April web

CHURCH
Fr. Jjumba James, Parish Priest Kasaala
with love
Missionaries
Photos: R.N.Ayago
The white Fathers opened up a parish, 75
years ago in 1945, in Bulemezi Luwero.
This parish would be the first in Kasaala
village, a big land mark as far as faith
was concerned in Kasana-Luweero
diocese and the district as a whole. For fifteen years,
the White Fathers would manage the parish before
giving it out to the Comboni Missionaries in 1964.
Not only did the two missionaries bring faith in
Kasaala, but, also development in the parish. They
brought education, health care and other social
development activities in the parish. Now, they are
taking care of the elderly people. Fr. Jjumba James,
the parish priest said the parish has managed to
build decent homes for the elderly in the parish and
they are giving free medication to the parishioners.
This year, Kasaala celebrates her 75 th anniversary.
Despite the fact that the Parish failed to hold a
celebration for achievements of the past 75 years
because of the outbreak of COVID-19, Kasaala has a
lot to celebrate even without a ceremony. It has the
highest number of schools in the Kasana-Luweero
diocese of Kasaala - Luweero; as the parish has a
record of 22 schools within every sub parish.
Fr. Jjumba revealed that Kasaala Parish has
educated so many children through the sponsorship
given out by the parish. He mentioned that some
have become doctors, lawyers and even lecturers.
He also added that when he arrived in Kasaala,
they were sponsoring 400 children to attain
education. The Parish also has a vocation school
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