Welcome To Chiga Parish in Kisumu Arch Diocese Kenya
PASTORAL CARE FOR THE PEOPLE OF CHIGA
LITURGICAL LIFE IN THE PARISH
The parish has liturgical committee made up of leaders elected from the SCCs up to the parish level.
We have a team of Trained Lectors whose membership includes even children. It is expected that the archbishop to officially install them for this ministry.
The parish has a strong parish choir under the patronage of St Gregory. This choir takes charge of singing in these celebrations that bring the whole parish together. They do their practices regularly. This Parish choir is a joint venture bringing together other two strong choirs that exist in that parish, that is, St Cecilia choir and St Augustine Choir.
The Sacristy is managed by a sister (Member of the congregation of the sisters of the blessed Virgin). This includes the following;
- Arranging the items for mass
- Cleaning the Sacristy
- Managing the daily sadaka during the daily morning mass
- Washing the vestment and the linens
- Drawing budget of items needed in the sacristy
- Being sent by the priest to go buy the items in the budget
The Parish provides pastoral care to the pupils in schools and other learning institutions within our jurisdiction. Two of our schools receive masses on weekly basis:
i. St Mary Magdalene receives Mass on Wednesday at 7 am. This mass also provides for the spiritual needs of the sisters in the convent who manage the school.
ii. St Francis Primary school Nyamonge receives mass every Friday at 7 am. This mass also provides for the spiritual needs of the sisters in the convent who manage the school.
Dr Aloo Gumbi Mixed secondary school gets weekly Mass/service of the word on Saturdays as from 4 pm.