Milestones
Former vicars
Priest from the parish
Important Festivals &
Celebrations
Institutions and establishments under the
parish
Birthday fund
St.George charity fund
Feast fund
Refreshment fund to Sunday
school students
Parishday celebrations
Parumala pilgrimage
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Milestones:
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Former vicars:
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Priest from the parish:
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Rev. Fr. Thomas Kurian, Marottipuzha
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Important Festivals &
Celebrations:
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"Aadyafala perunnal" |
January first week |
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"Valiya Perunnal" ( St.George's remembrance) |
April 22, 23 |
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"Vangippu Perunnal" ( Assumption of St.Mary) |
August 15 |
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Parish day celebrations |
August 15 |
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St.Gregorios of Parumala ( remembrance) |
First Friday of November (Evening prayer at Podimattom shrine) |
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Nineveh fasting ,convention |
(Evening prayer, preach on fasting days) |
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Prayer meeting on 50 days feast |
Evening prayer and preach conducted on houses from 7 PM onwards |
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Institutions and establishments under the
parish:
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1. St.George Sunday school |
2. Sinai mount chapel and cemetery |
3. Podimattom shrine |
4. Paramattom shrine |
5. St.George centre, Podimattom |
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Birthday fund:
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The parish extend greetings to its members on their birthday
and offer special thanks giving prayers for them on Sundays after the Holy
Qurbana. The parish also maintains a birthday fund to which the parish members
can extend their helping hand on their birthdays and this fund
is utilized for the church development activities of the church.
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St.George Charity fund:
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The Parish maintains charity fund in the name of St.George to help the poor and
helpless within the parish and outsides. Prizes and endowments
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Feast fund:
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A substantial fund is raised and maintained by the parish for conducting feast
every year on 23rd April in connection with the "Valiya Perunnal" in memory of
St.George, the patron saint of the parish.
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Refreshment fund to Sunday school
students :
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Through the contribution of well wishers a fund is raised for providing
refreshment to the Sunday school students on Sundays before the Sunday
school classes
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Parishday celebrations:
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After the declaration of the new parish by Diocesan Metropolitan H.G. Mathews
Mar Ivanios the Holy Qurbana for the first time was conducted in the church on
15th August 1975. To commemorate this day every year August 15th is celebrated
as the parish day. After the Holy Qurbana in the morning parish members
participate in various games and cultural activities, followed by love feast
and prize distribution
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Parumala pilgrimage:
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Every year the parish conducts a pilgrimage by foot to the eternal resting
place of St.Gregorios of Parumala, on the eve of 'Parumala
Perunnal'.
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