"Apostolic activities plays an important role in formation, it can provide valuable information on pastoral inclinations and attitudes, and
be an opportunity to verify the vocational motivation of the Postulants" (RFIS n. 302)
"Yet for the progress of God's work, hardships and crosses must
come. We are committed to giving up everything for God's sake and
to making his work prosper" (Daniel Comboni)
Pastoral work is meant to pose a challenge and to expose us to the various needs and problems of people in order to verify our apostolic spirit.
Our Postulancy is neighbouring Fatima parish, St. Monica parish and
St. Marys" parish. We collaborate with the parishes for their pastoral
needs. Being under Fatima parish and near the other parishes, we liaise
with the Priests in-charge for all our pastoral activities. Moreover, the
Parish Priest is invited to guide us where is necessary our contribution
in the parish, we invite our parish priest in due time to celebrate for us
the Eucharist in the community, we also try to keep a friendly relationship with the three parishes. We are also privileged to work with the
schools around, they include ; Laiser Hill (Fatima parish) and Nakeel
(St. Monica Parish).
Pastoral Commitments.
We do our apostolate on Saturdays afternoon, if needed, and Sundays. We are involved in teaching catechism, preparing altar servers
and Sunday school classes. In the nearby outstation St. Andrews Nkaimurunya, Fatima and St. Mary"s parishes we work with altar servers,
Sunday school and the Youth; and Napenda Kuishi, home for street
children rehabilitation. We also help in the parish of St. Monica.
On Sundays some brothers join Young Christian Students in
nearby secondary schools, Nakeel and Laiser Hill, whereby we lead the
service without priest and help in catechism.
On Sunday afternoon we join some Small Christian Communities
where we pray and share the Word of God together. "Jumuiyas " held
in the Postulancy are invited to use the visitors room or the Chapel
with the element of responsibility. Only one jumuiya at a time.
Mission experience
Missionary awareness and interest, the sense of solidarity and the
desire to share the life and lot of the poor, are values that must be encouraged and deepened during the period of Postulancy. (RFIS 275)
At the end of the second semester, postulants in the second year,
go for mission experience to mission in Kenya and South Sudan where
the Comboni Missionaries are working in order to have a meaningful
experience on how Comboni Missionaries work in the field so as to
help the postulant to add an important element in their discernment.
Brother Simon with the youths of Our Lady of Fatima during apostolate.
"It's always the best experience being with the youth and sharing our life with them"
Simon Kirui
