Parish History \u2014 Santhome Malankara Catholic Church<\/title>\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,500;0,600;1,500&family=Marcellus&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n:root{\n --maroon-950:#3a0d14; --maroon-900:#5c141f; --maroon-800:#74192a; --maroon-700:#8a2036;\n --gold-600:#b8892b; --gold-500:#c9a227; --gold-300:#e3c675;\n --cream-50:#faf6ee; --cream-100:#f4ecdb;\n --ink-900:#2a201c; --ink-600:#5c5049; --ink-400:#8a7d73;\n --line:#e6dcc8; --white:#fff;\n --pad: clamp(20px, 4vw, 70px); \/* side padding used everywhere *\/\n}\n*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}\nbody{font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;color:var(--ink-900);background:var(--cream-50);\n 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.stat:nth-child(1),.stat:nth-child(2){border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}\n .timeline::before{left:11px}\n .t-item,.t-item:nth-child(even){width:100%;margin-left:0;padding:0 0 34px 40px}\n .t-dot,.t-item:nth-child(even) .t-dot{left:2px;right:auto;border-color:var(--cream-100)}\n .vicar-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:6px}\n}\n@media (max-width:520px){\n .stat-strip .inner{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .stat{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}\n .btn.ghost{margin-left:0;margin-top:12px}\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n\n<section class=\"page-hero\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Since 1930<\/div>\n <h1>Our Parish Story<em>Perumbavoor<\/em><\/h1>\n <p>Nearly a century of faith \u2014 from a spiritual wave that reached a small town, to a parish family that has stood as a witness of unity, service, and love.<\/p>\n <div class=\"hero-rule\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"stat-strip\">\n <div class=\"inner\">\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\">1930<\/div><div class=\"l\">Parish Founded<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\">5 \u2192 24<\/div><div class=\"l\">Families, Then & Now<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\">2006<\/div><div class=\"l\">Named for St. Thomas<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\">95<\/div><div class=\"l\">Years of Witness<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"intro\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">A Brief Overview<\/div>\n <div class=\"intro-cols\">\n <p class=\"dropcap\">On September 20, 1930, under the leadership of Mar Ivanios \u2014 the pioneer of the reunion movement with the Catholic Church \u2014 a spiritual wave reached Perumbavoor. Embracing that decision wholeheartedly, Fr. Thomas Thekkeparambil, then vicar of the Jacobite church in Perumbavoor, received the faith.<\/p>\n <p>Mar Ivanios later expressed the desire to establish a Malankara Catholic church in Perumbavoor and sought the guidance and permission of Assistant Bishop Mar Athanasios, which was granted. Out of that divine inspiration \u2014 and for the growth of the diocese \u2014 the present land on M.C. Road was acquired, and a nunnery in Germany extended financial aid towards the building. Thus a new church rose in Perumbavoor.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"pull\">\n <p>“A parish that began with five families has become a community whose witness reaches far beyond its own walls.”<\/p>\n <span>Perumbavoor \u00b7 St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"section alt\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Milestones<\/div>\n <h2>A Journey Through the Years<\/h2>\n <p>The moments \u2014 joyful and sorrowful \u2014 that shaped our parish family.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"timeline\">\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card milestone\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">20 Sept 1930<\/div>\n <h3>The Reunion Wave Reaches Perumbavoor<\/h3>\n <p>Under the leadership of Mar Ivanios, the reunion movement arrived in the town. Fr. Thomas Thekkeparambil, vicar of the Jacobite church, embraced the decision and received the faith \u2014 the seed from which this parish grew.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Led by <b>Archbishop Mar Ivanios<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">The Early Years<\/div>\n <h3>Land on M.C. Road & a Gift from Germany<\/h3>\n <p>With the permission of Assistant Bishop Mar Athanasios, land was purchased on M.C. Road where the church stands today. A nunnery in Germany extended financial aid for the construction. The parish began its life with just five families.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Blessed by <b>Mar Athanasios<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">1965<\/div>\n <h3>A Church in the Name of St. Mary<\/h3>\n <p>Construction began on a church dedicated to St. Mary \u2014 the house of worship that would serve the growing parish community for the next four decades.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">27 March 1986<\/div>\n <h3>Fr. Geevarghese Thomas Enters Eternal Rest<\/h3>\n <p>The parish mourned the priest whose effort secured its land, its building, and its early growth. His work remains the foundation on which everything that followed was built.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">In loving memory of <b>Fr. Geevarghese Thomas<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">1998<\/div>\n <h3>A New Vicar, and a Pillar Laid to Rest<\/h3>\n <p>As Fr. Paul Mundackal assumed charge as vicar, the parish lost Anthony Scaria \u2014 a lifelong pillar of the community. With him closed the final chapter of the S.M.Y.M. youth movement in its earlier form.