St Mary's Church, Cheloor Explained

St. Mary's Church Hindi: Cheloor - Edathirinji
Location:	Irinjalakuda Moonupeedika Road, Kerala, India
Religious Affiliation:	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
District:	Thrissur District
Established:	AD 1880
Status:	Parish
Governing Body:	Thrissur Archdiocese
Website:	http://www.cheloorchurch.com

St Mary's Church is a Syro-Malabar parish church in Cheloor/Edathirinji, Kerala, India (in diocesan records Mary Immaculate Church, Cheloor). The church follows leadership by Syro-Malabar Catholic Church under Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda.

Overview

1. Parish : Cheloor
2. Forane : Irinjalakuda
3. Patron : Mary Immaculate
4. First Church : 1879
5. Consecration of First Church : 1880
6. Cemetery : 1915
7. Parish Priest Home : 1917
8. Consecration New Church : 22.12.1996
9. Religious Houses : 2
10. Priests : 1
11. Male Religious : 2
12. Female Religious : 10
13. Catholic Population : 2800
14. Catholic Families : 525
15. Family Units : 18

Worship time

Daily Mass : 6:30AM (Mon - Sat)Sunday : 6:30 AM, 11:30AM

Neighbour parishes

1. St. Thomas Cathedral Irinjalakuda
2. Our Lady of Dollars Irinjalakuda West (Thanisserry)
3. St Antony's Church Paduva Nagar (Ikkarakunnu)
4. St Sebastian Church Edakkulam
5. St Marys's Church Padiyoor
6. St Joseph's Syrian Church Mathilakam
7. St Joseph's Latin Church Mathilakam
8. St Joseph's Church Kaipamangalam
9. Our Lady of Carmel Church Aripalam

Chapels

• Mary Immaculate Grotto (inside compound)
• Mary Immaculate Grotto (main road view)

1. Fathima Matha Chapel, Kandeswaram
2. St. George Chapel, near Church Road
3. St. Antony's Chappel, Edathirinji
4. St. Joseph Chapel, Americankettu North West
5. Sacred Heart Chapel, Chelookavu
6. St. Sebastian Chapel, Kattikulam
7. St. Antony's Chapel, Edakulam Road
8. St. Alphonsa Chapel, Pothany Road

Governance

• Edavaka Prathinidhi Yogam
• Kudumbasammelana Kendra Samithi

Kudumbasammelana units

1. Little Flower
2. St. Sebastian
3. Dollars
4. Lourd Matha
5. St. John
6. Holy Angels
7. Don Bosco
8. St. James
9. St. Mathew
10. St. Alphonsa
11. Pavanathma
12. St. Vincent De Paul
13. St. Mary's
14. St. George

Catholic organisations

• C.L.C
• Altar Boys
• Gayaka Sangham (Choir)
• Catholic Youth Movement C.Y.M
• Catholic Movement
• Jesus Youth
• St. Vincent De Paul Society
• Franciscan Almaya Sabha
• Mathru Sangam
• Vanitha Commission

Institutions

• St Mary's L.P. School Edathirinji: Lower Primary School under CMC Sisters. Here learning in both Malayalam and English medium in Kerala State Syllabus

Religious houses in the parish

• Jayamatha Convent: Monastery of CMC Sisters
• Bethsaida Bhavan: Old aged home in the boundary of St Mary's Church Cheloor. Malabar Missionary Brothers (MMB) doing this job.

Fathers, brothers and sisters from parish

1. Fr. Joseph Cheruvathur
2. Br.Paulose Arimbuparambil MMB
3. Sr.Stephin CMC

Former vicars

After New Church Building

1. Fr.Joseph Maliyekal
2. Dr. Antony Manjaly
3. Fr.Raphel Puthenveettil
4. Fr.Varghese Perinjeril V.C
5. Fr. Johny Menachery
6. Fr.Martin Payyappilly CMI (Acting)
7. Dr. Joji Palamattah
8. Fr. Joy Puthenveettil
9. Fr.Benny Kizhakkeyil CST (Acting)
10. Fr. Joby Kachappilly CMI (Acting)
11. Fr.Dr. Davis Chenginiyadan

Mass times

• Sunday 6.30 a.m Adoration 7.00 a.m Holy Mas 10.30 Holy Mass
• Mon-Wed & Sat 6.30 a.m Holy Mass
• Thursday 5.00 p.m Holy Mass
• First Saturday 5.00 p.m Holy Mass & Novena in Grotto

Communication details

• Vicar
• St Marys Church Cheloor
• Edathirinji P.O.
• Kerala, India.
• Pin # 680121.
• Tel # [phone]
• Official Web Site : http://www.cheloorchurch.com
• Blog : http://www.smccheloor.blogspot.com

References

• Web site: Cheloor St Marrys Church - Site. cheloorchurch.com. 2014-02-11.
• Web site: Marian Voice. smccheloor.blogspot.com. 2014-02-11.
• Web site: PARISH HALL (st ' mary's church cheloor). wikimapia.org. 2014-02-11.
• http://www.sahrdayatech.com/irdiocese/parishes.php?&thisrow=1
• Web site: Mary Immaculate Church – Cheloor -Irinjalakuda Churches- catholic churches.in. catholicchurches.in. 2014-02-11.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100412112326/http://www.irinjalakudadiocese.com/parishes.htm
• Web site: Churches In Irinjalakuda Diocese, Syro Malabar Catholic Churches, Parishes Photos, Church, Churches In India. www.churchesinindia.com. churchesinindia.com. 2014-02-11.
• Web site: Mary Immaculate Church – Cheloor -Irinjalakuda Churches- catholic churches.in. catholicchurches.in. 2014-02-11.

External links

• http://stmaryschurchcheloor.ning.com/ Join Our Own Social Community Site