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Dear SOCM Moderators,

I could watch Holy Qurbono celebrated by L.L Perumpilly Mor Gregorious
Geevarghese on 1994 sep 11th at St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church , Los Angeles
on the 8 days lent feast broadcasted through Malankara Vision
(http://www.malankaravision.com) .

Thank you for broadcasting this, as its really difficult to get a good
audio/video quality Qurbono of Perumpilly thirumeni today.

I wish to have a copy of the CD or DVD of the same for me. Can you please help
me for this? I can transfer the amount that is necessary for this including all
costs to the Bank a/c you specify. If this is possible, is it possible to
courier it to the address below after the money is transferred ? (Address and
contact details are withheld by moderators)

Awaiting your response regarding this,

Yours in Christ,
Jeril Jacob
#3271
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Russian Orthodox Church Sets Out To Be 'First Among Equals'

February 24, 2009
By Jeffrey Donovan
Is the Russian Orthodox Church set to launch a "new crusade" -- at home and
abroad?

Father Daniel Sysoyev, a prominent Russian missionary, recently urged the
opening of an Orthodox "base" in Kyrgyzstan from which to launch a proselytizing
"offensive" across mostly Muslim Central Asia. Speaking at a forum in Moscow on
February 17, Sysoyev Said the church should open theological faculties in
Bishkek universities and "use Kyrgyzstan as a base for all of Central Asia,
Afghanistan, Tibet, and China."

Central Asia, he said, could prove fertile ground. After all, since 1992, a
half-million Central Asians have become Protestant converts. And Catholic
missionaries, the priest added, successfully set up a Kyrgyz diocese in just a
few years.

Bakyt Murzubraimov, chairman of the theology department at Osh State University
in Kyrgyzstan, dismisses Sysoyev's ideas as "nonsense" that would never work in
Central Asia. But the priest's remarks, and others by senior Russian clergy,
reinforce a sense that Kirill, who took over as patriarch of the Russian
Orthodox Church on February 1, intends to intensify his church's politically
fraught mission at home and in Russia's "near abroad" -- with the apparent full
blessing of the Kremlin.

"The Moscow Patriarchate is devoted to the idea of a Great Russia," Viktor
Yelensky, president of the Ukrainian Association of Religious Freedom, told
Deutsche Welle on February 16. "Evidently, [Kirill] wants it to be the 'Putin
Church.'"

Kirill, as metropolitan of Smolensk, once said the Russian church should hold
first place among all other Orthodox churches, including the Church of
Constantinople, which is traditionally considered "first among equals" in the
galaxy of Orthodox patriarchates. "We are the rightful heirs of Byzantium,"
Kirill has said.

Reeling In Ukraine

While Central Asia may be a fanciful target for Russian Orthodoxy, Ukraine is
shaping up to be the prime battleground where Kirill's bold ambitions will be
put to the test.

Historically, the Ukrainian church answers to the Constantinople Patriarchate.
And despite efforts by Russia through the centuries to control Kyiv's church,
the Orthodox world has always maintained that the church in Ukraine -- and the
Baltics, Belarus, and Moldova --
remains outside Moscow's canonical jurisdiction.

Ukrainian Orthodoxy is currently split into three churches, including one that
is loyal to Moscow. But the Russian church now looks set to test that chaotic
status quo in a bid to bring most of the Ukrainian faithful under Moscow's
leadership.

According to Igor Frolov, spokesman for Russia's Union of Orthodox Citizens,
Russia's global resurgence hinges not on natural-gas pipelines or foreign
policy, but the battle over control of Ukrainian Orthodoxy. "If the Russian
church loses Ukraine and thus loses its
position as the major Orthodox Church, it will harm the whole civilizational
Russian geopolitical project," Frolov told a conference on religion in Moscow on
February 17.

Frolov added that Kirill "has the qualities" not only to unite all Orthodox
churches around him, but to displace the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople,
Bartholomew I, as the Orthodox world's symbolic leader -- its "first among
equals."

Frolov also said the Russian church should be as powerful and effective as the
Vatican, which oversees the world's 1 billion Roman Catholics. Orthodoxy
currently has some 200 million faithful worldwide, but Frolov said that under
Moscow's stewardship, "we have
every right to say that we need our Orthodox billion."

But does Kirill actually seek to take over the Orthodox world? "Doubtless, there
are contrasts between Constantinople and Moscow," says Father Romano Scalfi, an
Italian Catholic priest and expert on Orthodoxy.

"There are reasons for this. Moscow has the biggest church in Orthodoxy;
Constantinople has only a few hundred faithful," Scalfi adds. "Still, I don't
see Moscow trying to take over from Constantinople, but rather seeking to
influence things more -- which is perhaps natural, given its size."

But that might be small comfort for some faithful in Ukraine.

Yelensky, the head of the Ukrainian Association of Religious Freedom, says he
fully expects the Moscow church to intensify its missionary activities in
Ukraine. More broadly, he says the two countries' political relations will be
increasingly projected into the religious sphere, with a resulting rise in
tensions between the churches.

Going Too Far?

But if the Moscow Patriarchate follows through with such an aggressive strategy,
many believe it will backfire.

"As a person who stands for the interests of ethnic Russians and the Russian
state, [Patriarch Kirill] will get little understanding [from other Orthodox
churches], particularly in Moldova, Ukraine, and Belarus," says Nikolai
Mitrochin of the Center for Eastern European
Studies at the University of Bremen.

In an interview with the newspaper "Moskovsky komsomolets, " Sergei Bychkov, a
religious historian and analyst, noted: "Kirill is very active and belongs to a
breed of reformers. I think we could end up with a schism because many bishops,
particularly those from abroad, don't like his reformist tendencies."

