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Panel discussion hosted by Rev JobyJoy and on the dias are Moderator Rt. Rev. Dr. Reuben Mark, Adv. Fernandas Rethina Raja general secretary of CSI, Rt. Rev. Dr. Paul Francis Ravichadran, Bishop of Madras , Rt. Rev. Dr. Vincent Vinod Kumar, Bishop of Central Karnataka, Rt. Rev. Hemachandra Kumar, Karnataka Southern Diocese,
Rt. Rev. Dr. Royce Manoj Victor, Bishop of Malabar diocese and youth speaker Dr. Sam George
CSI NA Family and youth conference 2026
Blog's all time views cross 200000 mark at 4.00 pm IST
on 25 July 2026
It took 37 days to reach 200000 from 150000
It was 44 days to reach 150000 from 100000 on 18 June 2026
I thank all the viewers for the encouragement showered upon me
I praise the Almighty for His blessings
As a recap, placing here the post
when all time views reached 150000
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"All time views, today, at the moment, are 150762. I am indeed grateful to my viewers, when I observe that all time views have surged to 150762 on June 18, 2026.
The journey had taken 15 years to reach the 50000 mark.
However, from 50000 to 100000 it was a 6 months' hop.
Capping it, in a leap of 44 days, the views have exploded from 100000 to 150000
I praise God for enabling me travel this far.
I am indebted to the viewers for accepting me"
It evoked this wonderful response from Rev.Dr.Santy.S.Paul
That's indeed a recognition that what you share makes sense to those who read and hence it is well received.
1.5 Lakh views for a blog is not that easy (even for a video content, it is difficult)
I am really happy for you.
Keep going.
You are indeed an inspiration
And I replied
"You are indeed an inspiration," has bowled me over. Thank you for the elevating and invigorating compliment. I had no idea on the probabilities of blog viewership when I had commenced. I was pleasantly surprised when it began to rise across the globe. It's the encouragement you have given that urges me to prod on with vigour
Prof. Babu Zacharia had recently told me, he liked what he had read. He said he found it conveying from heart to heart.
The well known Professor had taught English at the Marthoma College, Tiruvalla.
The Church has a Parish Hall known as Centenary Hall. It had been built soon after the visit of the Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia who had donated Rs.25000.00 for its construction. The Church raised an equivalent amount and the Centenary Hall came up in the compound to mark the Centenary of the Church's establishment.
The Centenary Hall stood there serving the community of worshippers and non-worshippers alike. It was a landmark.
As time wore on improper maintenance brought it into disrepair. It could have been modernized. But it did not happen. The Centenary Hall became a relic.
There were two views. Some wanted it demolished and build a huge structure in its place. Some wanted to retain it, and modernize it. Nothing happened as the debate went on. The favourite pastime of Malayalees.
Recently there was the periodic elections to the positions in the Church. A day prior to the election, one of the contestants had circulated a pamphlet stating that those who were above 75 in age had torpedoed the proposed reconstruction of the Centenary Hall into a magnificent monument.
Demolition, modernisation or a huge structure were all okay, but throwing mud at those of 75 in age and beyond, I felt, was a blow under the belt.
It transponded me to a creative mode
The ceaseless drive to demolish the Centenary Hall and the building of a 12cr edifice in its place, unfortunately stalled by arch regressive visionaries over 75.
To begin with, those above 75 should stay at home. As the call to eternity is closer, they must spend their time in prayer and immerse themselves in the scriptures hoping they'd be well received on the other shore. If not, it serves you right for antagonizing those below 75 and know well, fire and sulphur await you.
Now for the Centenary Hall.
Those who are below 75 want a structure that outshines Girideepam at the Mar Ivanios campus. That it has ample parking space whereas our project will have limited parking space is the fillip to their dream.
What are we going to do with the huge structure that comes up?
We may have around 10 marraiages that would be solemnized in our Church for which the families if they choose would have the reception in this Hall.
Of course, the return on income is not at all a factor to be factored in, in an investment of 12cr and that is the most important fact the detractors of the ambitious project should keep embedded in their psyche. It makes it more than evident they must realise that their evil motives are the most ungodly acts they could ever perceive. Nobody is going to forgive them either.
Now it is for all to see that the CSI Cathedral at Broadway, Ernakulam has not yet thought of building a project of the stature of the 12cr project conceived by the active young of less than 75 in age here though they have space enough for such a project. It could be surmised that the entire membership of the Cathedral is above 75 for not initiating such a regressive act.
Well, what has now happened here?
The protagonists of the 12cr project have been thrown out lock stock and barrel by the most insensible members of the church.
At least they knew what was good and what was bad.
Long live people like them for the good of mankind
One day I had referred to a friend, of late Jacob George and of the property he had bequeathed to his church.
The friend later wrote to me, "Where can we locate details of the property gifted by late Jacob George?"
I replied, "Try as much as I did, I couldn’t locate it, because those who knew had kept their mouth shut.
But the period I could guess.
It could be between 1992 and 1996 or 96 - 99 or 2001 - 2003.
I do remember there was a mention of it in an annual report with a red/rose coloured cover page. Not the size we have now. Something like the size of a convention song book. There was just one sentence. "We have received the property of Jacob George."
Then there was no mention of it anywhere.
The former Sexton/Church peon had once told me, it was sold to a member of the church. But I am not certain who it is.
He had also said it was sold off as 4 cents although it was 5 cents.
The first time I had mentioned it in the Church Committe 2011-14 meeting, a senior member said it was sold to build a new structure. The next time I brought it up he said he didn't know anything about it at all.
No one knew anything.
At home my wife asked me why was I bothering about it when Jacob George's family members were unconcerned. I replied it was because I had worked with him and because he was a good man.
I still feel bad the manner in which the dead had been ignored and dealt with. The church took hold of his property that was bequeathed to it and they had sold it off. The least it could have done was to keep alive the memory of one who had done something good for it.
But no, they were materialistic to the core.
And to think that a prime building at the YMCA bears his father K.George's name, to think that K.George was a former Chief Secretary of the state, to think that Jacob George's elder brother was the doctor who had set up the ENT dept in the TVM Medical College, to think that Jacob George was the classmate of film actor Madhu (hearsay), to think that Jacob George's birth was rather late in the life of his parents, and to think that Jacob George was a bachelor that had made no one speak up for him though he belonged to a great family the members of which were still a part of the church, all those were of no interest or consequence to the ungrateful church that found it convenient to push his memory down the precipice into ignominy.
The rationale and the message to the unsuspecting do gooders of the church is quite simple. Never gift anything to the church. The church would never remember you. It would walk over you."
