Tamil Community
Welcome to our Tamil Community!
For the Community Website in Tamil, please click the button below:
Tamil Community Events
Members of the Tamil community hail from Tamil Nadu, a southern state in India, some from the neighbouring states and also from Sri Lanka. There are about 100 Tamil Catholic families in St Mary’s, consisting of a large pool of youth and children.
Tamil Masses were first initiated by the then parish priest, Friar Clifford Augustine and the first Mass was celebrated on 24th May 2014. A colourful anniversary celebration is held every year with grand traditional Mass, cultural events and contests.
From 2020, the Tamil Mass went online weekly and when churches opened after the pandemic, Tamil Masses were held weekly in the main church of St Mary of the Angels at 7:45pm.
In 2026, we are celebrating our 12th Anniversary in June.
Tamil Mass
Tamil Mass is celebrated weekly on Saturdays at 7:45pm. You can watch the latest Mass here:
NCC Groups
The families are sub-grouped into 7 NCC's (அன்பியம் / Anbiyam - Community of Love).
Each group is named after an Indian-based Catholic saint. The family groups celebrate their saints’ feast days in a very devoted way by having special novenas, and during the corresponding Tamil Mass, the saint will be celebrated through a minor procession where children offer flowers and candles.
Saints of the Community:
St Devasahayam - 14 January
St Joseph Vaz - 16 January
St Arulanandhar - 4 February
St Kuriakose - 18 February
St Thomas - 3 July
St Alphonsa - 28 July
St Theresa of Calcutta - 5 September
Other celebrated Saints:
St Joseph - 1 May
St Anthony - 13 June
St Mary of the Angels - 2 August
St Cecilia - 22 November
Committees
The Community is served by committed leaders and dedicated volunteers, who make the mass and events successful.
1. Knights of the Altar
2. Lectors
3. Choir
4. Communion Ministers
5. Hospitality Ministers
6. AV & Media Team
7. Tamil Malargal (Liturgical Art)
8. Wrappers
9. Rosary Prayer Group
10. Sparkling Angels (Children’s Group)
11. St Carlo Acutis Youth Group
12. Creative Minds
13. Photography
14. Flyer Group (Design)
Anbiyam Leadership (NCC)
There are 9 Committee members. Seven of them are the leaders of 7 communities (அன்பியம்):
St Devasagayam - James / Johanna
St Joseph Vaz - Jayaraj / Dylan / Shane
St Arulanandhar - John Andrews / Kevin
St Kuriakose - Jesu / Cynthia / Milvia
St Thomas - Robert / Jeswin / Abner
St Alphonsa - Sundar / Vanitha / Shreya / Nishita
St Theresa of Calcutta - Santhanaraj / Levin
St Mary of the Angels - Joseph Ladislaus / Jones / Kim
Sparkling Angels - Nishita / Kevin
St Carlo Acutis Youth - Shreya / Nishita / Kevin / Johanna / Dylan / Shane / Levin / Jeswin / Abner / Cynthia / Milvia / Jones / Kim
Meet the leaders here
Contact
For more information, please contact Santhanaraj at 91082672
Contact the Tamil Community at 80658468 (WhatsApp) or email st.mary.tamil@gmail.com
Hymns
We have discovered many talents in our community, which resulted in us creating our own hymns. To date, we have written and composed 7 original hymns (and counting) in praise of God, Mother Mary and the Saints. We are grateful to God for his gifts.
Novena Prayers
Initially, the community came together as prayer groups, praying the Divine Mercy and Rosary. Eventually, prayers and novenas became part and parcel of our spiritual growth. Subsequently, we put together many novena prayers (available in PDFs, audio and video formats).
Photo Gallery
Prayers
Hymns
Ministry Life - Tamil Community
Many of our language communities develop and evolve to meet the needs of parishioners at St Mary’s. These two Mnistry Life episodes, produced by members of the Tamil Community, recount how the pandemic threw the community into turmoil, and how they overcame the challenges they faced. Featuring original music compositions and talents of many members, young & old.