{"id":55976,"date":"2017-09-13T05:30:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T05:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/?p=55976"},"modified":"2017-09-13T05:30:05","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T05:30:05","slug":"mar-yulios-to-lay-foundation-stone-for-ghala-st-marys-orthodox-church-on-sept-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/?p=55976","title":{"rendered":"Mar Yulios to lay foundation stone for Ghala St Mary\u2019s Orthodox\u00a0Church on Sept 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"m_-7565207361219205693gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hg_pulikkottil.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31330\" src=\"http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hg_pulikkottil-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hg_pulikkottil-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hg_pulikkottil-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hg_pulikkottil.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"m_-7565207361219205693gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">AHMEDABAD\/MUSCAT: Ahmedabad Diocese Metropolitan HG Pullikkottil Dr Geevarghese Mar Yulios will lay the corner stone for St Mary\u2019s Orthodox Church in Ghala, Muscat, on September 16, 2017.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"m_-7565207361219205693gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">With this, the Indian Orthodox congregation in Ghala and nearby areas will soon have a new church of its own. The parish was established following Kalpana No 11\/2014 issued by Mar Yulios as the Diocese Metropolitan under which four Orthodox churches in the Sultanate come under.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"m_-7565207361219205693gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before the foundation stone laying ceremony, the Metropolitan, will lead the holy liturgy from 7 am.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"m_-7565207361219205693gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fr George Varghese, Vicar, St Mary\u2019s Orthodox Church, Ghala, has requested the faithful to attend the ceremony in large numbers with prayers and good wishes.<br \/>\nThe Metropolitan who arrived for a week-long visit to the Sultanate on September 12 will lead the Feast of the Holy Cross at St Stephen\u2019s Orthodox Church, Salalah, on September 14, Thursday.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"m_-7565207361219205693gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">On September 15, His Grace will take part in the Onam feast celebrations at Sohar St George Orthodox Church.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"m_-7565207361219205693gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">On September 17, Sunday evening, Mar Yulios will celebrate holy liturgy at Muscat Mar Gregorios Orthodox Maha Edavaka.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"m_-7565207361219205693gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, Metropolitan Mar Yulios was received at the Muscat International Airport by Fr Jacob Mathew, Vicar\/President, Muscat Mar Gregorios Maha Edavaka and Fr George Varghese, Vicar, St Mary\u2019s Orthodox Church, Ghala.\u00a0<b>Mar Yulios is available for contact at +968-96288762\u00a0<\/b>before leaving for Ahmedabad, Diocese headquarters, on the early hours of September 18.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AHMEDABAD\/MUSCAT: Ahmedabad Diocese Metropolitan HG Pullikkottil Dr Geevarghese Mar Yulios will lay the corner stone for St Mary\u2019s Orthodox Church in Ghala, Muscat, on September 16, 2017. 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