At our Eucharists we gave thanks to God for two remarkable priests and their much loved homelands: at KUTS Trivandrum I spoke about Ivor Smith-Cameron and at St Thomas Nilackal Professor Kevin Ward paid tribute to John Webber-both having family roots at St Matthias Madras/Chennai

Grateful to Abraham Stephanos for #AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024 audience with Malankara Orthodox Catholicos His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews III who vested each of us in silk shawls and endorsed the work of AECA to pray and work for the unity of the churches of the East and West

#AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024 lighting of candles for our Sunday Eucharist at St Thomas Church and Ecumenical Centre Nilackal - one of the seven Thomas churches and local sights of beauty

#AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024 two short videos which capture the atmosphere of the Patronal celebrations at St George Malankara Orthodox Church Mylapra including procession and raising of the flag

#AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024 joining many hundreds at St George's Mylapra - the church where Metropolitan Abraham Stephanos was baptised - for Patronal celebrations including procession and raising of the flag of St George - with much rejoicing

#AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024 journeying today from Trivandrum to Kumarakom at St Mary's Malankara Orthodox Church, Kadapra, one of the seven churches founded by Thomas the Apostle, where we were very warmly received by Fr Thomas Matthew and Fr Ashwin

#AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024 welcomed by Metropolitan Zacharias Mar Aprem and the community at St George Monastery and Ashram close to nature and bringing together orthodox precepts with traditional Indian spirituality - group photo by Christ in Lotus pose

Gracious hospitality and profound ecumenical wisdom from HB Baselios Cardinal Cleemis: Christians are a minority and in this divided world, we are called to speak with one voice - words endorsed by Abraham Stephanos #SyroMalankaraCatholicChurch #AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024

So pleased that His Majesty is recovering well and returning to public duties.

We continue to pray for the King and for the Princess of Wales.

May God grant them healing, strengthen the Royal Family, and may they find comfort in the prayers, support and well wishes of the…

#AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024 from Trivandrum to St Mary's Thiruvithamcode the oldest of the St Thomas churches founded under royal patronage by the Apostle for the newly baptised in AD63 10km from the Arabian Sea. Grateful to Mor Stephanos and Deacon Amal for our visit and prayer

A joy to celebrate our first Eucharist of #AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024 in the Chapel of Kerela United Theological Seminary welcomed by Principal David Joy - pilgrims delighted by links with KUTS and their encouragers +Leslie Brown +Geoffrey Paul and Jane Williams who was born here

Great joy to welcome Bishop Christopher and fellow pilgrims to Chennai

#AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024 from the oldest Anglican Church East of Suez at St George Fort established by the East India Company in 1679 to the wider cultural heritage at Mahabalipuram with concessions made today to 40 degrees Celsius and 70% humidity

#AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024 glad to be co-leading with my good friend Metropolitan Abraham Stephanos supported by Fr Ben Drury and to have reached the summit of St Thomas's Mount at Mylapore with most of our fellow 22 pilgrims #MyLordandMyGod

#AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024 making great progress on our first full day visiting the Armenian Church and in the afternoon the Catholic Cathedral of St Thomas onwards to the Little Mount Shrine where we were greeted by those getting ready for the Festival of Mother Mary

#AECAStThomasPilgrimage2024 is underway in sweltering Chennai beginning with Morning Prayer in the beautiful Malankara Orthodox Cathedral of St Thomas and an added bonus with Canon Dhanaraj Premraj joining us - all the way from New Addington to visit his father

Good to be with Army, Sea & Air Force Cadets as well as Scouts and St John Ambulance England young volunteers for the Annual St George's Day Service@Garrison Church in Woolwich. Grateful to Dr Adam Scott (Hon. Chaplain) and late lamented +Karowei Dorgu for encouraging these youth groups

A joyful confirmation #Easter4 at St Hilda's Crofton Park with candidates prepared by Fr Stuart Bates in his final months as Vicar - everyone appreciative of his many years of faithful priestly ministry and fitting that the Gospel of the day: 'I am the good shepherd' (John 10)

Thank you all Boutcher CE Primary for supporting my Lent Call and God bless