Weekly Liturgical program changes

CHANGES TO OUR WEEKLY LITURGY PROGRAM
Morning Mass: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 6:30am

Evening Mass: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 6:00pm

First Saturday of the month: Day of Recollection

Adoration: Friday 5:15pm-6:00pm

Confession: Saturday 5:00pm-6:30pm

Parish Elections Training by CJPD

The Catholic Justice and Peace Department team (CJPD) at Sts John and Sylvia Parish will conduct  a leadership training for all parishoners on 11 December 2022.  The leadership training will be conducted after the 9am mass and all parishoners are encouraged to participate.

This training will empower current and aspiring leaders  who will participate in church elections in the period of Jan- March 2023  for various leadership roles in small christian communities, outstations and the parish pastoral council groups and movements.

This follows communications from the  Ngong Diocese for the parish to align its election calendar with the Diocese and National elections.

For more information please contact the CJPD team via the parish office.

Launch of New Strategic Plan (2023-2029)

The strategic planning committee is pleased to announce that the process  of developing the strategic 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.

Our Vision: A community of prayer and fulfilled life witnessing the infinite love and mercy of God.

Our Mission: Transforming lives through evangelisation, spiriritual  renewal and integral human development. Humane in our service to the community.

Strategic Priorities

Based on the SWOT analysis the Parish strategic planning team classified the strategic priorities as follows:

  • Expanding Infrastructure  for the  implementation of an enhanced master plan
  • Empowering the youth through holistic programmes
  • Strengthening relevant programs for spiritual growth
  • Promoting family values  and inclusion of  diverse  vocations
  • Enhancing men’s active participation in the church                                                                                                                   Download the summary here. The  PPC will be critical in ensuring that the strategic plan is  translated  into annual operational plans for each outstations.

Thank you for your contributions

The Parish Priest and Parish Finance Committee of the entire Sts. John and Sylvia, Our Lady of Divine Mercy Shrine Church Acacia thank you most sincerely for your generous contribution towards the parish harambe held of 7th November 2022. The harambe report will be shared with congregation on Sunday 13th November 2022. May God bless you abundantly.

Come one, Come all! Family Day on 27th November

Welcome to our very first family day as Sts. John and Sylvia Parish. The family day and Holy mass will be  celebrated by our beloved  Lordship, the Bishop of the Ngong diocese,  Bishop John Oballa Owaa. The event will kick of at 9am and all guests will be expected to be seated by 8:30 am.

On this  special day we will  unveiling our pioneer class of our confirmation candidates from our parish.  We have over 160 adult and children confirmants  from our Parish will receive the sacrament of confirmation. Come one come all. Let us bring our culture and heritage.

 

Official Trailer: The Letter

In 2015, Pope Francis wrote Laudato Si’ (The Letter); an encyclical letter about the environmental crisis to every single person in the world.  A few years later, four voices that have gone unheard in global conversations have been invited to an unprecedented dialogue with the Pope. Hailing from Senegal, the Amazon, India, and Hawaii, they bring perspective and solutions from the poor, the indigenous, the youth, and wildlife into a conversation with Pope Francis himself. This documentary follows their journey to Rome and the extraordinary experiences that took place there, and is packed with powerfully moving personal stories alongside the latest information about the planetary crisis and the toll it’s taking on nature and people.