpw {]m À°n¡Ww'' (eq¡18:1) F¶mWtÃm Znhy\\mYsâ Blzm\\w. hyàn]cambpw kmaqlnIam-bpw \\msa{X ZpÀ-_-e-cmsW¶ \\Kv\\kXyw sImtdmWImew \\ap¡p \\ÂIp¶ henb KpW]mTamWv. \\½n HcpXcw Bßob\\nkwKXbv¡v sImtdmWImew ImcWambn«p≠v­. Bßobamsbmcp XfÀhmXw \\½n ]escbpw _m[n¨ncn¡p¶p. hnip² IpÀ_m-\\tbmSpw Ip¼kmct¯mSpw aäp IqZmiItfmSpapÅ HcI¨! \\mw -Ht¶mÀ¡Ww, \\à X¼pcmsâ klmbanÃmsX PohnX¯n HcSn \\ap¡p apt¶m«pt]mIm\\mhnÃ. BÀ¡pw Häbv¡v c£s¸Sm\\mhnÃ. \\msaÃmh-cpw Htc EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 8 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

CIRCULAR BISHOP BOSCO PUTHUR kÀ¡p-eÀ h©nbn bm-{X sN¿p¶hcmWv. Cutimbm-Wv B h©nbpsS Xpg \\nb{´n¡p-¶Xv. Xn·sb \\½psS PohnX¯nÂ- \\n-¶v th-tcmsS ]ngpsXdnbm³ \\ap¡v aSp¸p tXm¶mXncn¡s«. imcocnI D]hmkw ]m]¯ns\\Xnsc bp²w sN¿m³ \\½psS Bßmhn\\v iàn \\ÂIpw. Ip¼ km-csa¶ IqZmibv¡Wbm\\pw ]m]tam-N\\w t\\Sm\\pw \\ap¡v aSp¸p tXm¶mXncn¡s«. \\h am[ya§fpsS AXn{]kcw a\\p-jy-_-Ô§sf ZpÀ_es¸Sp¯pIbpw ]m]kmlNcy§fnte¡v \\s½ hen¨ngbv¡p-Ibpw sN-¿p¶p F¶ bmYmÀYyw \\mw Xncn¨dnbWw. Cu taJebnse {]tem- `-\\§sf AXnPohn¡m\\pÅ Blzm\\w IqSnbmWv t\\m¼pImew. aäpÅhsc klmbn¡p¶Xn \\aps¡mcn¡epw aSp¸ptXm¶mXncn¡s«. BbpÊp apgph³ \\-·- bpsS hnX¡mcmIm\\mWv \\à X¼pcm³ \\s½ `q-an-bnte¡b¨Xv. \\· sN¿m\\pÅ A-h-k-c§sf ]mgm¡m\\Ã, Is≠­ ¯m\\pÅ, aäp-Åhsc AhKWn¡m\\Ã, klmbn¡m\\pÅ A\\p{Kl-¯nsâ aplqÀ¯amWv t\\m¼pImew. 3. \"\"XfcmXncp¶m \\ap¡v bYmImew hnfshSp¡mw.'' kvt\\lw, \\oXn, sFIyZmÀVyw F¶n-htbm sSm¸w \\·bpsS ]qÀ®Xbn HäbSn¡v \\-ap-¡v sNs¶¯m\\mbnsænepw \\mw \\ncmis¸ScpXv. A\\pZn\\w AXn\\mbn \\ap¡p {ian-¡mw. £am]qÀÆIamb ØntcmÕml¯n-\\mbn {]mÀ°n¡mw. A\\pkyqXw \\·bn hfcmw. \\½psS hogvNbn kvt\\lk¼¶\\mb ]nXmhm-b ssZhw \\s½ ssI]nSn¨pbÀ¯pw. am\\km´c-¯n-eq-sS ssZhIr]bn B{ibn¨v, k`bpsS Iq«mbv-abn ]¦ptNÀ¶v \\·bn \\ap¡p hf-cmw. ssZ-hIr]\\ndª t\\m¼pIme¯nsâbpw A\\p{KlZmbIamb DbnÀ¸p Xncp\\mfnsâbpw awK- f§Ä GhÀ¡pw Biwkn¡p¶p. GXm\\pw Imcy§Ä \\n§fspS {i²bnÂs¸Sp¯s«: 1. amÀ¨v 10 \\v \\½psS cq]X-bnse sshZnIkt½f\\hpw amÀ¨v 11, 12 XobXnIfn ]mÌd Iu¬kn kt½f\\hpw \\S¡p¶Xv ^eZmbIamIm³ Ghcpw {]mÀ°n¡patÃm. 2. {^m³knkv amÀ]m¸ Bhiys¸«X\\pkcn¨v, 2023  tdman \\S¡m\\ncn¡p¶ kn\\-Unsâ hnjbw þ Synodality: Communion, Participation, and Mission FÃm CShIIfnepw/anj \\pIfnepw NÀ-¨ sNbvXv \\n§fpsS \\nÀt±i§Ä amÀ¨v 30 \\v ap³]v cq]XmImcymeb¯n F¯nt¡-­≠XmWv. 3. s]klmhymg¯nse kvtXm{X¡mgvN \\½spS cq]X-bnse sshZnIhnZymÀ°nIfpsS ]T\\s¨e hn\\pw ZpxJshÅnbmgvNs¯ kvtXm{X¡mgvN ]cnip² ]nXmhnsâ \\ntbmKmÀ°w hnip² Øe§-fpsS kwc£W¯n\\pw D-Å-XmsW¶ Imcyw HmÀ½n¸n¡p¶p. 2022 s^{_phcn 28 \\‑n-§-f‑p-s‑S ]‑n-X‑m-h‑v +t‑_‑m-k‑v-t‑I‑m ]‑p-¯‑qÀ NB: Cu CStbeJ\\w 2022 amÀ¨v 6\\v (RmbÀ) ]Ånbn hmbnt¡≠­ XmWv. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 9 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

CIRCULAR BISHOP BOSCO PUTHUR kÀ¡p-eÀ Prot. No. MPL 47/22/69 hnip² IpÀ_m\\bÀ¸W¯n\\mbpÅ amÀ¤\\nÀt±i§Ä aninlmbn {]n-bs¸-« sshZnItc, ktlmZco ktlmZc·msc, Bcm[\\{Ia hnjb¯n \\mw ]ment¡≠­\\ne-]mSpIsf¸än ]cnip² ]nXmhv {^m³-knkv ]m¸bpsS 2022 s^{_phcn 18 \\v ]uckvXyk`IÄ¡mbpÅ Imcymeb¯nsâ k-¼qÀ® kt½f\\ ¯nse {]`mj-Ww hfsc hyàamWv: \"Bcm[\\{Ia¯nsâ BtLm-jcq]§sf kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw, kn\\Unsâ Xocpam-\\hpw A¸kv tXmenI knwlmk\\¯nsâ AwKoImchpa\\pkcn¨pÅ sFIyw Ahiyw Bhiyam-Wv. Fs´ ¦nepw Xc¯nepÅ hn`mKobXIÄ k`bn {]ISamIp¶ Bcm[\\{Ia hyXncn-àXIÄ Hgnhm t¡­≠XmWv... temI¯n\\v Bhiyambncn¡p¶Xv \\½psS Iq«m-bvabpsS km£yamWv.\" ]cnip² ]nXm-hnsâ taÂ]dª Dt]Ziw DÄs¡m≠­ psIm≠­v, kn\\Up Xocpam\\§Ä sshZnI kanXnbpambn NÀ¨ sNbvXv, \\½spS cq]Xbn Bcm[\\{Ia sFIyw \\ne\\ndp ¯m³ hnip² IpÀ_m\\bÀ¸W¯n \\mw A\\phÀ¯nt¡≠­{]mtbmKnI \\S]SnIfmWv Xmsgt¨À¡p¶Xv: 1. CShIbnÂ/anj\\n enäÀPn I½nän IqSpX kPohamIWw. hnImcn/klhnImcn, I]ymÀ, KmbIkwL{]Xn\\n[n, hmb-\\¡mcpsS {]Xn\\n[n, Aįmcip{iqjnI-fpsS {]Xn\\n[n, IpÀ_m\\ bpsS Akm[mcW ip{iq-jnIfpsS {]Xn\\n[n F¶nhÀ Cu I½nänbn D≠m­ bncn-¡Ww. 2. Bcm[\\{Ia¯n kPohambn ]¦ptNcm³ KoX-§fneqsSbpw {]mÀ°\\-Ifneq-sSbpw hnizm- kkaqls¯ klmbn¡pI F¶ NpaXebmWv KmbIkwL¯n\\p-ÅXv. Bcm[\\{Ia¯n\\v Hu-tZymKnIambn AwKoIcn¨ KoX§fmbncn¡Ww AhÀ Be]nt¡­≠Xv. iЯnsâ AXn {]kcw Hgnhm¡m³ {i²n¡Ww. KoX§Ä¡v ap³]pw ]n³]pw CSbv¡papÅ _oävkv Ipd- bv¡Ww. Xncp¡À½§Ä¡nSbv¡v Bhiy¯ne[nIw kabw KoX§Ä Be]n¡cpXv. A\\ms^mdbpsS kab¯v \"Hmim\\', \"AXn]qPnXamw' F¶o KoX§Äs¡mgnsI hm-tZym ]IcW§Ä {]hÀ¯n¸n¡cpXv. (]pdw 5, \\¼À 19) 3. Xncp¡À½§Ä¡mbn aZv_lbn {]thin¡p¶hÀ Bcm[\\{Iahkv{Xw [cn¨ncn¡Ww (s]mXp\\nÀt±iw 11). 4. hnip² IpÀ-_m\\bpsS Bcw`¯n ImÀ½nI\\pw ip{iqjnIfpw Hcpan¨v _en]oTs¯ hW§p¶p (t_½bpsS ap³]neÃ). AXn\\ptijw ip{iqjnIÄ Ipcnipw Xncnbpw aäp hkvXp-¡fpw \\nÝnX- Øe§fn hbv¡p¶p. 5. hnip² IpÀ_m\\bpsS Bcw`w apX hmb-\\IÄ hscbpw, kphntijhmb\\ kab-¯pw, Imtdmkqk apX \"\"ssZhta Ft¶mSp I-cp-W tXm¶Wta'' F¶ A\\pXm]ip{iqj hsc-bpw, hnip² IpÀ_m\\ kzoIcW¯n\\p ap³]pÅ IÀ¯r{]mÀ°\\bpsS BapJw apX IpÀ-_m\\ bpsS kam-]\\w hscbpw FÃmhcpw Fgpt¶äp \\n¡p¶p. ]gb\\nba hmb\\, teJ\\ hmb\\, kphntij{]kwKw F¶o kab§fn Ccn¡p¶p. \"\"ssZhta Ft¶mSp I-cp-W -tXm¶Wta'' apX hnip² IpÀ_m\\ kzoIcW¯n\\p ap³]pÅ IÀ¯r{]mÀ°\\bpsS BapJw hsc ap«p Ip¯p¶p. 6. _en]oTs¯ [q]n¡p¶Xv heXp`mK¯p \\n¶mWv Bcw`nt¡≠-­X- v. 7. taPÀ BÀ¨p _nj¸nsâbpw cq]Xm sa{Xmsâbpw t]cpIÄ Imtdmkqkbn sImSp¯ coXn bn ]dbm³ {i²n¡Ww. AhcpsS ho«pt]cv Bcm[\\{Ia¯n D-]tbmKn¡p¶ ]XnhnÃ. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 10 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

