OBL Delegation Meets Secretary to the Catholicose

On 12/5/09 the Orthodoxy Beyond Limits Forum delegates headed by Mr. George Alexander (Chief Coordinator- Dept of Public Relations) visited the Catholicate Palace and met Rev Fr Sabu Kuriakose, Principal Secretary to the Catholicose of the all East His Holiness Baselius Marthoma Dydimos I. This was visit was for the first time in the history of OBL Forum.

The OBL delegates visited the Catholicate Palace as per the invitation of the Principal Secretary to the Catholics. Discussions were made on the book published by OBL in the year 2008. The delegation had some important discussion with Fr Sabu Kuriakose with regard to the printing and publication of Malankara Sabha (Official magazine of the Indian Orthodox Church). A number of written suggestions were forwarded to the Principal Secretary for the improvement of the magazine. Fr Sabu promised to seriously consider the suggestions put forward by OBL

On behalf of the Rt Rev Chorbishop Kyriakos Thottupuram (Director-OBL) and Mr. Lejith George (Chairman-OBL), Mr. George presented an Eastern Orthodox Icon of the Holy Virgin to the Fr Sabu Kuriakose. The Delegation also met with Fr Em Phillip (Secretary to His Beatitude Catholicose) and also had a short talk with Fr K M George(Principal-Orthodoxy Theological Seminary). Mr. Thomas Kuruvilla (Sub Editor- Malankarasabhapatrika) was present for the occasion.

Dept of Public Relations-OBL