RUBANDA – The Rubanda District Woman MP aspirant, Ms. Jacqueline Katabazi has generously contributed a valuable assortment of worship equipment to the newly inaugurated Muchahi Catholic Parish in Bubare Sub-county in Rubanda District.
On Saturday, Ms. Katabazi presented her substantial donation, worth millions of shillings, to the church leadership during the official inauguration ceremony of St. Peter’s Catholic Church Muchahi.
Taking charge of unwrapping and explaining each item to the congregation, Christ the King Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Fred Birungi emphasized the significance of all the items for Holy Mass celebrations.
The donation comprised a thurible, a Chalice, and a Monstrance, all meticulously crafted from gold and directly imported from Italy, as disclosed by Ms. Katabazi.
This charitable act marks the third such contribution from Ms. Katabazi since the inception of her campaign to support emerging churches in Rubanda District.
Previous donations were made to Kabirizi Catholic Parish in Rubanda Town Council (October 2022) and St. John’s Ikumba Catholic Centre in Hamurwa Town Council (August of the same year).
Ms. Katabazi clarified that her selection of gifts aimed to ease the financial burden on church members associated with procurement and logistics, allowing them to focus on other pressing church needs.”This commitment is a joint effort with my husband to support newly opened and struggling churches,” Jacqueline explained.
Expressing gratitude during the ceremony, Rev. Fr. Vincent Ankunda, the Priest of Muchahi Catholic Parish, thanked Ms. Jacqueline for her benevolence in a ceremony presided over by Kabale Diocesan Bishop Calistus Rubaramira.
Bishop Rubaramira encouraged church leaders and Christians to sustain support for the newly opened parish through intercessions and the use of spiritual gifts to foster growth in its population through evangelism.
St. Peter’s Catholic Parish Muchahi is set to serve as the central hub for nine Catholic outstations, also known as Hiikas, encompassing Muchahi, Nyamiringa, Ihanga, Kagaranma, Nyakiharo, Butoboore, Ngasire, Kashaki, and Rwere Hiika.
