Local News – 09.05.2010 - Parishioners Asked to help complete Project. By OKOTH PETER.

St. Augustine's Cathedral parishioners have been asked to help complete the stalled latrine project that was started sometime back. Talking to Christians at the cathedral after mass today, the Parish Administrator, Fr. Francis Teo said that there was need to complete the latrines before 22^nd May 2010 as there will many visitors who will be attending the Episcopal Ordination of Fr. Dominic KImengich and the existing two latrines will not be adequate.

He asked the parishioners to contribute through their Small Christian Communities so as to have the project completed in time. He also asked the Parish Justice and Peace members to take their work seriously as efforts to make them meet so that they distribute what had been donated by Christians during latent campaign to the needy have been fruitless.

Also, the administrator thanked mothers for the role they were playing in bringing up children in the Christian way. He did this following the the World Mothers Day that was celebrated yesterday. He said children will always be what they live and therefore there was need to mould them into useful people by avoiding violence, hostility, condemnation, among other vices and instead show them love, tolerance, courage, sense of security among other good virtues in order to good Christian life.

Local News – 02.05.2010 - PROMOMOTE PEACE IN YOUR MIDST: BISHOP ADVISES. By OKOTH PETER

Christians have been advised to uphold the command of loving each other as a way of promoting peace and strengthening their faith.

In his Homily during the mass held at St. Augustine's Cathedral, Lodwar Parish, today, His Holiness Bishop Patrick Harrington, said that there was need to cultivate sense of tolerance among christians.

He called for strengthening of Small Christian Communities (SCCs) as a away of, not only strengthening christian faith, but also promoting unity which is paramount in nurturing faith.

“Always read scriptures and pray together so as to make your faith and unity strong,” he advised.

He further called upon Small Christian Communities to always invite priests to their prayer meetings so as to help them (Priests) invigorate their vocation and christian lives.

“Invite them once in a while to your communities to keep them busy,” he said.

The Bishop further said that ever since the SCCs were started in the country in 1974, faith has been strengthened at the grass root.

Local News – 02.05.2010 - ST. JOSEPH MARKS ITS DAY. By OKOTH PETER.

St. Joseph's Small Christian Community (SCC), today marked the important day of their patron Saint, St. Joseph the worker, at St. Immanuel's Centre, Lodwar. Talking to us, the chairman, Francis Ekitela, said that they started the celebrations yesterday with prayers and also devoting most of their time to the wedding ceremony of one of the church members, Philip Lobur who solemnised their marriage with Fridah Akeno

Today's ceremony, which was graced with the presence of Fr. John Manzi, (The Diocesan Education Secretary) saw the community reflect upon its growth since its inception, the challenges they have faced and how they will tackle them.

St. Joseph's SCC, under the leadership of its chairman, Francis Ekitela, Secretary, Nancy Ndombi and Treasurer, Catherine Mwangi among others, is one of the most stable and vibrant faith groups at the Cathedral. It has carried out various activities geared towards helping the less blessed in the society including a tree planting project.

When they marked the day last year, they paid a visit to Lodwar District Hospital, Kenya Prisons, St. Luke's centre and Nadirkonyen Centre, where they prayed together and gave out various gifts. This year it has dedicated itself to take good care of St. Emmanuel's centre which was built on its site where it planted trees.