30.01.2022
After the Holy Qurbana
St. Marys Indian Orthodox Church
A farewell meeting for our current Vicar Rev. Fr. Varghese Mathew has been arranged by the Church and all the Spiritual Organisations on the 30th January 2022.The meeting is scheduled to start immediately after the Holy Qurbana.
As part of reassignment of responsibilities of our priests in the diocese of UK-Europe and Africa, based on Kalpana UK/BRL/21/138 dated on 15th December 2021, Rev. Fr. Varghese Mathew has been relieved from his responsibilities of our parish from 01st February 2022.
We thank our Vicar for all the services he did for our parish and may God continue to bless him in his faithful ministry.
We commemorate the great event of the exaltation of St. Mary and celebrate our faith on her departure to heavenly abode, following an observance of a fifteen days of fasting and lent , seeking the blessing of God through the special intercession of Saint Mary.
On the Feast of the Holy Cross or Exaltation of the Cross (or Triumph of the Cross), we honour the Holy Cross by which Christ redeemed the world.
Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter that marks the beginning of Holy Week, the holiest of weeks, in which the most important moments of Christ's life take place, which includes the suffering and torture.