WCC message of felicitation on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of the Orthodox Christian Youth Movement (OCYM), St. Mary’s Orthodox Valiyapally, Texas
WCC message of felicitation on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of the Orthodox Christian Youth Movement (OCYM), St. Mary’s Orthodox Valiyapally, Texas
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Fri, 11/06/2026 - 18:17
Geneva, 6 November 2026
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
On behalf of the World Council of Churches, I send warm greetings and heartfelt congratulations to the Orthodox Christian Youth Movement of St Mary’s Orthodox Valiyapally as you celebrate more than 25 years of youth ministry and publish BLESSED , your Silver Jubilee Souvenir.
The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church holds a special place in the ecumenical movement. It was a founding member of the World Council of Churches in 1948, and it carries a legacy of faith that goes back to the witness of the Apostle Thomas in India in the first century. The light first lit by the apostles in Asia has been carried across continents and generations. In your youth movement, that same light now shines in North America. Your ministry shows that the faith of the early church is not something kept only in memory. It is a living witness, passed faithfully to young people…
