St. Mary’s Orthodox Church Chandigarh

Malankara Orthodox Syrian

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India


With a subscribed membership of 58 and a regular attendance of 180 people, Holy Qurbana is celebrated on all Sundays and other Feast days. Sunday school is conducted regularly with 30 students; Youth Movement (25), Martha Mariam Samajam (30), MGOCSM (10) and are functioning very actively with a wide range of activities. There are 2 prayer groups having around 100 people attending prayer meetings. The parish runs a CBSE affiliated secondary school having a total of 1100 students from nursery to class X, supported by 15 staff members and 38 teachers. The parish runs St. Mary’s tailoring school for uplifting the needy women from the surrounding areas. Blood Donation Camp, Medical Check-up Camp and Health awareness programmes are held as a part of charity work. On the 13th of September Church celebrated Onam festival immediately after the Holy Qurubana. Many cultural and sports activities were also organized by the members of the Youth Movement. The Annual Meeting of all the Spiritual Organizations of the church was also held. Church also conducted a Food Carnival and Parish Day celebration which was well received and participated by the people. The Parish was allotted 2.08 acres of land in Mohali by Greater Mohali Area Development Authority to have a full-fledged school at this new site. The Church requires funds for the construction of its new School.