Finally, there's the Orthodox battle within Russia itself. Supporters of the
church and its efforts to influence Russian social life -- despite a
constitutional separation of church and state -- are in the ascendance since
Kirill's election, according to some observers.

That impression was bolstered by reports on February 24 that the church will be
granted the right to own the land on which churches and its other buildings are
located -- making the Moscow Patriarchate, in effect, Russia's biggest
landowner.

Lyubov Sliska, deputy speaker of the State Duma, sparked a chorus of fiery
reaction recently when she stated that the Russian church must be free to
influence the country's social life -- a clear reference to the church's
controversial bid to introduce courses on "basic Orthodox culture" in Russia's
public schools.

Such efforts to rock the secular boat, in Russia's uneasy mix of ethnicties and
faiths, are dangerous, says Rafik Mukhammetshin, rector of the Russian Islam
University in Kazan. "We live in a secular state," he says. "Religious values
play their role in the state, but this doesn't mean religion should become
ideology."

RFE/RL's Russian, Ukrainian, Kyrgyz, and Tatar-Bashkir services
contributed to this report
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Posted by
Paul Pothen
3305

"If it is a mark of extreme meekness, even in the presence of one's offender, to
be peacefully and lovingly disposed towards him in one's heart, then it is
certainly a mark of hot temper when a person continues to quarrel and rage
against his offender, both by words and gestures, even when by himself."

St. John Climacus.

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"For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not
receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not
received it? " 1 Corinthians 4:7

Please chk this site .
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In Christ
Issac K Joseph
# 0917

Dear Moderators,

Yours and Mor Behnan Study Circle's sincere efforts in spreading the
request for renovation of the above-mentioned Church is very much
appreciated.  However, when you spread this news item, you could
have uploaded a SUPPORTING kalpana in this regard from the Metropolitan
In-Charge of Hirange Area H.G. Mathews Mor Aprem.  This will give more
authenticity to the request. The photo given was of a dilapidated shed, where
obviously no Holy Qurbana could have celebrated for long, but why not sending
the photo of the 'already started' church construction, as mentioned in the
Vicar's letter?

Again, is the bank account number given is opened in the name of the Church or
in the name of the Vicar?  It is not clear as well.  You know, now DD's are not
able to issue in the name of a relegious instituion, as per the Indian Govt.
directives and it is possible only in the name of a person.  Hence, the
supporting kalpana from the diocesan bishop and/or metropolitan incharge will
give more genuinity for this request and people can send money in the name of
the Vicar Fr. Mathew Kaattiparambil itself.  I hope you can do the needful at
the earliest.

Regards

Varkey Titus
Id # 1024

--- In SOCM-FORUM@yahoogroups.com, MOR BEHNAN STUDY CIRCLE wrote:
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> Help needed for our brothers of St. George Jacobite Syrian Church
Kovilkadavu,Marayoor to complete their dream of attending Holy mass
at newly built church. This church belongs to high range area of
Angamaly diocese.
>
> Read letter from Vicar Fr. Mathew Kaattiparambil
> http://malankarasyriacvoice.com/LetterSt.georgechurch.pdf
>
> Photo
>
> http://malankarasyriacvoice.com/Compoundfor%20new%20churchbuilding%
20%20.jpg
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Updates from malankrasyriacvoice.com

News on newly formed UK region

March edition Gregorian magazine published by St. George Youth Association
Karingachira.

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Thanks,
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Dusting Off the Image for Lent

This sermon is on the healing power of repentance during Great Lent.

PODCAST OR DOWNLOAD: http://feeds.feedburner.com/frjohnbrian or
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ian.xml

LISTEN ONLINE HERE:
http://frjohbrian.blogspot.com/2009/03/dusting-off-image-for-
lent.html

This sermon is another lesson in Orthodox Christian Spirituality
using the readings of the Malankara-Syrian Orthodox lectionary,
discussing Genesis 7:6-24; 2 Kings 5:1-14; Isaiah 33:2-9; Jeremiah
15:15-21; Acts 5:12-16 & 19:8-12; Romans 3:27-4: 5; St. Luke 5:12-16.

This sermon lesson given on Sunday, March 1, 2009 by Fr John Brian
Paprock at Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Mission Chapel, Madison,
Wisconsin.

Other Recent sermons:

Hold Fast The Pattern "put your thoughts on that which is above"

This is a sermon lesson on the reasons for the discipline of fasting
for the Great Lent. This sermon is another lesson in Orthodox
Christian Spirituality using the readings of the Malankara-Syrian
Orthodox lectionary, focusing on the Prophecy of Isaiah Chapter 58
and the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3. This
homiletic sermon lesson given live and extemporaneously on Sunday,
February 22, 2009 by Fr John Brian Paprock at Holy Transfiguration
Orthodox Mission Chapel, Madison, Wisconsin.

LISTEN ONLINE HERE:
http://frjohbrian.blogspot.com/2009/02/hold-fast-pattern.html

Why Pray for the Departed - Further preparation for Lent

This is a sermon on the reasons for praying for the departed in
preparation for the Great Fast of Lent. This sermon is another lesson
in Orthodox Christian Spirituality using the readings of the
Malankara-Syrian Orthodox lectionary for the Sunday of all Departed,
focusing on 2 Maccabees 12:38-45, 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 and James
3:1-12. This sermon lesson given on Sunday, February 15, 2009 by Fr
John Brian Paprock at Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Mission Chapel,
Madison, Wisconsin.
LISTEN ONLINE HERE:
http://frjohbrian.blogspot.com/2009/02/why-pray-for-departed.html

In The Wilderness With Animals and Angels ".... there in the
wilderness forty days, being tested by Satan; he was with the wild
beasts; and the angels ministered to him."

