Our beloved M J Joseph Achen, after a short period of hospitalization, left us for ever at 00.30 hrs on 12-07-2010.
His friends and relatives will have an occasion to celebrate his valiant and faithful life at Dynamic Action Office in Manjadi,Thiruvalla at 11. 30 AM on 14th July 2010.
The burial service will begin at 2.30 PM in the St. Thomas C S I Church .Tholasserry, Thiruvalla.
Yours in Christ, Rev Thomas John (Chairperson, TECT)
We are coming together on Saturday, 15 May 2010 to celebrate the 94th birthday of Dr M.M. Thomas.
We will have Dr. Binayak Sen as our Chief Guest.
We invite you and family to join us on this occasion, to celebrate our fellowship and affirm our solidarity to the people in struggle. Kindly see the details as given below and keep May 15th free. We request you to bring your contributions also, as ourfunctioning depends on your financial support.
Thank you.
For the Tiruvalla Ecumenical Charitable Trust,
Rev. M. J. Joseph, Dr. Varughese George, Jomon Cheriyan James, T.M. Sathyan, Joy Joseph
Programme
10.00am:Opening Affirmation of Togetherness in Struggle
11.00am: Main Address by Dr. Binayak Sen:
State, Corporates and People:
War on People and Dalit - Adivasi Alienation
2.00 pm:Sharing by friends in the struggle
4.00 pm: Cultural Celebration
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Discussion Series on Faith and Politics at Pennamma Bhavanam
In the contemporary world, the deabte on the political dimension of faith remains as a key issue, especially in the context of the neo liberal world order and its construction of the terrorism discourse. The question of faith is also important in the context of the fresh insights on the secularism/nationalism discourse.
In this context, we would like to initiate fresh debate on the theme through a series of sessions. The details of the Sessions are given below:
Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 2.30 PM Session led by Prof C. Mammachen Friday, February 12, 2010, 2.30 PM led by Rev. Thomas John
Friday, February 26, 2010, 2.30 PM led by Rev. MJ Joseph
Saturday, March 13, 2010, 2.30 PM led by Prof. Mammen Varkey
was the abode of Dr. M. M. Thomas, the Indian theologian and social thinker.
MM’ passed away on the Bhopal day in 1996, leaving behind this space—Pennamma Bhavanam--to his friends, colleagues, and comrades. The Thiruvalla Ecumenical Charitable Trust and the Thiruvalla Sangham, a trust and a fellowship founded by MM have been entrusted the responsibility to keep this space alive and relevant.
It has been just over a decade that we have been striving to keep Pennamma Bhavanam as a mother home for students and youths for diverse expressions of the liberative faith in response to contemporary social realities, and the programmes convened by the centre are for facilitating their enquiries. The house provides a variety of resources to assist the students, youths, laity, clergy, and activists in their creative endeavours. There is a large community of friends and well wishers spread all over the world which supports the functioning of the home and shares the vision.