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FIVE SEMINARIANS ADMITTED AS SERIOUS CANDIDATES FOR HOLY ORDERS IN THE DIOCESE OF KASESE

By: Sr. Sarah Muhindo and Felex Sengiyunva

*Seminarians with the Bishop After Instruction and Admission*

On Saturday the 15th June 2024 was the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary which happens to be the Patron saint’s day of Hima Catholic Parish, in the diocese of Kasese. Hima Parish had a special celebration for this feast as it has always been celebrated annually.

*Hima Parishioners in procession with the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, prior Mass*

The Bishop of the diocese of Kasese the Rt.Rev.Francis Aquirinus Kibira was the chief celebrant during the holy mass.In this Celebration, Bishop Francis admitted five Seminarians to Serious Candidacy of the Holy Orders.

*Rt. Rev. Francis Aquirinus Kibira celebrating the Sacrifice of the Mass*

They are the following; Seminarians Mbusa Rusiano of Kyalhumba Parish, David Bwambale Kitabu Parish, Bwambale Robert Mathande from Kasanga, Mikanyu Phillip of Nsenyi and Seminarian Asaba Rodrick of Ibanda Parish. Five seminarians including Sem. Mikanyu Phillip and others are expected to be ordained deacons on the Diocesan Priestly Ordination Day due on 29th June 2024 that will be held at St. John’s the Evangelist Seminary, Kiburara and the rest, in 2025.

According to the Official letter released from the Bishop’s Office, for this year’s Ordination, Three Deacons will be Ordained to Priesthood while five Seminarians, will be ordained as deacons of the Church.

On the same function, the Bishop Commissioned Six new and fresh catechists in Hima parish who also committed themselves to do God’s work and preach the Faith to the People of God. The catechists committed themselves to serve faithfully and generously in order to make all know Christ.

*Commissioned New catechists in a photo with the Bishop*

His Lordship Aquirinus Kibira Kambale delivering his Homily, emphasized the continuous love and closeness to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

He said that with Total devotion and call for her intercession, the Blessed Virgin Mary is the source of every blessing because she never ceases to pray for all those who call on her.His Lordship Praised Hima priests and Parish Council Members for organizing the celebration in a vibrant, unique and glorious Style especially the most humorous procession of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Priests and the entire Christian community, prior Mass.

Bishop Kibira finally Called on Christians to Always call on the Mother of the Church the Blessed Virgin Mary through songs, tasking the Seminarians and Catechists to always call on her intercession and their Vocation for faith will be easy and joyful.

*A Glorious Procession and How vibrant the Celebration was.*

Explore and Meditate through more gallery of the Function. It was Glorious and Memorable.

Images📸: Felex Sengiyunva

Kasese Diocese ‘s Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital prepares to hold it’s first ever and free Urogynaecological Camp

By: Sr. Sarah and Felex Sengiyunva

*One of the first Medical and Admission blocks-Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital – DOK*

Mt.St Mary’s Hospital – Diocese of Kasese is organizing a “free of charge” four Days health camp that will begin officially on 1st up to 4th July 2024 at the Hospital in Kasese Town.

The Hospital Administration informs that the forthcoming Health camp is in a special way organized to manage conditions like Urine incontinence due to tears during childbirth or delivery, Stool incontinence and Fistula, Genital Prolapse and other genital tract related abnormalities.

*Official Poster about the Forthcoming Camp – Released by the Hospital Administration*

“The camp they called “Urogynaecological” regarding the above conditions will be free of charge in treatment of Victims, Transportation and Meals for strictly patients only, for all the four days of the camp, whereby Next of Kins to patients will provide for themselves” the administrator assured.

The hospital administration, therefore, calls on the public to turn up for this free service, especially those with the health conditions mentioned in order to restore good health and save their marriages and lives.

BRIEFLY ABOUT MT. ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL – DIOCESE OF KASESE:

Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital – DOK was founded some years ago during the disastrous Floods that hit Kasese District, to serve as a rest place and rescue of patients providing shelter to the Internally Displaced people and patients from Kilembe Mines Hospital that was swept off by the Floods.

The Hospital was officially launched and opened to operate, in November 2023 by The President of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who was represented by Hon. Raphael Magyezi the Minister Of Local Government.

The Well performing and ranked Health Facility is fully under the Administration of the Catholic Diocese of Kasese and managed by Banyatereza Sisters.

Based on Key Values of Providing the most professional general Medical care services to the People in the District, neighbors and the entire country.

KGR – ROLA donates Relief items to NOTEDEC and IDPs in Kyalhumba Sub-county.

By: Sr. Sarah and Felex

Kasese Guide Radio – Registered Online Listeners Association, in short, KGR-ROLA recently donated scholastic Materials to Nzirambi Orphanage Talent Development Center also known as NOTEDEC and Internally Displaced People due to disasters in Kasese District.

