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16th  MALANKARA  CONVENTION  BEGINS  AT  PUTHENCURIZ

Catholicose Baselios Thomas I Bava inaugurated the convention;

Marthoma Metropolitan Philipose Mar Chrysostum released the documentary

Christmas Messages of H.B. Baselios Thomas I Catholica Bava  &  H.G. Thomas Mor Thimothious

of Kottayam and Greater India Archdioceses

(Mathrubhumi,  dt. 11th & 23rd December 2005)

Angamaly diocesan council requests the Government to reopen the Thrikkunnathu St.Mary's Church before the beginning of 54th Dhukhrono perunnal of St. Athanasius Valiya Thirumeni

Silver Jubilee Photos of The St.Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox church in Muscat

(24-Nov-2005)

H.G. Joseph Mor Gregorios appointed as the assistant Metropolitan of Angamali diocese under Catholicose Mor Baselios Thomas I

KOLENCHERRY CHURCH:  JOINT COUNCIL CALLS FOR THE IMMEDIATE REOPENING OF THE CHURCH

Fr. Geevarghese Thengymtharayil (Ranni) ordained as Ramban

PUTHENCURIZ CONVENTION FROM DECEMBER 26-31

Kolencherry Church: High Court asks the Government to keep the keys; Further decision on Monday; Church will remain open

Kolencherry Church: Holy Mass celebrated by Fr. M V Abraham Poovathumveetil; Thousands of

 parishioners attended; Jacobite Church Priest also participated

 A New petition filed by Methran faction leadership in the High court claiming that Fr. Abraham Poovathumveetil has been removed from the post of vicar and instead appointed another person

KOLENCHERRY CHURCH REOPENED: 

Malankara Orthodox priest Fr. M V Abraham Poovathumveetil along with

two Jacobite Syrian priests held prayers at the church

Government authorities to hold discussions with the Joint Council today

REOPENING OF KOLENCHERRY CHURCH:

Parishioners looking forward to government decision;  Joint Action Council welcome the judgment;  Fr. M V Abraham Poovathumvettil who is cooperating with the Joint Council may be given permission to offer Holy Mass soon

Reopening of all the closed churches:  Special prayers organized by the

'Viswasa Samrakshana Samathi' at Aluva Mass Hall

KOLENCHERRY CHURCH:

High Court single bench blames the District RDO for breaking open the lock;

Directs the government to hand over the key to former vicar Fr. M V Abraham Poovathumveetil who was removed by the Malankara Orthodox faction bishop

Bishops of the Kerala Episcopal Churches calls for Unity among the different Christian sects

The meeting organized by KCBC at Palarivattom P.O.C., was inaugurated by Catholicose Baselios Didimos I; Catholicose Baselios Thomas I delivered the Keynote address and Syro-Malabar Archbishop Mar Varkey Vidayathil presided.

40th day of the demise of Mor Julius Yeshu`Çiçek to be observed in Malankara on Friday:

Catholica Bava to lead the Memorial Mass at the Udayagiri Seminary Chapel

Congress M.L.A T H Mustafa announced indefinite fasting from January 15th demanding

the reopening of Kolencherry and Kadamattom churches; 

"T H Mustafa is trying to fool the people through such statements": District Congress secretary

Representatives of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church and the Roman Catholic Church met at  Puthencuriz Church headquarters to discuss the matters concerning Church unity

Dialogue committee met for 2 days:  H.B. Catholicos Thomas I and Seminary Metropolitan Kuriakose Mor Theophilos led the Syrian Jacobite delegation and Archbishop Brian Friel and Archbishop Mar Joseph Powathil led the Roman Catholic delegation

Two Malankara Orthodox faction members filed a case in Kottayam Court questioning the

legitimacy of their recent Catholicose ordination (Source: Mathrubhumi-advt.)

