First General Body of OSSAE Outside Kerala

A meeting of the headmasters of four Metro-dioceses of India was held in Nagpur Seminary on Saturday, 21st August 2004. About 50 participants were there. H. G. Dr. Yakob Mar Irenaeus, the President of the OSSAE-OKR presided over the meeting. Fr. Reji Mathew, director of OSSAE-OKR presented the English translation of the Sunday school Constitution with relevant changes. An English form of the OVBS Manual, an Year Plan and a budget were also passed in the meeting. OKR will observe the first Sunday of December, birth day of John the Baptist as the Sunday School day in Outside Kerala parishes. Mr. Kuruvilla M. George IRS felicitated the meeting.

VISION 2004

Nagpur Seminary conducted an Eye Camp in collaboration with IOMF Kuwait on Friday, 10th september 2004. About 400 villagers took part in the Camp. 50 people will get their eyes operated free of cost and another 50 people will get free spectacles.

Dr. V. C. Samuel memorial Lecture

Nagpur Seminary is organizing one days programme in Bangalore on Saturday Oct 2, 2004. See the details in attachment.

Nagpur Seminary Chapel Consecration On Feb. 17-19

The consecration of the Seminary chapel, first convocation and the inauguration of 'PRERANA' Complex and launching of Seminary website will be held on Feb. 17-19 at Nagpur St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary.

On Feb. 17 from 9 am to 12 pm the first STOTS Alumni Association will be held and Fr. Dr. K. M. George (Principal, Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam) will be the key note speaker on the occasion. At 3 pm the ' PRERANA' Complex will be inaugurated by the Ex- Minister Dr. Shrikant Jichkar.

On Feb. 18, the STOTS Governing Board Meeting will be followed by the Convocation ceremony and the guest of honor at this session will be Prof. Dr. Kari Christian Felmy ( Dept. of Orthodox Theology - Friedrich- Alexander University,) from Germany.

At 6.30 pm, after the evening prayer, consecration phase 1 of the newly constructed Seminary chapel will be conducted and His Holiness Baselius Marthoma Mathews II will be the chief celebrant. The Seminary Chapel designed by Mr. K. J. Peter (Madras). It has a blend of traditional Kerala architecture and modern concerns of the indigenization of our Church. 100 people can worship there in the traditional Orthodox way with genuflection. H. G. Stephanos Mar Theodosius laid the foundation stone of the Seminary Chapel on 29th October 2002. The main expenses of the Chapel was sponsored by St. Thomas Church Dubai.

On Feb. 19 at 7am the second phase of the consecration will be held by His Holiness and assisted by Metropolitans Dr. Geevarghese Mar Osthathios, Dr. Stephanos Mar Theodosius, Job Mar Philoxenos, Geevarghese Mar Coorilos and Dr. Yakob Mar Irenaios. There after the Seminary web site will be opened by His Holiness Baselius Marthoma Mathews II to the public at www.stotsindia.org . The Seminary web site is designed by Bonnie George Mathew, Philadelphia, USA.

Fr. Dr. Reji Mathew is the principal of St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary, Nagpur.

Mar Augen Memorial Award For The Children Outside Kerala Priests

A cash award of Rs 5000 each will be given for those who have scored the marks in std. X and XII examinations of the year 2003. Those who are eligible for the award should sent their applications along with an attested mark sheet on or before February 5th 2003 to the principal, St. Thomas Orthodox theological seminary, Brahmani P O, Kalmeshwar 441 501, Maharashtra. The prize will be given by His Holiness Baselius Marthoma Mathews II on 19th February 2004 during the consecration of the seminary chapel.

Mar Theodosius Award for the Children of the priests of Calcutta Diocese

A cash award of Rs 5000 each will be given for those who have scored the marks in std. V and VII examinations of the year 2003. Those who are eligible for the award should sent their applications along with an attested mark sheet on or before February 5th 2003 to the principal, St. Thomas Orthodox theological seminary, Brahmani P O, Kalmeshwar 441 501, Maharashtra. The prize will be given by His Holiness  Baselius Marthoma Mathews II on 19th February 2004 during the consecration of the seminary chapel.