ST. Thomas Balabhavan and Mission Center.

About Us

St. Thomas Mission Center & Balabhavan- Haripad.
St. Thomas Mission Center was founded by His Holiness Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I catholicose,in 1979 with the Co-operation of 13 churches of the western region of the Niranam Diocese. The Balabhavan was started in 1986. The magazine 'Snehalokham' is being published from here.In 1991 His Holiness Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews II Catholicose consecrated the Chapel.

St. Thomas Mission Center was founded by His Holiness Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I catholicose, in 1979 with the Co-operation of 13 churches of the western region of the Niranam Diocese. The Balabhavan was started in 1986. The center runs several mission activities including St. Thomas Balabhavan, Sneha Niravu, Sneha Koodaram, Geevarghese Mar Osthathios Dialysis Care Unit (GODCU), and Widows' Pension Scheme.

Account Information.

A/c no. 13960100056779, IFSC: FDRL0001396, Federal Bank, Haripad.

Telephone

+91-479 2412764,+91-479 2139032
+91-479 2410032

Email

[email protected]

St. Mary, Mother of God.

The Concept of St. Mary in the Malankara Orthodox Church Among all the saints of the Church, St. Mary occupies a preeminent position. This prominence is the consequence of her role as the Mother of God (Theotokos), a title that was underscored by the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus (A.D. 431) and firmly establishing it in the spirituality of the Church. St. Mary thus appears not only as the person who was favoured to bear the Son of God, but because of her acquiescence to God's offer, she represents the pinnacle of synergy, the process by which human beings cooperate with God for the advancement of the salvific plan. Thus, she represents the reversal of the fatal fall of Eve in the Garden of Eden, and so is also given the designation "the second Eve."...

St. Thomas the Apostle.

The word Apostle (apostolos) designates a person with a particular mission. In the very strict biblical meaning it denotes only the twelve Apostles. In the Gospel narratives the Twelve Apostles are described as having been commisioned to preach the Gospel to the world, regardless of whether Jew or Gentile. Although the Apostles are portrayed as having been Galilean Jews, and 10 of their names are Aramaic and the rest are Greek. The Church considers St Paul in the same status because of his direct experience with Jesus Christ and zeal for the propagation of the Gospel. According to the tradition, all the Apostles, except St John, are suffered martyrdom.

The Twelve Apostles
According to the list occurring in the Synoptic Gospels (Mk 3:13-19, Mt. 10:1-4, Lk.6:12-16), the Twelve chosen by Jesus...

Saints.

The saints of Malankara Orthodox Church.

St. Baselios Yeldho (Kothamangalam Bava)

St Baselios Yeldho was born in a village called kooded (now known as Karakosh) near Mosul in Iraq where Marth Smooni and her 7 children suffered martyrdom. At a very young age he joined the Mar Bahanan Monastery and become a monk. In 1678 he was consecrated Maphriyana by the Patriarch of Antioch Moran Mar Ignatius Abdul Masiha I. In 1685 at the age of 92, the holy father started the difficult mission to India at the request of Mar Thoma II of Malankara who informed the Patriarchate about the unpleasant situation of the Church here... Read More.

St. Gregorios Of Parumala – Metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Gregorios.

Saint Gregorios of Parumala is popularly known as 'Parumala Thirumeni'. Metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Gregorios of the Malankara Orthodox Church who passed away on November 2nd 1902, became the first declared saint from Malankara (Kerala, India) naturally to be called, 'Parumala Thirumeni'. He shines in the cloud of witnesses as a bright luminary giving rays of hope to millions in their suffering and struggles. Mar Gregorios was born on 15th June 1848 (M.E. Mithunam 3, 1023)... Read More.

St. Geevarghese Mar Dionysius Vattasseril

St. Geevarghese Mar Dionysius Vattasseril, Malankara Metropolitan, was a bright light for the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church that illumined during her dark and tumultuous times and possessed the vision to bring the Church triumphantly from the bonds of foreign oppression. Thirumeni dedicated his entire life to secure the freedom and welfare of the Holy Church. His Grace faced many troubles and obstacles as well as received constant physical and verbal abuse via threats and physical attacks as he courageously led the Church to her independence...Read More.

Other Saints and Martyrs

Cyril was the nephew of Theophilus of Alexandria, and became the Patriarch of Alexandria in 412 after the death of his uncle. As soon as he became a bishop, Cyril started showing an uncompromising attitude to heresies. He affirmed firmly that the true faith and security of the Church were his important concerns and that he would anything to protect them. He closed the church of Novatians, a schismatic group that denied the power of the Church to observe those who have lapsed in to idolatry during persecution. He was also involved in the expulsion of the Jews from Alexandria following their attacks upon Christians... Read More.

Subsidiaries.

The Sister concerns owned and run by Mission Center.

MC Book House

MC book house is owned and operated by Mission Centre. It is one of the top Book Shops in Haripad. We have lots of collections in Malayalam, English, Religious, Academic books and so on.

MC InfoTech

MC Infotech is owned and leased out by Mission Centre. This institute offers variety of computer application courses such as DCA, PGDCA, COPA, ASP.Net, Java and so on.

Balabhavan

Balabhavan was founded by His Holiness Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I catholicose,in 1979 with the Co-operation of 13 churches of the western region of the Niranam Diocese.