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Vicar: <b>Fr. Paul Mundackal<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card milestone\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">2003<\/div>\n <h3>A Season of Renewal<\/h3>\n <p>Fr. Jose Mariadas OIC took charge as vicar. In November, under the leadership of the then Muvattupuzha Bishop, the renovation of the church was taken up as the main agenda and unanimously approved. What followed was one of the most eventful and commendable periods in the parish’s life.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Vicar: <b>Fr. Jose Mariadas OIC<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">2003 \u2013 2004<\/div>\n <h3>Ministries Reborn<\/h3>\n <p>The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Legion of Mary were revived. The “Family Gathering” was initiated, Sunday School was started, and parish pastoral council elections were successfully conducted \u2014 bringing the whole community into the life of the parish.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">16 May 2004<\/div>\n <h3>Foundation Stone for a New Church<\/h3>\n <p>The foundation stone was laid in the name of St. Thomas, and it was decided that the new church would rise in the courtyard of the old one \u2014 the past holding the future in its arms.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">Alongside<\/div>\n <h3>Homes for Those in Need<\/h3>\n <p>Amid the demanding work of building the church, Fr. Jose Mariadas OIC found time to help the needy. With the assistance of the “Slaves of the Sacred Heart” society under the diocese, houses were built and given to families of the parish who had none.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card milestone\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">6 April 2006<\/div>\n <h3>St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church<\/h3>\n <p>The foundation stone was blessed by Thomas Mar Koorilos, Bishop of the erstwhile Bathery Diocese, in the holy presence of Geevarghese Mar Koorilos, Geevarghese Mar Divannasios and others. With this, the parish took the name it carries today.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Blessed by <b>Thomas Mar Koorilos<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">2018<\/div>\n <h3>A Hall for the Parish Family<\/h3>\n <p>When Fr. Paul Karamel Koraikal took charge as vicar, he took the initiative \u2014 at the request of the parishioners \u2014 to construct a parish hall where the community could gather.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Vicar: <b>Fr. Paul Karamel Koraikal<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">9 June 2019<\/div>\n <h3>The Parish Hall Inaugurated<\/h3>\n <p>Mar Antony Kariyil blessed and inaugurated the parish hall \u2014 a space that has since held celebrations, catechism, meetings, and the ordinary joys of parish life.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Inaugurated by <b>Mar Antony Kariyil<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card milestone\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">February 2020<\/div>\n <h3>Keys Given in Friendship<\/h3>\n <p>For the feast of Mar Chrysostom, the parish faced difficulty for want of a church building. The nearby Baselios church was opened and its keys handed over \u2014 a quiet act through which Christians gave society a message of living together in harmony.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">A witness of <b>Christian unity<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">2024 \u2014 Today<\/div>\n <h3>The Parish Moves Forward<\/h3>\n <p>Under the leadership of our vicar Fr. Robin Puthenpurackal, and with the wholehearted cooperation of the parish family and the grace of the Almighty, all the activities of the parish continue very actively.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Vicar: <b>Fr. Robin Puthenpurackal<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"feature\">\n <div class=\"inner\">\n <span class=\"key-ic\">\ud83d\udd4a<\/span>\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">A Moment Worth Remembering<\/div>\n <h2>When a Door Opened, and Two Communities<br>Became One Congregation<\/h2>\n <p>In February 2020, with no church of our own available for the feast of Mar Chrysostom, the neighbouring Baselios church was opened to us and its keys placed in our hands.<\/p>\n <p>It was a small gesture. It was also a sermon \u2014 one preached without words, telling the whole of society what it looks like when Christians choose to live together in harmony.<\/p>\n <span class=\"stamp\">A Commendable Service<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Life of the Parish<\/div>\n <h2>Ministries & Communities<\/h2>\n <p>Organisations that have carried the work of the parish across generations.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"min-grid\">\n <div class=\"min-card\">\n <div class=\"ic\">\ud83e\udd1d<\/div>\n <h4>Society of St. Vincent de Paul<\/h4>\n <p>Revived in the renewal of 2003, serving the poor and the needy of the parish and the wider town.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"min-card\">\n <div class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcff<\/div>\n <h4>Legion of Mary<\/h4>\n <p>A devotional and apostolic community, restored to active life alongside the parish’s wider renewal.