Ascension CSI Church Boston
"Ask, and it
shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened
unto you"
(Matthew 7:7)
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Ascension CSI Church Boston
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Ascension CSI Church of Boston, Massachusetts is a caring community of believers who follow the liturgy and principles of the Church of South India. We meet at the Holy Innocent Chapel in at Fernald Center, Waltham, Massachusetts every Sunday at 11:30 AM EST. Worship services are held in English and Malayalam. The Church of South India (“CSI”) was formed in
September 1947 as a result of union of various churches in South India and Sri
Lanka that previously followed the Anglican, Methodist, Congregational and
Presbyterian traditions. CSI is now organized into 22 dioceses,
each under the spiritual leadership of a bishop. CSI Synod
headquartered in Madras, Tamil Nadu, which elects a Moderator (presiding Bishop)
every 2 years, governs the church as a whole. The current Moderator is Most Rev. Dr. J. W.
Gladstone, Bishop of South Kerala Diocese and the Deputy Moderator is Rt. Rev.
Christopher Asir, Bishop of Madurai Diocese. The motto of CSI - "THAT THEY ALL
MAY BE ONE" - is taken from John 17:21 in which Jesus
Christ prayed for not only the church but for the whole world. It
is the largest Protestant Church and second largest Christian denomination in
India. It is one of the four United Churches in the Anglican Communion. CSI
is in full communion with the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church of India and the
Church of North India (CNI). It is a member in the World Council of
Churches and the National Council of Churches in India. The ordained ministry of the church conforms into a traditional pattern of threefold ministry of bishops, presbyters and deacons. The CSI church supports five theological colleges in India and all candidates for the ministerial work are trained in one of the five theological colleges. The CSI Synod Liturgical committee has developed different orders of worship for different occasions. The committee also produces different cycles of lectionaries for daily Bible readings and collects for communion services, which is followed by CSI churches all over the world. In CSI church:
Ascension CSI Church families are centered in Christ. We invite everyone who seeks God to come and worship with us. You will find a comfortable place in our community where all individuals and families can grow and discover God’s plan in their lives. Committee Members:
Sujatha Arikapurathu- Sunday School Teacher
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