Final Day of the Holy Childhood Missionary Competition
Final Day of the Holy Childhood Missionary Competition On Saturday, 19 July 2025, we joyfully marked the final day of the Holy Childhood Missionary Competition at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Bidibidi Refugee Settlement. This special event brought together all the Holy Childhood groups who had emerged as winners in the previous zonal-level competitions. [...]
Ariwa Holy Childhood Missionary Competition
Saturday, 12th July 2025 St. Arnold Janssen Parish – Zone Five, Ariwa Holy Childhood Missionary Competition On Saturday, 12th July 2025, we joyfully organized the first-ever Holy Childhood Missionary Competition at St. Arnold Janssen Parish. Due to the large number of children participating, we moved the event to the nearby primary school, which offered more [...]
Second Day of the Holy Childhood Missionary Competition – Zone 1, Sacred Heart Chapel (Bidibidi)
Second Day of the Holy Childhood Missionary Competition – Zone 1, Sacred Heart Chapel (Bidibidi) Saturday, 21st June 2025 On Saturday, 21st June 2025, we held the second day of the Holy Childhood Missionary Competition in Bidibidi Zone 1, hosted at Sacred Heart Chapel. Many children from all the chapels within this zone came together [...]
Holy Childhood Choir Competitions for SVD 150 Years Jubilee
Holy Childhood Choir Competitions for SVD 150 Years Jubilee Starting from Saturday, 14th June 2025, we have begun organizing weekly competitions for the Holy Childhood choirs from the five zones of Bidibidi Settlement. These competitions are part of our preparations for the 150 Years Jubilee of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) and aim [...]
Missions on the Divine Mercy Sunday
On Divine Mercy Sunday, we visited the chapels in our settlement to celebrate Mass and administer other Sacraments. At the Divine Mercy Chapel, many Christians gathered to attend the Mass. After the celebration, we blessed new Animators of the Holy Childhood. Following the Mass, we shared lunch together with all the Christians belonging to the [...]
Pilgrimage of hope with the holy childhoods in Swinga settlement
Today is the seventh day of January. We organized the pilgrimage of hope for the holy childhoods of Swinga settlement. There are more over five hundred childhoods attended this pilgrimage from saint Mary of Christians chapel to Immaculate Heart of Mary chapel. They attended zealously this pilgrimage. On the road, they were singing dancing and [...]
Mission for childhood group in the Kizito church.
Today, we went to Kizito church the mission for the childhood. We taught them some catechism and how to pray rosary. Moreover we test them something which we taught them in the last time. For example, the names of seven Sacraments; the ten commandments of God. We are so happy because all children passed this [...]
The organisation of the workshop for all childhoods of leaders
After finishing the workshop for all catechists, we continued to organise the workshop for all childhoods of leaders who come from all five zones, from Friday 3rd May to 9th May. On the first day of a week of the workshop, brother Tom Amagule shared them to the subject which is the leadership of skills. On the [...]
Pilgrimage
Every year, in the Advent or Lenten season, many Christians organize many activities like pilgrimages, praying, the way of the cross, and so on… to help them prepare their hearts and souls for the Charismas or Easter. In our settlement of Uganda, we organize the pilgrimage of all Christians, who are South-Sudanese, living in Arua [...]
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The Feast of the Holy Family remains a significant and joyful occasion for our parish community.
On 28 December of this year, the Universal Church observed the Sunday of the Feast of the Holy Family. On this solemn occasion, the entire Catholic Church prays in a special way for all families throughout the world. Our Holy Family Parish likewise celebrated its patronal feast at St. Dominic Chapel in Limbe. During the [...]
PILGRIMAGE TO LODONGA MINOR BASILICA
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