O Holy Spirit, Spirit of wisdom and divine love, impart Your knowledge, understanding, and counsel to youth - that they may know the vocation wherein they can best serve God. Give them courage and strength to follow God's holy will. Guide their uncertain steps, strengthen their resolutions, shield their chastity, fashion their minds, conquer their hearts, and lead them to the vineyards where they will labor in God's holy service.
... "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
--- Matthew 18 : 20
The Church of St. Thérèse is situated in the very heart of the Indian community of Salmiya. Its convenient location, besides the prayerful fervour of the community, is what draws hundreds of Catholic faithful from the neighbourhood to this tiny and humble spiritual abode for Holy Mass, parish ministry meetings, catechism classes and social activities of the Church.
The Church which was inaugurated as a Chapel in 1974,
was born of a need that arose when residents from India began to converge on Salmiya and its neighbouring localities. The availability of Indian schools in the area was one of the reasons why a number of families settled here. Vast distances from Kuwait City (wherein is situated the Holy Family Cathedral), as well as in-sufficient transport facilities to and from the city might have contributed to a growing need for a place of worship so that the Catholic faithful could perform their weekly religious obligation.
Contact Details ...
Location & Postal Address :
Block No: 10,
Street No: 334,
Bldg. No: 274,
Apartment No: 2,
Salmiya, Kuwait.
Tel Nos :
Priests' Residence (Salmiya) :- 5640657
Fr. Berchmans (Parish Priest) Mobile :- 4403568
Fr. Thomas (Asst. Parish Priest) Mobile :- 9218310
Office Timings : Before and After Church Services
...Today, the Church serves a community of more than a thousand families. From a humble beginning of a weekly service, the Church now has Holy Mass every day of the week. The Intercessory Prayer Service is held on Mondays, Malayalam Prayer Meeting & Mass on Wednesdays, English Prayer Meeting on Thursdays, Legion of Mary (Senior and Junior) on Friday, and on Sunday and Tuesday, choir practices are held. Catechism is taught to around 875 school-going children in two sessions on Friday mornings. The Salmiya Catholic community is ever expanding and we pray that along with it, the Church, too, will get to be more spacious where all its faithful can come and be with the Lord ...
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