03/02/2021
അഖില മലങ്കര ബാലസമാജം 2020 ഡിസംബർ 12 ന് നടത്തിയ 38 മത്
വാർഷിക കോൺഫറൻസിൽ മുഖ്യ പ്രഭാഷണം നടത്തിയത് അമേരിക്കൻ White House ലെ സീനിയർ എക്സിക്യൂട്ടീവും ഓർത്തോഡോക്സ് സഭയിലെ സീനിയർ വൈദീകനുമായ ബഹു. അലക്സാണ്ടർ കുരിയൻ അച്ചൻ ആയിരുന്നു. Coping with COVID-19 through the lens of faith എന്ന വിഷയത്തിൽ അച്ചൻ നടത്തിയ ക്ലാസ് കേൾക്കുകയും
അതിനെ സംബന്ധിച്ച് ഉപന്യാസം
തയ്യാറാക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന കുട്ടികൾക് അച്ചൻ സമ്മാനങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിരുന്നു. അവരുടെ പേര് വിവരങ്ങൾ അലക്സാണ്ടർ അച്ചന്റെ മെസേജിനൊപ്പം ചുവടെ ചേർക്കുന്നു. സമ്മാനം ലഭിച്ച എല്ലാ കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളെയും ബാലസമാജം കേന്ദ്ര കമ്മിറ്റി അഭിനന്ദിക്കുന്നു. ബഹു. അച്ചനോടുള്ള നന്ദിയും കടപ്പാടും അറിയിക്കുന്നതോടൊപ്പം തന്റെ പ്രവർത്തന മേഖലയിൽ കൂടുതൽ ശോഭിക്കാൻ ദൈവം ഇടയാക്കട്ടെ എന്ന് ആശംസിക്കുന്നു.
My most beloved and revered H. G. Dr.Joshua Mar Nicodimos Metropolitan, respected Nathanael Rembachen, Balasamjam Executive Committee, and my loving Balasamajam children, good morning from Washington DC. I was so humbled and blessed by the invitation by His Grace to give the Keynote address at the 38th Balasamajam Annual Conference. My heartfelt apologies for the delay in completing the review and scoring of the Essays you have submitted. Life in Washington has been a bit hectic in recent weeks, including the transfer of Power from President Trump to the newly elected President Biden. Again, please forgive me as you have been eagerly awaiting for me to announce the results. I have received a total of 152 essays. Each one of you have done a super fantastic job listening to my speech and writing the summary essay on the topic of “Copying with COVID-19 through the Lens of Faith”. Your extraordinary work made it very tough for me to grade them. In some instances, I had to read a second and third time for fairly grading them. The criteria I used for grading was: 1) 30 points for Understanding/Age of the student; 2) 30 marks for Presentation of the theme; 3) 20 marks for organization and Format; 4) 10 marks for the writing style, clarity, and conciseness; and, 5) 10 marks for conclusion of the Essay - for a total of 100 marks. Initially, my plan was to ONLY award 10 “first prizes”. However, since there was a tie, I have decided to award 11 first prizes. Each will receive 2,500 rupees each from me, with a Certificate, and a memento from the White House to be cherished for a lifetime. In addition, since you have done a superb job listening and writing the essay, I have decided to award 5 “honorable mention” prizes. They will also receive a Certificate and a memento from the White House. I will, with the permission from His Grace, deposit the cash prize for 11 winners directly into your bank account. I will email everyone the Certificates. And, when I can visit Kerala after COVID-19 crisis, I will personally meet each one of you to award the memento from the White House. Please be very patient as we are coordinating everything in a very challenging COVID-19 environment from Washington DC. Again, please forgive me for the delay. It has been an honor and blessing for me to talk to you and witness about the power of our strong faith in Jesus. Never let go of this faith! �
If I can ever be of assistance and provide guidance for your future plans, you can always reach out to me at [email protected]. Love you and always praying for you and your family. You are very dear to my heart and I have added your names to my prayer list. Please pray for me and my family. God bless and please stay safe. I am very active on FB and Instagram.
Sincerely,
Alexander Kurien Achen
Fr. Alexander J. Kurien
Senior Executive Services (SES I)
Deputy Associate Administrator &
Executive Director of FRPC
Office of Government-wide Policy
United States Government
Washington DC