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"min-card\">\n <div class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67<\/div>\n <h4>Family Gathering<\/h4>\n <p>Begun in the same period, bringing parish households together in prayer and fellowship.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"min-card\">\n <div class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/div>\n <h4>Sunday School<\/h4>\n <p>Started to hand on the faith to the children of the parish \u2014 its catechism continues today.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"min-card\">\n <div class=\"ic\">\ud83c\udf97<\/div>\n <h4>S.M.Y.M. Youth<\/h4>\n <p>The parish youth movement, long led by parishioner Anthony Scaria, whose service is remembered with gratitude.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"min-card\">\n <div class=\"ic\">\ud83c\udfe0<\/div>\n <h4>Slaves of the Sacred Heart<\/h4>\n <p>Through this diocesan society, homes were built and given to families of the parish who had none.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section alt\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Shepherds of This Flock<\/div>\n <h2>Those Who Have Led Us<\/h2>\n <p>In maintaining the unity and oneness of the parish, the vicars who served in each season provided commendable leadership.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"vicars\">\n <div class=\"vicar-row\">\n <div class=\"vicar-years\">1930s onward<\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-body\">\n <h4>Fr. Thomas Thekkeparambil<\/h4>\n <p>Vicar of the Jacobite church in Perumbavoor who embraced the reunion and received the faith, opening the way for this parish.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-row\">\n <div class=\"vicar-years\">Until 1986<\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-body\">\n <h4>Fr. Geevarghese Thomas<\/h4>\n <p>Secured the land on M.C. Road, laboured for the building of the church, and obtained permission for the cemetery chapel. Entered eternal rest on 27 March 1986.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-row\">\n <div class=\"vicar-years\">From 1998<\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-body\">\n <h4>Fr. Paul Mundackal<\/h4>\n <p>Assumed charge as vicar in 1998, guiding the parish through a period of transition.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-row\">\n <div class=\"vicar-years\">From 2003<\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-body\">\n <h4>Fr. Jose Mariadas OIC<\/h4>\n <p>Led the renewal of the parish \u2014 the new church, the revived ministries, the Sunday School, the pastoral council, and homes for needy families.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-row\">\n <div class=\"vicar-years\">From 2018<\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-body\">\n <h4>Fr. Paul Karamel Koraikal<\/h4>\n <p>Took the initiative for the parish hall at the parishioners’ request; it was blessed and inaugurated in June 2019.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-row\">\n <div class=\"vicar-years\">2024 \u2014 Present<\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-body\">\n <h4>Fr. Robin Puthenpurackal<\/h4>\n <p>Our present vicar, under whose leadership the activities of the parish move forward actively.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"closing\">\n <div class=\"inner\">\n <div class=\"mark\">\u271d<\/div>\n <h2>A Small Parish, A Wide Witness<\/h2>\n <p>For the growth of the universal Catholic Church, Perumbavoor St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church has been able to play a significant role in the missionary work of Kerala. 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class=\"l\">Parish Founded<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\">5 \u2192 24<\/div><div class=\"l\">Families, Then & Now<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\">2006<\/div><div class=\"l\">Named for St. Thomas<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\">95<\/div><div class=\"l\">Years of Witness<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"intro\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">A Brief Overview<\/div>\n <div class=\"intro-cols\">\n <p class=\"dropcap\">On September 20, 1930, under the leadership of Mar Ivanios \u2014 the pioneer of the reunion movement with the Catholic Church \u2014 a spiritual wave reached Perumbavoor. Embracing that decision wholeheartedly, Fr. Thomas Thekkeparambil, then vicar of the Jacobite church in Perumbavoor, received the faith.<\/p>\n <p>Mar Ivanios later expressed the desire to establish a Malankara Catholic church in Perumbavoor and sought the guidance and permission of Assistant Bishop Mar Athanasios, which was granted. Out of that divine inspiration \u2014 and for the growth of the diocese \u2014 the present land on M.C. Road was acquired, and a nunnery in Germany extended financial aid towards the building. Thus a new church rose in Perumbavoor.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"pull\">\n <p>“A parish that began with five families has become a community whose witness reaches far beyond its own walls.”<\/p>\n <span>Perumbavoor \u00b7 St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"section alt\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Milestones<\/div>\n <h2>A Journey Through the Years<\/h2>\n <p>The moments \u2014 joyful and sorrowful \u2014 that shaped our parish family.