CIRCULAR BISHOP BOSCO PUTHUR kÀ¡p-eÀ 8. _en]oT¯n hnip² IpÀ_m\\bv¡v Bhiyamb XncphkvXp¡Ä (Imk, ]o-emk, Ipkv tXmXn, Ipcniv, kphntij]pkvXIw, XI-vk) am{Xta hbv¡mhq. aäphkvXp¡Ä (Xncn¡mepIÄ, ]q¸m{X§Ä) hbv¡m³ aäp kwhn[m\\§Ä Hcp¡Ww. IpÀ_m\\ bv¡p ap³]v Imk, ]oemk, A¸w, hoªv, shÅw F¶nh hbv¡p¶Xv D]]oT§- fn (t_kvKk) BWv. A-hnsS \\n¶mWv ImÀ½nI³ A¸hpw hoªpw Znhyclky KoXkab¯v BtLmj-ambn AÄ-¯mcbnte¡v sIm≠­ phtc≠­ Xv. 9. hnip² IpÀ_m\\bn kaql-¯n-\\v th≠­ {X A¸hpw hoªpw Hcp¡ip{iqj-bpsS kab¯pXs¶ Xncp¸m{X§fn `mKn¨p hbv¡Ww. IqZmi sN-¿s¸« tijw AXv hnhn[ ]m-{X§fnte¡v ]Icp¶Xv Hgnhm-¡Ww. 10. hnip² IpÀ_m\\ kaql¯n\\v \\ÂIp¶Xn\\p ap³]mWv ip{iqjnIÄ-¡v \\ÂtI≠­ Xv. 11. hnip² IpÀ_m\\ kzoIcWtijw kam]\\mioÀhmZ¯n\\p ap³]v Adnbn¸pItfm aäp ]cn]m SnItfm \\S¯p¶Xv ]uckvXy Bcm[-\\{I-a ssNX\\y¯n\\v H«pw \\nc¡p-¶XÃ. Adnbn¸pIÄ kam]\\mioÀhmZ-¯n\\p tijamWv \\St¯≠­Xv. 12. taPÀ BÀ¨p_nj¸nsâ CStbeJ\\¯n {]Xn]mZn¨Xp-t]sme \"\"Bcm[\\{Ia-¯nsâ ASnØm\\cq]§fn sFIcq]yanÃmsX (k`bnÂ) sFIyw km[yaÃ. hnip² IpÀ _m\\bnse sFIcq]yw CXmWv: ImÀ½nI³ BapJip{iqjbpw hN\\ip{iq-jbpw DĸsS hnizmk{]amWw Ignbp¶Xphsc hN\\thZnbnÂ-h¨v (t_½) P\\m`napJambpw A\\ms^md `mKw Aįmcbv¡v A`napJambpw hnip² IpÀ_m\\ kzoIcW-¯n-\\p ti-japÅ kam]\\ip{iqj P\\m`napJambpw \\nÀhln¡pI.'' (kn\\Um\\´c CSbteJ\\w. 2021 BKÌv 27) 1999 \\hw_À amk¯n kn\\Uv GIIWvTambn Xocpam\\n¨ Imcy§Ä Unkw_À 15 \\v sa{Xm·mÀ FÃmhcpw H¸ph¨v Cd¡nb kwbp-à CSbteJ\\¯n IpÀ_m\\-bÀ ¸W coXnsb¸änbpÅ \\nÀt±i§Ä Hcn¡Â¡qSn GhcpsSbpw {i²bnÂs¸Sp¯p¶p: 1. hn. IpÀ_m\\ hN\\thZnbnemcw`n¡p¶p. 2. 'kIe¯nsâbpw \\mYm' F¶ {]mÀ°\\bpsS Bcw`¯nÂ, aZv_lhncn Xpd¡p¶ ]XnhpÅ ]ÅnIfn ImÀ½nI\\v AÄ-¯mcbnte¡p Xncnªv Hcp {]mhiyw B-Nmcw sN¿m hp¶XmWv. B-Nm-cw sNbvXtijw hN\\-thZnbnte¡v Xncnbp¶p. 3. ltÃep¿ KoXw ]mSp¶ kab¯v ImÀ½nI³ {][m\\ AįmcbnÂ\\n¶v kphntijw hN\\- thZnbnte¡v sIm≠­ phcp¶p. 4. Imtdm-kqkbpsS kab¯v A¸hpw hoªpw Hcp¡mhp¶XmWv. H-cp¡nbtijw hN\\thZnbn h¶v {]mÀ°\\ XpScp¶p. 5. \"IÀ¯mhn Rm³ ZrVambn icWs¸«p' F¶ KoXw/{]mÀ°\\ Bcw`n¡pt¼mÄ klImÀ½nIcps≠­ ¦n AhÀ AYhm Uo¡³ A¸hpw hoªpw Aįm-c-bn (t_kvKkbnÂ\\n¶v) sIm­≠ph¶v, Aįmcm`napJambn \\n¡p¶p. \"]nXmhn\\pw ]p{X\\pw' F¶p XpS§p¶ {]mÀ°\\ Bcw`n¡pt¼mÄ ]ptcmlnXÀ hN\\thZnbnte¡p Xncnbp¶p. klImÀ½nIcnsæn ImÀ½nI³ A¸hpw hoªpw Aįmcbn k-aÀ ¸n¨tijw Xncn¨v hN\\thZnbnte¡p hcp¶p. 6. kIe¯nsâbpw \\m-Y\\m-b ssZhw...' F¶p sNmÃn ip{iqjnsb BioÀhZn¨tijw \"]nXmhpw ]p{X\\pw ]cnip²mßmhpam-b ssZhta' F¶p XpS§p¶ {]mÀ°\\ sNmÃn aq¶p {]mhiyw Ip¼n«m-Nm-cw sNbvXv, ImÀ½nI³ {][m\\ _en]oTs¯ kao]n¨v AÄ ¯mcbn aq¶p {]mhiyw Npw_n¨v Aįmcm`napJambn (P\\m`napJaÃ) _en XpScp¶p. 7. Zn-hy-ImcpWy kzoIc-Ww Ignªv Imkbpw ]oemkbpw Hcp-¡n h¨tijw hN\\thZnbnÂh¶v P\\m`napJambn\\n¶v hnip² IpÀ-_m\\bpsS _m¡n`mKw XpScp-¶p. GIoIcW¯n {i²nt¡≠­ Imcy§Ä 1. \"A¶ms]klmXncp\\mfnÂ' F¶ {]mcw`KoXw c­≠p ]mZ§Ä am{Xw. hÀ¯nt¡≠­ (XI-vk ]pdw 1). EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 11 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

CIRCULAR BISHOP BOSCO PUTHUR kÀ¡p-eÀ 2. 'kzÀ¤Ø\\mb R§fpsS ]nXmth' BZy`mKw am{Xw. 3. Ime¯nsâ {]tXyI {]mÀ°\\Ifpw KoX-§fpw sh-ÅnbmgvNbpw Rmbdmgv-Nbpw D-]tbmKnt¡≠­XmWv. 4. \"kÀÆm[n]\\mw', \"iÐapbÀ¯n' KoX§Ä Hcp {]mhiyw. dmkbn ]qÀ®ambn. 5. RmbdmgvN aq¶p hmb\\IÄ (XI-vk XVII, No. 7). 6. kphntij hmb\\bv¡p ap³]v ltÃeq¿ KoXam-Wv ]mtS­≠Xv. 7. RmbdmgvNbnepw Xncp\\mÄ Znhk§fnepw teJ\\hmb\\bv¡v Hcp Xncnbpw kphntij hmb\\-bv¡v c≠p­ Xncnbpw thWw. 8. Imtdmkqk IgnªpÅ {_mbv¡än InS¡p¶ {]mÀ°\\IÄ (]pdw 38) Hgnhm¡pI. 9. hnizmk{]amWw FÃm IpÀ_m\\bnepw sNmÃpI. 10. aq¶v A\\ms^mdIÄ (]pdw 51) km[n¡p¶{X \\nÀt±in¨X\\pkcn¨v D-]tbmKn¡pI (XIV, No. 24). 11. 'IÀ¯mth, BioÀ-ÆZn¡Wta' Hcp {]mhiyw sNmÃnbm aXn. 12. a-[ykvY{]mÀ°\\ (]pdw 62) {]Xyp¯capÅXv sNmÃpI. 13. \\memw {]WmaP]w (]pdw 64) {_m¡än DÅXv Hgnhm¡pI. 14. IpÀ_m\\ kzoIcWw IgnªpÅ \"kzÀ¤Ø\\mb ]nXmth' Hgnhm¡pI. 15. \"hnip²oIcW¯nsâ _-en]oTta' (]pdw 102) ImÀ½nI³ Xmgv¶ kz-c¯n sNmtÃ≠­ XmbXpsIm≠­v kaqlw sNmÃp¶nÃ. 16. Øm]\\ hnhcWw, dqlm£Ww, XncpthmkvXn DbÀ¯Â F¶o kµÀ`§fn am{Xw aWnbSn¡pI. 17. 2022 Bcm[\\{Ia hÕc¯n Ie­dn sImSp¯ncn¡p¶ hmb\\IfmWv hmbnt¡≠-­Xv. AXn\\mbn NpaXes¸Sp¯s¸«-hÀ t\\cs¯ F¯n, X¡ Hcp¡t¯mSpIqSn kv^pSambpw FÃm-hcpw tIÄ¡¯¡ coXnbnepw hmbn¡Ww. Xncp¡À½§Ä¡nSbn hnip²{KÙ hmb\\ \\S¯pt¼mÄ A[ymbhpw hmIyhpw ]dbcpXv. 18. ImÀ½nI³ kaqls¯ IpcniSbmf¯n BioÀÆZn¡pt¼mÄ kaqlw X-§fp-sSta IpcniSbmfw hcbv¡p¶p (s]mXp\\nÀt±iw 22). 19. kaql_enbn klImÀ½nIÀ amdn amdn sNmÃp¶ {]mÀ-°\\IfpsS {Iaw: ImÀ½nIsâ heXp `mK¯pÅbmÄ BZyt¯Xpw, CSXp`mK¯pÅbmÄ c≠­mat¯Xpw F¶ {I-a¯n XpScp¶p. 20. taPÀ BÀ-¨v _nj¸nsâbpw cq]Xm[y£sâbpw CStbeJ\\§Ä ]Ånbn hmbn¡Ww. 21. I¿n hnip² IpÀ_m\\ kzoIcn¡pt¼mÄ CSXpssI apIfnepw heXpssI Xmsgbp-ambn \\o«n¸nSn¨v CSXpssIbn hnip² IpÀ_m\\ kzoIcn¨v heXpssI sIm≠­v DÄs¡mÅp¶p. hnip² IpÀ_m\\ kzoIctWijw B-Nm-cw sN¿p¶nÃ. 22. Gähpw BtLmjamb Ahkc§fn hnip² IpÀ_m\\ Bcw`n¡p¶Xn\\p ap³]v ImgvNkaÀ ¸Ww \\S¯mhp¶XmWv. Imk, ]oemk, IpkvtXmXn apXemb Xncp¸m-{X§Ä ImgvN hkvXp¡tfmsSm¸w sIm≠p­ hccpXv. ta¸dª amÀ¤\\nÀt±i§Ä IrXyambn ]men¡m³ _lpam-\\s¸-« sshZnI-scbpw th≠-s­ ¸« FÃmhscbpw Rm³ NpaXes¸Sp¯p¶p. aninlmbn kvt\\lt¯msS, 2022 amÀ¨v 25 \\‑n-§-f‑p-s‑S ]‑n-X‑m-h‑v awKfhmÀ¯m Xncp\\mÄ +t‑_‑m-k‑v-t‑I‑m ]‑p-¯‑qÀ cq]XmZn\\w NB: Cu kÀ¡peÀ 2022 amÀ¨v 27\\v (RmbÀ) ]Ånbn hmbnt¡≠­XmWv. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 12 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

