Activies of OCYM

Programmes of the Movement

1.    Youth Empowerment
•    Means to identify the power and potentialities of the youth.
•    Channelizing their strength towards peaceful purposes in the contemporary church and social scenario.
•    Leading the youth to the main streams of the church and society at large.
•    Addressing the present day issues more meaningfully through seminar, workshops, discussions and conferences.
•    Activating talent development and guidance cells.

2.    Proclamation of the Essence of the Living Word (Vachanatmaghosham)

3.    Workshops and Handbook on Annual Theme
•    Conducting Workshops on the annual theme ‘perspectives of outliving’
•    Publishing a handbook on the theme.
•    Making the youth aware of the contemporary issues.
•    Enabling the youth to respond to the social issues.

4.    Immigrant Cell
The formation of an emigrant cell is envisaged with a view to provide the expatriates and the job-seekers abroad with a help-desk and information centre. The cell will handle the problems of our people who are working outside Kerala , especially in Gulf countries. And also will give guidance and directions to the young people who are going outside for studies and employment. Mr .Vivyan Thomas (9447036550) and Mr.Renji Koshy  (9446509170) will be in charge of the pravasi cell. People who need help in connection with certificate attestation, visa problems, immigration clearance etc may contact in the above numbers.
5.    Seek your Brethren (In search of Brothers) [Sahodarangale Thedi]
It is alarming that thousands of our youth who work abroad especially in Gulf countries do not regularly attend the church services or engage in parish activities. Their personal and financial problems may be hurdles in establishing public contacts. But if they come to the main stream of parish life many of their problems can be shared and solved. Such people, especially the youth gradually gets deviated to other renewal groups.

The gulf region has proposed a project titled “Sahodarangale Thedi” (In search of brethren) to collect the details of the youth working in Gulf regions. The local Parishes in Kerala are expected to collect the details of the persons abroad and send the same to the central office.

6.    Parumala Symposium
A Symposium on the spiritual life and social commitment of St.Gregorious of Parumala is to be held in Parumala in November.

7.    Yuva Sangamam in Mount Horeb
A Youth Meet has been scheduled to be arranged at Mount Horeb to commemorate H.H Baselious Mathews II.

8.    Youth Week
A week during Onam has been observed every year as Youth Week with variety of programmes, training sessions, house visits, cleaning, arts and sports festivals etc. are some among them.

9.    Environment Day
The Church has declared August 26th as environmental day. Ecological seminars and awareness programmes will be arranged by the local youth movement units to observe the day. Eco friendly parishes should be made by planting trees in the premises.

10.    Career guidance sessions
To take the youth to the vast realms of career opportunities and to give trainings to achieve the skills, career guidance sessions are arranged in various places.

11.    Vachanatma Ghosham – Visual media programme.
In the world of media explosions, the movement must stand up to the standard a visual gospel programme is being planned to broadcast on various TV channels.

12.    International Vision
•    Broadening the horizon of the activities to envisage international views
•    Forming registered units in all Parishes in India and abroad.
•    Networking the programmes and preparing common agenda.
•    Assuring the participation of the whole Youth of the Church both young men and women in India and abroad.

13.    Publications
•    Orthodox Yuvajanam – the official monthly of the movement reflecting the life of the Church, social concerns and activities of the movement at various levels.
•    Parumala Punyavan – the video documentary of the historic life and mission of St.Gregorious of Parumala.
•    Occasional and timely bulletin, pamphlets, circular and brochures.

14.    Financial Assistance to the needy
Providing financial help to the needy viz. sick, educational, housing, and self employment aids. Dubai scholarships and Kuwait St.Gregorious Scholarships are two among them.