- Considered to be part of a game plan to get their Catholicose's ordination legalized -

Kottayam diocesan headquarters:  Bishop's house and the Cathedral complex consecrated

Consecration of the renovated Kottayam diocesan headquarters on Sunday

Special Prayers held at Kanniattunirappu Chapel

Tearful farewell to Mor Julius Yeshu`Çiçek

H.H. Patriarch led the funeral services held at the Holy Virgin Mary Cathedral in the

Mor Ephrem Monastery, Holland; Thousands attended the ceremony

Indian Church represented by Mor Theophilos Kuriakose, Mor Theethose Yeldho and

the Seminary Principal Very Rev. Adai Jacob Corepiscopa

Special prayers held at the Malankara Theological Seminary in Udayagiri,

Mulanthuruthy for the whole day;  H.B. Catholicos presided

External Links:

http://www.morephrem.com

http://www.stgeorgecheppaud.org/MSCR/MorYuliusCicek/funeral.htm

http://www.stgeorgecheppaud.org/MSCR/MorYuliusCicek/index.htm

Mor Julius Yeshu`Çiçek will be laid to rest tomorrow

Fr. Jacob Markose, the new bishop-designate of the 'Pourasthya Suvisesha Samajam' & Honavar Mission

EAE web site:  

http://www.pourasthyasuvisheshasamajam.org

Malankara Orthodox Church head's remark most unfortunate:  Jacobite Syrian Church

New IOC Catholicose goes down the beaten path of confrontation;  "Expresses hope for good relations with sister churches, while in the same breath accuses the Catholicos of the Jacobite Syrian Church to be the sole cause of all conflicts!  Says that  he pray for Thomas always"

Last rites of the late Archbishop Mor Yulius Yeshu` Cicek on Saturday Nov 5

New Catholicose by name 'Baselios Marthoma Didimos I' ordained for Malankara Orthodox Church; Mar Mathew II gave resignation letter

Mor Julius Yeshu`Çiçek (63),

passes away

Hasyo Mor Yulius Yeshu' Cicek, Syriac-Orthodox Bishop, the publisher- calligrapher and Archbishop of Holland, has passed away this morning in Germany. His contribution to Syriac studies include publishing a few hundred books through Bar Hebraeus Verlag.

Festschrift released in India

(The New Indian Express)

Thrikkunnathu Seminary: The Church criticized the state government for its failure in keeping up the promise

Aluva Episode:  Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan blames Chief minister Oommen Chandy

for his partisan attitude towards his church faction

Police atrocities at Aluva: Suspension of Police officers a farce action;  Top officials and real culprits escaped from punishment

HC orders election to Managing Committee of Kaniattunirappu St John's Jacobite Syrian Church

as per 1934 constitution

‘CM should apologise to devotees’

St. Thomas Retreat Centre at Keezhillam (near Perumbavur) to be consecrated today by the Catholica Bava

(Mathrubhumi)

CATHOLICOS BASELIOS THOMAS I OFFERS TO STEP DOWN

 (The New Indian Express)

Special Prayers held at Manjanikkara on the occasion of the birth anniversary of St. Ignatius Elias III

(Malayala Manorama)

A Quick Reference 'FLOW CHART' to the MALANKARA SABHA CHARITHRAM

(prepared by Mr. Davis Cherian Velamparampil (Jacob Cherian), Sharjah)

http://www.stgeorgecheppaud.org/Sabha_Charithram.pdf

(external link)

Trikkunnathu Seminary Incident :  7 police officers suspended from service

Catholica Bava met AICC president Mrs. Sonia Gandhi at New Delhi

Silver Jubilee of the Patriarchal Enthronement:

(Article by Very Rev. Kuriakose Moolayil Corepiscopa)

 (Kerala Express, September 2005)

320th Dhukrono of Maphrian St.Baselios Yeldho;  Kothamangalam church festival from Sunday

Peroor Marthasmooni church centenary valedictory fete today

The Church does not favour any particular political party: Catholica Bava

A priest of Malankara Orthodox Church against their bishops;  Press conference held at Kottayam

His Holiness Ignatius Zakka I Iwas,

the Patriarch of Antioch & all the East and the Supreme Head of the Syrian Church

celebrates

Silver Jubilee of the Patriarchal Enthronement today

Editorial of the 'Church Weekly'  (a Malankara Orthodox publication from Aluva, August 2005 issue)

THOUSANDS WITNESS 'NADATHURAKKAL' AT THE MANARCAD ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL

Reopening of the churches at Aluva and other places:    

Reconciliatory efforts of Ministerial Committee dragging ;   Malankara Orthodox faction boycotted the meeting yet again

Catholica Bava inaugurated the public meeting held in connection with the Manarcad Perunnal

Church feud:   ‘CM delaying peace talks’   (The New Indian Express)

