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July 2008
Dearly Beloved in Christ, We are nearing to the yearend very fast. As summer begins we will be very busy in attending the conferences, camps, retreats, conventions, etc. The conveners are very busy in finding the best leaders. We are privileged with many blessed preachers. We hear a lot of messages. We love to hear messages but not the contents. We evaluate the preacher and make some comments and that is the end. Very rarely we try to inculcate it to our lives. That is what Prophet says “The harvest is past, the summer is ended and we are not saved.” (Jer: 8:20) If this is the fact why all these programmes? Paul in his letter writes, “Try to learn what pleases the Lord.”(Eph: 5:10) So we have to unlearn what is not pleasing the Lord with us. Pleasing the Lord is our duty. We have to follow the commandments. In the sermon on the mount, Jesus admonishes “if you are about to offer your gift to God at the altar and you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the alter, go at once and make peace with your brother, and then come back and offer your gift to God” (Matt:5:23-24) Your brother may not have anything against you, but if you have something against your brother, you have to make peace with him also. If we cannot follow this we cannot please the Lord. That is why John in his epistle writes “He who says I know Jesus and keep not his commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him.” Let us live accordingly so that the Lord may be pleased by our lives. Let us pray for a spiritual awakening among us during this summer by attending various meetings as in the days of Sadhu Kochoonjupadeshi and Punchamannil Mammaenupadeshi. May the Almighty bless each one of us. Yours in His service, Babu Achen
Rev. P. E. Mathew
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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 |
(Student
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 |