Rockland Mission

ST. MARY'S KNANAYA CATHOLIC MISSION OF ROCKLAND, NEW YORK

Mission Director: Fr. Renny Kattel

670 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers, New York, 10704.

847-312-7555 renykattel@yahoo.com

ASS SCHEDULE

First, second and fourth Sundays at 11:30 A.M. at IKCC Community Center

Third Sundays at 5:00 P.M.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SCHOOL

First, second and fourth Sundays at 10:00 A.M.

Number of Students: 85

Staff: 16

MAIN FEAST: Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary on weekend close to September 8th.

OTHER ACTIVITIES: Feasts of St. Joseph and St. Thomas, Parish Picnic, Religious Education School anniversary, Annual Retreat.

HISTORY

     Rev. Fr. Jose Saurianmakil started Holy Mass in Syro-Malabar Rite with the Christmas Eve Mass on December 24, 1994.  Later in 1996 when Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry, the Bishop of Kottayam visited Archbishop of New York, John Cardinal O’Connor agreed officially to establish a Knanaya Catholic Mission in the Archdiocese. Rev. Fr. Abraham Kalarickal was appointed on December 20, 1998 as the Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Victory Church, Mount Vernon, New York in view of serving the Knanaya Catholic Community in the Archdiocese of New York.  Fr. Thomas Kottoor and Fr. Abraham Kalarickal worked together until Fr. Thomas Kottoor was moved to Detroit for studies.  Rev. Fr. James Ponganayil was appointed as the mission director from November 1, 2007 replacing Rev. Fr. Abraham Kalarickal. Rev. Fr. Thomas Pralel was appointed as the mission director and Rev. Fr. James Ponganayil as the associate director with effect from August 17, 2008. Rev. Fr. James Ponganayil became the mission director with effect from January 01, 2009. Rev. Renny Kattel became the mission director from June 10, 2012. 

     This mission serves around 120 Knanaya Catholic families comprising of Rockland County and Upstate New York.