Uganda Sister Parish

c/o Fr. M.C. Mujule of Hoima Diocese

Fr. Mujule our Pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church, Metropolis, IL is grateful to God who chose him from deep in the rural parish of Bwikara area, Hoima Diocese to come and serve as Missionary International Priest in Belleville, Diocese.

Fr. Mujule the 6th of 8 children, 4 boys, 4 girls born to Daniel and Maria Kasigwa (both RIP).  He was ordained a Priest on May 13, 1978 at age of 23 years.  He worked at Bujuni Parish in 1978, high school seminary teacher 1979-1982, Portland Oregon, M. Ed. 1984, high school seminary principal 1985-1990, Diocesan Pastoral Office Jan-Sept 1991, Muhorro Parish March 2005-July 2006, Belleville Diocese August 23, 2006, St. Rose of Lima Parish, November 13, 2006.

Fr. Mujule comes from an area where he did a lot of pastoral work among the rural poor people in Hoima Diocese.  Hoima Diocese is in Western Uganda and it covers 6,663 square miles, with a population of 1,600,000, about half of whom are Catholics = 860,000 = 53%.  There are 38 parishes, and 120 native Diocesan Priests, and 45 Major Seminaries of whom 15 are transitional Deacons to be ordained Priests by July 2010.  The ratio of Priests to Catholics is 1:7,500.

The Parishioners of Bwikara St. Peter Parish

The Parishioners of Bwikara St. Peter Parish are very active in formation of Small Christian Communities or Village Chapels.  The Parish has 50 Village Chapels of 150 families each, and spread out to as far as 25 miles from the center or the Rectory.  Most of these Village Chapels are run by Catechists who do Parish School of Religion Classes and Sunday Services in the absence of a Priest, since the Priest is able to visit them maybe once in three months.  The Bwikara Christians are very grateful to the Can Recycle Project money, and donations from individual parishioners here.  Yes, that money has helped some needy students go back to school, the widows and orphans at some shelters, and the Village Chapels get to buy cement and roofing sheets for their chapels.

Your help or your donations to the UGANDA-SISTER PARISH will enable Fr. Mujule to help us contribute to some Village Chapels which have been built up to ring-beam level but lack funds for roofing and for cement.  Remember the average Ugandan family has 10 people, father, mother, and 8 kids, and have less than $1.00 per day or about $300.00 a year for family expenses and education of kids.  Thanks for your generous donations.

"God loves a cheerful giver."  2 Corinthians 9:7

Assistance to Hoima Diocese Is Most Welcome

$150,000 = Establishment of a New Parish
$70,000 = Construction of a Village Elementary School
$45,000 = Construction of Multi-Purpose Hall
$30,000 = Construction of Village Chapel
$15,000 = Solar Light System for Parish
$10,000 = Construction of Catechist’s House
$10,000 = Maize Mill for Women, Youth, Widows
$10,000 = Water Tank for Village Chapel/School
$10,000 = Pastoral Transport Bicycles: 100 Catechists
$7,000 = Roofing Village Chapel built to ring beam
$5,000 = Cement for plastering Village Chapel walls & floors
$2,000 = Pastoral Transport: Motorcycle for Head Catechist
$2,000 = Simple House for a widow & orphans
$1,000 = Annual Sponsoring College Seminarian
$600 = Annual Sponsoring High School Seminarian
$400 = Annual Sponsoring High School Student
$200 = Annual Sponsoring Elementary Child
$100 = Pastoral Transport: bicycle for a Catechist

CHRIST LOVES YOU!