Events and Celebrations
Events& Celebrations
Palli Perunnal, Christmas, Easter, and every feast in between — the days when our parish family gathers, celebrates, and remembers together.
Upcoming Events
What’s coming next in our parish. Timings are announced at the Qurbana and on the parish notice board.
Feast of the Assumption
Solemn Holy Qurbana followed by procession, concluding the Ettu Nombu — the eight-day fast kept in honour of the Mother of God from the first of August.
Nativity of St. Mary
The birthday of the Blessed Virgin, celebrated with special Qurbana and the blessing of grain and pulses — a much-loved custom in Kerala parishes.
Exaltation of the Cross
Honouring the life-giving Cross with the veneration of the Holy Cross, special prayers, and the blessing of the parish community.
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Our Major Celebrations
The great feasts of the Malankara year as we keep them in Perumbavoor. Moveable feasts change date each year according to the liturgical calendar.
Denha · Epiphany
The manifestation of Our Lord at His baptism in the Jordan, marked in Kerala with the lighting of decorated plantain-stem lamps.
Great Lent
Fifty days of fasting and prayer. The Way of the Cross is prayed each Friday and the Presanctified Liturgy celebrated on weekdays.
Hosanna · Palm Sunday
The blessing and distribution of palms, and the procession recalling Our Lord’s entry into Jerusalem — the opening of Passion Week.
Pesaha & Good Friday
The washing of the feet and the institution of the Eucharist, followed by the solemn commemoration of the Lord’s passion and death.
Easter
The Resurrection of Our Lord — the greatest feast of the year, celebrated with the midnight Qurbana and the joy of the whole parish.
Pentecost
The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, and the beginning of the Season of the Apostles in our liturgical year.
Palli Perunnal · Parish Feast
Our patronal feast — the greatest day in the parish year, with solemn Qurbana, procession, Agape meal, and celebrations for the whole community.
Mar Ivanios Day
Commemorating Venerable Archbishop Mar Ivanios, pioneer of the reunion movement — the very movement through which our parish was born in 1930.
Assumption of St. Mary
Eight days of fasting in honour of the Mother of God, concluding on the fifteenth with solemn Qurbana and procession.
Feast of the Cross
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, venerating the instrument of our salvation as the liturgical year draws toward its close.
Commemoration of the Departed
The parish gathers to remember the faithful departed, with Qurbana offered for their souls and prayers at the graves of our families.
Christmas
The Nativity of Our Lord, kept with the midnight Qurbana, carol rounds through the parish, the crib, and the Christmas celebration for our families.
Photo Gallery
Photographs from the celebrations of our parish. Click any picture to view it larger.
Palli Perunnal — Parish Feast
Christmas Celebrations
Holy Week & Easter
Parish Life & Family Days
Celebration Archive
Photographs and memories from the celebrations of earlier years.
Have Photos From a Celebration?
If you have pictures from past feasts, processions, or parish gatherings, we would be glad to add them to this gallery. Send them to the parish office and help us keep our memories together.
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