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SR JULIANA'S FINAL PROFESSION
On 11th September 2016, the Holy Cross Sisters welcomed a new member through a Perpetual Profession at the St. Mary's Cathedral Windhoek, Namibia. Sr. Juliana Naandja, HC
Guide Me, Oh Thou Great Redeemer
2018 competition song Windhoek dinary
St. Boniface, Pioneespark, Namibia
WINDHOEK DEANERY CHOIRS COMPETITION.
St. Boniface Parish, Pioneerspark took the Trophy..
Saturday, July 22, 2017 is the Day to remember whereby seven vibrant choirs from the Parishes in Windhoek Deanery show cased their talents to the enthusiastic audience at St. Mary's cathedral Parish hall. This choir competition was the first of its kind held in the Deanery. The event was graced by His Grace Most Rev. Nashenda, parish priests, sisters, brothers and parishioners from Windhoek and surrounding towns. The spirit at this event was so high and urged the audience to shout in jubilation, we want more, unfortunately it was a competition. Asking from different attendees, they are of the opinion that, such event should roll-out frequently as it brings back the spirit of Catholicism as well as of Christianity at large. The winner St. Boniface Parish, Pioneerspark took home All the Joys. Congrats to all the participant groups.
Video below is the winning group St. Boniface, Pioneerspark...
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Chrism mass procession(1)
St Mary's Cathedral Windhoek
St Mary's youths cultural Thanksgiving service
The youth choir of St Mary's cathedral church, Banjul The Gambia.
Chrism mass procession(4)
St Mary's Cathedral Windhoek
25th Anniversary Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral
25th Anniversary Mass Servants oft Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Celebrated by His Excellency The Most Reverend Thomas G. Wenski Archbishop of Miami, 15 August 2015.
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The Walk with Christ 2016-Namibia
Parishioners from all Windhoek parishes came together and took part in the annual walk with Christ event. ***video composed by the NCBC-Department of Social Communication***
OMI brothers and Priests
Pre Novitiate community in Namibia
Easter Resposary Psalm
Easter Holy Mass 2019 by the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing in Windhoek, Namibia
Come and See | Benedictine Vocation
Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing
MSC sisters singing Sanctus
Just a trial video- done by Sr. Daisy MSC
Chrism mass procession(3)
St Mary's Cathedral Windhoek
EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
Bishop Peter Homily 1-6-2013
Diamond Jubilee of two MSC sisters
Namibian Catholic Church build bridges with the LGBTI community in Namibia
Namibian LGBTI community as the Catholic Church extended to build bridges with the LGBTI community by inviting Lesbian woman, Linda Baumann and Gay man, Wendelinus Hamutenya, to address the Arch Bishop, Priests, Deacons, Sisters, Brothers and lay people at the annual Archdiocesan Pastoral Council Meeting on the topic of ‘What life is being a lesbian or gay person within the community as well as What we expect from the church?’
Before the meeting commenced we were briefed regarding the protocol of the session and the perimeters we were to stick to throughout the process. As the discussions started our presentations focused on our individual lived realities as a lesbian and a gay person, however it was imperative to extend the conversation to persons who identify as trans diverse persons as well.
To my astonishment the space was very enabling as Arch Bishop Nasheenda kept emphasising to fellow leaders to feel free to ask and speak their minds while reminding us that we were in a safe place and that everyone was there to learn and understand- “Speak my child?” He urged quite often.
During the question and answer stage, it became evident that the main focus of the discussion had shifted to gender identity and gender expression with minimal advancement of sexual orientation as the key issue. Additionally, discussions started with the reservation of sexual practices, this as a result that reproduction questions came to the fore. To mention a few -
1- “Why do you guys promote your issues – are you recruiting our children?”
2- “What made you different from other man?”
3- “In our culture we have always known people who don’t act like they are expected to- we called them ‘eshenge’- and now this word is regarded derogatory- what is the right word to use these days?”
4- “You guys want same sex marriage to be legalised, with us heterosexual people when our partner dies they are either a widow/widower. With you guys what will it be?”
5- “Can you please share how many LGBTI people are in Namibia? What are the statistics that we need to work with as faith leaders?
6- “How can two people from the same sex have a child?”
With the questions raised above- intense engagement and clarification was done to advance the understanding of our realties. Indeed, this left the room in a roar of comments, fidgeting and having side conversations which continued after the presentation.
A number of attendees shared their appreciation as they saw our willingness to share our stories as bravery, as others asked for material, however, such was not allowed to be distributed. They further shared that they never had exchanges with persons who proudly identified themselves as LGBTI within their communities and that they would like for us to go down to their communities to start dialogues of this nature.
The group also tried to understand the difference between a lesbian woman and a transwoman and how we were actually considered as WOMAN. This opened up discussions which addressed questions of whether or not there was any attraction to men and why is it that we do not pray to strengthen our faith to do away with such emotions. Further encouragement was given to us to us as the Bishop urged us to continue, saying “you are gifted, there is a reason why you are leading the message, one day we shall get to understand how to improve our diversity in our communities”.
Surely I must say the space was really encouraging and as a community we have to carry the responsibility to engage our own spaces of faith to ensure our narrative is understood and personalised.
My requests and personal expectations included: Acknowledging the existence of LGBTI community within the church, engaging LGBTI people on their journeys of sexuality and spirituality while advancing the dialogue by demystifying debates on issues of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Furthermore, requests included uniting families within the narrative of love by ensuring tolerance and extended acceptance are attained for the unification, while at the same time creating an enabling environment that embraces diversity through community dialogues on issues of sexuality, sexual reproductive health and rights, socio-economic equality and equity for all within the church
Below is a debrief of Deyonce and myself on our experience of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council Meeting.
Saint Charles Lwanga Major Seminary
Narrator Br John N. K OMI
Roman Catholic Church reiterates its continuous support towards the provision of education -NBC
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH Oblate Sisters of Saint Francis de Sales
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Mission Appeal --
Oblate Sisters of Saint Francis de Sales --
Speaking on behalf of our Missions in South Africa and Namibia the weekend of November 10th - 11th 2018. They will speak about the work of their Sisters in the Missions. Sr. Anne Elizabeth and Sr. John Elizabeth, will be making the appeal.
The Oblate Sisters serve in many countries throughout the world. The Sisters serve the Missions in Colombia, Ecuador, Namibia and South Africa. They have served in Southern Africa since the 1880s. In Africa, the Sisters serve many different communities, ranging from urban areas like Cape Town to the desert of Namaqualand. They run schools, missions, and orphanages in shanty towns and remote desert villages.
If you can in any way contribute to the missions of the Catholic Church, please know that your generosity will be greatly appreciated. May we all continue to pray that God will bless our missionaries who work so tirelessly to bring his good news to all his children throughout the world.
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