Good Friday observed at St.Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church Little Mount commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary.

All  spend this day in fasting, prayer, repentance, and meditation on the agony and suffering of Christ on the cross. The biblical account was read of Jesus’ death on the cross, or crucifixion.

Our Church youth decorated a model calvary hill with symbol of crucifixion of Jesus Christ and in the end people came and kissed the cross.

At last Parish Priest blessed Kanji payar and served to everyone.

Maundy Thursday is observed during Holy Week on the Thursday before Easter at St.Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church Little Mount. Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus shared the Passover meal with his disciples on the night before he was crucified. Maundy Thursday services are typically more solemn occasions, marked by the shadow of Jesus’ betrayal.

Parish Priest washed the feet of twelve youths from the parish; this demonstrated how Christians are to love one another through humble service.

In the end of service, parish priest called up eldest father from the crowd to cut the Kalthappam Appam and distribute among children’s and then parish priest distributed for others

Palm Sunday Service was held on 17^th April as Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday. On this day, Jesus, accompanied by His disciples, entered the city of Jerusalem in triumph.  An enthusiastic crowd greeted Jesus by spreading palm branches along the road and shouting Hosanna.  Services on Palm Sunday traditionally begin with a joyful procession.  Worshipers carry palm leaves or wear crosses made of palm.

Syro Malabar Catholic Church Chennai Mission had Way of the Cross at St.Thomas Mount on 16th April 2011. People united and gathered on the foot of the mount for Way of the Cross, which was followed by the Holy Mass on the hill’s top.

The event saw participation from all the Syro Malabar Parishes from Chennai.

In connection with the Lenten season, St. Thomas Syro Malabar Parish conducted an Annual retreat on 03-04-2011 at Bonsecures Sisters Convent School ground, Little Mount. Rev.Fr.Jose Panthalookaran (Former chaplain, Chennai Mission) Vicar, Nithyasahaya Matha Church, West Chalakudy, was the retreat preacher. Renewal of Christian family life was the main thrust of his preaching.   Whether you’re married or not , this retreat helped us a real life direction on building up the marriage that God created for us. It is one of the most challenging, yet rewarding , experiences of life.

This retreat was open to all couples who wish to come and be instructed and encouraged in their marriages by what the Bible has to say concerning the blessings and responsibilities of the husband and wife relationship. The retreat for married couples was focused on offering spiritual guidance to couples and helping them to overcome the challenges of a fulfilling married life.Rev.Fr.Jose Panthalookaran explained and enacted with light moments of day-to-day life relationships among couples. Showers of blessings were poured out at the time of Holy Hour, Confession and Holy Qurbana.

At the same time there were a Christeen retreat done for the Catechism students guided by Rev. Fr. George Athapilly CMI and Mrs. Sophy Joseph.

Retreats provided opportunities for parishioners to meditate, pray, learn and participate in fellowship. The coordinators(especially Rijo Xavier and Rajesh Joy), Youths, Trustees and Secretary made the retreat a memorable one — from the venue arrangement to even the type of food served.

We all from Syro Malabar little mount community thank our Parish Priest who arranged us a wonderful retreat.

Syro Malabar Major Arch Bishop Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil passed away today. We St.Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church Little Mount condole his sudden demise. Let us Pray for the departed soul.

Msgr.Jose Palatty, Vicar General, Syro Malabar diocese of Irinjalakkuda and Coordinator of the Syro Malabar Catholics in Chennai celebrated Holy Mass at the St.Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Little Mount,Chennai on 20 March 2011.

He celebrated the feast of his Patron saint, St.Joseph with the parishioners and launched the website of the St.Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Little Mount-Chennai. He emphasized on the importance of faith formation in the young and the role of the youth in the Church development activities. He urged the parishioners to make a concerted effort to develop basic infrastructure for the Church.

It’s time to rejoice! We are proud to announce that our church website was inaugurated by Msgr. Jose Palatty, Chennai Mission Coordinator, in the presence of our beloved Parish Priest Rev.Fr. Jaison Vadakumchery on 20th March 2011. Apart from being helpful for the Syro Malabar communities in and around Little Mount, Chennai, we hope to take our mission to the entire world through this website.

Although the ultimate purpose of our website is to spread the light to the world, we are also happy that we could utilize this modern tool to the advantage of our community by readily providing details of church proceedings to our community members. In order to cater to the needs of every individual member of our church we have designed this website with attractive looks and with features that are easy to use even by novice internet users.

We strongly believe that this website would fulfill the needs of church members as well as the purpose of existence of our church.