St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic Church, Vellayambalam is a Latin Catholic church in

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junction, in the city of Trivandrum, capital of the state of Kerala, India. It is dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.It is very close to the Arch Bishop's residence & The

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Parish

The Parish of the St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic Church is under the care of Very Rev.Fr.Dr Gladin Alex DCL In addition to being the Parish Priest Fr. Gladin also has the duties of being the Judicial Vicar, Archdiocese of Trivandrum. Church address is: St. Theresa of Lisieux Church, Vellayambalam, Trivandrum - 695 003, Telephone 0471- 2316734

History

The church started as a small group of people from the areas of

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, and many surrounding areas. The people got together at a small Shed beside the existing church building. At the beginning there used to be Mass in the Malayalam language. Later they had English mass as well. To this day this continues. There is English Mass Every Sunday after the Malayalam Mass. After the year 2000 the parishioners decided to build a new church building. The number of people arriving for mass was more than what could be accommodated in the shed that was used. With the donations and efforts of many people, they constructed a new church.

Mass timings

Sunday Mass Malayalam - 7.00 am, 5.30pm English-10.00 am Daily Mass Malayalam - 6.30 am English - 7.00pm (Monday - Friday) Novena (Malayalam) St.Theresa of Lisieux - Wednesday after 6:30 am mass Novena to mother of perpetual help - Saturday after 6:30 am mass Catechism (English & Malayalam ) Classes - KG - DC Time : All Sundays 8:30am - 9:45am

References

Sources

* Church documen

* Mass Timing

External links

Official website
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