2023 Parish Elections Schedule (Acacia, Enkasiti and Matali)
Jan 2023 Mass Serving Schedule
Merry Chrismas and Prosperous 2023
Dear Christians,
Praise be to God. I take this opportune moment to thank our Almighty God for the far He has brought us as a family of Sts. John & Sylvia Church.
Thanks for the spiritual guidance of our priests led by Fr. Ben Asuka and all those who in one way or another lifted us spiritually; the Deacons, Brothers, Sisters, Catechists, Lay, etc.
As we celebrate Christmas this year 2022 and the new year of 2023, I pray that God will shower all of us with His abundant blessings in our families, Jumuiyas, neighbours, friends and relatives.
May He have compassion, mercy and love and answer every petition you put before Him…. Amen Amen.
May I take this opportunity to congratulate KCPE candidates in our community for their performance and wish them a bright future .
Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2023 to you all.
Chair Korir.
2022 Family Day: Photo and Video Highlights
The first anniversary celebration of Sts. John and Sylvia, Our Lady of Divine Mercy Shrine was held on Sunday, 27 November 2022.
You can now watch the full recording here
The event which kicked off at nine in the morning was graced by his Lordship Bishop John Oballa Owaa, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ngong.
His Lordship, Bishop John Oballa Owaa was the main celebrant during the holy mass which included a confirmation ceremony for 165 catechumens from the parish, the strategic plan launch and the first anniversary celebration.
We are grateful to the resident choir of Sts. John and Sylvia Parish, The Divine Mercy choir for leading the liturgy with beautiful songs .
The CWA team welcoming Bishop John Oballa Owaa
Mr. Shadrack Kirui, Chairman of St. Monica Parish Kitengela
Mr. Paul Maloba was the master of ceremony during the event.
During the mass, 165 confirmants for the sacrament of confirmation comprising of adults and children representing Sts. John and Sylvia Parish and our outstations, St. Oscar Matali and St. Cecilia Enkasiti were conferred the sacrament of confirmation by his Lordship Bishop John Oballa Owaa.
The Roman Catholic Church views confirmation as a sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ. It confers the gifts of the Holy Spirit (wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord) upon the recipient, who must be a baptized person.
His Lordship the bishop performed the rite, which included laying his hands on the candidates and anointing of the catechumens forehead with holy oil.
Confirmants during the Holy Mass
We are grateful to our catechists, Mwalimu Boniface Kisyangani and Mwalimu Richard Saiton for successfully preparing the165 candidates for the past eight months.
Catechist Richard Saiton
Catechist Boniface with Bishop John Oballa Owaa
The strategic plan was unveiled after the holy mass by the strategic planning committee led by Lawrence Kairu, the vice-chairman of Sts. John and Sylvia Parish. You can download the strategic plan here
The strategic planning committee at Sts. John and Sylvia Parish
After the successful events, Bishop John Oballa Owaa and Father Ben Asuka led the parishioners and the confirmed catechumens in a beautiful cake cutting ceremony. The cakes were in honour of the parish and the 165 confirmed catechumens.
Inline with Laudato Si, the second encylical of Pope Francis published in 2015, the Bishop and priests in attendance planted trees to mark the one year anniversary celebration of Sts. John and Sylvia, Our Lady of Divine Mercy Shrine.
Bishop John Oballa Owaa Planting a tree
Afterwards a hearty lunch was served for all parishoners. After lunch, the parishioners took time to network and tour ongoing development activities at the church such as the Sunday school project and the adjacent land project.
If you missed the event, worry not, you can watch the full recording here
You can also view and download the event pictures here and here.
We are grateful to our Bishop for gracing the day. We thank our parish priests, Father Ben Asuka, Father Deo, Father Pascal for the guidance and stewardship. We are highly grateful to the altar servers, the catechists, the choir, the Knights of St. John, PMC and the choir for leading the liturgy.
We are thankful to all parishioners, all the parish staff, all small christian communities and their leaders, the family day planning committee, the welfare group, the communications team, the strategic planning committee, suppliers, and all other groups and committees who sacrificed their time and gave monetary and material resources to make this event a success.
May God bless you all!
SMA Monthly News (November’s Edition)
Download a Copy of The Strategic Plan
The strategic planning committee is pleased to announce that the process of developing the strategy plan has been finalised and that the strategic plan document will be unveiled on 27 November during the family day. The committee is grateful to all groups and committees that made the milestone exercise a success. The new strategic plan serves as a roadmap for Sts. John and Sylvia Parish. The strategy formulated is for a period of six years.