Eparchy News

Transfers & Appointments Rev. Fr. Joseph Ezhumayil Rev. Fr. Joseph Ezhumayil is appointed as the Associate Director of the Department of Family Apostolate of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Melbourne. Rev. Fr. Joyis Kolamkuzhiyil CMI . Rev. Fr. Joyis Kolamkuzhiyil CMI appointed as the Chaplain of the Department of Youth Apostolate of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Melbourne. Rev. Fr. Abraham Kazhunnadiyil Rev. Fr. Abraham Kazhunnadyil is appointed as the Secretary of the Liturgical Commission of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Melbourne. Rev. Fr. Denni Nedupathalil Rev. Fr. Denni Nedupathalil, is appointed Chaplain of St. Alphonsa Syro Malabar Mission, Darwin NT Rev. Fr. Joe Jacob Chemmacheril SVD Rev. Fr. Joe Jacob Chemmacheril SVD, is appointed as the Chaplain of St. Mary’s Syro-Malabar Mission, Alice Springs NT EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 14 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

Jubilee Greetings Welcome Fr. Abraham Kazhunnadiyil Fr. Joseph Ezhumzyil 40th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination [ Townsville] Farewell Fr. Denni Nedumpathalil [Darwin] Fr. Manoj Kunnath CSSR Fr. Francis Pullukattu Fr. Joe Jacob Chemmacheril SVD EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION [Alice spring] 15 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

th PASTORAL COUNCIL REPORT 9The and laity to the meeting. The session start- ed with Holy Qurbana and during the Pastoral homily Bishop Bosco, welcomed all mem- Council bers to the pastoral council and invited ev- eryone to pray for Ukraine. OF THE SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST. THOMAS Mr Gaveen George – Media coordina- THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE tor of the eparchy was the master of cere- mony and started the formal session with The 9th Pastoral Council of the Syro-Mal- acknowledgement to the country .Bishop abar Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apos- Bosco and Keynote Speaker Trudy Dantis tle, Melbourne was held at Quality Hotel officially inaugurated the session by jointly Conference centre on Friday 11th March lighting the Plenary council Candle. 2022 and Saturday 12th March 2022. Bish- op Bosco Puthur, 25 priests of the eparchy Dr Trudy Dantis -Director of the Austra- and 43 lay representatives from Parishes lian Catholic Bishops Conference National and Missions across Australia attended the Centre for Pastoral Research, National Co- meeting. This meeting was the first gath- ordinator for the Synod of Bishops 2021- ering of priests and laity since the start the 2023, delivered the keynote address on pandemic in Australia. Synod on Synodality and plenary council. The keynote is summarised as follows; Pastoral council Secretary Joby Philip welcomed Bishop Bosco and all the priests “Synodality is the way of being the Church today according to the will of God, in a dynamic of discerning and listening together to the voice of the Holy Spirit.” – Pope Francis The consultation phase is focusing on gathering information from local churches about the how the journey is happening together at parish/ mission? Listening to people who are not part of the church is important too. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 16 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

PASTORAL COUNCIL REPORT The discernment process will help us mation will be part of eparchy report on to reflect on what steps does the spirit in- Synodality submission. Fr Sijeesh request- vite us to take in order to grow in our jour- ed all parishes and missions to conduct ney together. Synodality consultations and to submit responses on the online form. Is there something that needs to change? Are there new paths for our min- The following members were unan- istry at parish/ mission/ diocese. imously elected to the office of Pastoral council 202-2025. Trudy invited the Syro-Malabar church to submit the outcome of discussions at the Pastoral council secretary: pastoral council to the submission portal. Mr. Joby Philip - cathedral parish Trudy also explained the Plenary Executive committee: Council 2020 and the process of consulta- tion and discernment to bring changes to Mr. Tittle Varghese: Ipswich Mission church. Mrs. Jaisy Areekatt: Brisbane South Afternoon session on day 1 started Parish with participant introductions. This was a very interactive session filled with fellow- Agenda Committee: ship, humour and joy. Mr. Denny Thomas: New castle Mission Joby Philip Pastoral council secretary presented the pastoral council report for Dr Linson Alapatt: Brisbane south parish 2021 and was passed in the meeting. The first day of the meeting concluded The group consultations on the with eucharistic adoration lead by Fr. Sabu themes of Synodality, ie, communion, Thomas Adimakiyil VC. participation and mission were a time of The Second day started with Sapra in English lead by young representatives in reflections and spiritual discernment. The Pastoral council (SMYM Prayer Warriors). discussions were lead by Fr Sijeesh Pul- lankunnel, Chanellor, and Eparchy Synodal The following departments of the Ep- commission members, Mrs Jaisy Areekatt, archy presented on their progress reports Mr Sojin Sebastian and Jesby Thomas. The from the past year activities and briefed summary of the consultation were pre- the meeting on the future initiatives. sented by group members and this infor- - Rev. Fr Mathew Areeplackal - EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 17 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

PASTORAL COUNCIL REPORT implementation: a committee to be formed. Director of Department of Catechesis of the Eparchy • May 2022 action group: zoom meeting. - Mr Santhosh Jose, coordinator of • Parish to make an action plan to Family Apostolate implement the plans within timelines. - Lisy Tresa – Director of professional • June 2022 self-assessment and audit. standards and safeguarding • 2023: overview of the implementation - Sojin Sebastian, Ann Katticaran, of master plan to be discussed in pasto- Annamaria Jimmy, Priya Paul, ral council by each parish/mission. and Jesby Thomas - Youth Apostolate. Eparchy Chancellor Rev Fr. Sijeesh Pul- • Contact department heads if needing lamkunnell facilitated a discussion on the support. amendment of Palliyogam Article: 7.2. The amendment was passed unanimously as Mr Antony Joseph- eparchy Accoun- follows: “Only registered members of the tant and advisor presented the eparchi- parish /mission will be eligible to attend al accounts. He requested everyone to pothuyogam”. The Eparchial consultors work together to overcome the deficits to will meet to finalise this amendment. meet the immediate needs of the eparchy. Project My share initiative to strengthen Lisy Tresa presented the strategies the financial situation of the eparchy was for implementing the master plan –2022- discussed and the members agreed 2026. Recommendations are as follows: to work within parishes and missions to mobilise direct debits and one off • Discuss an implementation plan by payments. each parish and mission. Q& A session with Bishop Bosco and • Action group at parish mission levels departments of the eparchy discussed var- ious governance topics. • Identify early on what you can prioritise for each year. Bishop Bosco and priests celebrated the Holy Qurbana and blessed the Holy • Each department. Parish organisation Mooron. to discuss an action plan and see how to implement the action for their Meeting concluded with concluding department/ ministry. remarks from Bishop Bosco and Vote of thanks by pastoral council Secretary. • Pastoral council will oversee the EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 18 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

BISHOP’S PASTORAL VISITS 2022 ST KURIAKOSE ELIAS CHAVARA SYRO-MALABAR MISSION, ORANGE, NSW His Excellency Bishop Bosco Puthur visited the guidance of his Excellency Bishop Bosco Puthur and St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara Syro Malabar Mission, the CMI priests working for the Bathurst dioceses. Orange on the 13th of March, 2022. The letter from Master Deron Jose (aged 12, studying in St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara Syro Malabar Mission, year 7, Orange NSW ) to Bishop Bosco Puthur after his Orange was established in 2014. We are a small mission with a moving community of around 60-70 excellency’s pastoral visit to the Orange Mission. families at any given time. Master Deron Jose has donated $260.00 from We have had the pleasure of hosting his Excellen- his piggy bank to Eparchy’s project Myshare fund. cy thrice at Orange and during each visit we have wit- The Mission is eagerly seeking further permanent nessed his support and encouragement to this com- pastoral care and support and his Excellency Bishop munity. His Excellency had inaugurated the mission Bosco had a meeting with the Bathurst diocese Bish- during his first visit. Later he visited the mission in op, his Excellency Bishop Michael McKenna to discuss 2021 and guided us in our endeavours like transition- the possibilities for the same during this visit. ing to accounting in MYOB and witnessed first hand the growth in the community. He gave solemn Holy Report prepared by Communion to 2 kids in the mission during that visit Tomy Varghese and held meetings with the acting parish council and cathecism teachers to better understand our current actives and plans for the future. The visit in March 2022 can be considered as a follow up visit.His Excellency was the main celebrant for the mission feast of 2022. He celebrated the holy mass with 3 other CMI priests who have been chap- lains of the mission during the last many years. Earli- er we used to have Syro Malabar Holy Qurban once a month, we now have weekly holy mass on Thurs- day evening and monthly weekend mass on the third Sunday of the month. The mission community is conducting catechism classes for kids of different age groups and we now conduct 9 classes and the first batch of year 12 passing out this year. All this has been possible only due to the continued support and EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 19 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

BISHOP’S PASTORAL VISITS 2022 ST SEBASTIAN'S SYRO-MALABAR MISSION GEELONG VIC Bishop Bosco Puthur conducted his pastoral visit During the visit the bishop met with the parish in St Sebastian's Syro-Malabar Mission, Gee- council and had a quality time discussion. He celebrated long on 26th and 27th of March 2022. The Bishop H. Qurbana on 27th Sunday and interacted with parish- was welcomed by the Parish Priest Fr SijeeshPul- ioners, catechists and children. The 51st anniversary of lankunnel and Kaikkarans - Johnson Antony and Bishop's ordination was also commemorated on that Jinson Mathew. occasion BISHOP’S FIRST EVER VISIT TO DABBO NSW Bishop Bosco Visited the Syro Malabar Community in Dubbo, NSW. It is a relatively small community of Syro-Malabar faithful in the thriving NSW regional centre of Dubbo. Dubbo is Affectionately known as 'the city of smiles' Dubbo has long been known for its rich history and breathtaking natural beauty. Nestled in the foothills of the Mount Arthur Reserve, where the Bell and Macquarie Rivers meet, this charming town is a bona fide nature lover's paradise. Bishop Bosco Puther and the Syro- Malabar Eparchy are committed to caring for the Syro-Malabar community's pastoral needs in the region. There are several steps taken in this regard. The above photo is taken after my first Qurbana for the Syro-Malabar community in Dubbo on Tuesday, 15 March 2022. Fr. Augustine Mathew Themgumpallil CMI, the chaplain, is seen in the photo. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 20 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