This is a sermon on the reasons for fasting in preparation for the
Great Fast of Lent - the Gospel of Mark 1:12-20. This sermon is
another lesson in Orthodox Christian Spirituality using the readings
of the Malankara - Syrian  Orthodox lectionary. This sermon lesson
given on Sunday, February 8, 2009 by Fr John Brian Paprock at Holy
Transfiguration Orthodox  Mission Chapel, Madison, Wisconsin.
LISTEN ONLINE HERE:
frjohbrian.blogspot.com/2009/02/in-wilderness-with-animals-and-
angels.html

All For One: hand-head-heart

This is a sermon continuing the theme of living with others in God's
love - especially 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 - "There is one body." Also
discusses the gospel reading: Mark 6:1-6.This sermon is another
lesson in Orthodox Christian Spirituality using the readings of the
Malankara - Syrian Orthodox lectionary. This sermon lesson given on
Sunday, February 1, 2009 by Fr John Brian Paprock at Holy
Transfiguration Orthodox Mission Chapel, Madison, Wisconsin.
LISTEN ONLINE HERE:
frjohbrian.blogspot.com/2009/02/all-for-one-hand-head-heart.html

PODCAST OR DOWNLOAD all sermons:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/frjohnbrian or
frjohnbrian.hipcast.com/rss/spiritual_reflections_or_fr_john_brian.xml

Matrimonial Digest / 0161-2008

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given by the advertiser. Concerned parties are encouraged to
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withheld the contact details and will forward any reply to the
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February 25, 2009

Proposals are invited by parents of an ancient Orthodox family from Vakathanam,
presently settled in Manganam, Kottaym for their daughter, BTech 24, 168, Techno
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interested please contact us at 9496223661 or by email with information to
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February 24, 2009

Proposals are invited by Jacobite parents for their daughter age
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at 91-485-2207433 or 91-944-7609233 or by email with information to
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Matrimonial; Code # 149/08
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February 24, 2009

Proposals are invited by Jacobite parents for their daughter a U.S.
Citizen age 25/ 5"1.Completing her Masters in Teaching. We are
looking for boys with a good educational background. Who is a US
Citizen age between 26-28 who is from a traditional Jacobite syrian
family. Those who are interested please contact us at 706-868-7626 or
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Matrimonial; Code # 146/08
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February 16, 2009

Proposal is invited by parents for their daughter aged 25 years
qualified M.SW.,M.Phil. having 5' 0,slim, whitesh working in MNC as
HR Professional, looking for a suitable boy with Good qualification
and employed, belongs to middle class family, invites proposal from
God fearing Jacobite boys. Those who interested please get in touch
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Matrimonial; Code # 145/08
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February 08, 2009
Jacobite parents from Kottayam settled in Bangalore invite proposals
for daughter 25/168, medium complexion. BTech (Electronics) doing MS
in US. Parents of well educated and professionally settled boys from
godfearing Jacobite / Orthodox families may please contact.
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Matrimonial; Code # 144/08
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December 24, 2008

NRI Parents of a God fearing Jacobite Syrian Christian girl from
Kottayam, born and brought up in Bahrain, 22 years, medium
complexion, completed BOT from Vellore CMC and now doing her
internship there, invites proposal from God fearing Jacobite boys
with good family background, professionals and decently employed in
India or abroad prefereably in Australia or U.K.  Those who are
interested may please respond with complete details and photograph
to: monthiruvanchoor@... OR Tel: 00973-39461824.

Matrimonial; Code # 141/08
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December 06, 2008

Jacobite Christian girl from pathanamthitta District, 26 yrs,Msc
Dietitian, very spiritual and employed as Dietitian in a reputed
hospital.White complexion,166cm. Looking for qualified, God fearing
boy.(Professional degree holders/MBA/Btech/BE/preferred) from
India/Abroad. Father is in bussiness(chairman Emson Group),mom house
wife ,younger brother pursuing his MA . Please respond if interested
with full details and recent photographs to kmrajuemson@...
/ tijuemson@... contact on 04734-243654/  +91 9946223654

Matrimonial; Code # 138/08
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November 15, 2008

Jacobite Christian girl from pathanamthitta District, 26 yrs,Msc
Dietitian, very spiritual and employed as Dietitian in a reputed
hospital. White complexion,166cm. Looking for qualified, God fearing
boy.(Professional degree holders/MBA/Btech/BE/preferred)from
India/Abroad. Father is in bussiness(chairman Emson Group),mom house
wife, younger brother pursuing his MA . Please respond if interested
with full details and recent photographs to kmrajuemson@... /
tijuemson@... contact on 04734-243654/  +91 9946223654

Matrimonial; Code # 137/08
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November 11, 2008

Jacobite parent from Ernakulam invites proposal for their daughter,
fair, 25yrs, 5", slim,smart,religious. After her MSW course working
as
a personal Manager in a Public Limited Company at Ernkulam. We are
seeking suitable alliance from God-fearing, Prayerful Jacobite Syrian
Boy. She is the only one daughter of her parents. If interested,
respond
with full details and photograph to: princemannathoor@...

Matrimonial; Code # 136/08
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November 02, 2008

Syrian Catholic parents seeking a groom for our daughter. She is 27
years old. She is 157cm, slim,smart,religious. She is from
Thodupuzha.
Now working as a staff nurse at Florance in Italy. If you are
interested in additional information, please feel free to contact us
with details and a photo. Email: jishatjames@...