A REVIEW OF THE 1995 SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ON

THE MALANKARA CHURCH CASE

by

BISHOP YUHANON MILITHIOS (Thrissur)

(The article was written by the Bishop in 1995 when he was in the Jacobite Syrian Church)

MALECURIZ PERUNNAL ENDS

Holy Qurbono offered by Catholicos Baselios ThomasI Bava assisted by the Metropolitans

Thousands of pilgrims offered prayers at the tomb of Mor Baselios Paulose II Bava of blessed memory

 visit :   http://Catholicose.org

9th Memorial feast of

Late lamented Catholicos Mor Baselios Paulose II Bava

Pilgrims in large numbers reaching Malecuriz Dayro; 

Perunnal Qurbono on Thursday

Conciliatory talks on the Church dispute extended to September 4th as the Malankara Orthodox faction did not participate

MANARCAD CHURCH FESTIVAL

Preparations completed for the 8-day feast;    First  perunnal after the church has been elevated as Cathedral;    Patriarchal delegate to offer Holy Qurbono on 3rd September

Preparations started for the Malecuriz Perunnal

Church feud: CM accused of taking a partisan stand

METROPOLITAN MOR SEVERIOS ACCEPTED

BACK INTO THE CHURCH

** PATRIARCHAL BULL CAME YESTERDAY **

** THIRUMENI WILL CELEBRATE THE HOLY MASS TOMORROW AT

MOUNT SINAI CATHOLICATE CHAPEL, KOTHAMANGALAM **

Jacobite Church periodical calls for an end to the church disputes through an amicable settlement  (Mangalam)

The decision of Methran faction to stay away from the conciliatory talks unfortunate:  Jacobite Church;   The Church to continue with its effort to reopen all the closed parishes

Reconciliatory attempts of the Cabinet Sub-Committee failed following the unilateral withdrawal of Malankara Orthodox faction from the peace talks which was scheduled for 28th

Angamali diocesan council of Malankara Orthodox faction asks for the immediate implementation of 1995 Supreme Court verdict; They claims the ownership of 3 prominent  parishes of the Jacobite Syrian church - the Kothamangalam Cheriapally, Kuruppumpady church and Odakkali church

Organization for the disabled and poor children inaugurated at Nalunnakkal, Kottayam

Methran faction trying for a tactical withdrawal from the reconciliatory talks, says the Jacobite Church secretary

The Government and the Methran faction together seems to be cheating the Jacobite Church:  Fr. Varghese Kallapara

New Web site of St. James Church, Doha, Qatar

http://www.stjamesqatar.org

(External Link)

The Church case may come up in Supreme Court next month

(Mangalam)

The second sitting of the Ministerial Committee failed to reach a consensus on the reopening

of disputed churches; Next meeting scheduled for 28th.

15th Centenary celebrations of the Kothamangalam Valiya Pally begins; The year-long programs inaugurated by the Union Minister Oscar Fernandez

A 'Human Chain' was formed in the 3 Km stretch from Kadamattom to Kolencherry demanding the reopening of churches

Delhi Bishop of Methran Kakshi submitted memorandum to the Prime Minister asking him intervene in the Malankara Church dispute

'Thrikkunnathu Seminary belongs to the Angamali diocese, Kadavil Thirumeni's last will proves it',  says the diocesan council of the Syrian Jacobite Church

Fr Jacob Mannaraprayil Corepiscopa removed from the post of the Angamali diocesan Secretary of Malankara Orthodox faction

BOOKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY

'MOR ADAI STUDY CENTRE'

EXTERNAL LINK TO 'VISWASA SAMRAKSHAKAN'

PUBLISHED IN JULY 2005

Click here for the previous issues (upto April, 2005) of Malankara Voice

An Article from 'ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY OF INDIA' dt. December 1975 MALANKARA SYRIAN CHURCH

How did the split occur ?    What are the issues involved ?

An Historical preview by JOSEPH VAYALIPARAMBIL 

Manarcad speech of Yuhanon Milithios (Thrissur) who later defected to the Wattasseril Methran faction
(source: Mathrubhumi dt. 17-July-1995)

LINK TO THE FULL TEXT OF THE BOOK -- “ITHU VISWASATHINTE KARYAM"

 by  Bishop Dr. Thomas Athanasius (Muvattupuzha), published in 1994