Prayer Meeting - Sat., April 9th at 6pm - Fr. Yohannan Panicker

A Regional Prayer Meeting has been scheduled at Fr. Yohannan Panicker's home in Yorba Linda at 6pm.  Please make every effort to attend with your family.

Address:
18485 Nicklaus Rd.
Yorba Linda, CA  92886
(714) 485-2203

General Body Meeting - Sun., April 3rd

A General Body Meeting has been scheduled after the Holy Qurbana on Sunday, April 3^rd.   All eligible members should plan to attend the meeting. 

Prayer Meeting - Sat., March 26th @ 5:30pm - Mr. Philip Abraham, San Diego

A prayer meeting has been scheduled at the residence of Mr. Philip Abraham in Chula Vista, San Diego.  Carpool to San Diego is being organized so please meet at church at 2pm on Saturday.  Please plan to attend with your family.

Address:  (Click here for directions)
1250 Monte Sereno Ave.
Chula Vista, CA  91913
(619) 482-9118

Holy Qurbana on Fri., March 25th @ 6pm to Celebrate Feast of Annunciation to St. Mary

There will be special Holy Qurbana on Friday, March 25th from 6 to 7:30pm to celebrate the Feast of Annunciation to St. Mary. Please make every effort to attend and pass along the info to the families near you.

Regional Prayer Meeting at Mr. Winson Varghese's Home - Sat., March 19th @ 6pm

This is a reminder that a regional prayer meeting has been scheduled at Winson and Ninu Varghese's home tomorrow, Saturday, March 19th at 6pm. All our families in the Central Region (Norwalk, Cerritos, Bellflower, Lakewood, Long Beach and nearby cities) should make every effort to attend. Please pass on the information to any families in your area.

Address: (click here for directions)
13243 Rose St.
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562) 407-5177

Prayer Meeting - Saturday, March 12th @ 5:30pm

Hosted by Mr. Sodharan Varughese and Family
This is a reminder that a General Prayer Meeting has been scheduled on Saturday, March 12th at 5:30pm at Church.  This will be the first prayer meeting of Great Lent so please don't miss it.  Mr. Sodharan Varughese and family invite all our families to attend and participate in the prayer meeting. 

LENTEN RETREAT - Mar 4th HAS BEEN CANCELED

The planned Lenten Retreat on Friday, March 4th has been canceled as well as all other retreat functions scheduled over the weekend by other churches since His Grace Eusebios Thirumeni will not return from India in time due to administrative reasons. Please pass this information to others near you.

3rd Memorial Service of Makarios Thirumeni - February 23rd

The 3rd Memorial Service of H.G. Dr. Thomas Mar Makarios will be held during the Holy Qurbana on Sunday, February 27th.  He was instrumental in the growth of our church and have been part of many of our lives.  Let us all pray and remember the great things he has blessed us with on this special day.  May his memory live with us forever.

Feast of St. Geevarghese Mar Dionysius Vattasseril - February 23rd

Vattasseril Geevarghese Mar Dionysius is popularly known as Malankara Sabha Bhasuran (The Great Luminary of Malankara Orthodox Church) which our Church has bestowed on him in recognition of his rich contribution to Malankara Orthodox Church. Vattasseril Thirumeni was a man of prayer, determination and dynamism. He was a saint who never stooped before falsehood.
He bravely fought for the establishment of Catholicate to be the symbol of self-identity and independence of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The unique and historic contribution of Mar Dionysius is the establishment of Catholicate in Malankara in 1912 at Kottayam. He can be called as the architect of the Indian Orthodox Church and thus endeared himself as one of the greatest fathers of the Indian Orthodox Church.

Lenten Retreat - Friday, March 4th 5-9pm CANCELED

H.G. Alexios Mar Eusebius will be visiting Los Angeles during this weekend and  will conduct a Lenten Retreat to help us prepare for the Great Lent.  All our members should make every effort to attend this occasion and not miss this important message.

Theme: Lent and its importance in modern life situation
Date: Friday, March 4th
Time: 5pm - 9pm
Location: St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Whittier

Martha Mariam Samajam Meeting - March 6th

There will be a Martha Mariam Samajam Meeting after the Holy Qurbana on Sunday, March 6th.  All women are encouraged to participate.  If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Saramma John, Secretary.

His Holiness Honors His Grace Mathews Mar Barnabas' Wish to Retire

His Holiness the Catholicos has formally accepted His Grace Mathews Mar Barnabas’ request to be relieved from administrative responsibilities as Diocesan Metropolitan of the Northeast American Diocese.
His Holiness has assumed the spiritual and temporal administration of the Northeast American Diocese according Constitutional provisions of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
His Grace Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, Assistant Metropolitan of the Diocese has been appointed to discharge the administrative responsibilities of the Northeast American Diocese, on behalf of His Holiness the Catholicos until further orders.

St. Gregorios Day Celebrated

St. Gregorios Day was celebrated on Sunday, November 7th. Special Prayers, Rasa, taking down the flag and a great feast was provided to all that attended. This Perunal was the first after the inauguration of our new church. During the taking down of the flag, a chenda mela was provided to end all festivities. We thank all the members and families that worked hard to make this event a grand success.

Central Region Prayer Meeting - Sat., August 21st @ 6pm

A regional prayer meeting has been scheduled at Mr. John Varghese (Vinu) and Jesse's home in Cerritos on Saturday, August 21st. All members in this region as well as from the nearby cities should plan to attend.

Address: (click here for directions)
13017 Palm Place
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562) 921-1866

Sunday School Day Celebration and Competitions - July 11th & 18th

This year's Sunday School Celebrations and Competitions will be held after the Holy Qurbana on July 11th and 18th. Please prepare your children for the competitions. July 4th is the deadline to sign up for the July 11th competition and July 11th is the last day to sign up for the July 18th competitions. Please contact Sunday School Director, Dr. Nebu John and sign up as early as possible. Please visit our website for detailed information.