10 years in Uganda

On 5 February 1999 the Holy Family Sisters arrived in Uganda. This year is the 10th anniversary of their arrival.

CELEBRATION OF 10 YEARS OF THE HOLY FAMILY PRESENCE IN
UGANDA


On 5 February 1999 the Holy Family Sisters arrived in
Uganda. This year is the 10th anniversary of their arrival. At our
Community Meeting we decided that we would celebrate this together with Harriet’s second renewal of Vows on 8 February, which this year happened to fall on a Sunday. It is also a special day for us as it is both the Anniversary of the Death of our Founder and of his being declared Venerable.


We had decided together to present a mime in Church, representing the different Services that the Sisters offer the people. We chose the following:-


]    People arriving early at the Convent for help and for working on the land.

]    Visiting families and giving Communion to housebound elderly people.

]    Accompanying the Holy Childhood children at the Primary School.

]    Women’s groups learning tailoring and needlework.

]    Seeing to the sick and maternity cases at the Health Unit.

]    Going to Kabale in the motor car on a Friday and giving lifts to people.

]    Visiting the prisoners.


We enjoyed practising  for the mime, all 9 of us, (5 Sisters, 3 Pre-Novices and 1 “Come and See” young woman) and had many laughs dong so.


Holy Family Youth, together with the Pre-Novices and Come and See candidate, formed the Choir, did the two readings, and offered the intercessions. In the prayers our dear Sally and
Mercia were specially remembered as well as those who are now working in other countries viz. Raphael, Augustina, Catherina, and Rajes.


After the Gospel, Harriet renewed her Vows to the joy of the parishioners. The Priest highlighted the significance of her renewal.


The homily, based on the Gospel of the Sunday, was about the Ministry of Jesus and his disciples. We then performed our mime, highlighting the ministry of the Holy Family Sisters in Buhara, Kabale. The mime began with Morning Prayer and ended with Evening Prayer. We then faced the Altar and sang a Rukiga hymn of thanksgiving accompanied by its dance movements. All the Parishioners responded with delighted appreciation.