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"timeline\">\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card milestone\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">20 Sept 1930<\/div>\n <h3>The Reunion Wave Reaches Perumbavoor<\/h3>\n <p>Under the leadership of Mar Ivanios, the reunion movement arrived in the town. Fr. Thomas Thekkeparambil, vicar of the Jacobite church, embraced the decision and received the faith \u2014 the seed from which this parish grew.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Led by <b>Archbishop Mar Ivanios<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">The Early Years<\/div>\n <h3>Land on M.C. Road & a Gift from Germany<\/h3>\n <p>With the permission of Assistant Bishop Mar Athanasios, land was purchased on M.C. Road where the church stands today. A nunnery in Germany extended financial aid for the construction. The parish began its life with just five families.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Blessed by <b>Mar Athanasios<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">1965<\/div>\n <h3>A Church in the Name of St. Mary<\/h3>\n <p>Construction began on a church dedicated to St. Mary \u2014 the house of worship that would serve the growing parish community for the next four decades.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">27 March 1986<\/div>\n <h3>Fr. Geevarghese Thomas Enters Eternal Rest<\/h3>\n <p>The parish mourned the priest whose effort secured its land, its building, and its early growth. His work remains the foundation on which everything that followed was built.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">In loving memory of <b>Fr. Geevarghese Thomas<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">1998<\/div>\n <h3>A New Vicar, and a Pillar Laid to Rest<\/h3>\n <p>As Fr. Paul Mundackal assumed charge as vicar, the parish lost Anthony Scaria \u2014 a lifelong pillar of the community. With him closed the final chapter of the S.M.Y.M. youth movement in its earlier form.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Vicar: <b>Fr. Paul Mundackal<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card milestone\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">2003<\/div>\n <h3>A Season of Renewal<\/h3>\n <p>Fr. Jose Mariadas OIC took charge as vicar. In November, under the leadership of the then Muvattupuzha Bishop, the renovation of the church was taken up as the main agenda and unanimously approved. What followed was one of the most eventful and commendable periods in the parish’s life.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Vicar: <b>Fr. Jose Mariadas OIC<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">2003 \u2013 2004<\/div>\n <h3>Ministries Reborn<\/h3>\n <p>The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Legion of Mary were revived. The “Family Gathering” was initiated, Sunday School was started, and parish pastoral council elections were successfully conducted \u2014 bringing the whole community into the life of the parish.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">16 May 2004<\/div>\n <h3>Foundation Stone for a New Church<\/h3>\n <p>The foundation stone was laid in the name of St. Thomas, and it was decided that the new church would rise in the courtyard of the old one \u2014 the past holding the future in its arms.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">Alongside<\/div>\n <h3>Homes for Those in Need<\/h3>\n <p>Amid the demanding work of building the church, Fr. Jose Mariadas OIC found time to help the needy. With the assistance of the “Slaves of the Sacred Heart” society under the diocese, houses were built and given to families of the parish who had none.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card milestone\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">6 April 2006<\/div>\n <h3>St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church<\/h3>\n <p>The foundation stone was blessed by Thomas Mar Koorilos, Bishop of the erstwhile Bathery Diocese, in the holy presence of Geevarghese Mar Koorilos, Geevarghese Mar Divannasios and others. With this, the parish took the name it carries today.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Blessed by <b>Thomas Mar Koorilos<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">2018<\/div>\n <h3>A Hall for the Parish Family<\/h3>\n <p>When Fr. Paul Karamel Koraikal took charge as vicar, he took the initiative \u2014 at the request of the parishioners \u2014 to construct a parish hall where the community could gather.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Vicar: <b>Fr. Paul Karamel Koraikal<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">9 June 2019<\/div>\n <h3>The Parish Hall Inaugurated<\/h3>\n <p>Mar Antony Kariyil blessed and inaugurated the parish hall \u2014 a space that has since held celebrations, catechism, meetings, and the ordinary joys of parish life.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Inaugurated by <b>Mar Antony Kariyil<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card milestone\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">February 2020<\/div>\n <h3>Keys Given in Friendship<\/h3>\n <p>For the feast of Mar Chrysostom, the parish faced difficulty for want of a church building. The nearby Baselios church was opened and its keys handed over \u2014 a quiet act through which Christians gave society a message of living together in harmony.