HOLY WEEK PROGRAMS HOLY WEEK PROGRAMS OF BISHOP BOSCO PUTHUR Palm Palm Sunday at 9.00 AM Sunday Qurbana with the Blessing of the Palm Leaves, St. Mary’s Syro-Malabar Mission Alice Springs Holy Holy Thursday at 4.30 PM Thursday Holy Thursday Liturgy with the washing of the feet, St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Parish Darwin Good Good Friday at 10.00 AM Friday Good Friday Liturgy and Way of Cross, St. Alphonsa Cathedral Parish (Good Samaritan School Roxburgh Park) Easter Easter Celebrations at 7.00 PM Vigil St. Alphonsa Cathedral Parish (Good Samaritan School Roxburgh Park) EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 21 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

CSbsâ A\\p`h¡pdn¸pIÄ A\\p-k-c-Whpw \"A-\\p-k-c-Whpw k-am-[m-\\hpw\", C-Xm-bn-cp-¶p k-am-[m-\\hpw `m-Ky-kv-a-c-WmÀ-l\\m-b kn-tdm-þa-e-_mÀ k-`m ta-PÀ BÀ-¨v _nj-¸v IÀ-±n-\\mÄ hÀ-¡n hn-X- b-¯n ]n-Xm-hn-sâ B-]v-X-hm-Iyw. 2011 G-{]n H-¶n-\\v \\n-Xy-k-½m-\\-¯n-\\m-bn hn-fn-¡-s¸«v, G-{]n 10 \\v \\-S-¶ a-c-Wm\\-´-c ip-{iq-j-I-fn-eq-sS \\mw hn-S -]-d-ª hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hn-sâ hy-àn-Xzhpw B-]v-X-hm- Iyhpw k-`-bn C-t¶-sd {]-k-à-am-sW¶v -tXm-¶p-¶p. hn-ip-² IpÀ-_m-\\-bn ]¦p-sIm≠v­, Zn-hy-Im- cpWyw kzo-I-cn-¨-Xn-\\p-ti-jw X-sâ ZuXyw ]qÀ-¯n- bm-bn F-¶ Nm-cn-XmÀ-Yy-t¯m-sS-bm-Wv hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hv X-sâ kzÀ¤o-b ]n-Xm-hn-sâ ]-¡-te-¡v bm-{X-bm-bXv. ]-Xn-\\m-ep-hÀ-j-¯n-e-[n-Iw ko-tdm-þa-e-_mÀ k-`-bp-sS \\m-b-I Øm\\-¯p \\n¶v, A-\\p-c-Rv-P-\\-¯n-sâbpw Iq-«m- bv-a-bp-sSbpw h-gn-bn-eq-sS k`-sb \\-bn¨v, k-`m-[n-Im-cn-I- tfmSpw k-`m-]T\\-§-tfmSpw Xn-I-ª hn-iz-kv-X-X ]p-eÀ¯n- sIm≠-v­X-s¶ k-`-bp-sS \\ym-bam-b A-h-Im-i-§Ä-¡p th-≠­ n i-àn-bp-àw kz-c-ap-bÀ-¯p-Ibpw A-tX-ka-bw FÃm-h-scbpw BZ-c-thm-sS DÄ-s¡m-Åp-hm³ ]-cn-{i-an- ¡p-Ibpw sNbv-X hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hn-sâ Zo-]-kva-c-W F-\\n-¡v F¶pw kuJy-Zm-b-I-am-Wv. 1999  Øm-]n-¡-s¸-« ko-tdm-a-e-_mÀ en-äÀ-Pn-¡Â dn-kÀ-¨v skâ-dn-sâ {]-Y-a F-Iv-kn-Iyq-«o-hv U-b-d-Î-dm-bn Rm³ \\n-b-an-X-\\m-b Im-ew ap-X-em-Wv hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hn-s\\ A-Sp-¯-dn-bm³ Xp-S-§n-bXv. B Npa-X-e h-ln-¨p-sIm≠-­v ko-tdmþ-a-e-_mÀ -B-Øm-\\am-b au≠-­v skâv tXm-a-kn Rm³ Xm-a-kn-¨ B-dp hÀ-j-¡m-ew hÀ-¡n ]n-Xmhn-t\\m-Sp-Å B-Zc-hv F-¶n G-sd B-g-s¸«p. A-Xph-sc ko-tdmþ-a-e-_mÀ k-`-bp-sS A-¸kv-tXm-en-Iv A-Uv-an-\\n-kv-t{S-äÀ B-bn-cp-¶ hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hv 1999 em-Wv ta-PÀ- BÀ-¨v _n-j-¸m-bn \\n-b-an- X-\\m-Ip-¶-Xv. 2001 em-Wv IÀ-±n-\\m-fm-Ip-¶Xv. F-s´m-s¡ D-¶-X-Øm-\\-§Ä A-e-¦-cn-¨n-«p-s≠¦-nepw hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hn Xnf-§n \\n¶-Xv A-t±-l-¯n-sâ em-fn-Xy-amWv. H-c¸-sâ a-\\-Êm- bn-cp-¶p ]n-Xm-hn-\\p-­≠m-bn-cp-¶Xv. ]n-Xm-hn-sâ \\n-c-´-cam-b t{]m-Õml-\\w h-gn-bm-Wv skâv tXma-kv {In-kväy³ ayq-kn-bw 2000  D-Zv-LmS-\\w sN-¿m³ C-S-bm-b-Xv. skâv tPmk-^v s]m-´n-^n-¡Â sk-an-\\m-cn-bp-sS aw-K-e¸p-g Iym-¼-kn-sâ F-gp-]-¯n-b©mw hmÀ-jnIm-tLm-j- a-lm k-t½-f-\\-a-¯n- te¡v hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hn-s\\ kzmK-Xw sN-¿m³ sk-an-\\m-cn sd-ÎÀ F-¶ \\n-e-bn 2007  F-\\n-¡v `m-Ky-ap-≠­ m-bn. ]pWy-kv-a-c-WmÀ-l\\m-b IÀ-Zn-\\mÄ 2010 P-\\p-h-cn-bn hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hn-sâ t^m¬ k-tµ-iw amÀ hÀ-¡n hn-X-b-¯n-en-s\\ F-\\n-¡p In«n. k-`-bp-sS {]-Y-a Iqcn-b sa-{Xm-\\m-bn kn\\-Uv _nj-¸v amÀ t_mkv-tIm ]p-¯qÀ F-s¶ Xn-c-sª-Sp-¯ hnh-cw A-dn-bn-¡p-hm\\pw A-Xv kzo-I-cn- A-\\p-kv-a-cn-¡p¶p. ¡p-hm³ F-\\n-¡v k-½-XamtWm F-¶-dn-bp-hm-\\p-am-bn-cp-¶p AXv. A-Sp-¯ Znh-kw Rm³ ]n-Xm-hn-s\\ au≠-­v sk-âv tXm-a-kn t]m-bn Im-Wp-Ibpw sa-{Xm-`n-tj-I-¯n-sâ Im-cy-§Ä NÀ-¨- sN-¿p-I-bp-ap-≠­ mbn. th-sd A-©p t]-cp-sS Iq-Sn sa-{Xm-`n-tj-Iw B \\m-fp-I-fn \\-S-¡m-\\p-ÅXp-sIm≠v­Cu-ÌÀ I-gn-ªv A-h -cp-sS FÃm-h-cp-sSbpw ]-«-§Ä-¡p-ti-jw F-sâ ]-«-¯n-sâ Zn-h-khpw EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 22 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

