Next Saturday, our Bishop, priests and Christians will converge in our Parish for the Deanery Luncheon. Mass begins at 10.30. We invite parishioners to attend Mass. Those who picked the cards are requested to kindly send their payments through the Church Paybill 4042525 Account Luncheon or at the Parish Office.
John and Sylvia Education group will meet at the Balcony today immediately after second Mass.
From next Sunday, the Priests and Deacon will be available for Holy Mass or Communion Service for our children. The Mass/Communion Service will begin at 9am, at the same time as the Second Mass. Parents and guardians are requested to cooperate.
The CJPD has organized trainings that will be conducted for the next two months for new members. These will also serve as a refresher for existing members from Sunday, 24th Sept after second Mass at the Sunday school hall. All members are invited to attend.
Our Parish was represented by CJPD on the Africa Climate Summit that took place from 4th to 6th Sep. We invite one of them to share with us the message from this Summit.
Jumuiya service
Today: Next Sunday
1st Mass: St. Claire 1st Mass: St. Padre Pio
2nd Mass: St. Raphael 2ndMass: Josil ushindi group
MATANGAZO: JUMAPILI YA ISHIRINI NA NNE KIPINDI CHA KAWAIDA
Jumamosi ijayo, Askofu wetu, mapadre na wakristo watajumuika katika Parokia yetu kwa Deanery luncheon. Misa takatifu itaanza saa 10.30am asubuhi. Wanaparokia wote wamealikwa kuhudhuria Misa hii. Wakristo ambao walichukua kadi wanaombwa kutuma malipo Yao kupitia kwa Paybill ya kanisa 4042525 Account Luncheon au kwa Ofisi ya Parokia.
Kamati ya elimu ya parokia yetu watakuwa na mkutano leo baada ya Misa hii kwa balcony.
Kuanzia Jumapili ijayo, Mapadre na Shemasi watasherekea Misa Takatifu au Ibada ya Komunyo kwa watoto wetu wa Sunday school. Ibada ya Misa/Komunyo itaanza saa tatu asubuhi .Ushirikiano wenu Wazazi na walezi unanaombwa. Mwenyekiti wa parokia yetu atakutana na wenyekiti wote wa jumuiya Jumapili Ijayo tarehe 24/9/2023 kwa Balcony baada ya Misa ya pili. CJPD wameandaa mafunzo ambayo yatafinyika kwa muda wa miezi miwili ijayo kwa wanakamishnna wa CJPD. Mafunzo haya pia yatatatumika kama refresher kwa wanachama wakitambo kuanzia Jumapili ijayo, tarehe 24 Septemba 2023. Wanachama wote wamealikwa kuhudhuria Parokia yetu iliwakilishwa na CJPD kwenye Mkutano wa the Africa Climate Summit ambao ulifanyika kuanzia tarehe 4 hadi 6 Septemba.Tunamkaribisha mmoja wao ili atoe ujumbe mfupi kuhusu Mkutano huo.
Jumuiya service
Today: Next Sunday
1st Mass: St. Claire 1st Mass: St. Padre Pio
2nd Mass: St. Raphael 2ndMass: Josil ushindi group
MATANGAZO: JUMAPILI KUU YA MWILI NA DAMU YA YESU KRISTO – 11/06/ 2023
Leo ni Jumapili ya fungu la kumi,kwa wakristo ambao wamejitayarisha na pia wale ambao wametuma fungu lao la kumi kwa paybill ya kanisa tunawaalika wajongee mbele kwa maombi na baraka.Tunapokuja mbele tunaombwa kuweka nia zetu pamoja na fungu la kumi tunalomtolea Mungu.Paybill ya kanisa ni 4042525 account Tithe.
Leo, Kanisa linasherehekea Siku Kuu ya Mwili na Damu ya Kristo (Corpus Christi). Punde tu baada ya Misa hii, kutakuwa na ibada ya kumwabudu Bwana wetu Yesu Kristu, aliye hai katika Sakramenti Takatifu ya Ekaristi.
Wakristo ambao waliacha kupokea na hawako kwa ndoa na wangependa kurudi kupokea Sakramenti Takatifu, wanaombwa kuona Padre kwa ofisi siku na masaa ya kazi au, wapige simu kujadiliana na Padre siku ingine yeyote wanaweza kupatikana.
Josil Ushindi group watakuwa na siku ya maombi Jumamosi ijayo tarehe 17/06/2023 kuanzia saa tatu asubuhi.
Kikundi cha kina Baba (CMA) wanaalikwa kwa mafundisho yao Jumapili ijaya ya tarehe 18th June 2023 baada ya Misa ya kwanza
Padre kutoka Lodwar atatembelea Parokia yetu Jumapili ijayo tarehe 18th Juni 2023. Kupongeza Wakristo kwa ukarimu ambao tumeonyesha familia ya Lodwar na pia kuomba msaada ili aweze kuendelea kuhudumia wakristo wa Lodwar. Wakristo wanakaribishwa kuchukua bahasha ambazo tutamkabidhi mgeni wetu Jumapili ijayo.
Tumeanza usajili wa Watoto wachanga kwa ajili ya ubatizo. Wazazi wanaopenda Watoto wao wachanga wabatizwe wanaombwa kujiandikisha katika Jumuiya zao.
St. Monica together with St John & Sylvia catholic church planned on a ladies spiritual recollection which is to be held on Saturday 27th May 2023 ,at the Acacia church Kitengela .All ladies from both parishes are therefore invited. The recollection will commence as early as 8am with various activities planned for the day, this will include; confessions, praying the Holy Rosary, meditation, a talk session, spiritual reading, examination of conscience and angelus and thereafter a Holy mass. A priest of Opus Dei will be present and will preach and listen to confessions during the spiritual recollection.
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.
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 .
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.