Mutholath Auditorium is an air conditioned and beautifully designed
auditorium available for the use of banquets, public meetings,
conferences, and similar gatherings. It has sufficient parking and an
open lower level for additional use. Its seating capacity in the main
hall is 650. It is wheelchair accessible.
Mutholath Auditorium is located on the highway side of Ettumanoor Pala
road at Cherpunkal village in Kottayam District, Kerala State, India.
Its revenue is fully used for the maintenance of Good Samaritan Centre
and Agape Bhavan at Cherpunkal. Both these institutions in the Mutholath
Nagar in Cherpunkal serve the differently abled (disabled) and their
families.
Mutholath Auditorium, Good Samaritan Centre for the deafblind, and Agape
Bhavan for the physically and mentally disabled are run by Kottayam
Social Service Society, the social service department of the Archdiocese
of Kottayam. All these are located at Mutholath Nagar in Cherpunkal.
HISTORY
Based on the understanding reached by Fr. Abraham Mutholath and Fr. Michael Vettikkatt, the director of Kottayam Social Service Society (KSSS), Archbishop Mar Mathew Moolakkatt gave permission on September 10, 2014 to build Mutholath Auditorium in the premises of Good Samaritan Center with the full financial support of Fr. Abraham Mutholath. Mar Moolakkatt laid the foundation stone for the auditorium in September 2014. Fr. Mutholath met with Mar Mathew Moolakkatt in Chicago on September 26, 2014 to work out further details of the auditorium.
The reasoning behind the construction of this auditorium was as follows:
Though Sense International was supporting the Deafblind programme at
Good Samaritan Centre, KSSSS had to develop additional source of income
for continued financial support of the centre. The availability of an
auditorium there would serve for public gatherings of KSSS activities of
the region and the income generated by renting the building for public
needs would be a source of support and sustainability for the Samaritan
Centre. As an auditorium for the public is a felt need at Cherpunkal,
there was scope for the proposed auditorium. It could also be a Silver
Jubilee Memorial of KSSS.
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Major Archbishop of the Syro Malabar Church Mar George Cardinal
Alencherry blessed and inaugurated this auditorium on 14th February
2017. His Grace Archbishop Mar Mathew Moolakkatt presided over the
public meeting. Mar George Palliparambil, Bishop of Miao and Mons Joseph
MLA spoke on the occasion.
In his inaugural speech Cardinal Mar George Alancherry request Mar Mathew Moolakkatt to name the Samaritan Campus as Mutholath Nagar. So after consultation with pastoral council, Mar Mathew Moolakkatt name the campus as Mutholath Nagar.
This air conditioned and beautifully furnished auditorium is used by the
public for wedding banquets and KSSS is using it for social service
meetings.
TIMELINE OF MUTHOLATH AUDITORIUM
2014, September 10: Mar Mathew Moolakkatt, the Archbishop of Kottayam
gave permission to construct Mutholath Auditorium.
2014 September: Mar Mathew Moolakkatt laid the foundation stone for the
auditorium.
2014 September 26: Mar Mathew Moolakkatt and Fr. Abraham Mutholath made
further plans for the auditorium project.
2017 February 14: Blessing and inauguration of the auditorium by Major Archbishop Cardinal Mar George Cardinal Alencherry. His Grace Archbishop Mar Mathew Moolakkatt presided over the public meeting. Mar George Palliparambil, Bishop of Miao and Mons Joseph MLA spoke on the occasion.