Matrimonial; Code # 135/08
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October 16, 2008

Jacobite parents hailing from a reputed family in Pathanamthitta
invite proposal for their daughter, MSc Dietitian, 26/166, fair,
beautiful and God fearing. Now working as a dietitian in a reputed
hospital
We are seeking suitable alliance from a Jacobite/Orthodox/catholic
(Roman and Syrian)/marthomite, God-fearing professionally qualified
and well placed boy wih good Christian family backgroundand clean
habits. If interested, please respond with full details and
photograph
to: kmrajuemson@... ph# 04734243654,9946223654

Matrimonial; Code # 134/08
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October 16, 2008

Jacobite parents from Ernakulam invites proposal for their daughter,
fair, 24yrs, 5'2", Engineering Professional working in a Company at
Chennai. We are seeking suitable alliance from a Jacobite, God-
fearing
professionally qualified and well placed boy with good Christian
family background. If interested, respond with full details and
photograph to: bimalbabu76@... Or Call 04842765492

Matrimonial; Code # 133/08
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September 16, 2008

NRI Jacobite parents hailing from a reputed family in Kottayam
invite
proposal for their daughter, MBBS, 26/165, very fair , beautiful and
God fearing . Now studying for P.G. (D.G.O ) in Bangalore.

We are looking for Post Graduate Doctor / P.G. Student from any
Christian denomination, preferably Jacobite or Orthodox, who is God
fearing with clean habits.

Please respond with detailed profile and photo to :
philipaney@...

Matrimonial; Code # 127/08
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July 28, 2008

Jacobite parents from Kottayam invites proposal for their daughter,
fair, 27yrs, 5'2", Rehabilitation Professional working in a
Hospital on H1B Visa  at Chicago, Illinois. We are seeking suitable
alliance from a Jacobite / Orthodox, God-fearing professionally
qualified and well placed boy in USA with good Christian family
background. If interested, respond with full details and photograph
to: pjohntharakan@... Or Call 347-621-5186 , 04812560139.

Matrimonial; Code # 124/08
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July 07, 2008

Jacobite parents from Canada invite proposals for their daughter,
fair ,31yrs,5' 5",chemical engineer born and brought up in Canada.
Seeking alliance from christian denominations.If interested, respond
with bio-data and the picture of the boy to e-mail
thomekurian@...

Matrimonial; Code # 118/08
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June 24, 2008

Proposals are invited for a Syrian Christian C.S.I girl, 40 years,
162 cm. The girl is legally divorced and is working as paramedical
staff at a reputed private institution. Decently employed / self
employed Syrian Christian men with or without children may please
contact, the following mobile number: 00 91 9447355382

Matrimonial; Code # 117/08
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June 02, 2008

Jacobite parents from Kottayam  invite proposals for their younger
daughter, fair,23 yrs, 161 cm, Software Engineer working in a US
based MNC in Trivandrum, Technopark. Seeking alliance from a God-
fearing, good looking,wellplaced  Engineers, Engineers with MBA,
Management Professionals from a good Jacobite / Orthodox / Marthoma
family with good Christian family background. If interested, respond
with detailed bio-data and thepicture of the boy to
email:thampy_john_2007@..."

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Matrimonial; Code # 152/08
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March 03, 2009

Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Parents invites proposal for their son 29years, 172
Cms, Medium Complexion, Chartered Accountant, with Grad ICWA and PG in Commerce,
working in a reputed company in Kerala, from Parents of Professionally
Qualified/ Post Graduate, God-fearing Syrian Christian Girls, below 27 years.
Those interested may pls forward bio-data and photograph to the mail id
apt.2009@...

Matrimonial; Code # 148/08
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February 24, 2009

Jacobite parents from Ernakulam Dt.invite proposals for their son 29-
179. B.Tech Mechanical employed in Oman. Girls with B.Tech-M.Tech-
Civil,Electrical,Instrumentation or B.Arch.preferred.
Phone.0484-2459485/2612251 Mob:9446128807


Matrimonial; Code # 147/08
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February 16, 2009

Suitable proposals are invited from Jacobite/Orthodox parents of well-
educated girls for a financially sound, god-fearing boy 40
years/165cm working at Technopark, Trivandrum (C.A. Part I cleared)
with RR. Donnely, a U. K. based company since 2001.  Parents are
retired teachers.  Only brother is settled in U. K. The younger
sister (B.Tech) is working in the Technopark, Trivandrum. They are
currently settled in Trivandrum; they have ancestral properties
including two houses at their home town.  If interested call 0481-
2591312 (Resi.) or e-mail: frmanirajan@...

Matrimonial; Code # 143/08
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December 20, 2008

Christian Orthodox boy from Kottayam 30 yrs, two brothers, father and
mother expired. Working in Riyadh as a electronic technician,
whitish, medium body,5.8',clen habits, god-fearing financially weak,
seeking girls from Orthodox / Jacobite church, interested parties
may contact with this email kuriakosechundamannil@...
or 00966 5091 73 950

Matrimonial; Code # 142/08
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December 20, 2008

Marthomite parents hailing from Ernakulam district invite proposal
for their son, MTech working as a Lecture in Ras almiyah , UAE. We
are seeking suitable alliance from Marthomite, Jacobite or Orthodox
God fearing girl ( UAE employed girls preferred). If you are
interested please email to christianproposals12@... or call
on Mobile No:00974-5885014

Matrimonial; Code # 140/08
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November 21, 2008

Proposals Invited for Jacobite Boy from calicut Dist, aged 40, height
164 cm legally divorced and presently working Gulf petrolieum company
Egypt. seeking alliance from parents of jacobite girls, aged above
32,
single/divorced. Those who interested please contact with details to
E mail: john.kalappurayil@... or babukalappurayil@...

