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Holy Family and the New Presbytery

The Catholic Church, in its positive stride to bring God very close to the people has always seen the need where the need is greatest. And such is the new presbytery built at the HolyFamilyChurch at Bakau. The project was started under the then parish priest, Rev. Fr. Pius Gidi CSSp. The baton changed when Rev. Fr. Louis Mendy CSSp took over as the new parish priest of the Stella Maris parish in Bakau. Panorama writes about the opening and what the presbytery means to the Catholic community of...

St. Vincent De Society Clocks 40

St. Vincentde Paul Society, a charitable organisation that caters for the poor of societyand belonging to the Catholic Mission worldwide, is celebrating its 40thanniversary to be marked by severalactivities.Accordingto the National Council of the Gambia, for St. Vincent de Paul Society,their theme of the celebration is, “Justice and Charity, essential ingredientsto Vincentians Service.” The celebration is said to start from 27thSeptember 2008, with health awareness seminar anda Holy Mass on...

The Exaltation of The Cross

The Exaltation of the Cross-is celebrated as a feast in the Catholic Church. This is also known as The Holy Cross-, which is acclaimed as a symbol of hope and salvation for those who believe in it. The cross in those days was meant for the execution of hardened criminals, as in the case of the two criminals on the right and left of hand Christ Jesus. Today the Cross has remained a symbol of Christians’ own suffering as Christ was nailed to the Cross, died and was raised after three days into...

Historical Family Day at St. Therese

St. Therese’s Catholic Church over the weekend staged their first and historical Family Day. The chief celebrant pointed out the real meaning of family in contrast to the western style family system. This was organised by the Parish Pastoral Council, inviting all parishioners to come and see themselves as a single family in the same faith. It helped parishioners know each other share and talk on different topics. The Family Day ended with the sudden death of Anthony J. Mendy, the president of...

Saints Peter and Paul’s Day Commemorated

The two Saints are a pillar to the Catholic faith as both were indeed called to serve the church. One of either of them supported the other as Jesus did not choose His apostles from the righteous to show how God can draw straight line on crooked paths. Paul converted a lot to Christianity. Subsequently Peter was given the Keys to build Christ’s Church on a strong foundation, thus his name the Rock. He later became the first Pope in AD 67. From his time to now about 264 Popes have come after...

Network of Catholic Lectors Elect Executive

What started barely a year plus five months ago have elected their executive to steer the affairs of the Lectors in the country. The interim executive put their affairs straight and has been recognized by Catholics and the Bishop of Banjul. They are a set of people who proclaim the Word of God in Church and outside the Church as the need may be. They were commissioned by Bishop Robert Patrick Ellison at Kunkujang given the orders to proclaim. Their interim executive headed by Ernest Anthony...

Maiden May Crowning at Blessed Sacrament Church

The tradition of the Catholic Church is unchanging as it is shown in the activities of even the newest Catholic Church in the country. Church of the Blessed Sacrament at Kanifing opened only last year has picked up Mary Crowning at the end of the month of May, to show their respect and love for the mother of the church. The month of May is the month of Mary particularly dedicated to the Mother of God, Mary plays a center role in the life of Catholics who pay special homage to her for her...

Pope Appoints New Arch Bishop

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Fr. Charles Edward Tamba of Kenema and rector of St. Paul’s Major Seminary in Freetown, as Archbishop of Freetown and Bo (Sierra Leone). He succeeds Bishop Joseph Ganda who retired last year. Archbishop-elect Tamba was born in Kainkordu (Diocese of Kenema), on April 18, 1956. Following the completion of his secondary studies, he attended the Pre-Seminary of St. Kizito of Kenema, in 1977, and from 1978-1985, Saint Paul’s Major Seminary in Gbarnga. He was ordained...

Catholics Start Self Reliance Assembly

The Roman Catholic Mission in The Gambia has gathered several Catholics at their Diocesan Assembly. The four - day Assembly is to talk on the topic, “A Dynamic Self-reliant Church.” This comes as a way of preparing Gambian Catholics to take ownership of their church as donors are apparently slowing down or not sending donations at all. The Bishop in collaboration with the priests, Religious and the lay faithful have over the past months prepared to face the Assembly. Gambia, like other self...

Fr Myles Fay Passes Away

A Catholic priest, belonging to the Holy Ghost congregation, who worked at Star of The Sea before retiring to Ireland died recently in that country. Rev. Fr. Myles Fay is said to have been a missionary all his life and worked in several countries including Nigeria in the 1960’s and 1990’s, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, the United States, Ireland, Rome and The Gambia. Fr. Fay had a parallel career as a scholar and student of the traditions and spirituality of his congregation. A year before his death...