CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KITALE, WEEKLY BULLETIN
A Valid dream in the name Of St. Patrick’s Acad-
Review of the Lenten season and its
emy, Mokoiywet
Highlights...
By Patrick Powon
By Christopher Rotich
The Lenten season is a period where the
St. Patrick’s Academy Mokoiywet an idea con- Church gives us a chance to reflect on our lives, the
ceived last year by Rev. Fr. Abraham Birgen is no-longer many times we have wronged our brothers and
a dream. Sitting squarely on the church compound was sisters and above all disobeyed Him.
officially inaugurated on St. Patrick’s day to coincide
During this five week period in 2015, the
with the Saints day.
mother church gave us topics to reflect on. In the
A total of 28 children from the neighborhood first week, we looked at the Family as the primary
now have access to education courtesy of this Sirende- institution in the society. If the family is going to
Parish project.
address today’s challenges hence getting stronger,
During the inauguration, Fr. Birgen gave an ex- then with a strong family we shall build a strong
ample of a stream snakes it way to a river and end up as nation.
an ocean. In his translation, the academy can as well
In week two, security was the tagline. Of
grow to become a university, the biggest learning insti- direct concern in our Diocese, is the perennial Pokot
tution on the planet. Long live, St. Patrick’s Mokoiywet. -Turkana conflict that has been around for decades
Editorial...
now. As the Bishops engage the County and National Governments to make haste while the sun shines,
The weekly bulletin has been running consistently for
close to three months now. It remains a one leaf affair
to keep it simple and also to beat the weekly deadline
just like any other publication around the globe.
All the weekly events may not be covered as expected,
but this shall be overcome as more partners move in to
support this issue. I hope it has been educative and informative besides being entertaining and creating an
issue for debate, encompassing the four major components of journalism.
A few departments have consistently shared their stories and upcoming events whether in school or in Parishes for circulation as well. I still appeal for adverts
from schools and businessmen.
prayer and fasting is our immediate tool.
The Diocesan Mock is still running with minimal mistakes that have been promptly corrected by the relevant personnel and we hope that in future such errors
can be foreseen and rectified in good time. All the same,
there is an improvement from all quarters, the setters,
proofreaders and above all the printer.
in our homes, churches and nation.
The Bishop and the Diocese as a whole would like to
send her heartfelt sympathies and condolences to Fr.
Anthony Situma who lost his Dad this week. Father, may
the Lord give you the serenity to change what you can,
courage to accept what you can’t change and wisdom to
know the difference!
Koros Sylvester.
Our theme this Lent touches on the family
and week three narrowed down to the family and
morality. As an institution, the family has been adversely affected by the rapid changes in the world
today.
In week four, the rights of the minority and
disadvantaged were looked at. finally the pertinent
issues in the devolved units and how resources are
managed climaxed the season.
As we enter the Holy week and Easter, we
hope these topics were meaningful in our context,
Upcoming Youth events
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Trans Nzoia Deanery YCS Rally at St. Francis
Suwerwa Boys on 28th March 2015.
Bible Apostolate seminar on 19th to 25th April
2015 at St. Johns Girls Sirende. (Each youth participant to
pay reg.fee of Kshs 700, carry blanket).

Diocesan Youth Exposure Program on 25th April to
2nd May 2015 at the Parishes. Taize Retreats on
8th- 12th , 15th – 19th ,22nd – 26th April.
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CWA are holding a retreat beginning Friday 27th
through to Palm Sunday at Tartar Parish.
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Chrism Mass shall begin at 2:30pm at Immaculate
Cathedral on Wednesday April 1st, 2015
Wishing you God’s Blessings as we approach Easter
Departmental News Dispatch
Family Life Department
The Catholic Church and the
Validity of marriages of Catholics .
By Edward Shibanda
This is where the Catholic Church differs from
the discipline or laws of other churches. Catholic
Church law demands for the validity of a marriage that
it takes place before an authorized Bishop, priest or
deacon, two witnesses and in accordance with the
laws of the Church. In the new code of canon Law (the
law of the Catholic Church) a mixed marriage maybe
celebrated in a non-Catholic Church or in another
place validly and lawfully provided that permission is
obtained from the diocesan bishop of the Catholic
party provided there is an acceptable reason for it.
If a Catholic member marries a baptized Christian in a non-Catholic church without that permission,
then the Catholic Church will not recognise that marriage as being a valid union. Hence the Catholic partner to the marriage cannot receive Holy Communion
in the Catholic Church until the situation is corrected;
in addition to the fact that the church does not consider the Catholic party to be validly married in any case!
Livelihood Department
Why Catholic Men do not attend Jumuiya?
By Milickzedeck Murunga,
The livelihood session in Mitume with Catechist trainees tried to analysis why men do not
attend the Small Christian communities (SCC) and not
keen in following Church activities but technically
appear on Sunday services and leave immediately
even sometimes before the final blessing. The reason
for this was classified into two:
Knowledge; a lot of men lack understanding
of the bible and the basic doctrine of the Catholic
faith and many times there are not ready to learn
from the Catechist and Women who are better informed due superiority complex they have. During
this analysis it came to our attention that catechism
should not be aimed as the only way to Baptism but
a starting point of helping one to understand the
faith and assist him/her to thirst for the word of God.
Attitude; - Such men have a negative attitude
towards the church and the small Christian Communities. They think that jumuiyas are a place where
women discuss their issues and therefore not fit for
them and that their women who attend the jumuiya
will inform them of what took place there.
St. Francis School For the Hearing Impaired P.O. Box 2856 Kitale, 30200 Tel: 0773-357-754
The School has vacancies for the following posi- Cook: Two positions (Male Only)
tions:
Minimum Qualification
Teachers: Ten Positions:

Be a practicing Christian

Must have at least a certificate in sign lan- 
Must have a certificate of good conduct
guage from a recognized institution
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Must have a health Certificate
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Minimum qualification P1
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Experience in a similar position is an added

Must have a certificate of good conduct
advantage
All applications must be handwritten with two refer- 
Be between 25 and 30 years
ees and their contacts and CV to reach the school
by 20/04/2015.
Handwritten applications with two referees and CV
to reach the school not later than 18/04/2015.
House Parents: Two Positions (1 Male 1 Female)
To be addressed to:
The Human Resource Manager
St. Francis School for the Hearing Impaired
Minimum Qualification
P.O. Box 2856

Be a practicing catholic
Kitale

Form four leaver

Be between 25 and 35 years
Send your news item(s) and adverts for purposes of

Certificate in housekeeping is an added adpublication in this bulletin to 0724 610 612
vantage
or email to:

Certificate of good conduct
korossylvester@ymailcom.
Handwritten application with two referees and CV to