Constitution

Mar Gregorios Movement of St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Maha Edavaka, Kuwait

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(Founded in memory of St. Gregorios of Parumala and based on the Constitution of the Orthodox Christian Youth Movement of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, with adequate operational changes applicable for Kuwait; formally adopted in the General Body held on November 2nd, 1989 and passed in the General Body held on January 26th 1998)

  1. NAME: Shall be "Mar Gregorios Movement" of St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Syrian Church, Kuwait and hereinafter shall be referred to as "MGM Kuwait".
  2. AREA OF OPERATION: Shall be in Kuwait. Assistance shall be extended to the diocese in which the Kuwait Parish is included and to the needy and deserving in any part of the world irrespective of cast, creed or colour.
  3. OFFICIAL ENTITY:
    1. OFFICE: The parsonage of St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Maha Edavaka, Kuwait shall be the registered office of MGM Kuwait so long as both continue to exist in Kuwait. ( P.O. Box  80, Safat 13001, Kuwait)
    2. EMBLEM: MGM Kuwait must have an emblem of its own representing its aims and dependency.
    3. FLAG: MGM Kuwait must have an accepted flag of 3 x 2 feet size and of yellow colour with the emblem printed in the centre of the flag.
  4. AIMS: Worship, Study, Service and Charity among the members, well-wishers and supporters and mould its members to be better servants of the Orthodox hierarchy comprising its beliefs, faith and truth for the glory of Almighty.
  5. PATRON: H. H. Moran Mar Baselios, Catholicose of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, consecrated on the throne of St. Thomas shall be the patron of MGM Kuwait. All and any appeals will rest with His Holiness whose decision shall be the last and final.
  6. VICE-PATRON: The Diocesan Metropolitan of Kuwait Parish shall be the vice-patron of MGM Kuwait with all the powers of the Patron but with the option of appeal to the Patron.
  7. PRESIDENT: The Vicar of the St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Maha Edavaka, Kuwait shall be the President of MGM Kuwait. In his absence, the Vice-President shall enjoy all and full administrative powers of the President.
  8. MANAGING COMMITTEE : One Vice-President, Secretary, Joint Secretary, Treasurer, Cultural Secretary and a minimum of ten area-wise committee members shall be elected from the General Body for a period of one year or up to the next General Body in which such elections are held. Five additional members, with a standing of more than five years as a full-fledged member (ref. 11a & c) of MGM Kuwait, shall be nominated by the outgoing managing committee subject to the approval of the General Body and shall constitute the Managing Committee for the period as mentioned above. The Secretary of the outgoing committee shall be the ex-officio for the incoming committee with a right to vote.
  9. AUDITORS: Two members shall be elected by the General Body for a period of one year or up to the next General Body in which such elections are held.
  10. RESTRICTIONS: Members of the managing committee and auditors can be reelected not more than twice consecutively.
  11. MEMBERSHIP:
    1. Any registered member of the St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Maha Edavaka in Kuwait is eligible to become a member of MGM Kuwait. Existing members of MGM Kuwait as on 26/01/1998 will remain as its members if they so wish, even if they are registered members of any of the other Indian Orthodox Syrian Churches in Kuwait.
    2. A member shall have the right to be the member of only one spiritual organization of St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Maha Edavaka, at a time in Kuwait. Membership of any MGM Kuwait member shall be ceased once that individual becomes a member of any other spiritual movement in Kuwait simultaneously.
    3. A member must pay the registration fee of KD 1/- and subscription or other payment, if any, as decided by the General Body of MGM Kuwait.
    4. A member shall not work or persuade other members to work or act at any time against the accepted interests of MGM Kuwait and decisions taken by its committees and general body.
    5. A membership shall be forfeited for reasons hereof, by the General Body at its 2/3 majority with the approval of the President.
      1. Activities against the interest, teachings and principles of the Indian Orthodox Syrian Church and its constitution.
      2. Violating the rules and regulations and acting against generally accepted aims and decisions of MGM Kuwait.
  12. MEETINGS:
    1. The President or with his knowledge, the Vice-President, and with their permission, the Secretary shall cause to convene the Managing Committee, General Body or Extra-Ordinary meetings.
    2. Advance notice of 2 weeks for the General Body and one week for the Managing Committee meetings is to be served by the Secretary with the knowledge of the President and Vice-President. However, emergency meetings with the knowledge of the President and Vice-President shall be called at short notice.
    4. Managing Committee meetings are to be convened once in a month and General Body meetings at least twice a year or whenever deemed necessary.
    5. The President or, with his knowledge, the Vice-President shall cause to convene the General Body meeting on the written demand of 25% of MGM Kuwait's registered members.
    6. There is no special quorum for the General Body meetings. The members present in each General Body shall be the quorum for such meetings. The quorum for the Managing Committee shall be 50% of its members, excluding the chairperson who also has the right to cast a vote.
  13. FINANCE:
    1. The Financial year shall be from the 1st April to 31st March of the following year.
    2. Income and Expenditure accounts and balance sheets are to be maintained by the Treasurer and duly audited by the elected auditors of MGM Kuwait and which has to be approved by the General Body and counter signed by the President and Vice-President.
    3. A brief report of the activities of MGM Kuwait is to be provided to the Parish Secretary every year in order to include the same in the Parish Annual Report.
    4. The bank account of MGM Kuwait, if any, shall be operated jointly by the Vice-President and the Treasurer and in the absence of either of the two, the Secretary shall be the joint signatory.
    5. Disbursement of funds of any kind upto KD 100/= can be approved by the Managing Committee and excess amounts, if any, in special cases shall be approved in the forthcoming General Body meeting.
  14. MEETINGS:
    1. Minutes of Meetings, members register, attendance register and other related administrative documents are to be maintained and kept under the custody of the Secretary.
    2. Financial records and documents, and assets of all kinds are to be kept under the custody of the Treasurer.
  15. All and any disputes shall be discussed in the Managing Committee and should be presented in the General Body, if necessary, and if recommended by the General Body shall be forwarded through the President, to the Vice-Patron, and if inevitable to the Patron, for final decision and implementation.
  16. Any new clauses, sub-clauses, changes, additions/deletions of the existing clauses within the framework of this constitution can be resolved as an agenda item and made effective with a 2/3 majority of the General Body.
  17. In case of dissolution or MGM Kuwait ceases its function, the properties and assets of any and all kinds will rest with the Malankara Orthodox Church (Indian Orthodox Syrian Church) and its legal representatives.