St. Thomas Orthodox Vaidika Sanghom

The Saint, whose organizational skills and vision for the Malankara Orthodox Church were exceptional, called together the first meeting of the Church's priests into an association. It was revived again during the days of Joseph Mar Dionysius II, the founder of the M.D. Seminary. The more recent chapter can be placed in 1983 when the clergy were formally called together and proposed the name The St. Thomas Orthodox Vaidhika Sanghom (The St. Thomas Orthodox Clergy Association). Its first meeting was held at the St. Peter's & St. Paul's Church, Parumala under the guidance of H.G.Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorios and was presided over by the then Catholicos, H.H. Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews I.

The meeting formally adopted a constitution. The Association would be constituted of all the ordained priests of the Malankara Orthodox Church in good standing. A Clergy Endowment would be instituted. STOVS would hold a general assembly meeting once every three years, and it would print a magazine "The Purohithan" thrice a year. The working of STOVS was to be guided by the President, two Vice-Presidents, the General Secretary, Joint Secretary and a Council.

STOVS conducts Triennial General Assembly, Regional Meetings, publishes The Purohithan journal, and maintains the Clergy Welfare Fund for medical relief of priests and their immediate family members.