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St. Paul’s Fellowship is a spiritual organization under the Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America. The Supreme Patron of the Fellowship is His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and the President & Patron is His Eminence Archbishop Yeldho Mor Titus Pathickal. At the 2002 archdiocesan family conference, a meeting of members from various parishes across the United States & Canada acknowledged a vacuum existing in our spiritual growth and an immediate need for organizing a body of faithful to work together for the remedial cause. There “The St.Paul's Fellowship" was born. The announcement was warmly welcomed by everyone that reflected the need for such an organization for men, a kind of parallel organization to the St. Mary's Women's League (Martha Mariam Samajam). Men also deserve spiritual nurturing rather than being onlookers of events. It is expected that the two organizations of men and women can plan joint activities that are often of common interest in the fields of family life, upbringing children in our church tradition, Gospel study, spiritual growth and helping those who are in need of social & spiritual nurturing. The archdiocese expects that each member parish have a unit of St.Paul’s Fellowship and a unit secretary. The current elected officials of the St. Paul’s Fellowship are the following: Vice President: Rev.Dr. Varghese Manikat General Secretary:
Mr. Babu Jacob, NY
- (845) 359-3265 Regional Secretaries: 1. Mr. George Paily, NY For Tri-state & PA - (845) 624-6804 2. Mr. Philip Jacob, TX For South-Eastern Area - (713) 789-2642 3. Mr. Cherian Venkadath, IL For North-Western Area - (847) 699-7985 4. Mr. Baby Thariath, Toronto For Canada - (905) 568-0183 It is our conviction that when faith and fellowship are strengthened, the structure of the church and the family relations will be strengthened. The motto of the fellowship is "WORSHIP, GOSPEL & SERVE". |