Matrimonial; Code # 139/08
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November 15, 2008

Jacobite parents from Ernakulam invites proposal for their son,
fair, 29yrs, 5'5",  He has a good running Petrol baunk in Kolenchery.
He is the only son. He is the active worker of Jacobite Youth
association  We are seeking suitable alliance from a Jacobite, God-
fearing girl with good Christian family background. If interested,
respond with full details and photograph to: bimalbabu76@ gmail.com
Or Call 04842765492

Matrimonial; Code # 132/08
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September 13, 2008

Syrian Orthodox parents from well –known ancient families in Central
Travancore   settled in US for the past 37 years, seek proposals for
marriage of their US born son, brought up in good Christian faith and
traditions.  He is 35, 5'11'', athletic, handsome, College graduation
in business administration,  MBA,  working in insurance industry,
and well settled near Chicago.  Looking for a fair, good-looking, and
family oriented Christian girl in US or Canada with good moral
values. If interested please respond with details and a recent
photograph to thiruvella2003@... or cell 630-337-7333

Matrimonial; Code # 131/08
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September 02, 2008

Jacobite parents invite suitable proposals for their son, 28yrs
/177cms, completed his MCM from Pune University and currently working
with an MNC in Mumbai as Sr. Analyst. We belong to an ancient
Jacobite family from Manarcad, Kottayam. We are looking for a well
educated, God fearing and good looking girl who is willing to adjust
with everyone in the family and keep up with family values.
Interested parents may send the details and photograph to
tonyvthomas@.... Contact # 0481-2370106/9446195922; Contact
person: Thomas Kurian; Contact time: 6PM-10PM

Matrimonial; Code # 130/08
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September 02, 2008

US born Mar Thomite boy, 28 years old, 5' 11" tall, graduate in
criminal justice, pursuing his MBA, permanently employed with the
U.S. Government is seeking matrimonial proposals from qualified God
fearing christian girls, preferably U.S. Citizens.  Interested
parents or individuals may please send details and a recent
photograph to Chirayilm@...

Matrimonial; Code # 128/08
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August 06, 2008

Sutable proposals are invited from Parents of a ancient Jacobite
Syrian Orthodox boy presently employed in India in a private company
in sales field (Age: 30, Height: 170 cms) hails from Tripunithrua.
(Midlle Class family), Ernakulam Dist, seeking for a Girl from the
Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church/Orthoodx Syrian. Girl  with god fear,
Preferably employed in Nursing , Para Medical. Girls working in
Sultanate of Oman is also considered. Please contact in the Sultante
of Oman phone number (00968) 99647178 email:vinuppathrose@...

Matrimonial; Code # 126/08
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July 26, 2008

Syrian orthodox parent settled in US since 1982, inviting proposals
for their Son 28 years, 5'11", employed as a academic advisor and
doing his MPA.  Very family oriented and active in the church.
Proposals are invited from (BSc nursing, MPT, MSW or Mpharm etc).
If interested please respond with full details and a full size
photograph to: frpeechan@...

Matrimonial; Code # 123/08
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June 24, 2008

Proposals are invited from Parents of a Syrian Orthodox boy (Age: 30,
Height: 5'8") from Chicago, Illinois, USA seeking for a Girl from the
Syrian Orthodox Church(1st preference) or from the Orthodox
denomination in the United States (girl must have legal status in the
United States). Girl must be fair, have a good family background,
family oriented and must be a professional. Please contact in the
U.S. at phone numbers (847) 699-1185 or (847) 699-7985
email:venkadath@...

Matrimonial; Code # 122/08
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June 24, 2008

US settled orthodox parents seek marriage proposal for their son,
30/169 fair, handsome,God-fearing with exemplary character,BS degree
in Computer Science, Software Engineer, presently working as Senior
Product Manager in one of the reputed Software Companies in USA. Also
pursuing MBA., inviting proposal from parents of fair beautiful,
God-fearinggirls with exemplary character. Please reply with
bio-data, recent photographs to: mat202@...

Matrimonial; Code # 119/08
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June 01, 2008
I am a Jacobite Christian looking for a bride, I am 31, hailing from
a aristocratic family. My father is a retried government employee &
my mother is working in co-operative bank. I am working in Onicra a
Onida group co. I am basically looking for a girl who is graduate,
good family, prayfull. I might migrate to England next September.
Any
person interested may contact my father at 9446334637 or 0484 2792637

Matrimonial; Code # 116/08
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June 01, 2008

Suitable alliances invited from parents of God-fearing, qualified
and employed Orthodox/Jacobite girls for an Orthodox boy from
Kottayam - 30/5.5" tall/AMIE, currently working as Software
Engineer in a reputed software house in Technopark, Trivandrum.
Interested parties may please contact us at 0481-258 1323.
E-mail:sabu.kuriakose@....



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Matrimonial Advertisements NOTIFICATION: The SOCM-Forum is keeping a
free matrimonial advertisement section,which will be published on
every Tuesdays.

This service can be availed by any Malankara Christians. However,
recently we have noticed that many esteemed members, after sending
the matrimonial advertisements to us, are not informing us whether
the ad is to be continued for longer periods or not. Some times we
face embarrassing situations when the advertised party got married
and still the marriage ads in the forum are repeated.Hence, as on 17
April 2007, we have decided to keep any matrimonial advertisements
initially for a period of SIX MONTH only. If any advertisers
would like to extent this period after its initial period, they have
to send us a written request to extent the period.In such cases, we
will continue the publication of the advertisement for a further
period of one or two months, as per their request. However, we will
not be continuing the ads thereafter.

