Catholicate Centenary Celebrations: Significance and importance


The Malankara Orthodox Church, established by St. Thomas, disciple of Lord Jesus Christ, Apostle and Patron Saint of India in AD 52 has sustained so far in its original charisma only because of God’s special care, abundant graces and blessings.
Many Churches which came into existence in almost the same time of the inception of Malankara Church, which became prominent and influential later, disappeared from the face of earth in course of time. In this context, the greatness of the graces and blessings bestowed upon our Church becomes significant.
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Sunday School Centralized Written Competitions - Sun., October 21st

The Sunday School centralized written competitions will be held Sunday, October 21st according to the attached schedule.  The competition details are also attached for your reference.  If you have any questions regarding the exam or schedule, please contact Stephen Mathew (Anish).  Please bring your children on time.

Competition Schedule
Competition Subject Details
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MMVS Conference on Orthodox TV

Coming up on Orthodox TV


Southwest American Diocese Morth Mariam Samajam
4th Annual Conference
held at St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Los Angeles
on 19th Friday & 21st Sunday

The conference will be shown on OrthodoxTV.in on the following days.  Please make a note to watch and inform others.

Schedule I
Friday
10 AM EST
O9 AM CST
O8 AM MST
07 AM PST
INDIA 07.30 PM
Dubai 06.00 PM

Schedule II
Sunday
09 PM EST
O8 PM CST
O7 PM MST
06 PM PST
INDIA 06.30 AM Monday
Dubai 05.00 AM Monday


Diocese of South West America Morth Mariam Samajam 4th Annual Conference held at St.Thomas Orthodox Church Los Angels
 
Promo Videos (Pictures taken by Winson, Viji and Sodharan)
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MMVS Conference

The 2012 Annual MMVS Diocesan Conference will begin today at 8am.  Over 85 women from out of California and 100 women from California will be attending the conference.  The conference is co-hosted with St. Gregorios and St. Mary's Church of Los Angeles. The Keynote Speaker is Fr. Dr. O. Thomas.  All are excited to begin the conference.  The local committees worked very hard in coordinating the event and now will see the results.
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Prayer at Church - Sat., September 22nd @ 6:30pm

A prayer meeting has been scheduled at church on Saturday, September 22nd at 6:30pm.  Please make every effort to attend.

If you wish to host a prayer meeting at your home or at church, please contact Mr. Abraham Varughese, Prayer Coordinator.
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Picnic Pictures

Please see some of the pictures from our Church Picnic held on Saturday, September 8th at Cerritos Park East.  We thank Roy Varghese, Jijo Koshy and all the volunteers that helped make this year's picnic a success. 

Click here to see pictures

2011-12 Sunday School Awards - September 16th

The Sunday School Awards for the academic year 2011-12 will be held after the Holy Qurbana on September 16th.  This is a time to reflect on our children's accomplishments for the past year.  Please make sure your children attend the awards ceremony.

Harvest Day - September 9th

Harvest Day  celebration is scheduled for this Sunday after the Holy Qurbana. We request  all our families to participate and bring any items harvested at your home or  wish to donate.

Sunday School Restarts September 9th @ 9am

The 2012-13 Sunday  School Year will begin this Sunday at 9am.  Please plan to bring your  children on time.  If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Nebu  John, Principal.

Happy Birthday to H.H. Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose II

Wishing our Catholicose, H.H. Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose II, a Happy Birthday.  His Holiness will be 67 on August 30th.  We pray for his health and wish him all the best in his leadership.

MORTH MARIAM SAMAJAM DAY - Sun., August 19th

We are commemorating the blessed Feast of Assumption of St. Mary, the Mother of God. This lent is always observed during the days of August 1-15. This Sunday, the South-West Diocese will celebrate Morth Mariam Samajam Day so we will have various activities at our parish to celebrate this special day. We request all ladies to prepare and take Holy Communion on Sunday. The Diocese also has requested that all ladies make some donation toward the Charity Project of the Samajam. We also request that all ladies try to dress in the traditional Kerala Sari if possible.

A Documentary about Mathews Mar Barnabas Metropolitan

St. Thomas Day Perunal - July 21-22

The St. Thomas Day Purunal will be held from Saturday, July 21st to Sunday, July 22nd.  The Diocesan Metropolitan, H.G. Alexios Mar Eusebius will be here to celebrate the Perunal and conduct all the events.  The following are the schedule of events for the weekend.



Sat., July 21
5:30pm - Flag Hoisting
5:45pm - Evening Prayer
6:15pm - Devotional Speech

Sun., July 22
9:00am - Morning Prayer
9:45am - Holy Qurbana
11:45am - Rasa
12:30pm - Inauguration of Church Library
               - Award Ceremony - Jobin Panicker
               - Makarios Thirumeni Scholarship Award
1:00pm- Feast

South Zone (2) will be responsible for the pot-luck so please contact Sodharan Varughese to coordinate the items.

Please don't miss any of the activities and plan to recieve blessing from Thirumeni.

H.G. Yuhanon Mar Meletius - Prayer Meeting

H.G. Mar Meletius speaking at Prayer Meeting on Saturday hosted by Mr. Thomas Varughese, Torrance.

PRAYER MEETING - Saturday, June 30th @ 6pm, Mr. Thomas Varughese, Torrance

This is a reminder  that a General Prayer Meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, June 30th at  6pm at the home of Mrs. Achamma and Thomas Varughese, Torrance.  H.G. Yuhannon Mar Milithios is visiting Los Angeles and will conduct the prayer meeting.  All our families should plan to attend and participate in the prayer meeting.


Address: (Click here for directions)
21229 Doble Ave.
Torrance, CA    90502
(310) 561-8895

If you wish to host a prayer meeting at your home or at church, please contact Mr. Abraham Varughese.
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