Regional Family Conference - The Midwest Region

First of the three Regional Family Conferences planned for this year in the Exarchate was held at the Seneca College in Toronto on 26 & 27 July, 2014. The Midwest region comprises of our parishes/missions in Chicago, Detroit, Toronto and Edmonton. The participation was 200 plus. The Conference was started with the celebration of the Holy Mass presided over by His Excellency Dr. Thomas Mar Eusebius at 9.00 am on July 26. During the inaugural meeting, after the Holy Mass, Rev. Fr. Saji Mukkoot, the General Convener of the Conference welcomed all participants. His Excellency officially inaugurated the Conference. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas Kalarathil, Priests’ Personnel of the Archdiocese of Toronto was a special invitee during the meeting. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Antony Chethipuzha, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Tiruvalla and one of the founding fathers of the Toronto mission was also present on the occasion. Classes were taken separately for the Adults, the youth and the children by His Excellency Mar Eusebius, Rev. Fr. Mario, Mr. Toby Simon, Mr. Suresh Dominic, etc. On Saturday evening, there was a cultural program conducted by the different parishes of the region. On Sunday, the Conference was concluded with the Public Meeting after the solemn celebration of the Holy Mass. Rev. Fr. John Kuriakose, Vicar of the St. Mary’s Malankara Catholic Mission in Toronto along with the committee members and the parishioners of the mission made all the on the spot arrangements for the Conference, which turned out to be a very meaningful ecclesial experience for all the participants. Besides His Excellency Mar Eusebius, Rev. Fr. Saji Mukkoot and Rev. John Kuriakose, Rev. Fr. Thomas Puthuparambil, Rev. Fr. Abraham Lukose, Bro. Jobin, Rev. Sisters Mariam, Ivan, Litty and Nithya also participated in the Conference all through. The next two Conferences are to be held in New York and Dallas in the months of August and November respectively.