“In the Spirit of Cleanliness is Next Godliness”, More than 300 Christians gathered to Take Care of their Surrounding Environment
By Baraka John
Hundreds of Christians and developmental groups including school children on Wednesday 28th, 2023 gathered to clean around the premises of Corpus Christi Catholic parish at Gangura Payam.
The initiative to clean around the premises of the parish was initiated by Seminarian Ngbanduwa John with the aim to maintain the surrounding of the parish clean.
Speaking to Anisa Radio, Seminarian Ngbanduwa John said that more than 300 believers participated in the activity including the pupils of St. Peter primary school.
“I thought it wise to call on the Christians there to conduct the general cleaning exercise despite the absence of the parish priest Rev. Fr. Ezekiel Sungerukuri who is for treatment in Uganda.
Seminarian John added, during the exercise, the groups also cleaned up two acres of land meant for the plantation of coffee that the diocese intended to do. He said the two acres of land is ready awaiting the plantation of coffee there.
Both seminarian Ngbanduwa John and Gimigu Mark are students of St. Paul the II Philosophicium major seminary in the Catholic diocese of Tambura Yambio, situated at St Josephine Bakhitha Parish in Yambio. The two seminarians were sent to Corpus Christi Catholic parish at Gangura Payam to help the clergyman there in pastoral works.
On her part, Mrs. Gloria James who took part in the cleaning exercise applauded the initiative and said this will keep the surrounding environment neat and clean all the time, she further said, “Since the deployment of the seminarians in the parish, they continue to exert more efforts to support pastoral work there”.
Mr. Batista, the youth leader in Gangura resident, encouraged other Christians to consider cleaning their various parishes as a character of believers.
Seminarian John Ngdanduuwa in his remarks urged other parishes to embrace the spirit of keeping their surrounding clean for better health, he expressed that catholic churches should work to keep both the spirit and body clean.
Pupil of St Peter primary school after cleaning church compound-Gangura