Infant Ministry / Thirubalasakyam is an association of children who have not received First
Holy Communion. It is an organization set up to form the religious life of the growing children
and instills wisdom and Christian values in them so that they grow up as valuable for the
family, the Church, the society and God.
Little Flower Mission League (Cherupushpa Mission League) is a lay organization for
children who wish to undertake missionary work of Jesus Christ. As a mark of the prayerful
memory of St Theresa ( Little Flower), Mission League was started in India, specifically in
Kerala at Bharanaganam in the year 1947. Inspired by the word of His Holiness Pope Leo
XIII, “The salvation of India is in her sons,” Mr. P C Abraham (popularly known as Kunjettan)
took the leading role in institutionalizing Mission League across the state of Kerala. At
present, it is the biggest organization for laity in Asia, and the organization has spread to
Europe and the United States now. The Heavenly patron for Mission League is St Theresa of
Lisieux, and the co patrons are St. Francis Xavier, St. Alphonsa, and St. Thomas.
Holy Family Syro Malabar Catholic Mission started the unit of CML in 2011 under the
guidance of the Mission Director, Fr. Mathew Munjanattu. All catechism children who had
received Holy Communion are members of the mission league. As young kids under the
process of faith formation, CML is a platform to practice what they learn in religious education classes.
Teen Ministry strives to be an extension of the Little Flower Mission
League so that children entering high school can continue their journey into
discipleship. The core attributes of Teen Ministry are as follows:
encountering Christ, Catholic formation, and Catholic youth fellowship.