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News Upto May 2011
Mor Coorilos Felicitates Archbishop Anastasios of Albania at the launch of his new book in GenevaGeneva: Mor Coorilos Geevarghese, Metropolitan of Niranam diocese congratulated Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, one of the Presidents of the World Council of Churches, on the publication of his new book "Mission in Christ's Way". The book was launched at a function held at the Library Hall of the World Council of Churches during the Central Committee Meeting in Geneva. Mor Coorilos, Moderator of the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) of WCC thanked His Beatitude Anastasios who had also served as moderator of the CWME in the past for his contributions to the missiological debate within the WCC and exprssed the hope that the new book would contribute immensly to the process of drafting a new Mission Statement for the WCC, a project the CWME has alreday undertaken. Mor Coorilos Geevarghese is attending the Central Committee meeting of the WCC in Geneva as an Advisor. His Eminence Mor Eusthathius Matta Rohum is also attending the Central Committee as the official member of the Central Committee, representing the Syrian Orthodox Church. The meeting which began on February 16 will end on 23rd of February.
Bishop Mor Coorilos Green liberation theologianInterview of H.G Geevarghese Mor Coorilose - taken by Dutch magazine - Christelijk Weekblad.
Geevarghese Mor Coorilos is the bishop of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Malankara. Until the Assembly of 2013, he will be the moderator of the Commission for World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) of the World Council of Churches. On the 24th of September 2010, he addressed the members’ assembly of the Netherlands Missionary Council. Mor Coorilos believes that the worldwide environmental crisis is a matter of injustice. ECOLOGY A MATTER OF JUSTICESince my student days in Bangalore, I have taken an interest in ecological questions. I had always been influenced by the socialist political tradition. I had a leftist orientation throughout. Ecological concerns, however, were never part of my agenda. When I did my B.D. in Bangalore, we were all sent to a particular place in Bangalore to get exposed to ecological problems. There was a nuclear reactor planned in the place that I was sent to. And that was my first exposure to a concrete environment issue. There were people’s movements there, trying to resist the nuclear project. I got involved with that struggle in a real sense. The victims of all these projects were actually people at the margins, the indigenous, tribal people, and particularly the women among them. They got displaced from their homes, where they used to live in close proximity to forested areas and a river on which they relied. And it was exactly in that area where the newly developed projects were to come.
Dr. Mor Coorilos Geevarghese participates in the Moolampilly Protest held at ErnakulamMetropolitan Dr. Mor Coorilos Geevarghese joined in hands with the people of Moolampilly in the protest held at Menaka Junction, Ernakulam on Easter Day, April 24, Sunday. Justice Dr. V R Krishan Iyer inaugurated the protest. Rev. Francis Kalathungal, General Convenor of Coordination Committee presided over. Hundreds of people attended.
Easter Message from H.G. Geevarghese Mor Coorilose
Good Friday Services at St Peters Jacobite Syrian Simhasana Cathedral Thiruvananthapuram.
Good Friday Services at St Peters Jacobite Syrian Simhasana Cathedral Thiruvananthapuram was lead by HG Mor Coorilose Gheevarghese. HG was assisted by Rev. Fr. Jacob Joseph and Rev. Fr. Anish T Varghese.
Chennithala St. George Horeb Jacobite Church prayerfully waiting for the Holy DayThe newly built St. George Horeb Jacobite Syrian Church will be consecrated on 9th and 10th May 2011 by His Beatitude Aboon Baselius Thomas I. The Building work has reached its final stage and is nearing completion. Mor Coorilos Geeverghese, the diocesan Metropolitan today visited the church and saw the porgress of the work. The members of the youth association of the church are actively involved in volunteeer work.
Very Rev. Mathews Ramban Karimpanackal accorded a warm reception in his home parishCheppadu: The Very Rev. Mathews Ramban, Secretary (Malankara Affairs) to His Holiness the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East has been accorded a warm reception in his home parish, St. George Jacobite Syrian Church, Cheppadu, under Niranam diocese. At a meeting organised by the parish,y Rev. Mathews Ramban was felicitated by the diocesean Metropolitan Mor Coorilos Geevarghese, Fr. Sherry Issac, Fr. Reji Mathew and others. He was on a short trip to India to lead the Passion Week Services at Secunderabad jacobite Church and this was his first visit to his home parish after he has been ordained as a monk by the Holy Father.
Metropolitan Mor Coorilos Moderates Planning Meeting on Diakonia at Bossey Ecumenical Institute, Switzerland
H.G.Mor Coorilos addresses the Asian Conference of Theological Students (ACTS IV) in BangkokBangkok: Mor Coorilos Geevarghese attended the 4th meeting of the Asia Conference of Theology Students which was held at the Bangkok Christian Guest House, Bangkok, Thailand from 3-7 April 2011. Mor Coorilos gave a lecture on "Doing Theology in the Asian Context Today" and led a Bible Study as well. About 40 theological students from all over Asia participated in the Conference. The Acts IV was organised jointly by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) and the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC).
Syrian Orthodox Bishops Visit WCC General Secretary GENEVA: Archbishop Mor Severios Jamil Hawa, Archbishop of Baghdad & Basra, Archbishop Mor Eusthatios Matta Rohum of Jazirah & Euphrates, the Syriac Orthodox Church's official representative at the WCC Central Committee and Dr. Mor Coorilos Geevarghese, Moderator of CWME of WCC visited the Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. The bishops were received by the General Secretary at his office in Geneva. Archbishop Amba Bishoy of the Coptic Orthodox Church also joined the delegation. The delegation discussed various things pertaining to the contributions of the Syrian Orthodox Church to the ecumenical movement.
Mor Coorilos Geevarghese attends the Programme Area Coomittee of Christian Conference of Asia, held in Thailand
The CWME officers visit the leaders of the National Council of Churches in the PhilippinesThe officers meeting of the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) of the World Council of Churches was held in Manila from February 1-5, 2011. The meeting was held to make preparations for the forthcoming Mission Conference to be held in Manila in March next year. The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) would host the conference. About 200 delegates from all the over the world are expected to attend the Mission Conference in 2012. Dr. Coorilos Geevarghese, Moderator of the CWME, Dr. Kirsteen Kim, Vice Moderator and Dr. Jooseop Kuem, secretary are the officers of the CWME and they had discussions with the leaders of the NCCP at the headquarters of the NCCP.
Metropolitan Mor Coorilos Addresses the UTS theological CommunityMANILA: Mor Coorilos Geevarghese, Metropolitan of Niranam diocese and Moderator of the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) of the World Council of Churches addressed the students and faculty of the prestigious United Theological Seminary (UTS) in Manila, the Philippines on February 2, 2011. Mor Coorilos delivered a talk on "Mission in Asian Context and Future Challenges". The talk was followed by interactions from students and faculty. Several prominent ecumenical leaders of the Philippines also attended the session. Mor Coorilos was on a visit to the Philippines for the CWME officers meeting which took place at Hotel Sulu, in Manila from 3-5 February, 2011.
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