MARY QUEEN OF MISSIONS REGION, DELHI

The Mary Queen of the Missions Region is geographically spread across five North Indian states, namely Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and some regions of Uttar Pradesh namely Noida, Greater Noida (Gaudam Buddha Nagar ) and Ghaziabad. St Mary Queen of Missions Delegation, Delhi was started on 3 July 2015.The region is coextensive with the area of the eparchy of Faridabad. The region has designed an integral model of missionary work offering opportunities for people to meaningfully encounter Christ’s love and mercy as well as to make the Church more relevant and appreciable to the peoples.

The three main thrust areas of the Region are 1) Mission among Peoples, 2) Works of Mercy, interfaith activities and empowering processes through education and Charitable Activities.3) Pastoral Care of the Migrants of Syro Malabar Church. The humanitarian activities are done the social wing of the region named DEEPTI FOUNDATION a registered trust.

Deepti Foundation
Deepti Foundation (DF), a registered charitable Trust, has been involved in making a difference in people’s lives, with the support and collaboration of various national and international agencies and also the Government of India, for over one and half decades now. DF is formed and run by the Catholic Priests, belonging to the Missionary Society of St. Thomas, the Apostle (MST), with a firm belief that nothing we do is more powerful than changing a life. We work every day to find lasting solutions to our country’s greatest challenges – providing families with a sustainable path out of poverty, increasing opportunity for vulnerable women and girls, giving formal education and nutritional support to children engaged in rag picking, providing hostel facilities for the children involved in rag picking and also reducing the prevalence rate of many preventive diseases, most importantly HIV/AIDS. It is also engaged in a range of services including care, treatment and rehabilitative support to people living with HIV/AIDS, tackling deep rooted economic and social problems, provision of psychological support to the ill and the depressed. Without concentrated action, we could face a backlash from the growing numbers of vulnerable children on the streets and garbage dumps. The situation made us plunge into giving education and nutritional assistance to some of these children. Our social activities are recognized by people concerned. The Income Tax Department has readily sanctioned us 12 A (a) and Tax Exemption Certificate U/S 80 G (5) (VI) of the Income Tax Act 1861. DF has the official government recognition as it is registered with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act. All our activities are in collaboration with the Government of India and the World Health Organization.

Website	:	www.deeptifoundation.org
Email	:	dfdelhi@gmail.com

Regional Administration Team

Regional Director	:	Rev. Fr Joseph Karodan
I Coucillor	:	Rev. Fr Cyril Kureekattu
II Councillor and Procurator	:	Rev. Fr Thomas Puliyammakal
Email	:	mqmrdelhi@gmail.com

Personnel

Priests	:	There are 37 MST priests assigned to this Mission Region.Right now, the Mary Queen of Missions Region (MQMR) has 15 centers of apostolates in different places of this vast territory. Among the 15 centers, seven are in Punjab, four in Delhi and two in Himachal Pradesh.
Women Religious	:	Four religious congregations are serving in the Mary queen of the Missions Region, Delhi.
Congregation of the Sisters of St Francis of Assisi (OSF)	:	OSF sistersare serving in Sant Yusuf Sadan, Deon, Bathinda.
Medical Sisters of St Joseph (MSJ)	:	MSJ sisters are rending service in Kristu Jyoti Catholic centre, Rohru
Sisters of Philip Neri	:	Collaborating with mother Theresa catholic Mission, Delhon
Congregation of Sisters of Charity (SCCG)	:	Associating with Deepti Ashram Girls Hostel, Najafgarh.

CENTRES IN THE DELEGATION