St. Thomas Orthodox Christian Youth Movement (STOCYM)

The Orthodox Christian Youth Movement (OCYM), the Youth-wing of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Chruch is in its 90th year of active leadership and Christian witness in the Church and society. It contributes to the goodness and progress of the Church and community in the three-fold path of worship, study and service. It aims at moulding the minds and visions of the youth against the background of the contemporary issues.

St.Thomas Orthodox Christian Youth Movement (STOCYM) is the first unit in Arabian Gulf and is one of the active spiritual organizations of our Cathedral. The activities of this unit is as old as the age of our congregation.

The lifestyle of the youth in the Gulf may appear to be colorful, but in actuality they face a lot of difficulties and challenges. This unit is serving as a spiritual platform where all efforts will be made to share, care and thereby help in diminishing the pain of others and make aware of talents that the young bloods have.

We are actively involved in various spiritual, cultural and social activities of the church. Regular meetings are held on every Saturday after the Holy Qurbana. Devotional addresses, group discussions, Bible studies, quiz competition, christian anthakshari etc. are the main activities of the regular meetings. Special Retreats, seminars, symposiums, Debates, Study classes, Medical camps and Conferences are frequently arranged by inviting eminent personalities and resource persons.

In the year 2008, we have expanded our role in line with Holy Synod’s decision to include Women to regular meetings. This was a great achievement as it increased participation of young women in the church Forum and enable couples to attend the meeting as active members.

We have won the President’s “Best Unit Award” & “Best unit Secretary Award” for our outstanding activities during the year 2006 & 2010. We have hosted the 03rd Gulf Orthodox Youth Conference (GOYC) in Bahrain under the auspices of our Church in 2007.

Global OCYM Website link : https://ocymonline.org/

STOCYM unit of the cathedral meets every Saturday from 9:00PM to 10:30PM.