St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Church, Christchurch , New Zealand

04/09/2026

17/08/2026

🌿 ORTHODOX VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 🌿
A special holiday adventure of faith, fun & fellowship! 🙏✨
Come along for a wonderful time of Bible stories, learning, crafts, games, singing, friendship and plenty of fun as we grow together in faith and discover the joy of God’s love. ❤️
📅 30 September – 3 October
📍 Templeton Church
225 Kirk Road
Come along for a great few days together during the school holidays! 🇳🇿
We would love to see you there!
✨ Let’s finish the holidays on a high note with faith, fun and fellowship! ✨
Orthodox Vacation Bible School for Kids

17/08/2026

https://youtu.be/fILFJLUCAZg?feature=shared.

🙏 A Beautiful Reminder ❤️

A big thank you to all our members who took part in this video and gave their time and effort to share this meaningful message with us.

The message from Mother Mary is simple but powerful, let’s gather as families, pray together to our Lord Jesus Christ, and give thanks for all the blessings we have received. 🙏

Please take a few minutes to watch the video, like it, and encourage our members who put in their time and effort to make this happen. ❤️

God bless everyone. 🙏

Family Prayer with Mother Mary

09/08/2026

🌟 A Proud Moment for Our Sunday School Kids! 🌟

Yesterday, our children performed in their first Sunday School Talent Show, reciting Bible verses and singing Malayalam songs with great effort and courage

Performing in front of parents, friends, and teachers took real bravery, and they rose to the occasion with confidence.

A big thank you to our Sunday teachers and parents, and well done to all our children,you all made us proud! ❤️👏

May this be the first of many opportunities to learn our lord Christ's teaching and shine in his name . 🌟🙏

04/08/2026

Dear St. Mary's family,

Just a friendly reminder that we'll be having കൊടിയേറ്റ് - 8 August 2026 .

Warmly invite you and your family to come along and be part of this special celebrations, fellowship, and thanksgiving.

Please do have a look at the Notice for the service timings .

Looking forward to seeing your presence throughout our celebrations from the 8th until 15th August .

May the prayers and intercessions of St. Mary be with us all. 🙏

Regards,
SMIOC Committee

31/07/2026

With great joy and thanksgiving to Almighty God
St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Church, warmly invites you and your family to participate in our Edavaka Perunnal which will be celebrated on 14-15 August 2026.

We are blessed to have Rev.Fr Joe Thomas. Rev.Fr.Shino Sam, Rev.Fr.Ajin George for the feast services.

We warmly welcome your presence, prayers, and participation.

May the intercession St. Mary, the Holy Mother of God make this occasion joyous and strengthen our faith, fellowship, and unity in Christ.