CSbsâ A\\p`h¡pdn¸pIÄ \\n-Ý-bn¨p. c≠-­v Znh-kw I-gn-ª-t¸mÄ hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hv F-t¶m-Sv k-½m-\\-¯n-\\m-bn hn-fn-¡-s¸-«p F-¶ Zpx-J-hmÀ-¯-bp-am-bm-Wv ho≠­ pw ]n-Xm-hn-s\\ h-¶p Im-Wp-hm³ B-h-iy-s¸«p. ]n-Xm-hn-sâ R-§Ä A-¶p cm-hn-se h-¯n-¡m-\\n-se-¯p-¶Xv. R-§Ä A-dn-bn- B-tcm-Ky-Øn-Xn tam-i-am-sW¶pw F-{X-\\mÄ Po-hn-¨n-cn-¡p-sa-¶v ¡p-¶-Xn-\\p ap³-t] ]m¸ Cu hnh-cw A-dn-ªp I-gn-ªn-cp¶p. D-d-¸n-söpw ]n-Xm-hpX-s¶ F-\\n-¡v ]-«w X-c-W-sa-¶v B-{K-l-ap- R-§Ä H-cp-an-¨v hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hn-\\p-th≠-n­ {]mÀ-°n-¨ ti-jw hÀ-¡n s≠­ ¶pw AXp-sIm-­≠v ]-«-¯n-sâ Xob-Xn t\\-c-s¯ B¡-W-sa-¶pw ]n-Xm-hp-am-bp-Å X-sâ hy-àn-_-Ô-s¯-¸-änbpw ko-tdm-a-e-_mÀ ]-dªp. A-§-s\\ 2010 s^-{_p-h-cn 13 \\v, t\\m-¼n-\\p ap-¼n-\\p-Å k-`-sb-¸-änbpw hf-sc Xm-Xv-¸-cy-]qÀ-Æw R-§-tfm-Sv ]m-¸ kw-km- i-\\n-bmgv-N au≠-v­skâv tXm-a-kn h-¨v hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hn \\n¶pw cn¨p. A-Sp-¯ Znh-kw X-s¶ hn-ip-² ]-t{Xm-kn-sâ _-kn-en-¡- sa-{X-m`n-tj-Iw kzo-I-cn-¡m³ F-\\n-¡v ssZ-hm-\\p-{K-lw D-­≠m-bn. bn h-¨v ko-tdm-a-e-_mÀ sa-{Xm³-kw-Lw ap-gp-h\\pw hen-sbm-cp hn-izm-kn k-aq-l-t¯m-sSm-¸w hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hn-sâ B-ßm-\\p- H-cp a-I-t\\m-sS-¶ hm-Õ-ey-t¯m-sS-bm-Wv hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hv Iq-emÀ-°w hn-ip-² IpÀ-_m-\\-bÀ-¸n-¡p-Ibpw {]mÀ-°n-¡p-Ibpw Iqcn-b _n-j¸m-b F-t¶m-Sv s]-cp-am-dn-bXv. tcm-KmhØ ]-cn- sN-bvX-Xv lr-Z-b-kv-]À-i-I-am-bn-cp-¶p. K-Wn-¨v, 2010 H-tÎm-_-dn tdm-an h-¨p \\-S-¶ a-[y-]qÀ-Æ- tZ-i-¯n-\\p th-­≠n-bp-Å {]-tXy-I kn-\\-Un ]n-Xm-hn-\\p ]I-cw B-Zv enan-\\ k-µÀi-\\w ]qÀ-¯n-bm-¡n sa-{Xm-·m-scÃm-hcpw ]-s¦-Sp-¡p-hm³ F-\\n-¡-hk-cw e-`n¨p. G-{]n H³-]-Xn-\\v t\\-cn-«v au≠-­v skâv tXm-a-kn-se-¯n kw-kv- ¡m-c-ip-{iq-j-bp-sS B-Zy-`m-Kw A-hn-sS h-¨v \\-S-¯n-b-Xn\\p-tijw 2011 G-{]n am-k-am-bn-cp-¶ ko-tdm-a-e-_mÀ sa-{Xm-·mÀ-¡v ]n-Xm-hn-sâ ar-X-tZ-lw ]n-Xm-hn-sâ `-{Zm-k-\\am-b F-d-Wm-Ip-fw B-Zv enan-\\ Hu-tZymKn-I k-µÀ-i-\\-¯n-\\v \\n-Ý-bn-¡-s¸-« k-abw. _-k-en-¡-bn-te-¡v B-tLm-j-am-bn B-\\-bn¨p. G-{]n ]¯mw tdm-an-te-¡v ]p-d-s¸-Sp-¶-Xn-\\v ap-¼v F-d-Wm-Ip-fw BÀ-¨v _n-j¸v Xo-b-Xn B-bn-cp-¶-tÃm B-tLm-j-am-b kw-kv¡m-c ip-{iq-j. lu-kn ]n-Xm-hn-s\\ Rm³ sN-¶v I­-≠t¸mÄ ]n-Xm-hv XoÀ¯pw h-¼n-¨ P-\\m-h-en-bp-sS A-I-¼Sn-tbm-sS \\-S-¯-s¸-« \\-K-c-{]-Zn-£n-W- A-h-i-\\m-bn-cp¶p. k-`m-X-e-h-\\nÃm-sX B-Zv enan-\\ k-µÀi-\\w ¯nepw B-tLm-jam-b ip-{iq-j-I-fnepw ]-s¦-Sp-¡m-s\\¯n-b \\-S-¯p-¶-Xn-sâ B-Ip-e-X-IÄ F-sâ a-\\-Ên-ep-≠­ m-bn-cp¶p. I-«n ]u-c-kv-Xy-k-`-IÄ-¡m-bp-Å Im-cym-e-b-¯n-sâ sk-{I«-dn BÀ-¨v -en C-cp-¶v ]n-Xmhn-t\\m-Sv ]-cn-ip-² ]n-Xmhn-t\\m-Sv ]-d-bm³ F-s´- _nj-¸v kn-dnÄ hm-kn ]-dªp: \"Rm³ tdm-an-se IÀ-±n-\\mÄ ¦n-epw k-tµ-i-apt≠­ m F-¶p tNm-Zn-¨-Xn-\\v Ir-Xyam-sbm-cp¯-cw am-tcm-Sv ]-dbpw a-cn-¡p-I-bm-sW-¦n tI-c-f-¯n h-¨v a-cn- A-t¸mÄ ]n-Xm-hn-\\p \\Â-Im-\\m-bnÃ. A-Xv F-s¶ G-sd ZpxJn-¸n¨p. ¡-Ww.\" A-{X a-t\\m-l-c-am-bn-cp-¶p hÀ-¡n ]n-Xmhn-\\-v hn-S-sNmÃp-¶ tdm-an \\n-¶v Xn-cn-s¨-¯p-t¼mÄ ]n-Xm-hn-s\\ Po-h-t\\m-sS Im-Wp- A´n-a ip-{iq-j-IÄ.! hm³ ]-ä-ptam F-¶ B-i-¦ A-t¸mÄ F-sâ a-\\-Ên-eq-sS I-S¶p- t]mbn. im-co-cn-Im-kzm-ØyX-I-fp-sS B-[nIyw ]n-Xm-hn-sâ ssZ-h\\n-tbm-Kw \\n-d-ªp \\n-¶ hy-àn-bm-bn-cp-¶p hÀ-¡n apJ-¯v A-{X-am{Xw {]-I-S-am-bn-cp¶p. ap-dn-bn \\n-¶v ]pd-¯v ]n-Xmhv. ssl-t¡mS-Xn P-kväo-kv sj-h-en-bÀ tPmk-^v hn-X-b- I-S-¡p-t¼mÄ ]n-Xm-hv ]-e-t¸mgpw B-hÀ-¯n-¡m-dp-Å hm-¡p-IÄ ¯n-en-sâ aI-sâ hn-izm-km-[n-jvTn-Xam-b \\oXn-t_m-[hpw hn-ip-² F-sâ a-\\-Ên-te-¡v I-S-¶p-h-¶p: \"hn-ip-²-cm-Im-\\p-Å hn-fn-bm-Wv AÂ-t^m¬-kv en-tKm-cn Øm-]n-¨ Zn-hy-c-£-I -k-\\ym-k-k-aq-l- ssZ-hw \\-ap-¡v \\Â-Ip-¶ G-ähpw hen-b Zm\\w. Øm-\\-am-\\-§Ä- ¯n-sâ B-ßo-b-Xbpw 'ko-tdm-a-e-_mÀ-k-` `-c-W-kw-hn-[m-\\- ¡-¸p-dw hn-ip-²-Po-hn-Xw \\-bn¡p-I F-¶-Xm-Wv {]-[m-\\w.\" ¯n-sâ D-Û-hhpw h-fÀ-¨-bpw' F-¶ hn-j-b-¯n K-th-j-W {]_-Ôw X-¿-dm¡n-b Im-\\³-\\n-b-a ]m-ÞnXy-hpw- dn-Uw-]v-ä-dn-Ìv Hu-tZymKn-I k-µÀ-i-\\-¯n\\v tdm-an-se¯n-b R-§Ä sa-{Xm- C-´y þ {io-e-¦ {]-hn-iym-X-eh-sâ `-c-W-]m-S-h-hpw- s_\\-Un-Iv-ssä³ ·mÀ ]-cn-ip-²-s_-\\-Un-äv ]m-¸m-sb kµÀ-in-¡m³ \\n-Ý-bn-¡-s¸-« k-\\ym-k-k-aq-l-¯n-sâ A-t¸m-kv-Xen-I A-Uv-an-\\n-kv-t{S-ä-dp-sS Znh-kw G-{]n H¶mw Xo-b-Xn- B-bn-cp-¶p. hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hv \\n-Xy- \\-b-X-{´hpw B-cm-[m-\\m-{I-a-hn-j-b-¯n A-`n-{]m-b k-a-\\z-b -¯n-\\p I-f-sam-cp¡n-b sa-{Xm-·m-cp-sS [ym-\\-Kp-cp-hn-sâ A-\\p- EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION c-Rv-P-\\m-cq-]nbpw H-cp {]-tXy-I N-cn-{X ap-lpÀ-¯-¯n ko-tdm- a-e-_mÀ k-`-bp-sS ]n-Xmhpw X-e-h-\\p-am-Im³ hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hn-s\\ 23 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE H-cp¡nb ssZ-h-]-cn-]m-e-\\-bp-sS h-gn-I-fn-em-bn-cp-¶p. h-f-¨p-sI-«nÃm-sX lr-Z-b-¯n-sâ `m-j-bn C-S-s¸-Sp-Ibpw kw-km-cn-¡p-Ibpw sN-¿p-¶-h-\\m-bn-cp-¶p hÀ-¡n ]n-Xmhv. AXp- sIm-≠­ mWv. A-t±-l-¯n-sâ e-fn-X-kp-µ-cam-b hy-àn-Xz-¯n A-t\\- Im-bn-c§Ä, {]-tXy-In-¨v hn-izm-k-k-aq-l-¯n-\\-¸pd-¯v \\m-\\m-Pm-Xn- a-X-ØÀ B-Ir-ã-cm-b-Xv. k-`m-]T\\-§-tfmSpw k-`m-t\\-Xr-Xz-t¯mSpw A-\\p-k-c-W-bn-epw, k-`-bnepw s]m-Xp-k-aq-l-¯nepw k-am-[m-\\-¯nepw \\mw Po-hn-¡m³ hÀ-¡n ]n-Xm-hv kzÀ-¤-¯n-en-cp-¶v \\-ap-¡v th-≠­ n am-[yØyw h-ln-¡s«.

SYNODAL BISHOPS Do not abandon yourselves to despair: We are the Easter people, and Hallelujah is our song. - St Pope John Paul II DbnÀ-¸p Xn-cp-\\m-fnsâ B-iw-kIÄ EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 24 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

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DEPARTMENT OF CATECHESIS Eparchial Bulletin – Department of Catechesis DEC 2021 - MARCH 2022 HOLYWEEN REVAMP Commemorating All saints day, the Holyween chal- Revamp -year 7 catechism teachers conference 19th lenge encouraged our children to dress up and Feb 2022. recite a quote from their favourite saint. The videos of participants dressed up as saints For reviewing year 7 textbook Session by Jaina- were uploaded to the department FB page. 48 Stu- Puthumana - Head of English at Hills adventis college. dents from 12 different parishes participated in the challenge. Review based on Australian context analysis. Re- view by including literal, inferential and metaphorical LAUDATO SI 3.0 level activities to each lesson and the same time not compromising on the core content. Laudato Si 3.0 Principals conference on zoom 11th December 2021. LAUDATO SI 4.0 Inaugurated by most Rev. Bishop Bosco Puthur. Faithfest document something beautiful for God, version 2 was released during the occasion. The first Principals conference of the year 2022 Lau- dato Si 4.0 was inaugurated by Most Rev Bishop Bosco Puthur on March 5th. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 26 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

DEPARTMENT OF CATECHESIS The department is also conducting another mu- sical competition called The Passion. Entries are still THE SAGA OF SYRO-MALABAR CHURCH being received. FORTHCOMING EVENTS 1. Maalaaka – Altar servers eparchy family meet May 28th Mega conference for all the catechism teachers in the eparchy was conducted by Dr. Sherin Jose on March 26th. GANA RACHANA COMPETITION The department conducted a Gaana Rachana 2. Blooming buds – Holy communion competition. The theme was THE PASSION OF OUR teachers training 30th May LORD. 3. Logos Quiz 2022 - date and syllabus announced PASSION MUSICAL COMPETITION DOCUMENTS RELEASED 1. Faith Fest document Something beautiful for God Version 2 2. Guidelines for the appointment of a new catechist. 3. Catechism year 12 course completion guidelines. 4. Catechism year beginning guidelines. 5. Forming Student council – A response to Synodality in action. 6. Journal of Love – Holy communion workbook second edition. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 27 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

