About Sunday School
About Sunday School
This is a spiritual organization functioning in all the parishes of the Orthodox Church throughout the world. It takes care of the spiritual nurturing of the children, by bringing them up in the knowledge and fellowship of Jesus Christ and His Church.The Orthodox Church from the very beginning took utmost care in educating the Children the Values of Christian life, the contents of the Bible and the Church history.
The classes range from Pre-primary classes to the 12th class. As in secular schools, class ten concludes the secondary level and a certificate is awarded a “Sunday School final Certificate (SSFC) to the successful candidates. Higher Secondary course is for another two years. We follow a curriculum, jointly prepared and published by the Oriental Orthodox Churches which is revised from time to time.
Sunday School Coordinators
Following individuals have been appointed to various positions for sunday school by HG Alexios Mar Eusebius through Kalpana DSWA/C/017/2009.
 Rev. Fr. Zachariah Diju Skariah Director: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
 Rev. Dn. Saju Varghese Associate Director: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
 Mr. Joe Varghese General Secretary This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
 Mathews Reni Philip (Houston) Diocesan Sunday School Treasurer This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
- North-West Regional Coordinator : George Geevarghese (Edmonton)
- Southeast Regional Coordinator : Abraham Kappil (Florida)
- West Regional Coordinator : Dr. Thomas M. Zachariah (Los Angeles)
Midwest Regional Coordinators
- Chicago Area : John T Simon (Chicago)
- Detroit Area : Stephen Kuruvilla (Detroit)
South Regional Coordinators
- Dallas : Philip Thomas (Dallas)
- San Antonio/Houston/Austin Area : Tinu Mathew (Austin)
- Houston : Liju Mathews
- San Antonio : Shirly Thomass
South Area Level Coordinators
Sunday School Activities
The Sunday School of the Malankara Orthodox Churches participate in a variety of activities. Most churches display the talents of their students through the arrangement of various church programs on major feasts of the church. Many local parishes also participate on taking their students to various Christian locations such as sister churches. The Sunday School program has also began talent searches where students compete against each other for the glorification of the Lord. To enhance the spiritual education of our future generations, our Diocesan Metropolitan has approved the following undertakings for the benefit of the Church through Kalpana DSWA/C/016/2010. Details of all these programs will be communicated through the coordinators to the Sunday School Principals and Vicars and from them to the teachers.
The initiatives are
Teachers Certification for the benefit of the teachers and ultimately to their students. Click here for more details
Standardized new textbooks and workbooks to ensure uniformity and allow centralized exams for Grades 5, 8, 10 and 12.
Parents Teachers Association to ensure that all parents become more actively involved of their children's Sunday School lives.
Bible Resource Study Program to familiarize our children with the habit of reading the Holy Bible.
Sunday School Day will be celebrated in our Diocese on Sunday, December 4, 2011. The significance of this day is that it is the fourth Sunday during the season of Nativity in which we commemorate the Birth of St. John the Baptist. This day is celebrated as Children’s Day in our Church and thus it is also appropriate to celebrate as Sunday School Day in our Diocese.