It was with the appointment of
Fr. Sebastian Vadakumpadan as
the Chaplain of Syro-Malabar
Catholics in 1991, that Syro-Malabar
mass began to be celebrated in
Sacred Heart Cathedral
regularly. From the year 1991
until he returned to Kerala in
2004, Fr. Sebastian was in
charge of the mass centre.
Mass was celebrated on II and
IV Sundays of every month and
recently V Sunday also was
added to the schedule. Since 2
December 2004, Fr. Jose
Edassery, the coordinator of
the Mission who took charge
from Fr. Sebastian
Vadakumpadan looked after the
Paharganj mass centre. On 24th
September 2006, Fr. Antony
Kilukkan took charge of the
centre. On 17 February 2008,
Fr. Varghese Palatty was
appointed as the
priest-in-charge of the
community.The community gathers for
service also for special
occasions like Christmas and
Holy Week. The feasts of St.
Thomas the Apostle and
St.Sebastian are
celebrated solemnly every
year.
Rev. Sisters from Rajinder
Nagar SABS convent is
helping the community in the
service. The centre has a
choir group that makes the
liturgy more attractive. The
centre has got seven prayer
groups, gather in every
Fridays.
Every last Sunday of the
month all the members gather
to pray for the departed souls
and evaluate and plan the
month. As the preparation of
Christmas celebration, as
community visit all the
families with the team of
Carol. It is another
remarkable custom follow in
the community, take the holy
arrows of St.Sebastian to
house to house of the families
of the community.
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Centre at a
glance |
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Name: |
Sacred Heart Syro-Malabar
Church |
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Address: |
C/o Sacred Heart
Cathedral, 1 Ashok Place,
New Delhi-110001. |
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Priest in charge: |
Fr. Varghes Palatty |
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Contact address: |
167B, LIG DDA Flats, Moti
Khan, Paharganj, Delhi -
110055.
Mobile: 9953208325 |
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Area: |
Lodhi, Aliganj, Karbala,
Sujansingh Park, Jorbagh
etc. |
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Members: |
1000 |
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Feast: |
St. Thomas the Apostle |
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Activities: |
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Choir |
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Altar Servers
Prayer groups |
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