The house of SD was established at Palakattumala to strengthen the spiritual life of the parish community through effective pastoral work and to revive and run the Parish school handed over to us with its complete ownership along with the 50 cents of land around it, on 5 May 1988. The School and the property had been originally owned by the Thazhathel Family and they handed it over to the Parish Church in its uneconomic state. The convent was built in separate plot of land which we bought from different persons and was blessed on 3 October 1989, by Mar Joseph Pallikaparambil, Bishop of Palai. Srs. Florence (Superior), Thadeus, Jessy, Gracelet and Sherin were the pioneers. It was our Sr Flornce, a retired, experienced and efficient Headmistress, together with the Parish Priest Fr. John Kachiramattam, strained hard to restore and develop the deteriorated School to a dignified status. We have started a Nursery School adjacent to the Convent which thrives well.
Two unmarried sisters, Valiyil Annakutty and Valiyil Mariamma contributed to us a plot of 3.66 acres of their agricultural land. Shri Ouseppachan Valiyil, their brother was helping us a lot in the cultivation affairs. Many other people also extended their support in establishing the convent. Each of them is kept in our thankful heart and is raised to God in prayer.