Concrete Action Plan to be implemented in the eparchies and parishes in connection with the observance of October
Mission Month

Week 1
Mission of the Universal Church

1) A video on the Mission Sunday theme of Pope Leo XIV and a Video on the Mission Month from the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church is made available to all.

2) Recommanded to prepare a sharing of the testimony of one missionary from each Eparchy who is engaged in the mission work overseas and share to all.

3) Gift a Bible or be part of the BAI Project campaign that ensures all our countrymen get a Bible.

4) Recite the whole Rosary or at least a decade for the intentions of the world mission and missionaries.

5) Ask the children and youth to spare some money during October and share it for the mission.

6) Ensure that there is a team in the Eparchy and in the parish to carry out all the activities of the Mission Month.

Week 2
Syro-Malabar Mission Focus

1) One video on the Mission of the Syro-Malabar Church  of the Commission Chairman and one video on the Action Plan by the Secretary of the commission.

2) Social media reels and short videos highlighting Syro-Malabar missionary initiatives shall be circulated.

3) Give formation to the elderly lay persons and encourage them for personal sharing of Christ workplaces, schools, and neighborhoods. Share testimonies of missionaries working in India during the parish gatherings and digital platforms.

4) Popularise on the Mission Quest and other Mission Projects of the Church to the People.

5) Plan a mission visit to the mission area of the Syro-Malabar Church or of the Eparchy and discuss how the missionary partnership could be strengthened.

6) Ask the whole parish especially the children and youth to do some sacrifices for the suffering and dying for the faith and mission.

Week 3
Eparchial Mission Engagement

1) World Mission Sunday Collection: October 18, 2026.

2) Video on the Mission Month and Jeevan Jyothi from the Eparchial Bishops to the faithful of the Eparchy

3) Conduct seminars, talks or classes on the missionary activities of the Syro-Malabar Church and of the Eparchy, especially on the Evangelisation and missio ad gentes and train lay volunteers through short workshops in person-to-person evangelization.

4) Inaugurate the Jeevan Jyothi in Eparchial level, gathering all the lay missionaries of the Eparchy, even if they are part of other missionary organization. 

5) Prepare a missionary bank (old-present-future) of the personnel from the Priests, Religious and the Lay persons to strengthen the Eparchial Mission.

6) Ensure a clear mission adoption is done by the Eparchy with fidei donum concept of the universal church (Eparchy).

Week 4
Parish Mission Mobilization

1) Invite missionaries (priests, sisters or lay persons) to share experiences in parish assemblies, youth sessions and catechism class rooms.

2) Honor parish level missionaries: priests, sisters or lay persons during Sunday liturgy.

3) Encourage missionary vocations among seminarians, catechists, and youth.

4) Organize parish annual retreats on missionary themes, emphasizing the call of every baptized to evangelize, if not the whole retreat, at least some talks.

5) Establish missionary diaries for parishioners to record daily acts of evangelization.

6) Organize a Holy Qurbana or a cultural event for the guest workers as a mission work of the parish.

7) Discuss in the higher bodies about the mission of the parish, either a parish mission inside the parish or partnering a mission in the mission territory (parishes).

Long Term Plans

I. Launch a mission-friendly mobile app to share updates, testimonies, and needs of the mission.

II. Encourage youth and children to create reels, podcasts, and blogs on missionary life and evangelization themes and promote respectful Gospel sharing in digital spaces by individuals and groups in different languages. The best reels or short film may be awareded on Missionary themes (from Bible, Apostolic times, saints, and the modern times (SyMM office and Eparchies).

III. Prepare documentaries of missionary models from apostolic times to modern times of the priests, religious especially of the laity with inspiring style (SyMM office and Eparchies).

Mission Month Pledge

God is my Father. Jesus is my Savior. The Holy Spirit is my Helper. The Holy Church is my Mother. The establishment of God’s Kingdom is my goal.

I am proud to be a member of the SyroMalabar Church, which was founded through the faith proclamation and missionary work of St. Thomas the Apostle. By its very nature, the Church is missionary. The Church exists for evangelization. I desire to become a missionary filled with zeal and faith.

I respect those who serve in the missionary field. I promise to pray for them and to offer whatever help and cooperation I can. I pledge to live for the Gospel together with the Church, and, if necessary, to sacrifice my life for the sake of faith. May God bless me!

Fr. Francis Eluvathingal