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class=\"eyebrow\">The Life of Our Parish<\/div>\n <h1>Events<em>& Celebrations<\/em><\/h1>\n <p>Palli Perunnal, Christmas, Easter, and every feast in between \u2014 the days when our parish family gathers, celebrates, and remembers together.<\/p>\n <div class=\"hero-rule\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"collage\">\n <div class=\"c\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7800<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"c\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7800<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"c\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7800<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"c\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7800<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Mark Your Calendar<\/div>\n <h2>Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n <p>What’s coming next in our parish. Timings are announced at the Qurbana and on the parish notice board.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"up-grid\">\n\n <div class=\"up\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"datebadge\"><span class=\"d\">15<\/span><span class=\"m\">Aug<\/span><\/span>\n <span class=\"status\">Next Up<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>Recommended 1200\u00d7750 px<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h3>Feast of the Assumption<\/h3>\n <div class=\"mal\">Shunoyo Perunnal \u00b7 \u0d37\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4b\u0d2f\u0d4b \u0d2a\u0d46\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d7e<\/div>\n <p>Solemn Holy Qurbana followed by procession, concluding the Ettu Nombu \u2014 the eight-day fast kept in honour of the Mother of God from the first of August.<\/p>\n <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u23f0 <b>9:00 AM<\/b><\/span><span>\ud83d\udccd <b>Main Church<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"up\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"datebadge\"><span class=\"d\">08<\/span><span class=\"m\">Sep<\/span><\/span>\n <span class=\"status\">Upcoming<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>Recommended 1200\u00d7750 px<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h3>Nativity of St. Mary<\/h3>\n <div class=\"mal\">Ettu Nombu Perunnal<\/div>\n <p>The birthday of the Blessed Virgin, celebrated with special Qurbana and the blessing of grain and pulses \u2014 a much-loved custom in Kerala parishes.<\/p>\n <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u23f0 <b>____<\/b><\/span><span>\ud83d\udccd <b>Main Church<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"up\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"datebadge\"><span class=\"d\">14<\/span><span class=\"m\">Sep<\/span><\/span>\n <span class=\"status\">Upcoming<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>Recommended 1200\u00d7750 px<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h3>Exaltation of the Cross<\/h3>\n <div class=\"mal\">Sleeba Perunnal \u00b7 \u0d36\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d40\u0d2c\u0d3e \u0d2a\u0d46\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d7e<\/div>\n <p>Honouring the life-giving Cross with the veneration of the Holy Cross, special prayers, and the blessing of the parish community.<\/p>\n <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u23f0 <b>____<\/b><\/span><span>\ud83d\udccd <b>Main Church<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"notice\">\n <span class=\"ic\">\u26a0<\/span>\n <p><b>These three cards are examples.<\/b> Update them before each season with your parish’s actual next events. If you install the free <b>The Events Calendar<\/b> plugin, you can replace this whole section with its shortcode so it updates automatically instead of by hand.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section alt\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Through the Year<\/div>\n <h2>Our Major Celebrations<\/h2>\n <p>The great feasts of the Malankara year as we keep them in Perumbavoor. Moveable feasts change date each year according to the liturgical calendar.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal-grid\">\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">January 6<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Denha \u00b7 Epiphany<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Pindikuthi Perunnal<\/div>\n <p>The manifestation of Our Lord at His baptism in the Jordan, marked in Kerala with the lighting of decorated plantain-stem lamps.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">February \u2013 April<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Great Lent<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Valiya Nombu \u00b7 Somo Rabo<\/div>\n <p>Fifty days of fasting and prayer. The Way of the Cross is prayed each Friday and the Presanctified Liturgy celebrated on weekdays.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">Moveable \u00b7 Spring<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Hosanna \u00b7 Palm Sunday<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Oshana Perunnal<\/div>\n <p>The blessing and distribution of palms, and the procession recalling Our Lord’s entry into Jerusalem \u2014 the opening of Passion Week.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">Moveable \u00b7 Holy Week<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Pesaha & Good Friday<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Pesaha Vyazham \u00b7 Dukha Velli<\/div>\n <p>The washing of the feet and the institution of the Eucharist, followed by the solemn commemoration of the Lord’s passion and death.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">Moveable \u00b7 Spring<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Easter<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Uyirppu Perunnal \u00b7 Qyamtha<\/div>\n <p>The Resurrection of Our Lord \u2014 the greatest feast of the year, celebrated with the midnight Qurbana and the joy of the whole parish.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">Moveable \u00b7 50 days after Easter<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Pentecost<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">\u0d2a\u0d46\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4a\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d24<\/div>\n <p>The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, and the beginning of the Season of the Apostles in our liturgical year.