Reception to His Excellency to the Dunwoodie Seminary and blessing of the Malankara Chapel

  • Posted on: 12 April 2016
The St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, New York accorded a warm reception to His Excellency The Most Rev. Thomas Mar Eusebius on the occasion of the establishment of the new Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy and the appointment of His Excellency as the first bishop of the Eparchy. The reception was held at 5.00 pm. on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. On the occasion, His Excellency also blessed the newly prepared Malankara Chapel in the Seminary. The whole seminary community attended the blessing ceremony. Later, during the dinner, Msgr. Peter Vaccari, the Rector of the seminary welcomed His Excellency and the delegation that accompanied him. His Excellency addressed the seminary community. The delegation included Very Rev. Fr. Augustine Mangalath, Fr. Abraham Lukose, Fr. Michael Edathil, Fr. George Oonnoony, the DM Sisters from the Convent in Yonkers (Srs. Jovina, Anjali and Gracelet) and Mr. John Varghese, Secretary of the Eparchial Pastoral Council. Presently there are two students studying at the Dunwoodie Seminary from the Eparchy, namely, Deacon Jerry Mathew and Brother Jobin Thomas.