During this donation that was done previously last week on Sunday 9th June 2024 at NOTEDEC and at the Internally Displaced people’s camp (Bwitho and Kangothe) in Kasese District, Mr. Francis Muhindo Mwirima Happy, the KGR- ROLA group president said, their intervention was basically a move to share the challenge by helping the school going children in the orphanage (NOTEDEC) and the IPDs Camp.

“The Biggest problem is finding what to eat and helping the school going children in all ways. And the Catholic church teaches us all who are able, to support all those who are in need, and for this we shall mobilize ourselves so that we may come back to give more support” Mr. Francis Muhindo pledged in his speech.

Mr. Francis speaking..

Mr. Benedicto Masereka, the Bwitho and Kangothe IPD camp chairman and Mr. John Kule of NOTEDEC received the Donation with faces and sounds of appreciation saying it was Another unique intervention in improving the livelihoods of the people in the Orphanage and IDP camp.

Children after receiving their scholastic Materials

While at Nzirambi Orphanage And Talent Development Center (NOTEDEC), Ms. Gertrude Masika A senior Caretaker in the orphanage called on the government and other people of Good will to support the community by providing Wheelchairs for the comfortable movement of the orphanage members or children with disabilities.

Additionally; In the Month of March earlier this Year, a Diocesan Commission, CARITAS – KASESE led and represented by Mr. Kule Adidas also donated Clothings to the Muhokya Camp Internally Displaced People where Mr. Ernest Mwesigye, a Stakeholder commended CARITAS and the Ordinary Bishop Of Kasese Diocese Rt. Rev. Francis Aquirinus Kibira Kambale for the Continuous Support to IDPs in the Camp.

ABOUT KGR -ROLA:

However the group has been joined by a big number of other Listeners living within the Country, Diocese of Kasese and the Entire District.

Kasese Guide Radio – Registered Online Listeners Association (KGR-ROLA) was founded in 2023 by the Radio administration in coordination with some recognized listeners, to work as an umbrella or an association aimed at uniting Online Listeners of Kasese Guide Radio streaming from the diaspora, with Mr. Francis Muhindo Mwirima Happy as it’s First And Pioneer President and a team of a Working Executive.

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Catholic Church Needs to Keep its Mission and Tradition, says Ugandan Prelate

The key mission and traditions of the Catholic Church which every diocese needs to practically impress for the all-around development, according to Bishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira of Uganda’s Kasese Diocese, are promoting Spiritual values, health services and education are the

In completing Christ’s Mission, Rt. Rev. Kibira said a Cathedral must be identified by three major features including a big well built Cathedral church with a cross for spiritual guidance, school to contain with Christ’s mission of enlightening people, fight against ignorance and illiteracy, health service to contain the healing mission of Jesus.

In his speech shortly after Holy Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Hima Parish on 18^th Dec 2022 where he confirmed over 500 Christians, Bishop Kibira asked Catholics to be proud of their faith, saying that ongoing activities at the Kasese Cathedral hill is in line with the Church mission to have a Church, health facility and a school to for Spiritual guidance, good health and fight against illiteracy levels.

In his report, the parish Head of Laity, Mr. Constantine Kisembo called for the Bishop’s full support to St. Charles Lwanga primary school in Hima before revealing that unemployment among the youth, poverty, illiteracy and domestic violence were some of the challenges frustrating family life and Spiritual development among the Christians and the local community members.

Conserve the Environment for the Future, Bishop Kibira Appealed

Residents living in high terrain in Kasese district, Uganda have been encouraged to prioritize growing coffee and fruit tree as a measure to conserve the environment and boost household income.

In his speech at Uganda Martyrs Kakone Parish on 27^th November 2022, Bishop Kibira quoted the second encyclical of Pope Francis “Laudato Si’ ” that encouraged the general population to care for the common home and community, asking residents to conserve the environment.

The ordinary of Kasese said in the early age coffee was popularly planted in Buganda region where the ancestors from western Uganda borrowed a leaf after working as laborer the idea that improved their household income and managed to educate their children.

Bishop Kibira said he will organize a day and meet coffee farmers in Kakone Parish for capacity building training about coffee management in collaboration with Bukonzo Joint Cooperative union.

He also reminded the population that soil is as a mother to all and needs special attention and soil through conversation of the environment in planting tree and avoiding activities that will affect the environment.

Hon. Godfrey Baluku Kabyanga, the minister of state for ICT and national guidance, said people living in hilly areas above 30 degrees should re-allocate to safer places now that government has secured funds for the affected families.

Hon. Kabyanga said conservation of the environment in Kasese district has continuous challenging due to the high fertility rate, calling for migration to less populated areas in the country to create room for tree planting and other environment manage systems.

He warned residents living in swamps and other gazette areas to find they way out for government forces them to re-locate.

Kakone Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Cosmas Baluku asked the leadership to extend services to the area decrying, poor road network, scarcity of water and lack of enough schools among others.

He encouraged residents in his parents to have water harvesting tanks and doing terracing among others as a measure of protecting soil erosion above all plant more trees.