Mar Thoma Bishops Felicitated at Gurukul: On Sunday 20th January 2008, Gurukul felicitated the bishops of the Mar Thoma Church. Present on the occasion were the new Metropolitan Most Rev. Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma, the retired Metropolitan Most Rev. Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostom and the bishop of the Chennai - Bangalore Diocese Rt. Rev. Dr. Geevarghese Mar Theodosius. At the Felicitation meeting presided over by Rev. Dr. P. Manoharan, the Director of Gurukul, Dr. K. Rajaratnam, the Director Emeritus recalled the historic links between the College and the Mar Thoma Church. In their reply speeches, the bishops thanked Gurukul for training a number of clergy for the Church. The Metropolitan also invited Gurukul to attend the forthcoming Maramon Convention hosted by the Church. Dr. Samuel W. Meshack, the Principal of Gurukul, proposed the Vote of Thanks. A large number of students, faculty members and guests attended the meeting.

Following the Felicitation meeting, at the Community Worship service, Most Rev. Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostom Metropolitan preached on the text "That they may all be one" (St. John 17: 21). He affirmed that unity is the will of God for humankind. "Human beings become human only in relation to God and to nature… The created order was put together in the human so that humanity would be related to God the creator as well as to the created nature", he said.

The dinner hosted by the Director for the visiting dignitaries was attended by the members of the faculty, their spouses and the guests.