News - St. Matia Mulumba

Easter glory and celebrations have never been looked forward to by the Christian community of this sub-parish (of St. Matia Mulumba), St. Charles Lwanga in Nakabimba, Uganda, as much as this year.

Fr. Charles Lugenda excitedly shared pictures of this year's maize harvest. The project was conceived to provide lunches at a lower cost than purchasing maize flour for school children whose families cannot provide lunch.

As we celebrate the joy and hope of Easter, please know that you are in our prayers. May the Risen Lord bless you abundantly with peace, renewed faith, and the grace to continue good works.

St. Matia Mulumba Parish has an increasing number of youths who aspire to be priests. They now have 19 more seminarians: four young men in major seminary (four years of education) and 31 in the minor seminary (six years of education).

"Thank you for being mountains of hope and joy." This is the thank you card sent to Mother Teresa Parish from St. Noa, a sub-parish of St. Matia Mulumba.

I’ve been touched by your kindness, generosity, punctuality, active participation in worship, and monetary support ... attending the various community events, .... and, of course, all of the wonderful food you provided at the potluck meeting.

“You have a purposeful role as custodians of wisdom and experience," Fr. Charles told the Month Seniors Gathering last week. St. Matia Mulumba put that idea into action by connecting the young and elderly through their faith formation program.

Fr. Charles shared a letter from the St. Matia Mulumba Pastoral Council, expressing their "deepest gratitude" for our "incredible support and assistance" over the years. They also sent two gifts, two sets of altar linens, and a Missal stand made in Uganda

Fr. Charles Lugenda, pastor of our sister parish of St. Matia Mulumba in Uganda, will visit again in October, celebrating several weekday and weekend Masses at Mother Teresa and a few speaking engagements.

The Support St. Matia Mulumba Board thanks everyone who gave to our June fundraiser for our sister parish in Uganda. Your generosity enabled them to completely fund the convent security wall and partially fund their seminarian education program

St. Matia Parish must build a security wall to enclose the nun’s convent area, which includes the nun’s house, dormitory and outdoor kitchen.

The first crop from the St. Matia Mulumba Maize Garden has exceeded expectations, providing a bountiful harvest that will feed more schoolchildren than anticipated.

Our sister parish in Uganda, St. Matia Mulumba, has reaped the first harvest from its new 15-acre maize garden. The maize will be milled into flour and also used as animal feed.

Pick up your free Advent Calendar after Mass on November 18 and 19 and make a free-will donation to support St. Matia Mulumba, Uganda.

Father Charles sent us this short “The Story of Developing a Mission Church.”

The Support St. Matia Board seeks a volunteer with design/layout skills to help develop advertising posters.

Father Charles will return to his parish in Uganda, St. Matia Mulumba, after celebrating Masses this weekend.

The St. Matia Nurse's House was dedicated on June 25, and they've raised enough money to install floors at all sub parishes and plaster the walls at one.

We’re excited to welcome Father Charles Lugenda back to the Mother Teresa community. Please welcome him at the reception after Mass on July 1 and 2.

This year's Cookies for a Cause fundraiser will help raise funds to install concrete floors at four rural mission churches.