DIRECTOR SPEAKS

Dear All,

The Catechesis Department in the newly raised Eparchy of Gurgaon awakens to a fresh dawn realizing an ever more urgency in and priority for the faith formation and work of evangelization while continuing from the footprints left behind by persons who aimed higher and thought bigger. The great legacy handed over to the Diocese from the great stalwart Berchmans Aachan is praiseworthy who was instrumental in the field of Catechesis, even to the extent of preparing a separate text book for ETRI. Rev. Fr.Verghese Valikodath worked tirelessly while being appointed as the Director of Catechism Department in animating the different Zones of erstwhile ETRI, into drawing up a fully fledged academic year, centralizing the examinations and its evaluation system and creating a data base of the students enrolled and staff engaged. Rev. Fr. Vinayanand Aachan’s contribution was a class apart whose very personality and life based on a strong character and sound oriental spirituality added flavor to the Department.

The new Diocese is a mission diocese and a missionary spirit permeates it. The mission has undoubtedly on one hand, given a new dimension to the identity and ecclesiology of the Syro- Malankara Catholic Church, yet on the other hand has placed an added responsibility of handing down the apostolic church’s oriental practice and belief in its entirety. The Catechesis Department of Gurgaon Diocese is called to undertake this adventurous journey of faith formation. It provides for an opportunity to bloom into new and unseen horizons while remaining firmly rooted in its historical and liturgical heritage. The challenging call is to influence the believing community and helping them articulate an authentic Oriental Catholic faith while at the same time willingly accepting to be influenced by the same.

A focused, determined and clear vision for an authentic and sound catechesis in the diocese will pave way for a socio-culturally textured evangelization in the geographical areas mandated to us. God has blessed us abundantly and our Patron and Father Mar Ivanios continues to pray for us. We can no longer remain confined. Let us all join hands in the proclamation of the great revelation.

-Rev. Fr. Mathew (Jigmy) Koodaparambil (FORMER DIRECTOR, Dept. of Catechesis)

Tuesday 1 March 2016

BEST WISHES FROM PITHAVU FOR 10th AND 12th STUDENTS

H.E. Jacob Mar Barnabas
Bishop of Gurgaon



  

Prayerful Greetings to all Dear Students!
Dear children, Exams are here! Don’t see them as a nightmare but a milestone and an opportunity to grow our knowledge into Wisdom. Being a Malankara Catholic Student you should attend these examinations with full preparation, honesty and above all with complete dependence on God. Psalm 127:1 says, "Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labour in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards watch in vain." This Word of God reminds us that we should all work hard and prepare very well, however we should offer our efforts to the Lord. At the end God provides us with the results. Hence there is no need of worry. The Good Teacher, Jesus Christ is always with us to face any exam, be it of school or in life. We just need to hold on to Him through the Sacraments, Word of God and prayer.
For those who will pass out of School this year and choose different career options, I urge them to be open to the indications of God in today’s culture which has, unfortunately, become too noisy. We must be attentive to listen to the voice of our Heavenly Father who calls us through the Church as well as our life experiences. Be it Priesthood, Religious life, Sisterhood, or any other secular field, we need to thoroughly discern our call to lead a meaningful Christian life and witness Jesus Christ through our thoughts, words and deeds.
Once again I wish all the best to all the students appearing for their Exams in our Diocese. May God bless your endeavours abundantly and help you to pass your exams with flying colors through the intercession of Our Mother Mary, all the saints and especially our Mar Ivanios Thirumeni.
All the best and may God Bless you all.
Your loving Pithavu
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