Externally Engaged UKKCA

UKKCA as an organisation represents UK Knannaites to the wider UK Community

All organisations have dual functionality, primarily to achieve the written objectives, which is  looking after  members welfare  and secondary to represent the members to other institutions and to the general public. UKKCA as an organisation is the face of UK Knannaites, a more vibrant and shining UKKCA will be reflecting UK Knannaites unity and successful living.  Whereas UKKCA’s current existence is limited to Knanaya circle, and to the Charity Commission, as this is a registered charity. Apart from that, very limited people and institution are aware of our organisation.

For an example, most of the Malayalee associations are registered with local Borough council, which is not only to access community grants but to be part of the governing structure.  The government machinery in UK consult its citizens on all governance matters, it runs various consultancies to obtain general public opinion and consensus. Registered and active community associations can work as an extended arm of that Borough, to reach the members or these associations can work as a medium to bridge the gap between the government and its citizens. Community association’s leaders are always consulted on administrative matters and invited to various locality development meetings, where many of the developmental agendas are discussed, to ensure community engagement and to keep the community informed.

Similarly, being a charitable community organisation with a large membership, we are eligible to be consulted on various matters affecting our routine life. UK government always promote community voluntary organisations, to use its networks to inform the members of government policies and activities. An example would be the recent NMC consultation on eligibility conditions for foreign registered nurses. With a large number of Nurses membership, UKKCA could have been an ideal organisation to effectively represent nurse's needs and interests.

Being a Christian charitable association, UKKCA could be representing the interests of our Knanaya community to the wider Christian establishments in UK, It’s very important to inform our presence as many of their decision could have positive and negative impacts on  our faith and status. We have the rights to live the way as we wish and the  existing Christian community will readily recognise us and accept our ideologies.

Being a Catholic association, UKKCA should be consulted on any matters affecting UK Catholics, especially in this current environment where so many regional and nondenominational churches trying to establish their own identity in UK.

Different Syro-Malabar dioceses have already established their status in UK and now claiming to be the leading groups at different parts of UK.  They already established a good relationship with the Catholic hierarchy and  its time for UK Knanaites to examine whether they are being appropriately represented at this level  Unless we let them know our presence, they wouldn’t contact us for any matters affecting our existence here. It’s time for us to meet up with all the following Major Archbishops in some form of regional conventions, not only to  inform our presence but  to present our needs :

(a) Province of Birmingham, including Archdiocese of Birmingham, Diocese of Clifton, Diocese of Shrewsbury

(b) Province of Cardiff, including Archdiocese of Cardiff , Diocese of Menevia, Diocese of Wrexham

(c) Province of Liverpool, including Archdiocese of Liverpool, Diocese of Hallam. Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. Diocese of Lancaster. Diocese of Leeds. Diocese of Middlesbrough. Diocese of Salford

(d) Province of Southwark, including Archdiocese of Southwark, Diocese of Arundel and Brighton · Diocese of Plymouth, Diocese of Portsmouth

(e) Province of Westminster, including Archdiocese of Westminster, Diocese of Brentwood, Diocese of East Anglia, Diocese of Northampton, Diocese of Nottingham

(g) Scotland : Includes Two Archbishops and Six Bishops at different diocese

(h) Northern Ireland, Archdiocese of Armagh and all other diocese under it.