Local news 9.5.11 - By Mary Tioko - Priest urges the Diocesan personnel to serve in good faith

Priest urged the Diocesan personnel to serve in good faith in their various programmes. Fr. Geoffrey Nakutan said this when celebrating Mass at St. Thomas Chapel today. The mass that is always done to kick start the week was led by Pontifical Missionary Societies in conjunction with Anna Nanjala center. Speaking in his homily Fr. Nakutan said that those who are happy are those whose life is blameless. He also said that in every situation, one has to set some standards of what to be achieved in the jobs and the social lives. He encouraged the staff to have good and open heart always.
The priest said that the staff have to be in good relationship with God and other people in the way they live in the community. He termed that as Christian naturalness. He encouraged all who are Christians to be consistent in what they say and do. He also said that a Christian is open to challenges in life and looks for alternatives that are constructive. He said that the catholic church is outstanding in all its approaches and encouraged the staff to face challenges in life and seek the grace of our lord Jesus Christ. He asked the staff to ask God the almighty for patience and grace to share what they face with other people.
Fr. Nakutan said that God gives them a chance to change for the better so long as their intentions are pure and open. He urged them to communicate the treasures they receive with others and also pass it to the next generation. He added that the missionaries brought the word of God to the Diocese and Fr. Nakutan believes that the same spirit still grows as long as they believe in one that as been sent to redeem them, Jesus Christ.

Local news - 18.4.11 - By Mary Tioko - The diocesan personnel told not count costs on the people they serve

The diocesan staff were urged to be people who do not count on costs when they serve the people in their various departments within the diocese. In his sermon today at St. Thomas chapel, Fr. Geoffrey Nakutan gave the staff the reflections on the days readings saying that they were challenging to the faithfuls. He said that Jesus challenges them, When he said that the woman had done good gesture and defended her because of her good acts. He said Many complained at such waste of perfume as they thought the woman was not caring about the poor. it was an hypocritical kind of act she was showing to the people by then. The priest said that people always look for various excuses to cover for their our own selfish motives. He said that , lovely extravagance like this woman most precious, most costly things she has done to Jesus they can also do it to others. He added that love never counts once desire to give but we give at most limit without counting the cost. Fr. Nakutan also said that Love comes from the act while common sense obeys prudence, he thus advised them to be patient in life. The priest said that love does not do only do good things but love does lovely things too. He mentioned on two groups of people, the scribes, pharisees, Judas and others, whom they could be in the others and pharisees who are filled up with possession, deceit, they can kill, sell, loot money, they can buy, they would like the biggest size of anything, and when challenged they build a lot of resentment.
The priest said that Jesus and the woman had a jug and a perfume which they broke for everybody to share, others felt it was a waste of money but not for good intention but for their selfish motives. Jesus gave his life and the woman, they were lovely in anything, they had a message of gospel to reach out. He asked them what they can do to reach that level? He urged the secretariat to identify with the woman in the scripture , and later the on he quoted that let them when they die without counting the cost they may and would like to be said that they always pulled up the weed and planted a flower where they thought a flower may grow.