© St. Mary’s Malankara Catholic Church, Toronto

The Malankara Catholic Ma-

jor Archiepiscopal church

founded by St. Thomas the

Apostle, is a community hav-

ing a glorious liturgical heri-

tage and a sacred ecclesial

tradition. It is a community of

faith, fellowship and hope.

This church transforms the

faithful with gospel values

and sends them to renew the

world. We believe that in this

community Christ lived yes-

terday, lives today and will

live tomorrow. It is our duty

to announce this great mes-

sage and invite all the faithful

to come in touch with Jesus

in word and sacraments, the

source of the church’s life.

I believe that the News Letter

is designed to enhance the

dedication and vitality of our

community by sharing the

experience of liturgical cele-

(Gr e et in gs fr om our E xce l -

le nc y on t he oc cas ion o f

t he pub l ic a t ion o f t he f ir s t

new s let t er )

Dear Friends in the Lord,

It is with great joy that I have

learned that the Malankara

Catholic Community at To-

ronto, Canada is publishing a

News Letter to share the fel-

lowship among our families

over there.

bration announcing the up-

coming events and presenting

the pastoral concerns of our

church especially in the areas

of lay apostolate, youth activi-

ties and catechism programs.

I whole – heartedly congratu-

late Rev. Fr. John Kuriakose

(Daiju), the vicar, the parish

council members and particu-

larly MCYM for this Com-

mendable work. I wish every

success to the publication.

God bless you all

+ Most Rev. Dr. Joseph Mar

Thomas

(Auxiliary Bp. of the Major

Archdiocese of Trivandrum

and Apostolic Visitator to

North America & Europe)

Blessings From Our Sheppard

MONTHLY CHURCH

EVENTS

JULY 2009 Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 1

July 04

MCYM Bible Study:

A study on the book

of Genesis (6pm)

July 05

Holy Hour of Eucha-

ristic adoration (3.00 PM – 4.00 PM)

July 11

Prayer meeting at

Joshua & Jomy

Powath’s residence

(4:30-6:30 pm)

July 18

Annual Church

Picnic

July 20-27

Bishop Abraham

Mar Julios Visit

July 25

Women’s prayer

meeting (4:30pm)

3.30 PM Song practice

4.00 PM Prabhatha

Namaskaram ( Prayers before the Holy Mass)

4.30 PM Holy Mass

3.30 PM – 4.15 PM –

Confessions

Contact Information: Fr. John Kuriakose,

222 Ridley Blvd,

Toronto, ON, M5M 3M6

Tel: (416) 485 7781

daijuak@gmail.com

Malankara Catholic Church St. Mary’s Mission Toronto

St. Eugene’s Chapel◊13 Regina Avenue◊Toronto, Ontario◊M6A 1R2

torontomalankaramission@gmail.com

Sunday Liturgy

Feast Celebration of His

Excellency

Our Bishop Joseph Mar

Thomas is celebrating his

heavenly patron’s day on July

3. It is a day given to pray for

him. A public holy mass is

arranged on July 3 Friday at

5:30 pm at Mar Ivanios Ma-

lankara Catholic Centre, New

York. On behalf of Toronto

Mission, we extend our sin-

cere prayers and festal greet-

ing to His Excellency.

Back to St. Eugene’s

Effective July 1, we have

changed our place of wor-

ship to St. Eugene’s

Chapel.

Liturgy of the Month

Week Gospel Readings Epistles

July 5 Lk 9:57-62 The disciples of

Jesus

2 Cor 6:14-18

Acts 9:10-19

July 12

Lk 15:11-32 The Prodigal Son

1 Cor 12:12-26

Acts 17:22-34

July 19 Mt. 12:22-32 Jesus on Holy

Spirit and Satan

Col 2:12-15

Acts: 4: 32-37

July 26

Mt. 19:1-1

The Sacredness of

Marriage

1 Cor 7:1-7

Acts 4:23-31

© St. Mary’s Malankara Catholic Church, Toronto

We were blessed to have His

Grace Most Rev. Dr. Tho-

mas Mar Koorilos, the met-

ropolitan archbishop of Ti-

ruvalla, to visit our parish on

June 07, 2009. His Grace

celebrated the Holy Mass

with the parish and deliv-

ered an inspiring homily,

where he called upon all of

us to evaluate our priorities

in life, and give a resolute

answer to the divine Chris-

tian call each of us have

been called to live for.

After the Holy Mass, His

Grace spent some time

with the parish members,

where all the parish mem-

bers got an opportunity to

greet him in person and to

be blessed by His Grace.

His visit greatly inspired

us, and renewed the love

and affection we have for

our Syro-Malankara catho-

lic roots.

Page 2 Malankara Catholic Church

His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Mar Koorilos Makes Memorable Vis it

ies, fasting and meditation,

and community service. The

MCYM has taken an active

role in living out the good

news of the gospel, and have

strived to be role models for

the children growing up in

this secular society.

MCYM provides the guid-

ance and the social support

for its members to grow and

develop in faith and to unite

The MCYM (Malankara

Catholic Youth Movement)

is a good platform to shape

the future of the Malankara

Catholic Church. As youth

members of the Malankara

Catholic Church, we do play

a significant role in the

growth and development of

our Church. We are called to

be living witnesses of

Christ, and to stand firm in

our faith.

One of the greatest chal-

lenges that we as a youth

face today, especially in

North America, is the atheis-

tic ideas that saturate popu-

lar culture in the forms of

music, literature, and other

forms of media. Despite

this, we can still see an en-

thusiasm among the youth in

the MCYM to experience

God’s love through partici-

pation in mass, adoration,

prayer meetings, bible stud-

MCYM: Who are we?

under the fellowship of God.

And so, MCYM Toronto

would like to extend our

welcome to any youth that

may be interested in becom-

ing part of a greater fellow-

ship and friendship!

-Lynn B.

President

MCYM Toronto

North American Malankara

Convention 2009

Malankara Catholic Silver

Jubilee convention is to be

held this year from August 6

- 9 in Dallas, Texas. Our

venerable Catholicos along

with various bishops,

priests, nuns and faithful

from all over North America

will be participants. The

registration is on for the

participants. For more infor-

mation, please contact

J immy Kulangara at

texsounds@aol.com.

JUBILEE CONVENTION

DALLAS, TEXAS

August 6,7,8,9 2009

Toronto Community with His Grace

MCYM Toronto