FAMILY APOSTOLATE UPDATES FROM THE FAMILY APOSTOLATE Online Marriage Preparation course was con- ducted via Zoom in Feb 2022 from 17th to 19th and from 24th to 26th , 6.45pm to 10pm (AEDT) total of 6 days in a two week period. 30 registered participants attended the course. Attendees were from various parts of Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Resource persons were from various back- grounds, and we had priests, medical profession- als, couples etc to take various sessions. Daily sessions were concluded with Eucha- For any course enquiries, please contact: ristic adoration. Santhosh Jose, Mob: 0423 450 768 Email: [email protected] Happy Easter Fr Francis Kolenchery , VG inaugurated the course and Bishop Bosco gave a blessing speech. Registration is open for the next online MPC in May 2022 (19th, 20th, 21st, 26th, 27th, 28th) Fr Joseph Ezhumayil was appointed by Bish- op Bosco as the Asst director of Family Aposto- late Dept. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 28 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

YOUTH APOSTOLATE UPDATES FROM THE YOUTH APOSTOLATE (JAN – MAR 2022) UNITE 2022 CHAIN ROSARY FOR UKRAINE HOME SWEET HOME On 2nd March, young people along with parents and children joined together in a 24-hour virtual rosary Family is important! Family makes us stronger. chain to intercede for the people of Ukraine. Family challenges us to become better people. Family encourages us to grow physically, mentally, SONGS OF SERAPHIM emotionally and spiritually. SMYM Australia organized an online gather- The Songs of Seraphim kicked off this year with ing for youth leaders and their families on the 20th their first live performance, after ACYF 2019, for March at 9 PM AEST, for a time of prayer, fellowship St Alphonsa’s Feast Day celebrations on 27th of Feb- and reflection on the family. Bishop Bosco Puthur ruary at the Cathedral Parish at Melbourne North. shared a reflection on family as we journey through The team's ensemble of classic Malayalam devo- this time of Lent. tional and worship songs brought back memories for many adults, and their original songs Rise Up and EnYeshuve stirred up the crowd in excitement. Here’s a link to their performance Songs of Seraphim - Live Perfomance | St. Al- phonsa Syro-Malabar Cathedral Parish Perunaal EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 29 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

YOUTH APOSTOLATE SLIHADAMSIHA month of formation, the team of young missionar- ies will be ready to hit the road, visiting various par- SlihadaMsiha (Apostle of Christ) is the mission ishes, missions and communities in the eparchy. project initiative of the Youth Apostolate of the The team will be equipped to conduct retreats and Syro-Malabar Eparchy of St Thomas the Apostle, other programs that will help them to witness our Melbourne. It is an invitation for young people to Lord to their fellow boys and girls, thereby enabling respond to the missionary call and daringly live them to encounter IshoMishiha (Jesus Christ) as and witness Christ. SlihadaMsiha also helps them their Maaran and Aalaaha (Lord and God). to share Jesus and His message to others of their generation. Moreover, it allows them to uphold the In January 2022, eight young full-time studying Catholic faith and cherish the treasures of Syrian and/or working youth took on this commitment Catholicism. to minister to the young of the parishes/missions of NSW and ACT. The events took place over four In SilhadaMsiha, young people take a year/ full days where the young were able to create and month's break from their studies or work and com- strengthen bonds within the parish/mission, while mit that year to the Lord and His Church. After the growing in their faith together. YESHUVINOPPAM 2022 As we commence the Lenten season on Monday 28th of February, we are reminded that “if not for Christ’s will- ing death, we would still be dead in sins. If not for Christ’s resurrection, we would have no hope of eternal life.” Let us come before the Lord through the three pillars of lent – prayer, fasting and almsgiving as we prepare our hearts for renewal. Yeshuvinoppam is back again this year with more dai- ly challenges and daily scripture readings as we journey through this Lenten season together. Please look out for the daily challenges that will be posted on our social media platforms (Facebook, Insta- gram, and WhatsApp) with #yeshuvinoppam! Also don't forget to share with your friends and family as well! GOD’S LITTLE PENCIL (GLP) GLP is one-of-a-kind publication from the Youth Apostolate of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of St. Thom- as the Apostle, Melbourne. A blessed work of 125 young people of our Eparchy will enable the reader to reflect upon the Word of God daily. Youth Apostolate of our Eparchy aimed this project as: l An extension of our 'Bible Project' l An opportunity for young People to learn, reflect and write gospel reflections l Advocacy for the leadership of young people in the church l An attempt to urge the faithful to follow our Syro-Malabar liturgical calendar daily Please get a copy of GLP and show your support and love to the young people of SMYM Australia and New Zealand. This form is seeking an expression of interest from you to buy: https://forms.office.com/r/NmCWwjEjTR EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 30 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

CHILD SAFEGUARDING NATIONAL CATHOLIC SAFEGUARDING STANDARDS THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC SAFEGUARDING STANDARDS PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR CATHOLIC CHURCH ENTITIES TO BUILD CHILD-SAFE CULTURES. STANDARD TWO KNOW OUR TEAM Children are safe, ST. ALPHONSA CATHEDRAL PARISH, PSOS informed & participate RIJO GEORGE ALFRED MATHEW Children are informed about their CHERIAN rights, participate in decisions affecting right to be safe from abuse, and are informed whom to them and are taken seriously contact if they have concerns about their safety or the safety of their peers. 2.1 Children are informed about their 2.2 The importance of friendships is recognised and rights, including safety, information support from peers is encouraged, helping children and participation. feel safe and less isolated. INDICATORS INDICATORS 2.2.1 The entity provides children with age-appropriate 2.1.1 The entity has age-appropriate information about safe and respectful peer relationships, including through social media. strategies to proactively: 2.3 Where relevant to the setting or context, children and families may be offered access to abuse prevention pro- v engage with children; grams and related information that is age appropriate. v seek children’s views; INDICATORS v consult children about decisions 2.3.1 Where relevant, the entity provides children and families with information, access and/or referral to that affect them; and abuse prevention programs, appropriate to the child’s age, development, ability and level of understanding. v consult children about what makes 2.4 Personnel are attuned to signs of harm and facilitate child-friendly ways for children to express their views, them feel safe and how this can be participate in decision-making and raise their concerns. recognised and implemented by the INDICATORS entity. 2.4.1 Personnel have the knowledge, skills and awareness to 2.1.2 The entity ensures children are made identify potential signs of harm and actively support aware of their rights, including their children to raise any concerns. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 31 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

NURSES MINISTRY A SNEAK PEEK INTO RECENT ACTIVITIES Our lady of Fatima is the heavenly patron of the GLORY 2021: As mentioned in the last newsletter, nurses' ministry. Hence on the 13th of every \"Glory 2021- International Nurses Conference\" led month, all the members of the Nurses’ Ministry join bythe renowned preacher Dr. John D was conducted together for a 24-hour chain rosary. on Dec 17th and was attended by many nurses and their families. All the groups of Nurses’ Ministry in Australia are MEMBERSHIP TO THE PASTORAL COUNCIL: Shee- actively involved in this 24-hour chain rosary and ja Franklin has been elected as the Nurses’ Ministry have a Zoom prayer with Benediction. Nurses’ Ministry members also have a night vigil on the last Friday of every month (from 9 to 11:30 pm) for Australia, which is a night of great blessing as tes- tified by the members of the ministry. UPDATES FROM THE NURSES' MINISTRY To aid in the spiritual growth of the members, representative to the pastoral council for the diocese. various formation programmes which involve talks Congratulations Sheeja. and classes by the international team members are organised by the nurses' ministry. Each state has a for- NURSES’ MINISTRY GROUP, SHEPPARTON: The in- mation class every month, which involves talks by the augural ceremony of the nurse's ministry group in international team members. Shepparton was on Dec 5th Every Friday, during the season of Lent, the Nurs- 1st ANNIVERSARY OF WAGGA NURSES MINISTRY es’ Ministry conducts THE WAY OF THE CROSS. Differ- ent states in Australia take turns leading the Way of The Nurses’ Ministry group in Wagga Wagga cele- the Cross. The parish priests of other parishes are the brated the 1st anniversary of their formationon 13th spiritual fathers of the nurse's ministry groups, who March 2022. The Holy Mass on the day was specially offer their support with the exposition of the Blessed dedicated to the nurses and all health care workers sacrament, sharing the Word of God and helping the and included a special blessing for them during mass. groups as when needed. The members of the Nurses’ Ministry offer their wholehearted support to their re- FUTURE EVENTS spective parishes and contribute to the parish's activ- ities. The members of the Nurses’ Ministry constantly l NURSES FEST celebrations in the month of share and testify about their growth in faith after be- May (All Nurses’ Ministry groups). coming members of the ministry. l Inauguration of the Nurses’ Ministry group EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION in NewZealand. 32 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE l Regional Nurses Meet.

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CONSECRATION OF THE NEWLY BUILT CHURCH 19 FEBRUARY 2022 St Mary’s Syro-Malabar Parish Melbourne West Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Af- fairs), Mayor Goran Kesic (Melton City Council), Cr Kathy Majdilik, Cr Steve Abboushi (Melton City Coun- cil), Msgr Francis Kolencherry VG (Syro-Malabar Epar- chy of St Thomas The Apostal , Melbourne), Msgr Joe Taylor (VG Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst), Fr Abra- ham Nadukunnel Parish Priest (St Alphonsa Syro-Mal- abar Parish Canberra), Dr Jojy Thomas( Building Com- mittee Convener). 19.02.2022 Saturday is a memorable day for the parishioners of Melbourne West. It has become a his- torical day written in golden letters in the history of St. Mary’s Parish Melbourne West as the consecration of the long-awaited dream project has been fulfilled. It became the proud day of our parish that we be- came the first parish in the metropolis of Melbourne to complete the construction of the new church that proclaims the Syro-Malabar traditions, legacy, heri- tage, art and architecture. Our migrant parents have done a wonderful work for the greater glory of God and for future generations. Bishop Bosco had con- secrated and dedicated the church along with many priests as concelebrants. The public meeting had commenced at 5.50 pm with distinguished guests from socio-political domains. Bishop Bosco Puthur (Syro Malabar Eparchy of St Thomas The Apostole, Melbourne), Fr Sebastian Mandapathil(Parish Priest St Mary’s Parish Melbourne West), Hon Jason Peter Wood MP (Assist Minister for Now our parish has been gifted with an indepen- dent church with all activities and liturgical events. We have daily Qurbana, Novena, Stations of the Cross, Adoration, and other sacraments according to our freedom and timing. Sundays are scheduled with three Qurbana, two in Malayalam and one in English for youth and children. Faith Formation also com- menced regularly. People visiting the church feel like visiting a church in Kerala. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 34 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

