Joseph Pallikkathayil

I met brother Joseph as he was in Layola Trivandrum (Thiruvanthipuram) now where I was a student, and then knew him as a priest in Alleppey (Alappuzha) one of the very best priests I ever met. People used to walk miles just to listen to his Sunday sermon. Lost touch with him along the way and then with a lack of contact with Kerala when I moved to the UK in 1974. He will forever be in my memory and has been one of those who was a guide i my life.

I knew Joe when he was an associate pastor at Colonial Pres. In reading his obituary, I was amazed at how short his time was there. Yet even though his time was short his impact in my life was great. I miss him even though I haven't seen him in several years. His faith in Christ and his great sense of humor (with his infectious laugh, of course) is what I miss the most. He is irreplaceable.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Leoni, Japa and Jothi. Pastor Joe radiated the love of Christ to all. As our pastor for 10 years, he was the hands and feet of Jesus to us through some very difficult times. Our children were baptized by him. We think of him often and have been blessed by the influence he had in our lives.

Joe was pastor in Cincinnati, where I returned to the church. He was a great inspiration, and instrumental in my own call to serve God. He became a colleague once I was ordained. It was a tremendous joy to see him at various conferences over the years. Joe's preaching style impressed me, and shaped my own, perhaps more than any other preacher I'd heard. Across the miles and years, Rev. Joe has always been my pastor in my heart, and my own Yoda guiding me in the quiet of my mind. ...

He was a be wonderful man, and truly reflected GODs' light as man and a Pastor. When bad things happened to a good person, he always told me that "GOD has the last Word" Pastor Joe had the Joy and Faith in Jesus.

God bless you all at this time. He was a great man.

A beautiful life that came to an end, / He died as he lived, everyone's friend. / In our hearts a memory will always be kept, / of one we all loved so much, and will never forget, he was the only living saint that we ever knew.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.