CISA REPORT: NAIROBI, February 14, 2012 (CISA)-Kenyan Catholic Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo of Isiolo Apostolic Vicariate has challenged local Catholics to embrace the concept of self-reliance towards sustaining the Church.
The Bishop, who is current Chair for the Catholic Bishops’ Commission for Missions, observed that the money that the local Church has historically received from Europe for the local missionary work was “gradually dwindling”
“In this case, the local Church has no option but to educate the faithful on the need to stand in their own in terms of the missionary needs of the Church,” said Bishop Mukubo.
He was speaking at Watakatifu Wote Senta, Ngong’, on February 14, while addressing a five-day meeting for diocesan coordinators for both the Pontifical Missionary Societies (PMS) directors and diocesan coordinators for Pontifical Missionary on Childhood (PMC).
The meeting, organized jointly by PMS and PMC national offices, Nairobi has brought together 45 participants, drawn from all dioceses in the country and its theme is: Be worthy instruments in creating missionary awareness.
The Bishop thanked the clergy, religious men and women as well as the laity who were currently supporting the Church its missionary work through both the PMS and PMC activities.
In his address, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya, Archbishop Alain Paul lebeaupin said local Christians had responsibility of assisting the Church in all aspects.
“The missionaries have played their part by planting the spiritual seeds to the local people both here in Kenya and rest of the African continent.
It was now up to the local Church through its hierarchy and faithful to prove that they were capable of helping the Church on its own feet in all aspects,” he said.
“The spiritual seeds planted by the missionary must be assisted to grow and yield the intended fruits,” he added.
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