{"id":65862,"date":"2019-03-20T08:48:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T08:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/?p=65862"},"modified":"2019-03-20T08:48:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T08:48:21","slug":"hh-catholicos-to-lead-10th-anniversary-celebrations-of-sohar-st-george-orthodox-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/?p=65862","title":{"rendered":"HH Catholicos to lead 10th anniversary celebrations of Sohar\u00a0St George Orthodox Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SOHAR.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-65863\" src=\"http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SOHAR-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SOHAR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SOHAR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SOHAR-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SOHAR.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-1332809680988017614gmail-m_2246025173188460165gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">SOHAR, Sultanate of Oman:\u00a0\u00a0St George Orthodox Church (SGOC) Sohar will celebrate its 10th anniversary celebrations in a grand way on March 21, 22, 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-1332809680988017614gmail-m_2246025173188460165gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II, Catholicos of the East &amp; Supreme Head of the Indian Orthodox Church, will lead the celebrations as the chief celebrant with a trimass. The Catholicos will be assisted by HG Geevarghese Mar Coorilos, Bombay Diocese Metropolitan, and HG Dr Geevarghese Mar Yulios, Ahmedabad Diocese Metropolitan, on March 22, Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-1332809680988017614gmail-m_2246025173188460165gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the holy liturgy, the visiting dignitaries will be felicitated at a public function from 2 pm at the PCO compound. Voice of Sohar musical band will lend the musical touch to the programme.<br \/>\nThree churches in the Sultanate of Oman located in Muscat, Ghala, Sohar and Salalah come under the Orthodox Diocese of Ahmedabad with Mar Yulios as the Bishop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-1332809680988017614gmail-m_2246025173188460165gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fr Mathew Cherian is the present Vicar\/President of SGOC while Sunil D George is the publicity convenor while Biju Ouseph is Honorary Trustee, Benson Babu Secretary and C S Abraham, the General Convenor of the celebration committee.<br \/>\nFr C SMathews was the first Vicar of SGOC followed by Fr Varghese Thomas.\u00a0\u00a0The Church caters to the spiritual needs of over 125 Orthodox families.<br \/>\nThe parish was established on March19, 2009 with the spiritual blessings of the then Diocesan Metropolitan HG Geevarghese Mar Cooriliose. The parish is situated at Sohar, Sanaya Area, a main location in the city.<br \/>\nSt George Orthodox Church Sohar formally came into existence in the name of Saint George, the Patron Saint.<br \/>\nPort city of Sohar under Al Batinah North Governorate is located about 205 kilometres from capital Muscat.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-1332809680988017614gmail-m_2246025173188460165gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"color: #4c1130;\">St George Orthodox Church, P B No 984, P C 113,<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-1332809680988017614gmail-m_2246025173188460165gmail-MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"color: #4c1130;\">Mobile: +968-97375874, Tel: +968-56843892\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 SOHAR, Sultanate of Oman:\u00a0\u00a0St George Orthodox Church (SGOC) Sohar will celebrate its 10th anniversary celebrations in a grand way on March 21, 22, 2019. 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