We request every advertisers of today's matrimonial section, to
cooperate with us in informing whether the marriage is over or you
want to continue the ad for another period. We will only continue
with the advertisements of such confirmed advertisers.

Hope everybody will understand and cooperate with us.

Be with us and be part of us.
In Our Lord's Love,
SOCM Forum Moderators.
http://SOCMNet.org

"Those who can train the ignorant and inspire them with a love for instruction
and discipline should be called molders of men. So too should those who reform
the dissolute, remodeling their life to one of virtue, conforming to God's will.
For gentleness and self-control are a blessing and a sure hope for the souls of
men."

St. Antony the Great.

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"But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I
will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with me."  Psalms 13:5-6

Dear All,

Please visit Asianet US Weekly Roundup telecasting on Saturday(March 7th) US
Time Noon 12:30 and Indian time Noon 12:30 pm to see the detailed news of
Patriarchal Day celebrations of Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox
Church in North America and Canada which held at St.George Syrian Orthodox
Church Carteret NewJersey,USA. Same programs
will be retelecast on Asianet News Channel on Sunday(March 8th) at 5:00PM.
Please relay this message to your friends and relatives.

Biju Cherian

Egyptian Copts Campaign to Rebuild Church

Written by The Media Line Staff

Published Monday, March 02, 2009

The Egyptian Orthodox Church – also known as the

Coptic Church – has joined a campaign launched by the Coptic Diaspora to obtain
permission to rebuild a church in the governorate of Sohag, the Daily News Egypt
reported.

“There is legislation that differentiates between Egyptians versus the right to
build and/or maintain places of worship. The procedure for
Egyptian Muslims to build a new mosque is not in the hands of our president and
does not require a presidential decree,” Youssef Sidhum,
editor-in-chief of the Egyptian newspaper Watani told The Media Line.

To read more:- http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=24423

Praise the Lord,

I am Prakash John from Ahmedabad,

I am also looking for this CD/DVD.  If this is a prized product/publication, I
shall pay for the same if sent to me by VPP at my following address;  Else, if
you can mail the file, we will burn the CD, from the System itself and play as
and when we feel the need.

The fact is that if we can have such a CD/DVD at home, playing the same for a
full family viewing will add to the spirituality and  for the younger generation
it will be an opportunity to learn and have more insight into the rights and
rituals our Great Fathers have have been performing and connect themselves to
the root of our Religion and its practices.

Hope, all concerned would appreciate my view and make it possible for us to have
the Holy Qurbono CD/VCD as an invaluable treasure at our home.

In Prayers, for the all our brothern on Earth/in the Universe !!!

P. John

My Postal Address:

Prakash John
A/1 Amidhara Society
Nr. Bopal Village
Ahmedabad 380 058

(c) 09898 168 027

As for me, Lord Jesus, I am one of those who believe
in you because of Yourself. I believe in You because, with the help of Your
grace, no image within me can replace or wipe Your image and because ne word, as
much as Yours, can penetrate to the very depths of my heart. I believe in You
because You have made me know the beauty of Your face... I believe in You
because, for me, outside of You there is nothing.

A Monk of the Eastern Church
From:
Jesus, A Dialogue with the Savior
http://orthodoxbookstore.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=3931763

Looking for a good book for Lent?
Consider, Jesus, A Dialogue with the Savior. This book was originally
published in French, by the Monastery of Chevetogne, in Belgium. The author was
only known as a Monk of the Eastern Church, who was later discovered to be the
late Archimandrite Lev Gillet. This book consists of 46 short meditations that
recapture the words and scenes of the Gospels. The writings put the reader in
direct contact with Our Savior who says “Follow Me.” The meditations will help
to lead us to live the scriptures in order that we may rediscover the Word that
touches our hearts, so that we may be able to follow Him.

The Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Churches in UK region formed a new
council, in presence of the Patriarchal Vicar for UK region H.G. Geevarghese Mor
Coorilos.

His Grace visited UK Jacobite Churches from January 15th to February 4gth and
celebrated Holy Qurbana there.  On 24th January a special meeting was called for
at London St. John's Jacobite Church, which was attended by the UK Churches and
congregations Vicar, Secretary and Treasurer.  His Grace Geevarghese Mor
Coorilos presided the meeting and Fr. Eldhose Kaungumpillil read H.H. The
Patriarch's Bull and Fr. Raju Cheruvillil read the Diocesan Bishops Kalpana. 
Fr. Peter Kuriakose read the memorandum, expressing the UK Churches allegience
to H.H. The Patriarch, H.G. The Catholicose and to the Patriarch Vicar H.G.
Geevaghese Mor Coorilose.  Fr. Gheevarghese Thandayath welcomed the guests. The
Patrirachal Vicar for UK Churches in His Grace's speech expressed the need of
our members to have firm relationship with the Patriarch in Antioch and to lead
a prayerful christian life to face the difficulty that may arise.

The Secretaries of UK Churches and Congregations read the working report of
their Churches.  The meeting also decided to conduct a census of Jacobite
members in UK, with the help of UK Churches and Church in Malankara, in order to
confirm people representations to the forthcoming 'representatives meet', where
elections will be held for various posts.  Until that time, a special committee
consisting of 21 members, representing all UK Parishes Vicar and one member. 
The Patriachal Vicar H.G.Geevarghese Mor Coorilose will function as the Chairman
of the Committee and Fr. Geevarghese Thandayathu will be the Secretary and Mr.
Jiby Andrews will be Treasurer for this committee.

The meeting was also decided to conduct a 'Family Meet' during the summer
holidays and the Committee is authorised to workout details of this meeting.

