On Saturday, January 8, 2021, St. Mary Queen of Peace Eparchy celebrated the Feast Day of the Eparchial Bishop, Most Rev. Dr. Philipos Mar Stephanos. The day was marked with the celebration of the Holy Qurbono with His Excellency as the Main Celebrant, and the Cathedral Rector, Rev. Fr. Noby Ayyaneth as the homilist. The Protosyncellus, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Augustine Mangalath, Rev. Fr. Liju Thundiyil, and Rev. Fr. Jobin Thomas also concelebrated the Holy Qurbono. The Rev. Sisters and lay faithful of the tri-state area were in attendance representing the entire Eparchy.

On November 27, 2021, the Syro-Malankara Catholic Mission Niagara Region was officially established by the Eparchial Bishop, His Excellency Most Rev. Dr. Philipos Mar Stephanos, and His Excellency has appointed Rev. Fr. Aji Varghese as the priest in charge of this Mission. The Coordinator of the Malankara Catholic Missions in Canada and Syncellus of the Eparchy, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Gigi Philip, Rev. Fr. Abraham Lukose, and Rev. Fr. Paul Vellakunnath joined Rev. Fr. Aji Varghese in concelebrating the Divine Liturgy with the Faithful of the Niagara Region at 7:30 PM on November 27th at St.

A new convent of the Daughters of Mary (DM Sisters) was dedicated and inaugurated on November 14, 2021, by the Eparchial Bishop Most Rev. Dr. Philipos Mar Stephanos in Houston, Texas. The Eparchy extends a warm welcome and prayerful best wishes to the Rev. Sisters.

On Sunday, October 31, 2021, Rev. Fr. Eurel Manzano, the Rector of St. Mary’s Seminary of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Fr. Michael Earthman, Director of Liturgical Formation, Fr. Richard Hinkley, Director of Spiritual Formation, Fr Jasper Leejo, Spiritual Father and 31 seminarians from visited St. Peter’s Syro-Malankara Catholic Parish in Houston, Texas, and attended the Holy Qurbono.

On October 23, 2021, a meeting of the Eparchial Pastoral Council was held in the Eparchial Chancery at 11 AM. The Eparchial Bishop, His Excellency Most Rev. Dr. Philipos Mar Stephanos presided over the meeting. The agenda of the meeting was the Eparchial level inauguration on the sharing of the theme of “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission,” which is to be held in the universal church in 2023 in Rome, to provide an update and development of the proposed Pastoral Center, and pastoral planning of the Eparchy.

The 2021 Eparchy Day celebration was held on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at the St. Vincent de Paul Cathedral in Elmont, New York. The celebrations began with the solemn concelebrated Holy Qurbono at 9:00 a.m. with the Eparchial Bishop, Most Rev. Dr. Philipos Mar Stephanos, the Main Celebrant. The celebration concluded with agape in the Cathedral Hall in which everyone could share the joy of Eparchial fellowship once again.