Parish Mission Updates

PARISH /MISSION UPDATES St Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Parish Adelaide Central The community grandly celebrated Christmas with an outdoor Qurbana to accommodate most of the parish with respect to capacities blessed arrow to each of the hous- and distancing restrictions. The youth also organised a Christmas carol es, to commemorates the way the which they performed for the community after the Qurbana. saint was killed and recited the prayer of the saint to ask for his As usual, the transition from 2021 to 2022 was commemorated with intercession and guidance for the an hour of adoration on the 31st of December to give thanks for all the upcoming year. blessings showered upon us over the last year followed by a midnight Qurbana to offer up the new year to God’s hand. On the 12th of February, our parishioners amongst others from Adelaide took part in the Walk for Life march to peacefully protest the abortion bill. The youth continue to grow in faith and community through their monthly gatherings which now occurs on a fortnightly basis. Through these gatherings, they take time to pray for each other and for the community, discuss serious contemporary topics such as Mental Health and grow spiritu- ally through the means of prayer and learning the Bible. Similarly, Towards the end of 2021, 10 children began preparations to receive under the facilitation of the youth, the Sacrament of Holy Communion and Confirmation. This journey of the teens also have monthly gath- spiritual preparation came to a close in January 2022 when these chil- erings in which they learn more dren gathered in front of the alter to altar with eager hearts and hopeful about the Church and the Bible smiles to receive their first Holy Communion and Confirmation in front of through various activities, games their proud community. as well as reading and learning about different saints and biblical On the 20th of January, the Parish celebrated St. Sebastian’s Feast figures. Day. In preparation for the feast day, the parishioners passed around a EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 36 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

PARISH /MISSION UPDATES ST MARY’S SYRO MALABAR PARISH ADELAIDE SOUTH  Catechism Christmas celebration and Award bil. May our good Lord continue to shower you Night held on December 19th Sunday after Mass. with his abundant blessings.  Feast of St. Sebastian Celebrated on 20th of  24th December –Christmas Holy Qurbana Cele- January with Holy Mass Followed by Novena brated @ 7pm. and Litany.  25th February - Feast of Anneedhee, Celebrated-  26th December -Conclusion of year of St. Joseph Holy Mass and specially remembered the faithful & Families. We did special prayer to St. Joseph, departed. after the Holy mass we honored all our Jubilarian  28th February celebrated Viboothi Thirunnal. Couples.  7th March -Opening ceremony of Catechetical year 2022 and Graduation ceremony of Year 12.  30th December- Solemn Celebration of First Holy  Feast Of St. Joseph Celebrated on 19th of March Communion. with Holy Qurbana, Novena followed by Litany and Oottu Nercha.  31st December- Celebrated Year ending Adora-  March 26th -Lenten Time pilgrimage to tion followed by Holy Mass. Mary Mackillop Centre Penola.  January 1st - Celebrated Sacerdotal Anniversary UP COMING of our Dear Vicar Rev. Fr. Leonse Moosariparam-  Annual Lenten Retreat - April 6th and EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 7th 5.30pm to 9.30pm Led by Fr. Rojan George V C 37 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE  Catechism Students Retreat- April 19, 20 & 21st 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Led by M G L Fathers, Venue - Queen of Angels Church,Thebarton.  Holy Week Service Palm Sunday - 6.30 PM Maundy Thursday - 8.00 PM Good Friday -11.00 AM (St. Therese’s Church) Holy Saturday -10.00 AM Easter Qurbana -8.00 PM  Parish Feast -June 25th Saturday

PARISH /MISSION UPDATES St.Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Parish, Brisbane South Our church is currently fully functional, and all the prayers, and blessings on Sundays after Mass. Chil- facilities have been opened for the parishioners. dren from prep to year 12, celebrating their birthdays Congratulations to Rev. Fr. Abraham Kazhunnadiyl, that week, are invited to the church's front side for a our parish priest, trustees, and volunteers who re- blessing and handing over a birthday gift. In Febru- lentlessly helped our community during this difficult ary, we started this initiative which the parents and time. children have well received. Danaha Another objective of our Parish mission is to cele- brate the wedding anniversaries of our parishioners. Our Parish commemorated the Baptism of Jesus The last Saturday of every month is dedicated to the online on January 6 at 7:00 pm. Due to the high vol- couples in our Parish celebrating their wedding an- ume of Covid-19 cases in January, we could not admit niversary in that particular month. We started this parishioners to the church facility; however, the feast initiative in February and continue to celebrate our was celebrated solemnly online. We were blessed to parishioners' anniversaries by prayer, blessings and have Rev. Fr. Rony Kalapura MCBS on this day to cele- gifts. brate Holy Mass. Fund-raising for Rose Garden Catechism and Malayalam Classes It has been a busy schedule for the Trustees and On February 13 2022, we inaugurated our 2022 parish council members as we started food sales on catechism classes by lighting the lamp. This year, Sundays to raise funds to redesign and set up a rose from prep to year 12, 445 students registered for cat- garden on the church campus. We have successfully echism classes which is a 22.25% increment from last sold hundreds of packets of delicious Biryani, Kera- year. Under the leadership of Fr. Abraham and Head la Porotta and curry on Sundays after Mass. Massive Master Sijo George, 45 talented teachers are commit- applause to our parish members for their continuous ted to guiding our children to pass down the faith we support. received. We have two divisions from grades 1 to 10. On the same day, under the leadership of Jestine Jo- Welcoming New Families se(Malayalam school headmaster) and 13 teachers, we also began Malayalam classes. This year we have a With the outbreak of Covid-19, Queensland wit- total of 110 students registered for Malayalam classes. nessed steady growth in interstate migration. Bris- Birthday & Wedding Anniversary Blessings As part of our Parish mission, one of our ob- jectives is to greet our children on their birthdays, EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 38 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

PARISH /MISSION UPDATES bane has been one of the attractive destinations ed leaders took oath on March 13 after the Mass. for migrants. We have a welcome ceremony for the newcomers every first Sunday of the month. We wel- Youth Chayakada comed more than 30 new families to our Parish in January- February. Our young vibrant youth team initiates the newly renovated 'Chayakada' at the church campus to raise Adoration on First Fridays funds for their various ministry activities. This is where On the first Fridays of every all our parishioners hang out every Sunday after the month, parishioners spent a day with morning mass. Our youth run the 'chayakada' every the Lord in Adoration from 9 am to 7 Sunday and sell nadanchaya and snacks. pm. We conclude the day with Holy Mass at 7 pm. Thomas Mathew has QLD Flood Relief been appointed as the coordinator for the first Friday Adoration. In February 2022, South-East Queensland wit- nessed major flooding interrupting the normal lives SMYM Brisbane South of thousands of Queenslanders. The parishioners came together during this crisis to support the affect- The SMYM has a strength of ed family members. St.Thomas The Apostle parish around 125 members. Every Parish Brisbane South collected a total of 4035 dollars to- Ward has a youth representative. The wards the flood relief fund to support a badly impact- youth leadership focuses on building healthy rela- ed young member family. tionships among themselves and cooperating with Parish Safety Month the activities of the Parish. In early March, the youth team elected their new leaders as the previous lead- March 10 to April 10, 2022 is dedicated as a Safety ership team completed their tenure successfully. The Month to promote parish safety, focusing on children newly elected coordinator, Jisiyn Joseph; Asst. Coordi- and the vulnerable. A safeguarding training has been nator, Christopher Thomas; Secretary, Blessy Mathew; arranged for all the volunteers in our Parish on April Finance coordinator, Joel Emmanuel, and other elect- 2 by the Resource Persons from the Eparchy. With the guidance from Fr. Abraham, the Parish Safety Officers EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION conducted due diligence of all our existing and new volunteers across various ministries to comply with 39 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE the government rules and regulations when dealing with children. Annual Retreat Parish Annual Retreat is scheduled for April 8,9 and 10. Fr. Joby George V.C. from the Divine Retreat Center, Sydney, will lead the three days retreat. There is a special session for children on April 9 from 9 am to 1 pm, and confession for all parishioners is arranged.

PARISH /MISSION UPDATES St. Alphonsa Parish Brisbane North Bishop Rev. Mar Bosco Puthur has visited the parish during Christmas season & has led the Christmas holy mass Honoured the couples celebrating 25th anniversary Graduation ceremony of year 12 students Catechism teachers has introduced to parishioners followed by taken pledge on the beginning of Sunday school New Youth leaders taken pledge and responsibility Pastoral council member Mr: Sheen Paul on presentation of Synodality and upcoming synod. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 40 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

PARISH /MISSION UPDATES St Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Parish Canberra CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION & and was attended by approximately 200 children. VICAR’S SILVER JUBILEE Regular face-to-face catechism classes have resumed this academic year. Around 250 children from Kinder- This year’s Christmas Qurbana and celebrations garten to Year 12 are attending catechism this year. and Father Abraham Nadukunnel’s silver jubilee were STATIONS OF THE CROSS & celebrated together. After the Holy Qurbana, the silver LENTEN CELEBRATIONS jubilee celebration was inaugurated by Fr Abhilash Kannampadam (vicar of the Knanaya Mission Can- In accordance with 50 days lent there will be berra). Fr Baiju Thomas also contributed a dedicated a Holy Qurbana and stations of the cross held at the speech and conveyed good wishes to Fr Abraham. Symonston property every Friday evening. The sta- These events were followed by performances by our tions of the cross will also be conducted in individual children and youth. The night was concluded with a houses on a ward basis. community dinner. UPCOMING EVENTS: VENERATION OF ST ALPHONSA’S - Safeguarding Training Course: this is being held RELIC & RELIGIOUS ARTICLES on the 26th of March for those wishing to vol- The Holy Relics of our patron saint, St Alphonsa, unteer or are currently playing an administrative were blessed and viewed by our parishioners on the or authoritative role within our community. This 27th of February. is compulsory for anyone who fits under these RESIDENTIAL RETREAT LED categories. BY SMYM & TEENS - Lenten Retreat: A three-day retreat is being held under the leadership of Fr Rony VC and Fr Joby A four-day residential retreat was conducted for VC from 1st April to 3rd April. This event will take members of our SMYM and Holy Teens groups. This place at St Joseph’s Church, O’Connor. event occurred from the 13th of January to the 16th - Banana Sale: We have resumed banana sales as a of January and was attended by around 50 children. part of the fundraising program for the building FAITH FEST & CATECHISM CLASSES fund. - The preparations for Holy Week Celebrations are Faith Fest for our children in Sunday School. This also currently in progress. program that took place at the Symonston property EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 41 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

St.Thomas PARISH /MISSION UPDATES Syro-Malabar Mission Holy mass. Followed by a 3-day Retreat led Cairns QLD by Fr Rony George VC from Divine retreat center Sydney. At the same time, St Thom- St Thomas Syro-Malabar’s as mission managed to organize a special mission is a growing mis- retreat for catechism students which was sion created to cater to the led by the “Slihadamsiha mission team” needs of the Syrian Christians Melbourne. The 3 day retreat was a first in Cairns.St Thomas’s mission and well-organised event conducted by marked this year with proud- SMYM Leaders Donna and Ann, Catechism ly honouring the chaplain’s Fr students really loved and fully engaged Roy’s 15th year of the priestly and the mission is in the process of launch- ministry.Catechism inaugu- ing its own youth group. ration day was a spectacular moment for the cairns’ mis- Finally, Mission also celebrated St sion and a new beginning Joseph day on March 20th Sunday. Cate- for the catechism. St Thomas Syro Malabar Sunday School chism students came in red conducts catechism classes outfits to honour the saint and every Sunday 5 to 6pm with a donated a gold coin for the vibrant assembly. purpose of charity. Also, the mission’s family units brought St Thomas Mission Marked “nercha” to honour the Saint. this year Lenten season by celebrating ash Monday with The community of St. Thomas Syro Malabar Church EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION eagerly waiting for the joyous occasion of Holy week and St 42 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE Thomas feast day on July the 1st to 3rd which starting with visitation of Bishop. Bosco Puthur.

