By Kitts D. Mabonga
The Church of Uganda has praised community-based church-leaning schools for their enthusiastic adoption of the church’s strategy of collaborating with parents to offer spiritual upliftment activities to the student body.
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Rt. Rev. Jackson Matovu, a retired Bishop of Central Buganda who is currently in charge of the Uganda Martyrs Shrine Museum in Namugongo, said this had helped to provide quality and affordable education to children from poor communities.
He made the call over the weekend.
Rev. Matovu had represented the Bishop of Namirembe Diocese Bishop Moses Banja at St. James Masajja Kyabaggu Church of Uganda Parish in Mengo archdeaconry.
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During the event, over 46 children were confirmed into the Anglican Church.
He pointed out that the church strongly appreciates all schools that support the spiritual nourishment programs geared towards empowering children to live a Christian life.
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He observed that it was the responsibility of all parents to ensure that they send their children to schools within their respective communities of which are within the precincts of their Church locations such that they can effectively participate in church youth related empowerment programs that help to build their moral fibre.
Matovu commended schools within the Makindye Sabagabo Municipality area such as St. Miriam High School Busabala, Joy Primary School Masajja, Christ Care Junior School, Mwanga 11 Memorial School Masajja Kibira and Peniel primary school among others for supporting Church of Uganda exclusively designed spiritual nourishment programs for school children.
He noted that such programs help build a strong bond between stakeholders such as the church, schools, local government authorities, parents and individual students as it holistically empowers them to become God fearing citizens.
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The Director of St. Miriam High School Busabala, also former head of laity and chairperson Mothers Union, Justine Bagabo commended the good working relationship between Namirembe Diocese Church Education Department and the parents, saying it has created a strong bond which has enabled them to send students to participate in church related activities.
The director of Joy primary school Masajja also doubling as Head of Laity, Phine Nkuliye said they are proud to associate as well as serve both the church and the country through provision of quality education to the children of Uganda.
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Nkuliye is also head of the July fundraising drive campaign for the church roofing project.
Rev. Godfrey Kyanda, the parish priest, made a plea to the congregation to support their church’s mission to inculcate moral uprightness in youth, women’s economic empowerment, and discipline in youngsters.