Pastoral Course – 2013 Started

Pastoral Course for the Deacons and New Priests of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church started at the Catholicate Centre, Pattom at 9 p.m on 24 November 2013. The course was inaugurated by His Excellency Most Rev. Thomas Mar Anthonios OIC, Curia Bishop and Chancellor of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.

The course is aimed at the formation of new pastors of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church with a comprehensive vision of the various pastoral ministries within the Church. The course is exponential and participatory in its content and style. It envisages to share the vision, the methods, the prospects and challenges the Syro-Malankara Catholic pastors face in the various fields. More than theoretical aspects, the course is focuses on the practical dimension of our apostolate.

Off the deacons participating in the course 7 from the Major Archieparchy of Trivandrum, 4 from the Archieparchy of Tiruvalla, 2 from the Eparchy of Bathery, one from the Eparchy of Mavelikara, one from the Eparchy of Marthandum, 6 from the Eparchy of Pathanamthitta, 3 from the Eparchy of Muvattupuzha and 5 from the Order of the Imitation of Christ. They studied in various Major Seminaries in India and abroad. Fr. Devasia Kuthirakallil, the only new priest participant, is from the ETRI.