SOCM News Bureau - London

Dear All,

Contact Mor julious book centre at St.Joseph Cathedral Kottayam. Ask for
Manojachen the bookstall manager, he will help you.  They are selling this.

Address:

St.Joseph's Cathedral
L.B.Sastri Road,
Kottayam-686 001, Kerala, India.
Phone:91-481-2304646, 2564499

withlove & prayers

Sabuachen,Los Angeles

--- In SOCM-FORUM@yahoogroups.com, Prakash John wrote:
>
> Praise the Lord,
>
> I am Prakash John from Ahmedabad,
>
> I am also looking for this CD/DVD.  If this is a prized product/publication, I
shall pay for the same if sent to me by VPP at my following address;  Else, if
you can mail the file, we will burn the CD, from the System itself and play as
and when we feel the need.
>

Hi All,

Please go through the below link.

http://www.demo.designmechanics.in/card.jpg

Alex
#2321
Bangalore

"For the purpose of God the Word becoming man was that the very same nature,
which had sinned and fallen and become corrupted, should triumph over the
deceiving tyrant and so be freed from corruption, just as the divine apostle
puts it, 'For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the
dead' (I Cor. 15:21). If the first is true the second must also be true."

St. John of Damascus.

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"Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How
unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! "  Romans 11:33

Dear All brothers & Sisters,

Shlomo in HIS Holy Name.

We the St.Mary's JSOC Parish in Baroda are struggling to have a place of worship
of our own. During the past we had to run from pillar to post to get a place on
lease to conduct the holy mass. We used a Methodist school,  a CNI church, the
community center of Catholic church etc. to conduct the holy services. Since
2003 we are using a prayer hall on the rooftop of our Vicar's house as the place
of worship. We are thankful to the honorary services of Rev..Fr.DR..C.P Varghese
for his broad heartedness and love towards the church.

Baroda is a fast growing city in the western belt. It is rich in culture and
educational Institutions and also a hub of Engineering and Chemical Industries.
Lot of our youngsters keep on coming to this city for jobs and trainings. Since
we do not have a permanent church or institutions they tend to join the IOC
churches. Unfortunately about 50% of the IOC church members are our people
including the family members of some of our clergy. IOC have a big church of
500+ members, 4 chapels, 6 HS schools and other institutions where as we do not
even have a chapel of ours. We are only a handful of people who stick to the
true faith of the Holy Syriac Orthodox church. Many had parted ways and joined
Marthoma and RC churches. This is the situation in many outside Kerala cities.
Whenever a wedding is to be conducted we run after the RC or Methodist people
for sanction to conduct the matrimony in their church.

With GOD's mercy and blessings we have found a small place in the city and paid
a small advance. Our newly formed Mumbai diocese's assistant metropolitan H.E
Kuriakose Mor Eusebius has assured all the help in acquiring this piece of land.
The initial cost of the project would be around Rs.30lacs.

We all are middle level income people and it is difficult for us to raise the
complete cost on our own. If we miss this opportunity this time we may not be
able to dream for the same because day by day the realty prices are going up.

Though a small parish, we have the permission to use the CNI cemetery. We
conduct the Holy Eucharist on every alternate Sundays and on all Sundays during
the great lent. We conduct all the main feasts, have a Sunday School in the name
of St.Athanasius Valiya Thirumeni to teach the theology and history of the
church to our handful children, we have regular prayer meetings and Bible Quizes
and participate in all the ecumenical activities. We had the opportunity to
welcome H. Eminences DR. Themotheos Thomas and DR. Sevarios Abraham in 2008.

Since we all are parts of HIS body every member / parish should be caring for
the other. We have many wealthy parish churches who do the work in their
vicinity / area only but certainly this is not the mission which our Lord have
given to us.

We request all the faithful and well wishers of the church to contribute towards
the project to own and build our own place of worship in Baroda.

The cheques and DDs can be made in favor of
`St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, Baroda' and send to

Rev. Fr. DR. C.P Varghese
Vicar, St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church,
`ANUGRAHA `,
A-435, Saurabh Park,
B/h Samta Flats,
Subhanpura
Baroda.
Gujarat- 390023
Tel : 0265-2394417/ 09998004257.

In HIS love,

Johnson
#2335

LENT = Leave Every Negative Thing

As you begin this Holy Season, may you discover the true meaning of
LENT, by Leaving behind all Negative things of the past and strive for
a Future filled with Hope!  (Phi 3: 7 – 14).

A Different Approach to Fasting...

Fasts have a tendency to be oriented toward things like giving up food
or television. But there are many other creative ways we can welcome
Jesus' healing touch.

Here are suggestions you may want to consider.

1. Fast from anger and hatred. Give your family an extra dose of love each day.

2. Fast from judging others. Before making any judgments, recall how
Jesus overlooks our faults.

3. Fast from discouragement. Hold on to Jesus' promise that He has a
perfect plan for your life.

4. Fast from complaining. When you find yourself about to complain,
close your eyes and recall some of the little moments of joy Jesus has
given you.

5. Fast from resentment or bitterness! Work on forgiving those who may
have hurt you.

6. Fast from spending too much money. Try to reduce your spending by
ten percent and give those savings to the poor.

Please tell  this to as many as possible and surely, you will be blessed
abundantly.

Wishing you all Peace, Love, and Happiness during Lent.

Yes, Jesus Loves You!

JOSEPH MALIL
DENVER-COLARADO

Greetings to everybody in the name of our Lord and Barekmor

LL Geevarghese Mor Greegorios (Perumpally Thirumeni) has authored and published
a book containing the prayers and offices for Good Friday
( Dukha Velliyazhcha Namaskaram ) but it is not being used in our churches
outside Kerala as also in foreign countries for want of its transliteration in
English Script. These churches are obliged to follow the prayers as per IOC as
the transliteration thereof is awailable.

