The pastoral care is extended over two Parishes and 10 sub-stations under the Diocese of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
1. Sunkeswary Parish
The Parish was started in the year of 1998 as the Carmelites took charge of villages around. The new Parish bifurcated from the parishes of Yemigannur and Adoni and dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Rev Fr Sunny Thuruthipillil O.Carm., the pioneer of the mission became the first Parish Priest. It consists of 11 substations around. Fr Jijo Muthanattu O.Carm., was appointed the parish priest in 2008, and Fr Regi Jacob Pullan O.Carm in 2011. The New Parish church was blessed on 31 December 2012 by Most Rev Poola Anthony, Bishop of the Diocese of Kurnool.
On 21 June 2015, the parish was bifurcated for the effective service to the faithful, and thus, Kosigi Parish came into existence. On 26 May 2016 new church at Ramupuram village, which is a substation of Sunkeswary Parish, was inaugurated by Most Rev Poola Anthony, Bishop of the Diocese of Kurnool, in the presence of Very Rev Fr Robert Puthussery O.Carm, the Prior Provincial of the Order. Now the Parish consists of five villages, 380 families, and 2000 Catholics.
2. Kosigi Parish
Kosigi Parish dedicated to St George came in to existence on 21 June 2015 bifurcated from Sunkeswary Parish. Fr Thomas Nelliyanyil was given charge as the Parish Priest. The Parish consists of 7 villages, 350 families 2100 faithful.
Evangelization – The Socio-spiritual Renewal:
Evangelization means giving Jesus to all people so as to enable them to lead a better human life. A good Christian is always a good human with all his socio-economic and spiritual values. The spiritual renewal illuminates and strengthens the values of human life. Most basically, the values are ardently blended with the socio-cultural phenomena of the society. The Hindu culture and caste system widely affect the life and lifestyles of the people, which has a great role in moulding the values. Hence, this is the core challenge we have been facing from the commencement of the mission.
Therefore, we planned to make the people beneficiaries of the spiritual enlightenment by receiving Jesus in their hearts to build their lives deep in Christian faith and love. The strategy is reaching out to the people through:
• Daily Eucharistic Celebration
• Preparing people to receive the sacraments
• The word of God
• Body and Blood of Jesus
• Basic catechism of the church
• First Holy Communion
• Holy Adoration
• Holy Rosary
• Faith proclamations and processions
• Home visits and Counseling
• Youth and children’s group animations
• Blessing of the Houses
• Renovation and construction of churches
• Intervention in problem solving
• Bible to every family
The focus point is to enable the people to accept the faith formation and remould their moral and social values, which renovate the lifestyle and attitude of the people.
