Diocesan News
Team from Kenya visits St Paul's, Lisburn (Connor)
A Baraka team from Kajiado Diocese in Kenya is currently visiting St Paul’s Parish, Lisburn.
The Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, Bishop of Connor, with the Baraka team and St Paul’s staff on Sunday February 21
Their visit to Connor follows a trip to Kenya by 25 people from St Paul’s last August. The parish has contributed six motorbikes to Kajiado Diocese and these have proved a great success in extending the work of God in some very remote parishes.
The Rev Mary, the Rev Eric and the Rev James experience snow for the first time
The Baraka team arrived at St Paul’s on February 17 and will be in Northern Ireland until March 10. The team is led by the Rev Naftaly Lemooke and includes the Rev Capt James Njoroge, the Rev Capt Eric Solonka and the Rev Mary Kuria. The team is also accompanied by Mr Daniel Taama who is Bishop Taama’s brother. Sadly Jayne Kuluo, who was to be with the team, could not travel due to the death of her husband and the thoughts and prayers of the people of St Paul’s, Lisburn, are with Jayne and her family in Kajiado.
Since arriving in Lisburn the team has been involved with a Week of Outreach in St Paul’s called ‘Love is....’ which ran from February 13-20. The Baraka team was also able to lead worship and praise in the final mission services on Sunday February 21, bringing a completely new dimension to an already contemporary service.
Members of the team will be involved in some visiting in the parish, preaching and will have opportunity to celebrate Holy Communion. There will also be visits to other parishes across Northern Ireland sponsored by CMS Ireland.
The rector of St Paul’s, Lisburn, the Rev James Carson, said: “The word for blessing in Swahili is ‘Baraka’ and that’s what the team from Kenya are seeking to bring us, blessing! We pray that the team and those who meet them will be blessed during the time they have with us in Ireland.”
For further information please contact:
Connor Diocesan Communications Officer
Contact Details
Karen Bushby
028 4066 0798
07766103880
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