The Mar Ivanios Pilgrimage 2017 from Delhi started on 11th July 2017 from Mar Ivanios Bhawan, Neb Sarai, New Delhi, with the Holy Qurbono celebrated by H.E. Most Rev. Bp. Jacob Mar Barnabas.  After, the Holy Qurbono and Dhoopa-prarthana, the ‘Vallikurishu’ and the Portrait of Servant of God Mar Ivanios were handed over by His Excellency to Rev. Fr. Sam Pathackal and Mr. Biju George respectively.    Rev. Fathers, Sisters and Regional Pastoral Council Members in Delhi Region were present to receive and see off the Pilgrimage Team.   The Pilgrim-team moved to New Delhi Railway Station, from where most of the pilgrims joined together and travelled by Kerala Express to Trivandrum.  There were 49 Pilgrim-members from Delhi Region in the train and so many people along with the priests, sisters and missionaries from our different mission stations namely Odisha, Punjab and North-East have participated in the Padayathra in Kerala for five days.

  The Pilgrim-team spent time in reciting prayers, Luthiniya, seeking intercession and recollecting the life & vision of Archbishop Mar Ivanios.  Bhopal Community received the Pilgrimage-team at Bhopal Railway Station with much devotion and enthusiasm.  The pilgrim-team reached Trivandrum on 13th July evening, and visited the Tomb at the Pattom Cathedral on 14th morning, where the pilgrims from different regions of the Diocese of Gurgaon and Excharchate of Pune assembled together and offered Holy Qurbono.   His Excellency Most Rev. Bp. Thomas Mar Anthonios was the main celebrant and priests from Diocese of Gurgaon and Pune Exarchage were the co-celebrants.   After the Holy Qurbono, the pilgrim team went to Vettinad and joined with the Main Padayatra coming from Ranni-Perunnadu under the leadership of His Beatitude Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Catholicos.   The entire Padayathra-team, thousands in number, reached the Tomb Chapel by 14th July evening and participated in the Prayers and Candle Procession. On 15th July, 2017, the devotees participated in the main celebrations of Concelebrated Holy Qurbono, Dhoopa-prarthana, Agape, etc. 

The foundation stone for the proposed school in Gurgaon was laid on 25 March 2017 by His Excellency Most Rev. Dr Jacob Mar Barnabas OIC in the presence of the Priests, Sisters, Representatives of the Pastoral Council, well-wishers and benefactors of the Diocese. the Foundation stone was blessed by His Beatitude Moran Maor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos.

On 7 May 2017, Gurgaon diocese celebrated the Second anniversary of its inauguration along with the festal celebrations of Bishop H.E. Jacob Mar Barnabas at St. Mary’s Syro-Malanakara Catholic Cathedral. The programme began with a Holy Qurbono at 3.30 pm, during which 53 individuals of the Suvishesha Sangham were blessed. It was followed by the procession of reception to the Apostolic Nuncio and the Public meeting.

The Chief Guest for the day was H.G. Giambattista Diquattro, the Apostolic Nuncio to India who conveyed the blessings of the Holy Father Pope Francis. He appreciated the ‘solid foundation’ of the missions in the diocese and asked all to move ahead for the ‘challenging mission of evangelizaion’ holding fast the principle of ‘Unity in Diversity’.

Shri. Alphons Kannanthanam IAS and several other distinguished guests, priests, sisters and a large number of laity were present on the occasion. Vicar General Monsignor Shaji Manikulam welcomed and Chancellor Fr. Felix John, OIC thanked the gathering.

The annual Syro-Malankara Catholic Bible Convention in the Diocese was held this at the St. Mary’s Syro-Malankara Catholic Cathedral, Neb Sarai, New Delhi. It was inaugurated on 24 February 2017 by H.E. Most Rev. Jacob Mar Barnabas, in the presence of Chief Vicar General, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel Kuzhithadathil Corepiscopo, Very Rev. Fr. Simon Eluvuthinkal (Retreat Preacher), Very Rev. Mother Lilly Jose SIC, Provincial Tiruvalla and representatives of the various Apostolates. The convention concluded on Sunday, 26 February 2017 wherein H.E. Theodore Mascarenhas, SFX was the chief guest who blessed the gathering with this presence and blessings.