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">July 3<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Palli Perunnal \u00b7 Parish Feast<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Dukhrana of St. Thomas<\/div>\n <p>Our patronal feast \u2014 the greatest day in the parish year, with solemn Qurbana, procession, Agape meal, and celebrations for the whole community.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">July 15<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Mar Ivanios Day<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Memorial of the Servant of God<\/div>\n <p>Commemorating Venerable Archbishop Mar Ivanios, pioneer of the reunion movement \u2014 the very movement through which our parish was born in 1930.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">August 1 \u2013 15<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Assumption of St. Mary<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Shunoyo Perunnal \u00b7 Ettu Nombu<\/div>\n <p>Eight days of fasting in honour of the Mother of God, concluding on the fifteenth with solemn Qurbana and procession.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">September 14<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Feast of the Cross<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Sleeba Perunnal<\/div>\n <p>The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, venerating the instrument of our salvation as the liturgical year draws toward its close.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">November<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Commemoration of the Departed<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Prayers at the Cemetery<\/div>\n <p>The parish gathers to remember the faithful departed, with Qurbana offered for their souls and prayers at the graves of our families.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">December 25<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Christmas<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Yaldo \u00b7 \u0d15\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d38\u0d4d<\/div>\n <p>The Nativity of Our Lord, kept with the midnight Qurbana, carol rounds through the parish, the crib, and the Christmas celebration for our families.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Moments We Keep<\/div>\n <h2>Photo Gallery<\/h2>\n <p>Photographs from the celebrations of our parish. 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<\/div>\n <div class=\"years\">\n <a class=\"year\" href=\"#\">2026<\/a>\n <a class=\"year\" href=\"#\">2025<\/a>\n <a class=\"year\" href=\"#\">2024<\/a>\n <a class=\"year\" href=\"#\">2023<\/a>\n <a class=\"year\" href=\"#\">2022<\/a>\n <a class=\"year\" href=\"#\">Earlier Years<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cta\">\n <div class=\"inner\">\n <span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf8<\/span>\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Share Your Photographs<\/div>\n <h2>Have Photos From a Celebration?<\/h2>\n <p>If you have pictures from past feasts, processions, or parish gatherings, we would be glad to add them to this gallery. 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(max-width:560px){.btn.ghost{margin-left:0;margin-top:12px}.notice{flex-direction:column}}\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n\n<section class=\"page-hero\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">The Life of Our Parish<\/div>\n <h1>Events<em>& Celebrations<\/em><\/h1>\n <p>Palli Perunnal, Christmas, Easter, and every feast in between \u2014 the days when our parish family gathers, celebrates, and remembers together.<\/p>\n <div class=\"hero-rule\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"collage\">\n <div class=\"c\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7800<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"c\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7800<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"c\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7800<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"c\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7800<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Mark Your Calendar<\/div>\n <h2>Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n <p>What’s coming next in our parish. Timings are announced at the Qurbana and on the parish notice board.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"up-grid\">\n\n <div class=\"up\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"datebadge\"><span class=\"d\">15<\/span><span class=\"m\">Aug<\/span><\/span>\n <span class=\"status\">Next Up<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>Recommended 1200\u00d7750 px<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h3>Feast of the Assumption<\/h3>\n <div class=\"mal\">Shunoyo Perunnal \u00b7 \u0d37\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4b\u0d2f\u0d4b \u0d2a\u0d46\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d7e<\/div>\n <p>Solemn Holy Qurbana followed by procession, concluding the Ettu Nombu \u2014 the eight-day fast kept in honour of the Mother of God from the first of August.<\/p>\n <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u23f0 <b>9:00 AM<\/b><\/span><span>\ud83d\udccd <b>Main Church<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"up\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"datebadge\"><span class=\"d\">08<\/span><span class=\"m\">Sep<\/span><\/span>\n <span class=\"status\">Upcoming<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>Recommended 1200\u00d7750 px<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h3>Nativity of St. Mary<\/h3>\n <div class=\"mal\">Ettu Nombu Perunnal<\/div>\n <p>The birthday of the Blessed Virgin, celebrated with special Qurbana and the blessing of grain and pulses \u2014 a much-loved custom in Kerala parishes.<\/p>\n <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u23f0 <b>____<\/b><\/span><span>\ud83d\udccd <b>Main Church<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"up\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"datebadge\"><span class=\"d\">14<\/span><span class=\"m\">Sep<\/span><\/span>\n <span class=\"status\">Upcoming<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>Recommended 1200\u00d7750 px<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h3>Exaltation of the Cross<\/h3>\n <div class=\"mal\">Sleeba Perunnal \u00b7 \u0d36\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d40\u0d2c\u0d3e \u0d2a\u0d46\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d7e<\/div>\n <p>Honouring the life-giving Cross with the veneration of the Holy Cross, special prayers, and the blessing of the parish community.