About Saint Mary’s Syro Malabar Catholic Church in Pearland, Texas:
Note: The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a major Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope, with over 4 million members primarily in Kerala, India. Founded by St. Thomas the Apostle in 52 AD, it follows the East Syriac liturgical tradition. It is a self-governing (autonomously governed) church within the Catholic Church.
St. Mary’s Syro Malabar Catholic Church was established as a Mass Center under the St. Thomas Syro Malabar Diocese of Chicago in November 2010. The purpose of the Mass center was to preserve the spiritual and religious needs of the Syro Malabar Catholic Community in the Pearland, Clearlake, and Pasadena regions.
As the Greater Houston area grew. he need for this building became apparent due to overcrowding in Saint Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Forane Church in Houston. Peraland was cghosen as a good location for expansion.
The Mass Center was officially started with Holy Qurbana on 28 November 2010 with 60 registered families.
In 2012, a Building Committee was formed to plan and execute the construction of the future church. They bought 9.60 acres of land at 1610 O’Day Rd, Pearland, as the proposed future home for the church In February 2015, we started the bidding process. The General Body meeting held on March 2015 decided to award the contract to Triad Construction Company being the lowest bidder. It is also noteworthy that in March 2015, Curia approved the plans and permitted awarding the contract to Triad Construction Company. By the grace of God and with generous monetary support of our members, the Mission was able to raise $500,000.00 for the down payment and Independent Bank provided a $1.4 million loan.
On April 11, 2015, Mar Jacob Angadiath, Bishop of St. Thomas Syro Malabar Diocese of Chicago laid the Foundation Stone of the Church in the presence of Fr. Wilson Antony. The church features a 5,000 sq ft Worship area, 650 sq ft Altar area, a 900 sq ft Chapel, 1800 sq ft of Catechism classrooms, 1350 sq ft open foyer, a Cry room, a Choir room, Office rooms, Restrooms, Kitchen, etc. In August 2015, Triad Construction Company started the site work and completed the church construction work on March 9, 2016. The construction cost of this beautiful 11,700 sq ft church building was $1.86 million.
The Mission Council and the Building Committee, under the leadership of Fr. Kurian Neduvelichalumkal, worked very hard for the construction of this beautiful church facility. The solemn consecration and dedication of the new church in the presence of Mar Jacob Angadiath, the Bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago, and Mar Joy Alappat, Auxiliary Bishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago, took place on May 29, 2016.
Saint Mary’s Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Pearland, TX became the 39th full fledged Parish of St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago on the same day.
On June 26, 2016, Rev. Fr. Antony Xavier Pullukattu appointed as their first full time Vicar/ Pastor of the new church.
Traveling to Saint Mary’s Syro Malabar Catholic Church in Pearland, Texas:
Pearland is 26 miles south-southeast of Houston.
Address: 1610 O’Day Road, Pearland, Texas 77581, USA
Phone: +1 (630) 261-5865
Email: info@stmaryspearland.org
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