JSC Foreign Affairs It’s a new department started by the church to help our people who are going outside India in maintaining our spiritual traditions and faith of the church. The department was officially inaugurated by H.G. Baselios Thomas I Catholicose on 31st december 2007 at Patriarchal Centre, Puthencruz.The primary purpose of the department is to help our people to locate various parishes and worship centers outside India-America, Canada, Europe and Middle East. At present the office of foreign affairs department is functioning at Patriarchal Center Puthencruz and H.G Mathews Mor Aphrem is the in charge of the department.