<\/p>\n <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u23f0 <b>____<\/b><\/span><span>\ud83d\udccd <b>Main Church<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"notice\">\n <span class=\"ic\">\u26a0<\/span>\n <p><b>These three cards are examples.<\/b> Update them before each season with your parish’s actual next events. If you install the free <b>The Events Calendar<\/b> plugin, you can replace this whole section with its shortcode so it updates automatically instead of by hand.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section alt\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Through the Year<\/div>\n <h2>Our Major Celebrations<\/h2>\n <p>The great feasts of the Malankara year as we keep them in Perumbavoor. Moveable feasts change date each year according to the liturgical calendar.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal-grid\">\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">January 6<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Denha \u00b7 Epiphany<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Pindikuthi Perunnal<\/div>\n <p>The manifestation of Our Lord at His baptism in the Jordan, marked in Kerala with the lighting of decorated plantain-stem lamps.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">February \u2013 April<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Great Lent<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Valiya Nombu \u00b7 Somo Rabo<\/div>\n <p>Fifty days of fasting and prayer. The Way of the Cross is prayed each Friday and the Presanctified Liturgy celebrated on weekdays.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">Moveable \u00b7 Spring<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Hosanna \u00b7 Palm Sunday<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Oshana Perunnal<\/div>\n <p>The blessing and distribution of palms, and the procession recalling Our Lord’s entry into Jerusalem \u2014 the opening of Passion Week.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">Moveable \u00b7 Holy Week<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Pesaha & Good Friday<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Pesaha Vyazham \u00b7 Dukha Velli<\/div>\n <p>The washing of the feet and the institution of the Eucharist, followed by the solemn commemoration of the Lord’s passion and death.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">Moveable \u00b7 Spring<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Easter<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Uyirppu Perunnal \u00b7 Qyamtha<\/div>\n <p>The Resurrection of Our Lord \u2014 the greatest feast of the year, celebrated with the midnight Qurbana and the joy of the whole parish.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">Moveable \u00b7 50 days after Easter<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Pentecost<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">\u0d2a\u0d46\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4a\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d24<\/div>\n <p>The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, and the beginning of the Season of the Apostles in our liturgical year.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">July 3<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Palli Perunnal \u00b7 Parish Feast<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Dukhrana of St. Thomas<\/div>\n <p>Our patronal feast \u2014 the greatest day in the parish year, with solemn Qurbana, procession, Agape meal, and celebrations for the whole community.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">July 15<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Mar Ivanios Day<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Memorial of the Servant of God<\/div>\n <p>Commemorating Venerable Archbishop Mar Ivanios, pioneer of the reunion movement \u2014 the very movement through which our parish was born in 1930.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">August 1 \u2013 15<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Assumption of St. Mary<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Shunoyo Perunnal \u00b7 Ettu Nombu<\/div>\n <p>Eight days of fasting in honour of the Mother of God, concluding on the fifteenth with solemn Qurbana and procession.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">September 14<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Feast of the Cross<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Sleeba Perunnal<\/div>\n <p>The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, venerating the instrument of our salvation as the liturgical year draws toward its close.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">November<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Commemoration of the Departed<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Prayers at the Cemetery<\/div>\n <p>The parish gathers to remember the faithful departed, with Qurbana offered for their souls and prayers at the graves of our families.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"cal\">\n <div class=\"media\">\n <span class=\"when\">December 25<\/span>\n \n <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>800\u00d7600<\/small><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"body\">\n <h4>Christmas<\/h4>\n <div class=\"mal\">Yaldo \u00b7 \u0d15\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d38\u0d4d<\/div>\n <p>The Nativity of Our Lord, kept with the midnight Qurbana, carol rounds through the parish, the crib, and the Christmas celebration for our families.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Moments We Keep<\/div>\n <h2>Photo Gallery<\/h2>\n <p>Photographs from the celebrations of our parish. Click any picture to view it larger.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"album\">\n <div class=\"album-head\">\n <div>\n <h3>Palli Perunnal \u2014 Parish Feast<\/h3>\n <div class=\"sub\">Solemn Qurbana, procession, and the Agape meal<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"count\">Add Photos<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"grid-photos\">\n <div class=\"gp tall\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo 1<\/b><small>1200\u00d71600<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"gp wide\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo 2<\/b><small>1600\u00d7800<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"gp\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo 3<\/b><small>1000\u00d71000<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"gp\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo 4<\/b><small>1000\u00d71000<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"gp\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo 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