on june 12, 2004, his excellency mar jacob angadiath, bishop of the st. thomas syro-malabar catholic diocese of chicago, officially inaugurated the "st. thomas syro-malabar church of boston" at a large gathering of faithful under the guidance of rev. fr. varghese perappadan. fr. pereppadan was appointed director of the mission, which met for services at the fernald school chapel in waltham, massachusetts on a weekly basis. in july 2004, he stepped down as director. on september 18, 2004, fr. paul pudussery was appointed as the second director of the mission.