I request the Forum to kindly consider the question of preparing  the
trnsliteration of the book by Perumpally Thirumeni immediately and making it
awailable to all our churches outside Kerala aas also in foreign countries
through internet

With respectful reards and prayers for all of our people connected with SOCM
Forum

V T John
ID 3085

Dear readers,

These days I see increasing no of Syriac Orthodox (and for that matter India
"Orthodox") people adopting this Roman catholic practice of praying the Rosary.I
have even noticed once a Rev Deacon of our Church wearing rosary. I feel they
should be taught in the Seminary all the true practices of our Church , so that
the laity seeing these things are not misled.

I always feel that this is against the Holy faith of the Holy church.They give a
Roman Catholic view of St Mary which ,I guess does not wholly conform to the
Oriental Orthodox view. In Rosary ,they  use the Crucifix (Cross with statue of
Jesus nailed to it ) and not the orthodox Easter cross. They also use the statue
of St Mary rather than the Picture of St Mary with the child Jesus (which is
used by Oriental Orthodox Christians).

Some of the prayers that make up the Roman practice of the Rosary. We have those
because they are Biblical:
The Lord's Prayer
Hail Mary

The main reason we don't have this tradition is because the practice of the
Rosary has a larger emphasis on Mary than Christ.  We have similar prayer
traditions though.  They tend to focus on saying the prayer "Lord have mercy,"
which is directed to Christ.

If anybody of this forum has anything to add or correct in  this subject, I
humbly request you to do the same as soon as possible.

With prayers,
Apu Jose
Bhubaneswar, Orissa
4096

" 'Blessed are the merciful for they will receive mercy' (Matt. 5:7). The
merciful person is he who gives to others what he has himself received from God,
whether it be money, or food, or strength, a helpful word, a prayer, or anything
else that he has through which he can express his compassion for those in need.
At the same time he considers himself a debtor, since he has received more than
he is asked to give."

St. Peter of Damaskos.

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"I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of
the Lord In the land of the living."  Psalm 27:13

http://syrianorthodox.googlepages.com/paralyticsunday

In Christ,
Mathew G M
# 0929

Dear Moderator,

I hope you know the news about Fr. C.V. Mathew, (98) Chantiam, Pandappillil. 58
years He was the Vicar of St. Mary's Church Pandapillil our church. He was the
most senior priest in our Jacobite Church.

My Condolence for passing of Fr. C.V. Mathew, Chantium, Pandappillill

--
Jobi Joy

Pope Returns Church to Russian Orthodox with Message

Vatican Information Service

'How can we not recognize' said the Holy Father , 'that this beautiful church
reawakens within us a nostalgia for full unity, and upholds our commitment to
work for full union among all Christ's disciples?'

VATICAN CITY, (VIS) - The Russian Orthodox church of St. Nicholas in the Italian
city of Bari was returned to the custody of the Patriarchate of Moscow during a
ceremony held in Bari on March 1, 2009. During the celebration, Cardinal
Salvatore De Giorgi, archbishop emeritus of Palermo, Italy, read out a Message
from the Holy Father.

"The Russian people", says the Pope in his Message, "have never faltered in
their love for this great saint who has always supported them through moments of
joy and of difficulty. Evidence of this is also to be found in this Russian
Orthodox church of St. Nicholas, built at the beginning of last century to house
pilgrims who, often on their way to the Holy Land, stopped at Bari, a meeting
point between East and West, to venerate the relics of the saint.

"And how can we not recognise", the Holy Father adds, "that this beautiful
church reawakens within us a nostalgia for full unity, and upholds our
commitment to work for full union among all Christ's disciples?"

In his Message, Benedict XVI also reiterates his best wishes to Kirill,
recently-elected as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, and calls upon the Holy
Spirit to illuminate his ministry.

During the ceremony - which was originally due to have taken place on 6 December
2008, Feast of St. Nicholas of Bari, but was postponed due to the death of
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexis II - Giorgio Napolitano, president of the
Italian Republic, consigned the keys of the Orthodox church of St. Nicholas to
Dimitry Medvedev, president of the Russian Federation.

"When a man reveres God with all his heart and with faith, he receives through
God's providence the power to control anger and desire; for it is desire and
anger which are the cause of all evils."

St. Antony the Great.

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"I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and
my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust."  Psalms 18:1-2

Dear All,

Fr. (Dr.). Mani Rajan's fouth volume on Martyrs, Saints and Prelates of the
Syrian Orthodox Church in Malayalam is published and available at our book
shops. The first volume which was out of print is also published.  For 50 or
more copies you may contact Fr. Mani Rajan at 0481-2591312 or e-mail: 
frmanirajan@....  The cost per copy is Rs. 45/- The books are published by
The Travancore Syriac Orthodox Publishers, Kottayam - 4.

A very interesting blog about the conversion experience from Hinduism to Eastern
Orthodoxy.

http://tinyurl.com/b6jkwa

When I read this blog I felt ashamed about how little I know our Orthodox faith.
We spend more time learing about vattipana case, samudaya case, seminary case,
1958 Supreme court judgement, 1995 judgement etc.

The book 'On the Incarnation' by Mor Athanasious (Patriarch of Alexandria, whom
we remember in the fifth thubden) that Anjali is referring to in her blog is
available online. I have downloaded it and has started reading it.

http://tinyurl.com/bf4cpv

In Christ,
Mathew G M

"The believing man is not one who thinks that God can do all things, but one who
trusts that he will obtain everything he needs."

St. John Climacus.

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"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will
of God."  Romans 12:2