Nuhro 2020 Bible Quiz

  • Posted on: 8 February 2022

The Eparchial Bible Quiz will be part of the Faith Formation program. It will be conducted at three levels (Parish, Regional and Eparchial levels) for various age groups. The Nuhro 2022 Bible Quiz will be conducted online at all levels. The Quiz Questions for the Adult group will be given in Malayalam based on the POC Malayalam Bible. The Malayalam quiz option is only available to the adult group. The English Bible Quiz is based on The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE).

Malankara Catholic Children's League (MCCL) Day

  • Posted on: 8 February 2022

On Sunday, February 13, 2022, the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is celebrating MCCL Day, This takes place on the Sunday following the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple (Mayaltho). The Church recognizes the truth that the future of our Church is in its children. Therefore, the Church gives great importance to the faith formation of the children and their Christian personality formation. It is the desire and the dream of the Church that our children grow up like Child Jesus, “who increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favour” (Lk 3:52).

Feast Day Celebration of H.E. Most Rev. Dr. Philipos Mar Stephanos

  • Posted on: 11 January 2022
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.

Malankara Catholic Mission Niagara Region (Canada)

  • Posted on: 27 November 2021
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.

Visit of Seminarians from St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston

  • Posted on: 30 October 2021
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.

Pastoral Council Meeting

  • Posted on: 23 October 2021
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.