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Welcome to the St. Gregorios Orthodox Church of Austin Website! Our Church belongs to the South West Diocese of America under the Malankara Orthodox Church led by H.H. Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, the Catholicos of the East and the Malankara Metropolitan. Our present diocesian metropolitan is His Grace Alexios Mar Eusebius.
Pidi Ari project turns One!
It’s been a year since we launched the Pidi Ari project, a monthly food drive project to support the local foodbanks and pantries in their fight against hunger and homelessness.
A year, ago, after the completion on a Sunday school food drive, which took couple of months to reach its goal, a thought came to few volunteers: why can’t we do this every month and create a culture of sustained giving in the church.
Learning from our traditions of our grandmothers: Our grandmothers had a rich tradition of sharing by taking a handful of rice every time they cooked rice and kept it in another container. At the end of the month, the altar boy from the church went door to door collecting this rice. This rice was distributed by the church to poor families who did not have enough for their daily meals. It was called Pidi Ari. (a handful of rice)
OVBS 2015
The St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Austin, TX OVBS 2015 was held from July 24-26th.
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Sunday School Area Level Competitions 2015: St. Gregorios Austin takes it home
St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Austin, TX takes home first place at the Sunday School Area Level Competitions 2015. Thank you Lord!
Care Packets for the Homeless
There was a sense of joy in the church as everyone’s hands were staying busy. The little children stood in line with open bags and wide smiles, as the older students quickly filled the emptiness.
On March 1st, St Gregorios Orthodox Church Sunday School and MGOCSM in Austin, Texas packaged 144 care packages for the homeless. Each pack contained various food and hygiene items.
The project was administered in partnership with Caritas of Austin, a nonprofit organization that provides financial and emotional support for numerous people in poverty within Travis County. Their community development coordinator, Grace Alrutz, worked hand in hand with the church to provide information and support behind the project.
St. Thomas Mission Attappady - The Tribal Mission
St. Thomas Bhilai Mission - The roots of Village Mission
Mahatma Gandhiji once said - 'The soul of India is in its Villages'. In the early 1970's, many of these villages in North India were extremely backward in education, healthcare and womens welfare. H.G. Stephanos Mar Theodosius, the metropolitan of Calcutta and the pioneer of the mission work in North India took on this daunting mission for the Malankara Orthodox Church by laying the foundation stones of its village mission.
St. Pauls Mission and the Mission board
Sabharatnam H.G. Dr. Geevarghese Mar Osthathios thirumeni, and the visionary of the malankara mission saw the need for training the missionaries in the early days and established the St. Pauls Mission center at Mavelikara in 1953 on his return from US after his education. The land was purchased by and using his savings that he had in the US.
Servants of Cross
In 1924, H.G. established the 'Servants of Cross', (Sleebadasa Samooham) a monastic missionary movement to care for the upliftment and welfare of the people attracted to the Orthodox faith.
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Prayer Meeting Songs
| Month | Song Name | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Karthavin Varavil | |
| September 2015 | Ennudayone | Malayalam and Manglish |
| June 2015 | EnikkaiKaruthunnavan-Manglish | |
| YachippinTharumEnnarulion | ||
| April 2015 | Parishudhathmave | |
| Daivam Vathil | Malayalam and Manglish | |
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Here I am Lord (Song 15) Showers of Blessing (Song 30) |
Giving Back Corner
Pidi Ari Project
Making a Difference, one can, at a time...
30388 lbs
of canned food donated since the start of the project. Thank you!
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