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September 2007 Dearly Beloved in Christ Greetings to you in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As a parish we have entered into a new month. When we look back, last month was a very special month in many ways for all of us. India celebrated its 60th Independence Day with great joy and admiration. For Kerala, it was the Malayalam New Year and the people of Kerala celebrated the festival of Onam in a meaningful and significant manner. For us, also it was a month of spiritually nourishing. Each organization had their own spiritual gatherings, conferences and retreats. Junior/Senior conference, parish convention, Sevika Sangham retreat, Youth retreat and Regional convention were all well arranged and well attended. By the grace of God, we were blessed with spiritually filled speakers in all of these mentioned meetings. Each and everyone got a chance to re-dedicate themselves to the mighty hands of God. I praise God for all those who had taken a leadership role in all these meetings. In Jeremiah 8:20 we read, “the harvest is past, the summer has ended and we are not saved.” This is a metaphor, perhaps an ancient proverb, about helplessness. Grains are harvested from April till June, and fruits are harvested at the end of the summer. If nothing is reaped by then it means a lean hard winter, with little or no food, is ahead. Proverb 10:5 says, “He who sleeps during harvest is a disgraced son.” In another version “a son that causeth shame” . Harvest is the time to gather crops. The unchanging Word of God was abundantly given to us through his ministers. The bible tells us what is right and what is wrong. The Word of God also tells us how to become right with Him, how to reconcile with Him, how to overcome temptations and so forth. The Word of God is our instruction manuel and has guidelines for our lives. It does not tell us how to make a living but how to live! I hope that all of us are blessed in this spiritual harvest. May God bless each of us with His Words. Your in Christ’s love, Rev. P. E. Mathew |
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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Achen later elevated as |
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 |