Indian Christian Day Celebrated in Tri State Area

On Jul 13, 2022

Church of South India Moderator Rt. Rev. Dharmaraj Rasalam, Deputy Moderator Rev. Dr. Ruben Mark, Episcopal Bishop Johncy Itty lighting up the lamp at the Indian Christian Day (Photo: Johncy Itty courtesy FIACONA)

HI INDIA NEWS DESK
NEW YORK, NY- Indian Christian Day or Jesus Bhakti Divas was recently celebrated in the Tri-state area. The aim was to bring together the diverse Christian community from India living in America.

Organized by the Federation of Indian Christian Organizations of North America (FIACONA) the event was held in St. Vincent de Paul Malankara Catholic Church in Elmont, N.Y.

Attendees read passages from the Bible in their own language and sang prayer songs. Bible readings took place in Malayalam, Telugu, English, Tamil, Punjabi, Kannada, Hindi, and Gujarati. Prayer songs were sung by choirs from Saint Mary’s Syro Malabar Catholic Church, St. Paul’s International Lutheran Church, CSI Jubilee Memorial Church, Immanuel Lutheran Church, and Bethlehem Punjabi Church. A group of nurses from Saint Mary’s Syro Malabar Church entertained with a Marggam Kali, a traditional Christian dance from Kerala. The program was moderated by Shre John and Leno Thomas.