e-MGOCSM - An Online Ministry of MGOCSM
An initiative to reach out to the orthodox students in non-parish locations in India & Abroad.
Over the years, there has been a significant increase in the migration of youngsters of our church who move to different cities in India and abroad to pursue their higher education or for professional work. In this manner, they end up moving away from their home and their home parish as well.
e-MGOCSM is embarking on a mission to bridge this gap for our Orthodox students who find themselves distanced from their local parishes across the length and breadth of our country & beyond by creating e-units and having fellowship through online.
Worship & Study
This group organizes weekly online Bible study sessions on Wednesdays.
This group is also volunteering for a new project of MGOCSM called the Intensive Certificate Program for Orthodox Studies.
The group also has created a Bible Study Whatsapp group wherein members can ask & discuss questions related to our Orthodox Church Faith, Holy Tradition & Practices. Rev. Fr. Dr. Tenny Thomas answers the queries in this WhatsApp group.
Its upcoming activities include Creating posters on Early Church fathers' teachings.
Coordinator - Lalu Skaria (Chennai), Angela Mariam Eapen (Bangalore)
Media
This team ensures posters/YouTube thumbnail creation for all the Bible study sessions and other ministries as well.
They also ensure that the Bible study session is edited and uploaded to the YouTube page every week. They also work on creating shorts for every Bible session.
They also do the video editing for the virtual choir group. Coordinator – Immanuel Alexander (Saudi Arabia), Stanley Shaji (Kerala)
Virtual Choir
This is an online choir group that focuses on educating the richness of our Orthodox liturgy through liturgical music videos. These videos focus on – hymns sung during festivals such as Yeldo, Danaha, Mayaltho, feast of Saints, Nineveh lent, the Great Lent, etc.
Coordinator - Abiyah Sara Joji (Abu Dhabi)
PG Accomodation
The objective of this ministry is to assist Orthodox students and working professionals who are new to metropolitan cities by providing safe and reliable accommodation while connecting them to their spiritual community.
This ministry has been launched in the cities of Bangalore and Hyderabad in collaboration with YWCA (women) and select PG hostels (men) and is currently planning to expand to other cities of India as well.
Coordinators: Ajith John (Bangalore), Sara Alex (Bangalore), and Stefan Sunny (Hyderabad).
Medicos Forum
An initiative to connect and grow together in the healing ministry. It is a group dedicated to Doctors and aspiring medical students, where they have Prayer meetings focused on healthcare challenges, personal needs, and community support.
Conduct study sessions on integrating faith and medicine, career mentorship, ethical dilemmas in medicine, and stress in healthcare. This forum also conducts health awareness programs through social media.
Coordinator- Dr. Reeba Maryam Sam (Mangalore) & Dr. Merryl Mariam Alexander (China)
Events Squad
This team organizes Interactive Game session for e-MGOCSM Forum members, and plans new events.
Also, this team is leading an initiative where they send personalized Birthday wishes in the form of a wonderful Greeting poster to all the e-MGOCSM members on their special day.
This team is also organizing a project called Online Tutoring, which is a platform where interested volunteers can provide free online tuition to school students of our Orthodox Christian community.
Coordinators - Riby Ann Varghese (Oman) & Nickol Maria Christy (Canada).
Nurses Forum
A group dedicated for Nurses and students who are pursuing their degree in Nursing. This forum is dedicated to enrich, empower & support them by organising activities useful in this field.
This platform is designed to support nurses by offering a space to nurture and strengthen their faith, mentorship and access to job opportunities.
Coordinator - Subin Saji (Pune), Shyno Mathew (Karnataka)
Connections
The "Connections" program, an upcoming project by e-MGOCSM, aims to combat loneliness for the elders of our church who are above the age of 70, who may be living alone, with their children living in another state or country. This initiative fosters intergenerational bonds through scheduled phone calls, where trained volunteers offer companionship and meaningful conversations. By emphasizing connection, community, and care, the program seeks to enhance the quality of life for our senior members.
Another upcoming project of this group is based on the idea of “Cultural Adaptation”. This idea of culture exchange initiative is for someone from our community before moving to another country, getting to know more about the country/state/city they are moving into and this initiative helps them in getting acquainted with the kind of culture they will be moving into, and the potential challenges they may encounter.
Coordinator- Sanjanna Mathews (Sharjah).
Sacraments Project
This team is working on creating video shorts on various Holy Sacraments in our Church.
They also plan to conduct Q&A with Clergy, “Do you know” segments showing lesser-known facts about Sacraments, weekly polls in WhatsApp, etc.
Coordinator - Shaije Saji (Saudi Arabia).
e-MGOCSM Calendar
In this initiative, through the participation of e-MGOCSM members who were interested in Art/Drawing, a platform was given to them to share their creativity and using their illustrations, our E-MGOCSM Calendar was designed.
The e-MGOCSM Calendar was launched at the Annual MGOCSM Conference held at Parumala during December 2024 by H.H. Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews III.
Coordinators- Dr. Reeba Maryam Sam (Mangalore) & Stanley Shaji (Kerala)