Sr. Pauline Farewell Speech

The Administration, Members of the Staff, Formators, students and Support Staff, good afternoon to you all.

Bidding farewell is difficult. of  course there is something new to look forward to, but what you are leaving behind also matters and makes you wonder whether you will ever find this kind of friendship and relationship.

I am grateful to God who has given me good health that has enabled me to serve PCJ for the last 12 years. I am also grateful to the former Rectors and the current one, for the opportunity given me to serve here. Thank you for the faith and trust you put in me to serve PCJ. I enjoyed my work because of the good atmosphere availed to me during my service. Thanks a lot to you dear students, for the cooperation accorded to me in the areas we worked together.

When I came in the year 2000, it is only Mr. Osedde who was here who is still here ( students applause). The rest of you have found me here. I have seen many people come and go and it is always good for any well wisher to see the people you have known and journeyed with prospering  in life. I have worked with many people from the different congregations present here at the PCJ, and if I am to mention them all, you would think I am teaching "Introduction to Ancient Philosophy".

My life here has been enriched by the many people I have worked and interacted with. I am leaving here with a wealth of knowledge that I will always treasure. I want you to know that you are all very special and precious to me and I will genuinely miss you. I will cherish the memories of PCJ. Thank you everyone. This world is small and we may not know where we shall meet tomorrow.

As I leave the biggest portion of my heart remains here at PCJ. Even though I am leaving I cant tell you how difficult it is to describe it. When I came here I would never have realized how connected and attached i would be to such a warm and loving family.
I will not promise to communicate to you often but I will keep in touch.

On 5th March I will wake up in my new life. At my age I have to adjust to new people, new climate, and a new environment but change is always good for our growth and to experience new things in  life.

I am going to Kenya to The East of the Rift Valley Region, which has communities in Nakuru, Nairobi, Machakos, Kitui, Embu and Meru Dioceses. So I will get my appointment from my Regional Superior in Nairobi.
once I have got my appointment, I will tell you where I have been posted.

Sr. Flavia is new to the job and she only needs your patience and cooperation and she will deliver.

So once again a big thank you to you all and may God bless you.

(Franciscan Blessing) The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you, the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you PEACE.

Sr. Pauline (left) and the incoming Sr. Flavia.

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Franciscan Blessing

PCJ CULTURAL DAY 2017-2018

                          CULTURAL DAY

WHAT ALIVELY ASTONISHING DAY.

The cultural day ceremony of this year was such an enrichingly memorable event. I went to the function with an anticipated attention to learn and enjoy the cultural diversity of each cultural item hailing from particular cultures to many impression. The various performances offered a brilliant embodiment of the various themes presented. Themes presented ranged from witchcraft, tradition ways of worship,prayer to the ancestors, rise of conflicts, funeral rites, circumcision, courtship and marriage ceremonies, traditional dances, harvesting ceremonies, sharing of meat after hunting and there was one interesting item about giving petty names among the Batoro.

One of the aims of the education program here at the PCJ, is to create a great awareness of our cultural values and the need to preserve them. Hence; desirable distinction was made in each presentation to show the diversity in African cultures. All this backed by the “internationality” dimension that dwells in all the communities that form the PCJ family. This queming event reminded whoever attended the function on the aspect of interculturality and the aspect of missionaries living and working in cultures other than their home.  In essence all this depicted the communitarian aspect of the social life of Africans.

Equally important, each formation house presented with credible splendour, the essential themes common in African societies. In each performance, there was a new theme quite distinct from another. In brief, the cultural day celebration of this year 2018, was a great ceremonious display of the unique beauty of African cultures. The occasion called the PCJ family to a world from which knowledge on different African cultures was proficiently celebrated.

JOHN KAROLI MAFRA.

It was such a privilege to have another cultural day where all the PCJ communities participated by presenting various aspects in different cultures. let us have a look on what happened in pictures.