Many among us have already achieved economic integration. Most of us have good jobs or run independent businesses successfully. Social integration, on the other hand, still lags behind the economic integration as we are not anxious to get ourselves involved in the community we live in or to perform our civic responsibilities. Building our own parishes and congregations and adding more services both in our own mother tongue and in English are all signs of progress. But we need to appreciate the God given plurality.
World is a mosaic of different cultures, races, religions and languages.
A church which is truly catholic will be embracing all sections of people and also equipping all to participate in the corporate ministry. It's in this context the importance of developing good ecumenical relationships with non-Malayalee church denominations in our communities, is to be looked at. In networking with these churches, we can broaden our social outreach programs. We must reach out to the needy in the community we live in. Prison Ministry, Soup Kitchens, Food Closets are examples of some of the programs we can get involved in.