Please see the Photo Gallery for images related to the Holy Consecration & Dedication for Friday, July 31st and Saturday, August 1st, 2009.

Given below is the schedule of events for both days:


Friday: 31 July 2009

6:00 P.M.: Traditional Welcome
6:15 P.M.: Evening Prayer and Holy Consecration (Mooron Koodasa, First Part)
8:30 P.M.: Talent Show (Spiritual Organizations)
9:00 P.M.: Banquet

Saturday: 1 August 2009

8:00 A.M.: Morning Prayer and Holy Consecration (Mooron Koodasa, Second Part)
9:30 A.M.: Holy Tri-Mass
11:00 A.M.: Felicitation Speech & Prize Distribution (Raffle)
12:30 P.M.: Love Feast

Passion Week Schedule

Palm Sunday - Begins at 8:00 AM
April 5th

Maundy Thursday - Begins at 8:00 AM
April 6th

Good Friday - Begins at 8:00 AM
April 7th

Holy Saturday - Begins at 8:00 AM
April 8th

Easter Sunday - Begins at 8:00 AM
April 9th

The St. Peter's Syrian Orthodox Church of Houston, Texas purchased a plot of land to construct a new Church building for conducting the Holy Services.

Ground-breaking is scheduled to be held at the new location on January 1st, 2008 at 11:30am by His Eminence Mor Titus Yeldho, Archbishop of the Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America with the presence of Rev. Fr. Shinoj Joseph (Vicar), Very Rev. Dr. Thomas Itty Corepiscopa, Rev. Fr. Baiju Chandy, Rev. Fr.
Joseph Karamala, Rev. Fr. Varghese Thekkekara, Rev. Dn. T.S. Varghese and many other distinguished guests soon after the Holy Qurbono at the present Church building located at:

St. Peter's Syrian Orthodox Church
8001 South Kirkwood, #E
Houston, Texas 77072

The new plot of land is located at:

3114 ILLINOIS
FRESNO, TEXAS 77545

For further information contact:
Rev. Fr. Shinoj Joseph (VICAR)
(713) 518-3228

A Donations link has been added to the church web site to allow individuals to make secure donations to St. Peter's Syriac Orthodox Church of Houston in support of the church.

The donations can be placed by either a person's PayPal account or if they do not have a Paypal account, with their credit card (American Express, Discover, Mastercard & Visa). They also have the option to make their donation anonymously. Regardless, all transactions are sent securely to PayPal, the church's online payment processor. More details on PayPal and its commitment to security can be found in the Security Center section on PayPal's web site, www.paypal.com.

Please encourage your friends and family to support our church by making a donation through our web site. Their generous kindness will not go unnoticed, especially during this time when we are building our new church. Remember, all donations are tax deductible and once a donation is made, an email receipt will be sent for the transaction.

Thank you for your support and prayers.

God Bless You All.

His Eminence Mathews Mar Ivanios, who came to the United States as the chief guest for our Achen's Silver Jubilee of Ordination celebrations, is concluding his visit and is planning to return to India during the first week of April.

Before leaving the states, Thirumeni will be in Houston to conduct the Holy Qurbana in our church on Sunday, April 2, 2006. Please make arrangements to attend the service on that day. Our parish is very grateful to Thirumeni for his presence, participation and guidance on the occasion of the Jubilee celebrations. Our parish wishes Thirumeni a safe return journey with a bouquet of THANKS.