{"id":1246,"date":"2026-01-01T07:21:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T07:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/?page_id=1246"},"modified":"2026-03-25T07:09:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:09:56","slug":"mar-thomasunday-school-samajam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/mar-thomasunday-school-samajam\/","title":{"rendered":"Mar ThomaSunday School Samajam"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The reformers realized the importance of Bible Study, as essential for spiritual renewal and growth. The opening of the Sunday Schools thus became a natural development in the way of Christian nurture. The formal inauguration of the Sunday School Samajam comprising all the Sunday Schools, which had already been started in the parishes, took place at Maramon Convention in 1905. Mr. V P Mammen, (later Vicar General V P Mammen Kasseesa) was elected as the First General Secretary. The growth and development of the Sunday School Samajam as one of the leading Christian Education organisations across the globe was the result of the extraordinary organising ability of Rev. V P Mammen and his untiring efforts for 47 years. In those days of very limited travel facilities, he visited churches in different places, travelling in bullock carts and riding bicycles. He organized syllabuses for the different grades and published the lessons to be taught in various classes. A publication entitled \u201cSandarsini\u201d began to be published in 1911, containing articles helpful to the pupils, teachers, and parents and lesson notes for Sunday school teachers. Since 1952, textbooks have been published for the various classes. From 1977 the Sunday School Samajam has followed the curriculum of the Christian Education Council of India.<\/p>

Rev. Dr K K George joined the work of the Sunday School Samajam in 1952 and was General Secretary of the Samajam after the demise of Very Rev. V. P. Mammen, from 1952 up to June 1982. Both of them laboured in this great cause, dedicating their extraordinary powers of head and heart to the cause of Christian education for children.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Classes are arranged over a period of 15 years, beginning at age 5, so that by the time the Sunday school course is completed, the pupils will have sound knowledge of the scriptures and the doctrines of the church.<\/p>

Sunday Schools are arranged in every parish, and in large parishes there will be two or more Sunday Schools as needed. Inspectors are allotted to supervise the work of Sunday Schools in a given area, and organizers are appointed in each diocese. The Central Office arranges examinations every year, and competitions are also held at the diocesan and central levels.<\/p>

The Sunday School Samajam celebrated the Platinum Jubilee in 1980. The Christian Education Centre was established at Charal Mount, Kuriannoor in 1972 providing one of the attractive camp sights for children and for training of teachers. The High School at Edakulam and the boarding house attached to it are run by the Sunday School Samajam.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our weekly sessions are thoughtfully structured to provide
a balanced blend of worship, learning, and fellowship. Each
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Opening Worship & Prayer: Foundations of faith through
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Bible Lesson & Discussion: Exploring scripture with engaging stories and interactive questions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Memory Verse & Songs: Memorising scripture and singing hymns.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Closing Prayer & Announcements : Reflecting and preparing for the week ahead.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We believe in a dynamic and interactive teaching approach that caters to diverse learning styles. Our methodology is rooted in creating a nurturing environment where children feel safe to explore their faith, ask
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By the Grace of God, the 120th year of the Sunday School Samajam is being completed with divine blessings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Christmas Gifts: Samajam provided gifts prepared by our Sunday School students to differently-abled children during the Christmas period.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Office Information<\/h3>\n
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\n <\/svg><\/span>\n Rev. Sajesh Mathews
\r\nGeneral Secretary
\r\nMar Thoma Sunday School Samajam
\r\nTiruvalla - 689 101
\r\nKerala, India<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n <\/svg><\/span>\n mtsamajam@gmail.com<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n <\/svg><\/span>\n +91 4692600655(O)<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/svg><\/span>\n +91 4692603925(R)<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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\n President<\/span>\n Rt. Rev. Dr. Mathews Mar Makarios Episcopa<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Mar ThomaSunday School Samajam The reformers realized the importance of Bible Study, as essential for spiritual renewal and growth. The opening of the Sunday Schools thus became a natural development in the way of Christian nurture. The formal inauguration of the Sunday School Samajam comprising all the Sunday Schools, which had already been started in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1246","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1246"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26231,"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1246\/revisions\/26231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}