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May 2007
“Praise the Lord, O’ my Soul; all my inmost being, Praise his Holy name, Praise the Lord, O’ my Soul, and forget not all his benefits.” Palms 103:1-2 Let me thank God Almighty for giving me this opportunity to serve at St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, New York. I want to thank you all for the warm reception received at the JFK airport on Thursday evening. My native place is Kallooppara and my wife, Laly, is from Varikkadu, Tiruvalla. We have one son, Eby, who is finishing his BSc in Mangalore. We were in the Karnataka Missions Field (Hoskote, Mundugod, Sirsi Sankeshwar, Kunta) for several years and then served in Kerala. For the last 5 years our parish was in Sultan Bathery and Nilambur area. The church is a congregation of believers. It is the body of Christ. Its being is evident only through its ministry . Church’s ministry is the extension of Christ’s ministry and its task is from the entire church. The Christian believers are described as a “royal priesthood” and Holy nations (1 Peter 2:9). People who pray together will stay together. As believers, let us pray together, work together, worship together, and have fellowship together for the Glory of God. “ May our lives be a living sacrifice, Holy and acceptable for God” (Romans 12:1). As members of St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, New York, let us remember and pray for all the clergies who served in this parish during the previous years. Please pray for us also. Let us pray together and stay together. May the Lord Almighty be with us in the days to come. Yours in His Service, Rev. P. E. Mathew |
We are blessed to be under the pastoral guidance and leadership of Rev. P. E. Mathew as Vicar of St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church NY. Achen's native place is Kallooppara and Laly Kochmma is from Varikkadu, Tiruvalla. They have one son, Eby, who is finishing his BSc in Mangalore. Achen and family had been in the Karnataka Missions Field (Hoskote, Mundugod, Sirsi Sankeshwar, Kunta) for several years and then served in Kerala. The last parish they ministered at was in the Sultan Bathery and Nilambur area.
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Vicars of the Past
Quarter Century |
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Rev. Oommen Koruthu |
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May 1975 — Aug. 1975 |
Rev. K. S. Mathew |
(Student Achen) |
Sept. 1975 – Sept. 1977 |
Rev. Thomas P. George |
(Student Achen) |
Sept. 1977 – Aug. 1979 |
(Late) Rev. M. V. Benjamin |
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Sept. 1979 – May 1981 |
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(Late)
Rev. M. V. Benjamin |
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Oct. 1980 - Jan. 1981 |
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Vicar |
Jan. 1981 - May 1981 |
(Late) Rev. K. J. Philip |
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Oct. 1980 - Jan. 1981 |
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Associate Vicar |
Jan. 1981 - Aug. 1981 |
Rev. N. M. Cherian |
Vicar of
all Mar Thoma Congregations in
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May 1981 - June 1983 |
Rev. Dr. T. Jacob Thomas |
(Student Achen) |
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Assistant Vicar |
July 1981 - May 1983 |
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Vicar |
June 1983 - Mar. 1985 |
Rev. George Varghese |
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Mar. 1985 - April 1989 |
Rev. Johnson Varghese |
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June 1989 - May 1992 |
Rev. Dr. T. P. Abraham |
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June 1992 - May 1995 |
Rev. P. M. Thomas |
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May 1995 - April 1999 |
Rev. K. Y. Jacob |
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May 1999 - June 1999 |
Rev. Thomas P. Chandy |
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June 1999 – May 2002 |
Rev. Dr. K. A. Abraham |
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May 2002 - August 2004 |
Rev. Jojan Mathews John |
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May 2004 - April 2007 |
Rev. P. E. Mathew | May 2007 - Present |