PARISH /MISSION UPDATES ST THOMAS SYRO-MALABAR PARISH SOUTH EAST MELBOURNE SOLEMN HOLY COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION Solemn Holy Communion and Confirmation of 2nd batch of children in our parish were celebrated on Saturday 5 February 2022 at St. John’s Stadium Dandenong. Bishop Bosco Puthur was the main celebrant and 23 children received Holy Communion / Confirmation. PARISH FEAST We celebrated Parish Feast on Sunday 06 February 2022. Bishop Bosco Puthur was the main cel- ebrant. There was a solemn Holy Qurbana, Kazhunnu, SMYM Food Stall and AFCM Mobile Book Stall at St. John’s Stadium Dandenong. Many parishioners faithfully partic- ipated in the solemn service. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 43 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

PARISH /MISSION UPDATES AVE MARIA SYRO-MALABAR MISSION IPSWICH QLD Jomon Kurian for his contributions to parish as Catechism Ave Maria Syro-Malabar Mission Ips- Principal for the last 12 years. Jomon receiving momento from wich(AMCM) donating $1000 to the Ipswich Hospital Foundation to support Children’s Fr. Anto Chiriyankandathil. cancer treatment in Australia. AMCM Repre- sentatives in the photo: Vicar, Fr. AntoChiri- AMCM appointed Tittle Varghese as the Pastoral council yankandath, Trustee, SebanSiji Sebastian & member and Tittle is a member of Syro-Malabar Pastoral AMCM member, SharlitPuthusseril council Executive committee 2022-2025. Sajeev Varghese has been appointed as the AMCM Catechism Principal, and Sindhu Sebastian as the Catechism Vice Principal of AMCM. Salomy Sebastian is the new Evangelisation Ministry Coordinator of AMCM. Congratulations to all and wishing them all the very best in their new roles. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 44 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

PARISH /MISSION UPDATES St Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Cathedral Parish, Melbourne By the grace of God, Covid restrictions continue to be eased On our feast day, Bishop Bosco across Victoria. This has helped our Cathedral Parish to re- Puthur blessed us with his presence and sume our regular ministries and activities, and to welcome all celebratedthe SolemnHoly Qurbana. We parishioners back to the church. also celebrated couples who had reached their Silver Jubilee in marriage on the day. At the start of the academic year, we have welcomed back all To conclude the evening, we had Songs students to Faith formation classes from grades 1-12. This year, of Seraphim lead us in a meaningful and we are officially starting to yr 11-12 catechism graduation pro- Christ-filled experience through their mu- gram, recognising students who will be completing the entire sic band. course. All grades were given time to meet-and-greet with their new teachers beforehand to adjust to real-life classes once again. Our different ministries have been able to revive themselves following the Alongside the start of the catechism classes, we have also long lockdown and have many activities invited new participants, especially students who received Holy planned for this year. SMYM continued Communion last year, to our lectors, altar serving and choir min- to organise different activities, including istries. With the start of English Holy Qurbana every Sunday, chil- a bake sales &dance performance at our dren and youth have been training to partake in all the ministries feast day to help the youth of our Parish and use their gifts to praise God. to grow in faith and fellowship. MathruVedi has begun their first ini- tiative of writing the entire Holy Bible. They will aim to finish the writing in time for the inauguration of our newly con- structed Cathedral. To begin our Lenten journey, we had Ash Monday servicesat St Peter's Church Epping and Our Lady's Church Craigie- Through God’s blessings, we were able to hold our Parish Feast Day 2022 at Our Lady Guardian of Plants Chaldean Catholic Church on Sunday 27th February. Preceding the feats day, we conducted nine days of Novena to St Alphonsa alongside Holy Qurbana. On Day Nine, Saturday 26th February, following Holy Qur- bana and Novena, we had a community fun day. Dif- ferent food stalls, rides and activities were arranged for our community to gather together and get in touch after the long lockdown. burn. The day was observed as a day of fasting and penance as requested by Pope Francis for world peace and to end of the war in Ukraine. The building of our Cathedral Church 45 and Parish Hall is progressing well to be completed before the end of this year 2022. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

PARISH /MISSION UPDATES St Marys Parish Melbourne West SOLEMN HOLY COMMUNION Bishop Bosco administered the solemn holy communion to 25 children ON 26.02.2022 of our parish on 26.02.2022 which was another landmark of the parish CATECHISM Fr Sebastian Mandapathil inaugurated this year’s Catechism praveshanotasavam PRAVESHANOTASAVAM on 20 March 2022. About 200 kids from Prep to Year 12 has registered for this MARCH2022 year’s catechism classes. ST. JOSEPH’S FEAST It was a very solemn celebration with Holy Qurbana, Novena, ON 19 03.2022 Ladeenju, procession and Snehavirunnu. HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Palm Sunday: 10am & 6pm | Wednesday: confession from 10am to 6.30pm | Maundy Thursday: 6.30pm Good Friday: 10am | Holy Saturday: 9am & confession | Easter services: Saturday at 8pm & Sunday morning 10am EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 46 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

PARISH /MISSION UPDATES ST MARYS KNANAYA SYRO-MALABAR PARISH MELBOURNE The year 2021 has been a year & Nasik Dhol; Melbourne Starz Kerala. Prizes for our Bible Kalol- of lockdowns and isolations. Chendamelam) all created a great savam competition held last year And 2022 seems promising for vibe which we usually get back in was distributed along with the all of us, with high vaccination Thirunal. rates and restrictions being eased very much. We St Mary’s Knanaya We started our face to face Catholic Parish Melbourne parish- catechism at both centres, and ioners, are very much happy to the kids are very excited to be physically gather for our Sunday back in class. We have restarted Holy mass and have face to face our Koodarayogams after a gap catechism classes for kids. of nearly one year, and thanks to Almighty God for being able to do Due to strict restrictions in our Way of the Cross every Friday October last year, we postponed in our houses. We, parishioners, our Thirunal to this year. With are preparing ourselves for the God’s blessings and great effort Holy weekend. from Fr. Prince Thaipurayidathil, Parish Council members & volun- teers, we could conduct our Hail Holy Queen’s Thirunal on 20th February at St Antony’s Catholic church, Noble Park. We had Rev Fr. Abhilash Kannambadam (Canber- ra) as our principal celebrant, Rev Fr. Abraham Nadukunnel (Canber- ra) for Thirunal message and Fr. James Arechira (Melbourne) for Procession and Thirunal Blessings. People actively participated in the procession, and the presence of Chendamelam & Drums (by Beatz by St Mary’s Chendamelam EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 47 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

PARISH /MISSION UPDATES ST MARY'S MISSION SUNSHINE COAST QLD We celebrated both the Parish Day and Catechism Anniversary to- gether on 28th November. Parishioners, catechism teachers and students, all have participated in different cultural programs to make it a memorable event. We were privileged to have the episcopal visit from His Excellency Bish- op Bosco Puthur on 19th December. He celebrated the evening Holy Qurba- na with us followed by a meeting with parishioners and the leadership team. Thereafter he joined the Parish council meeting held. Christmas: Christmas celebrations for the year 2021 in our mission start- ed with carol singing, few weeks before Christmas. The mission formed a carol group including a few parishioners, cat- echism students, SantaJ and they all visited parishioners at their houses in the evenings sharing the Good News of Nativity by singing, dancing, and distrib- uting sweets. For the first time under the guidance of our Chaplain Fr. George- Mankuzhikary we had a Christmas Card competition for catechism students and had a Christmas Nativity tableau by Cat- echism students which was delightful for everyone present at the church. Catechism: Catechism for the year 2022 was inaugurated by our chaplain Fr. George Mankuzhikary on 6th February. The evening started with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and during the Holy Mass all catechism teachers joined together to take a pledge with a lighted candle. Around 150 students have enrolled for Catechism this year. Each Sunday, the classes start with an activity session which includes singing practice, motiva- tional sharing followed by lessons from the relevant class textbook before Holy Mass. EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 48 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

SMCC has been established to pro- PARISH /MISSION UPDATES mote cultural forms associated with the Syro-Malabar, Indian and • Establishing a museum for displaying traditional/ Kerala cultures, including music, per- historic items of relevance to Syro-Malabar community/Kerala forming arts, films, craft, visual arts and moveable cultural heritage. Peo- • Organising food fests/lessons for people who want to ple from Syro-Malabar background learn about authentic Indian/Kerala dishes and anyone interested to learn about the Syro-Malabar/Kerala/India tradi- tions and experience or contribute to it will be the target group. The sole member of Syro-Malabar Cultur- al Centre (SMCC) is St Alphonsa Syro Malabar Cathedral Parish. All regis- tered members of St Alphonsa Cathe- dral Parish are automatically part of SYRO-MALABAR CULTURAL CENTRE (SMCC) ST ALPHONSA SYRO-MALABAR CATHEDRAL PARISH, MELBOURNE SMCC, without paying any registra- • Establishing a library which will have both hardcopies and/or tion fee or annual subscription. digital copies of textbooks, newspapers, magazines etc. The overall aim of SMCC is to pre- • Performing traditional art forms + training in traditional art serve/nurture the Syro-Malabar tra- formsSMCC is a company limited by guarantee. ditions/culture among people from India (mostly the state of Kerala) who SMCC is the first and only such Centre in Australia. SMCC will have made Australia their home. operate from 53 McKellar Way, Epping, VIC 3076 in the building cur- rently being built by St Alphonsa Cathedral Parish using own funds, a The proposed activities of SMCC construction loan from Catholic Development Fund and a generous will include, but not limited to: grant of $500,000 plus GST from the Department of Families, fairness and Housing through the 2020/21 Victorian Budget for the Construc- • Learning basic Malayalam and tion of a Syro-Malabar Cultural Centre project (OPP-67105). the history of Kerala/Syro-Mala- bar community SMCC is located centrally for its members. The location in Epping, just off the Hume Freeway, has significant visibility and easy access from different suburbs of Melbourne, especially in the North, North- East and North-West. Date registered 10/01/2022 State registered in Victoria Official Inauguration 25/03/2022 by Bishop Bosco Puthur Soft launch of SMCC at both Reservoir and Roxburgh Park centres: 27/03/2022 Australian business number (ABN) 83 656 450 949 Australian company number (ACN) 656 450 949 The Chair of SMCC will organise bimonthly meetings of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors and Management Committee EPARCHY MEDIA COMMISSION 49 SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE MELBOURNE

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