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A Brief History

SVD House Pilathara is situated in the northern part of Kerala in the district of Kannur in Kerala Stae.The house was built and was inaugurated and blessed on 30th July 1995. It has an area of around eight acres of land which is rather fertile and cultivable. The land yields Coconuts, Cashew and Pepper.  The land lies just along the National High Way No. 17 and the SVD House is situated just on this High Way.  Initially the House functioned as a Minor Seminary where the students were admitted for an orientation course which lasted for a year.  Later this course was shifted to our Minor Seminary in Changanacherry

The Objectives of the SVD House Today

Today the SVD House function as a Biblical Pastoral Center in the sense that the staff who are appointed to this house are involved in the Biblical  and Pastoral Ministry mainly in the dioceses of Kannur and Thalaserry.  We also offer our services outside these two dioceses. Right now we do not conduct any residential progaramme in the house due to lack of living and accommodation facilities. However we plan to conduct progarammes in the house in the near future so that we could call them programmes of the Divine Word Missionaries !  Thus the house is in the process of being developed as a center for Biblical formation for the laity as well as for the religious.  We conduct short courses on Bible, conduct retreats, discussions and prayers based on the Word of God.

The Confreres of the SVD House and their Apostolate Today

 Fr. Sebastian Pottanani and Fr. Mathew Kavukatt are the two confreres who are involved in the ministry today.  Fr. Mathew Kavukatt is having a full time Biblical Ministry. He offers Biblical classes in the diocese and parish level  on invitation.  He also visits Institutions both SVDs and non Svds for short courses on Bible.  Fr. Pottanani is involved in various pastoral ministries like preaching retreats, recollections, hearing confessions and celebrating Masses in various parishes.

For the above retreat and Biblical programmes our confreres are available for those who would like our services. You could contact us by our e-mail addresses given below.