Cherupushpa Mission League (CML)

We are continuing our yearly tradition of the Giving Tree, located in the parish lobby. This is a wonderful opportunity for our parish community to share the joy of Christmas by helping families in need.
Parishioners are invited to take a red tag from the tree, which lists a specific gift request. Please purchase the gift, wrap it if possible, and return it to the parish by Christmas. If you are unable to wrap the gift, it may be left unwrapped in a bag.
We are partnering with St. Margaret of Castello Maternity Home in Bensalem. St. Margaret’s Home provides free temporary housing for pregnant women and offers baby supplies and services to more than 80 mothers with young babies. These women have chosen life for their children despite challenging marital, financial, and family circumstances, trusting in God’s providence and the generosity of others.
After the Christmas season, all gifts will be delivered to St. Margaret’s Home and distributed to the mothers for their babies.
This is a beautiful opportunity to teach our children the true spirit of Christmas—one of love, generosity, and kindness. Let us come together to spread the joy of Christ this season. To learn more about St. Margaret of Castello Maternity Home, please visit:
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An Advent Calendar has been distributed to all CCD Children. Each day displays a different prayer intention or service for children to do each day. If anyone has not received a copy of the Calendar, please click below.
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We joyfully invite all CML members to participate in the CML Online Christmas Celebration – Journey to Bethlehem 2025, which will be held on Monday, December 22, 2025, at 7:30 PM CST(8:30 PM EST). This online celebration will be a meaningful opportunity for our CML community to come together in prayer, fellowship, and joy during the Christmas season. His Excellency Bishop Mar Joy Alappatt will inaugurate the meeting, and Deacon Mathew Jacob will deliver the Christmas message. Flier

Zoom Meeting Details:
Meeting ID: 824 4746 2550
Passcode: CML
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The CML Executive Committee of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Chicago is conducting a Christmas Crib-making family video contest within our diocese. This is a family video contest. Sunday school students in grades 4 through 12 from the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago are eligible to participate. Each family can create a Christmas crib inside their home or on their property and record the process.
The Gloria in Excelsis Christmas Crib Competition is currently ongoing. We invite all CML members to participate by submitting a one-minute video of their Christmas crib.
• Cash prizes and certificates will be awarded to the first-, second-, and third-place winners.
Certificates from the Diocese will be given to all diocesan-level finalists
• Submission guidelines and additional details can be found at the link below. All videos must be submitted by December 28, 2025 – Link- Click here
We encourage maximum participation from all parishes and missions.
If there are any questions, please contact the CML Eparchial Team or the Parish Representatives.

Cherupushpa Mission League is encouraging our CCD students to participate in the daily Qurbana during the 25 Days of Advent. There will be a sign-in book in the Sacristy that children may sign into. These children will be recognised during Christmas Eve Qurbana. As a friendly reminder, Weekday Qurbanas at our Parish will be at 8:30am and 7PM, but parishioners who attend mass at local churches will be recognized as well. If your child has been attending Daily Qurbana/Mass please fill out the following form by Dec 22nd. (Please do signup even if you missed couple of days due to special circumstances.)
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CML Philadelphia is raising money as part of the Eparchial Initiative to build a church in the Indian state of Telangana, located within the Syro Malabar Archeparchy of Shamshabad. Students were given a box to collect money for this initiative. We ask that parents give donations for their children’s box as rewards for any acts of love, service, sacrifice, or suffering. We will collect these boxes during the Christmas Vigil Qurbana. You may also donate through our church website’s donations page.
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Select CML or LFML in the first drop down box and add Church Building in the Note section.

We will be conducting our Day of Adoration on Wednesday, December 31st. Please use the following form for signup:
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The CML Executive Committee of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Chicago is conducting a Christmas Crib-making family video contest within our diocese. This is a family video contest. Sunday school students in grades 4 through 12 from the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago are eligible to participate. Each family can create a Christmas crib inside their home or on their property and record the process. The top three videos from each Zone will be selected and reviewed for diocesan-level consideration. Cash awards will be given to the top three diocesan winners and certificates of appreciation for all the finalists. We are asking for parish participation from our families! If there are any questions, please contact the CML Eparchial Team or the Parish Representatives.