OUR LADY OF SORROWS CHURCH - WALANA

OUR HISTORY

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Our lady of sorrows church dedicated to Our lady of sorrows can be identified as a church located in Panadura with a long history of 160 years. In the early years, our church was located on Panadura Main Street and Second Cross Street, and today it is located facing the Galle Road. According to the history, our church, which was started in 1858 by Rev.Fr. Arguvan, was completed in 1864. Later Rev. Hilarion Silani blessed and opened the church as a new parish. At first our church, which belonged to the Moratuwa parish then join the Wadduwa parish and afterwards was separated as a new parish in 1938. Rev.Fr. Joseph Jayasuriya was the first spiritual leader of the new parish and at present, Rev.Fr.Ranjan Priyadarshana is serving as the Parish Priest of Mother of Sorrows church, Panadura. Thus, for 160 years, we have grown based on the guidance of the Catholic Church and the friendship of the Buddhist people around and today our parish has 856 families serving to God. Currently, 23 Apostolic societies and 18 divisions have been established, which have been a great help to the growth of the parish. As parishioners of our church, we all share equal dignity in God’s word and the example of Mother Mary's life that caused her great sorrow and how she asked us to honor her sorrows. Our lady of sorrows church, born on the basis of seven sorrows of Mary our mother will mark a proud history and excellence of 160 years in the year 2024.

UPCOMING EVENT

CRYSTAL NIGHT NEW GEN 2024

Date : 28th December 2024
Time : 5:00 p.m.
Venue : Mother of Sorrows Church, Panadura

RECENT EVENTS

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WORSHIP ACTIVITIES

  • NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF SORROWS

  • SUNDAY HOLY MASS

  • DAILY HOLY MASS

SOCIETIES

YOUTH SOCIETY

PRESIDENTS

MR. SAYURA SILVA
MR. RISHAN OSHADA

SECRETARY

MISS.SHEVONI NETHARA

VICE-SECRETARY

MR. SHENURA SANDEEPA

TREASURER

MR. SAVIRU MENDIS

ADVISOR AND MEDIA COORDINATOR

MR. NAMEESHA FERNANDO

YOUNG ADULTS SOCIETY

PRESIDENT

MR. MANOJ RATHNAYAKE

SECRETARY

MRS. HESHANI FERNANDO

TREASURER

MR. ANGELO PEIRIS

VICE PRESIDENT

MR. JOSEPH ARNOLDA

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

MR. PRIYANKA SILVA

ASSISTANT TREASURER

MR. AMAL RODRIGO

CHOIR

PERSONS IN CHARGE

REV.FR. RANJAN PRIYADARSHANA

SECRETARY

MRS. DILUKSHI SHAMILA PERERA

MASS SCHEDULE - WALANA

SUNDAY

  • 7:00 a.m - FIRST HOLY MASS
  • 10:00 a.m - SECOND HOLY MASS (Organized by Sunday School)
  • 5:00 p.m - THIRD HOLY MASS

MONDAY - THURSDAY

  • 7:00 a.m - HOLY MASS

FRIDAY

  • 6:00 p.m - HOLY MASS WITH NOVENA

SATURDAY

  • 7:30 a.m - HOLY MASS

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