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The Hindu
5 days ago
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CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese Day celebrations to begin today
The CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese Day celebrations will commence on Friday morning at the Diocesan Headquarters with Bishop Malayil Sabu Koshy Cherian hoisting the flag. A history seminar will follow at the CSI Retreat Centre, inaugurated by noted historian C.I. Isaac. The session will be moderated by Viji Varghese Eapen, with presentations by Vinil Paul, Shibi Peter and Susan George. At 3 p.m. a public meeting will be inaugurated by Shashi Tharoor, MP. Bishop Malayil Sabu Koshy Cherian will preside over the function, while Cooperation Minister V.N. Vasavan will deliver the keynote address. The benedictory address will be delivered by Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Mathews III. The Diocese Day is being observed with a range of events to commemorate the consecration of Bishop John Martindale Speechly, the first head of the CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese, as Bishop at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, on July 25, 1879.
The Hindu
03-06-2025
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- The Hindu
Student parliament for climate justice at Kottayam
Aimed at making their voices heard at COP30 , the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Brazil in November, a Student Parliament for Climate Justice will be held at CMS College, Kottayam, on June 6. The event will bring together student representatives from various schools run by the Church of South India (CSI) and they will share stories of climate crisis from 17 climate-vulnerable regions across the globe. The event will feature stories from Sundarbans, Tuvalu, Bangladesh, Madagascar, Dominica, the Amazon rainforest, California, Canada, Greece, Mozambique, Iraq, Mali, Kenya, Greenland, Alaska, Australia, and Kerala. Student ambassadors from the U.S., India and Bhutan too will speak. The parliament will culminate with the adoption of a resolution demanding a carbon-free global economy and decisive action. The event is jointly organised by the CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese's Department of Environmental Concerns and CMS College, Kottayam. Following the parliamentary session, a public meeting will be held. Bishop Malayil Sabu Koshy Cherian, Bishop of the CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese, will preside. Cooperation Minister V.N. Vasavan will inaugurate it. Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, jurist K.T. Thomas and others will speak. Anju Sosan George, Principal of CMS College, will serve as official host of the event.
