DIOCESAN SUNDAY SCHOOL:
The Diocesan Sunday School under the Mar Thoma Sunday School Samajam (estd.1905) serves with the motto ‘Come to Jesus, bring every child to Jesus’. The following activities happened in the report year:
The office bearers during the report year:
President : Rt. Rev. Dr. Gregorios Mar Stephanos Episcopa
Vice President : Rev. Ninu Chandy
Diocesan Secretary : Mr. Mathew Thomas
Diocesan Treasurer : Mrs. Babitha Elizabeth Titus
The Diocese Sunday Schools and Programs:
The Chennai – Bangalore Diocese includes Sunday Schools from the Chennai Centre ,Hyderabad –Secunderbad Centre , Bangalore Centre ,Coimbatore Centre and Sunday Schools of Manipal , Mangalore , Karwar and Andaman Nicobar Islands. “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails “ ( Proverb 19:21-22) God was always with us to accomplish and in conducting programs for the Sunday School students during the mentioned calendar year .
Talanth Parishodhana and Divyasangeetham:
Using the God gifted talents our students actively participated in the Diocesan level Talanth Parishodhana and Divyasangeetham conducted in accordance with that of Mar Thoma Sunday School Samajam ,Thiruvalla and our Diocesan students who won at the Diocese level went to participate at the Kendaram ( Samajam level ).
This two events (Talanth Parishodhana and Divyasangeetham) was conducted on 06th May 2023 and hosted by the Chennai Centre Sunday School at the Jerusalem Mar Thoma Church, AnnaNagar , Chennai.
Placing on record thanks to the host Chennai Centre Sunday School President Rev. Sam Mathew, the then Diocese Sunday School Secretary Mr. Thomas Chacko ,the Chennai Centre Sunday School Secretary Mr.John Thomas and all the office bearers of the Chennai Centre
Quality Improvement Program (QIP):
The Mar Thoma Sunday School Samajam has a mandatory program for all Sunday School teachers .This program is a self – improvement program to enhance their standards of teaching. Accordingly, the respective Sunday Schools of the Diocese also conducted the Quality Improvement Program as per the guidelines and in line with Samajam dates on 26th Nov.2023.
Diocesan Sunday School Camp:
Children are the Church of today, keeping them united in the faith and practices of the church and giving them a belonging to be a part of Sunday School and the Church and to promote a brotherhood, camps are conducted. During the mentioned year 2023-2024, the Chennai Bangalore Diocese Students Camp was conducted from 12th January to 14th January 2024 at The Mar Thoma Centre, Beerasandra The Camp Theme was “JOG ( Journey of Grace with Christ Eph. 2:8)”. The Camp inauguration day was blessed by the benedictory recorded video message of Rt. Rev.Dr. Gregorios Mar Stephanos Episcopa and the presence of the Chennai Bangalore Diocese Sunday School Vice President Rev. Ninu Chandy, the CEF India Director Mr. Jayan Varghese and the Camp Leader were Rev. Ansen Cherian , and Dr. Jamila Koshy. Delegates (Students and Teachers) from the Chennai Centre, Hyderabad – Secunderbad and Bangalore Centre Sunday School attended the camp. The Diocese hereby note and thank the Bangalore Sunday School Centre President Rev. Aby Babu and all the office bearers of the host Bangalore Centre Sunday Schools.