Diocesan Council (1/21)

The Diocesan Council had its first meeting for 2012 on Saturday, January 21 at the Christos Mar Thoma Church, Philadelphia. The meeting considered the Annual Accounts of 2011 and reviewed the activities of the Sub-committee and evaluated the progress of the regional committees on the various Development programmes of the Diocese. The Council thanked the parishes of the South East regions in organizing the Ecumenical Dinner on January 20 and proposed to have such a gathering in January 2013 at Houston. The meeting also assessed the progress of the arrangements for the National Family Conference at the National Conference Centre, Virginia. The council authorized the office bearers to organize reception meetings for the newly consecrated Bishops of the Church as they visit USA in 2012.

The Diocesan Council felicitated the Diocesan Bishop for completing three years of his leadership in the Diocese and celebrated his birthday at the luncheon fellowship organized by the Christos Mar Thoma Parish. As the Bishop will be away for the Maramon Convention on his birthday, the members of the Council found the occasion to share the joy in cutting a birthday cake.

The Diocesan Treasurer thanked the Christos Mar Thoma parish for making all the arrangements for the Council meeting.
Rev. K. E. Geevarghese
Diocesan Secretary