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">A witness of <b>Christian unity<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"t-item\">\n <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"t-card\">\n <div class=\"t-year\">2024 \u2014 Today<\/div>\n <h3>The Parish Moves Forward<\/h3>\n <p>Under the leadership of our vicar Fr. Robin Puthenpurackal, and with the wholehearted cooperation of the parish family and the grace of the Almighty, all the activities of the parish continue very actively.<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">Vicar: <b>Fr. Robin Puthenpurackal<\/b><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"feature\">\n <div class=\"inner\">\n <span class=\"key-ic\">\ud83d\udd4a<\/span>\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">A Moment Worth Remembering<\/div>\n <h2>When a Door Opened, and Two Communities<br>Became One Congregation<\/h2>\n <p>In February 2020, with no church of our own available for the feast of Mar Chrysostom, the neighbouring Baselios church was opened to us and its keys placed in our hands.<\/p>\n <p>It was a small gesture. It was also a sermon \u2014 one preached without words, telling the whole of society what it looks like when Christians choose to live together in harmony.<\/p>\n <span class=\"stamp\">A Commendable Service<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Life of the Parish<\/div>\n <h2>Ministries & Communities<\/h2>\n <p>Organisations that have carried the work of the parish across generations.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"min-grid\">\n <div class=\"min-card\">\n <div class=\"ic\">\ud83e\udd1d<\/div>\n <h4>Society of St. Vincent de Paul<\/h4>\n <p>Revived in the renewal of 2003, serving the poor and the needy of the parish and the wider town.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"min-card\">\n <div class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcff<\/div>\n <h4>Legion of Mary<\/h4>\n <p>A devotional and apostolic community, restored to active life alongside the parish’s wider renewal.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"min-card\">\n <div class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67<\/div>\n <h4>Family Gathering<\/h4>\n <p>Begun in the same period, bringing parish households together in prayer and fellowship.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"min-card\">\n <div class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/div>\n <h4>Sunday School<\/h4>\n <p>Started to hand on the faith to the children of the parish \u2014 its catechism continues today.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"min-card\">\n <div class=\"ic\">\ud83c\udf97<\/div>\n <h4>S.M.Y.M. Youth<\/h4>\n <p>The parish youth movement, long led by parishioner Anthony Scaria, whose service is remembered with gratitude.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"min-card\">\n <div class=\"ic\">\ud83c\udfe0<\/div>\n <h4>Slaves of the Sacred Heart<\/h4>\n <p>Through this diocesan society, homes were built and given to families of the parish who had none.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section alt\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Shepherds of This Flock<\/div>\n <h2>Those Who Have Led Us<\/h2>\n <p>In maintaining the unity and oneness of the parish, the vicars who served in each season provided commendable leadership.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"vicars\">\n <div class=\"vicar-row\">\n <div class=\"vicar-years\">1930s onward<\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-body\">\n <h4>Fr. Thomas Thekkeparambil<\/h4>\n <p>Vicar of the Jacobite church in Perumbavoor who embraced the reunion and received the faith, opening the way for this parish.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-row\">\n <div class=\"vicar-years\">Until 1986<\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-body\">\n <h4>Fr. Geevarghese Thomas<\/h4>\n <p>Secured the land on M.C. Road, laboured for the building of the church, and obtained permission for the cemetery chapel. Entered eternal rest on 27 March 1986.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-row\">\n <div class=\"vicar-years\">From 1998<\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-body\">\n <h4>Fr. Paul Mundackal<\/h4>\n <p>Assumed charge as vicar in 1998, guiding the parish through a period of transition.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-row\">\n <div class=\"vicar-years\">From 2003<\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-body\">\n <h4>Fr. Jose Mariadas OIC<\/h4>\n <p>Led the renewal of the parish \u2014 the new church, the revived ministries, the Sunday School, the pastoral council, and homes for needy families.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-row\">\n <div class=\"vicar-years\">From 2018<\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-body\">\n <h4>Fr. Paul Karamel Koraikal<\/h4>\n <p>Took the initiative for the parish hall at the parishioners’ request; it was blessed and inaugurated in June 2019.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-row\">\n <div class=\"vicar-years\">2024 \u2014 Present<\/div>\n <div class=\"vicar-body\">\n <h4>Fr. Robin Puthenpurackal<\/h4>\n <p>Our present vicar, under whose leadership the activities of the parish move forward actively.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"closing\">\n <div class=\"inner\">\n <div class=\"mark\">\u271d<\/div>\n <h2>A Small Parish, A Wide Witness<\/h2>\n <p>For the growth of the universal Catholic Church, Perumbavoor St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church has been able to play a significant role in the missionary work of Kerala. 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