Mar Gregorios Orthodox Christian Student Movement

The strength of the movement is the wide network of its units centered in educational institutions and major parishes spread all over India and outside.

They include the High School, Higher Secondary, College students’ wings, University, Higher Secondary, High School teachers’ associations, Medical Auxiliary, Technical Auxiliary, Missionary Forum, Literary Forum, and the Publication wing.

Student Centres at Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kothamangalam, Alwaye and Davengere stand as fitting monuments to the continuous and tireless efforts of the movement during the past years.

Our dream of establishing other student centres is also coming to life in Pampady, Iritty, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolar.

They are the high school, higher secondary, college-post college wings; University, higher secondary, high school teachers association, medical auxiliary, technical auxiliary, missionary forum, literary forum and publication wing.

Some of them are : MGOCSM helps students to review the Sunday school topics, discuss the disturbing thoughts, and doubts they carry, enlighten through seminars and conferences, etc.

Ethiopian Patriarch Abune Paulos was the chief guest at the public meeting held on 30 December 2008, in connection with the centenary global conference at Parumala Seminary where the patron saint is entombed.

[4] In his inaugural address, the Patriarch stressed the need for upholding Christian values in this age of ‘conflicts and chaos.’ He also said that India was a fast-growing economy and added that Ethiopians and Indians had many similarities.

The Catholicos also conferred the Order of St. Thomas, the supreme award of the Malankara Orthodox Church, on the Ethiopian Patriarch on the occasion.