# St Mary's Church, Cheloor

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

* Parish : Cheloor
* Forane : Irinjalakuda
* Patron : Mary Immaculate
* First Church : 1879
* Consecration of First Church : 1880
* Cemetery : 1915
* Parish Priest Home : 1917
* Consecration New Church : 22.12.1996
* Religious Houses : 2
* Priests : 1
* Male Religious : 2
* Female Religious : 10
* Catholic Population : 2800
* Catholic Families : 525
* Family Units : 18

### Worship time

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

### Neighbour parishes

* St. Thomas Cathedral Irinjalakuda
* Our Lady of Dollars Irinjalakuda West (Thanisserry)
* St Antony's Church Paduva Nagar (Ikkarakunnu)
* St Sebastian Church Edakkulam
* St Marys's Church Padiyoor
* St Joseph's Syrian Church Mathilakam
* St Joseph's Latin Church Mathilakam
* St Joseph's Church Kaipamangalam
* Our Lady of Carmel Church Aripalam

## Chapels

* Mary Immaculate Grotto (inside compound)
* Mary Immaculate Grotto (main road view)
* Fathima Matha Chapel, Kandeswaram
* St. George Chapel, near Church Road
* St. Antony's Chappel, Edathirinji
* St. Joseph Chapel, Americankettu North West
* Sacred Heart Chapel, Chelookavu
* St. Sebastian Chapel, Kattikulam
* St. Antony's Chapel, Edakulam Road
* St. Alphonsa Chapel, Pothany Road

## Governance

* Edavaka Prathinidhi Yogam
* Kudumbasammelana Kendra Samithi

## Kudumbasammelana units

* Little Flower
* St. Sebastian
* Dollars
* Lourd Matha
* St. John
* Holy Angels
* Don Bosco
* St. James
* St. Mathew
* St. Alphonsa
* Pavanathma
* St. Vincent De Paul
* St. Mary's
* 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

* Fr. Joseph Cheruvathur
* Br.Paulose Arimbuparambil MMB
* Sr.Stephin CMC

## Former vicars

After New Church Building
* Fr.Joseph Maliyekal
* Dr. Antony Manjaly
* Fr.Raphel Puthenveettil
* Fr.Varghese Perinjeril V.C
* Fr. Johny Menachery
* Fr.Martin Payyappilly CMI (Acting)
* Dr. Joji Palamattah
* Fr. Joy Puthenveettil
* Fr.Benny Kizhakkeyil CST (Acting)
* Fr. Joby Kachappilly CMI (Acting)
* 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 # 0091 480 2820865
* Official Web Site : http://www.cheloorchurch.com
* Blog : http://www.smccheloor.blogspot.com