Serving from Trincomalee.
About this place
Serving from Trincomalee.
Sambalthevu Parish is one of the communities served through the Parish Ministry of the Oblate Province of Jaffna.
How the mission serves here
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Sambalthevu Parish — Trincomalee
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Sambalthevu Parish, Trincomalee grew out of the Oblate Province of Jaffna’s call to walk with people on the margins. Early teams gathered for prayer, catechesis and practical help.
Over time the work at Trincomalee settled into a steady pattern of presence — Oblates and lay collaborators sharing house, mission and hospitality.
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Visits, formation of local leaders and partnership with nearby parishes shaped how Sambalthevu Parish serves today.
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Under the Provincial Superior, Sambalthevu Parish continues to serve through accompaniment, celebration of the sacraments where applicable, and care for the most abandoned.
Source: Pathinathan Sathiyaseelan, OMI, “Present Ministries of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Jaffna Province”