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Maramon Convention begins on Sunday

Staff Reporter

Mar Thoma Metropolitan to inaugurate the eight-day meet

FINISHING TOUCHES: Preparations under way for the smooth conduct of the 111th Maramon Convention on the sand-bed of the Pampa at Maramon near Kozhencherry.

PATHANAMTHITTA: The 111th edition of Maramon Convention, billed as Asia's largest annual Christian congregation, will be held on the sand-bed of the Pampa at Maramon near Kozhencherry from February 19 to 26. The convention is organised by the Mar Thoma Evangelical Association (MTEA), the missionary wing of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar.

Addressing a press conference at the Maramon Retreat Centre on Wednesday, MTEA general secretary Fr. Johnson P. Mathew, travelling secretary Fr. Thomas John and correspondence secretary Jacob George said that arrangements were fast progressing for the smooth conduct of the annual meet.

Construction of a large pandal which could accommodate not less than one lakh people is in the final stages. Three temporary bridges linking the convention venue with the western bank of the river have already been completed.

Fr. Mathew said that Mar Thoma Metropolitan Philipose Mar Chrysostom would inaugurate the convention at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday. Joseph Mar Irenaeus Suffragan Metropolitan, Zacharias Mar Theophilus Suffragan Metropolitan and other bishops of the Church will lead different sessions during the week-long meet. He said there would be three main sessions, at 10.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 7 p.m., from February 20 to 25 and the valedictory session would be held at 2.30 p.m. on February 26. Evangelists Bishop David J.L. Hawkins (England), Bill Newman (Australia), Martin Alphons (U.S.) and Sam Kamalesan (U.S.) will deliver discourses at different sessions. An ecumenical meeting will be held at 10.30 a.m. and a meeting against social evils at 2.30 p.m. on February 22.

The Voluntary Evangelistic Association meeting will be held on February 23 afternoon.

The annual meeting of the Mar Thoma Sevika Sanghom will be held at 2.30 p.m. on February 24 and a missionary meet on Saturday afternoon.

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