Support the Training of Seminarians in Uganda
Friday, January 27, 2017
ACN has been regularly helping the diocese, and this year we plan to help again and are proposing to support the training of 46 young men. Will you help these poor seminarians in Uganda?
The Diocese of Nebbi
in northwest Uganda has been plagued by armed conflict and terrorism for 30
years, like much of the north of the country. Although the situation has been
more stable over the past decade, deep wounds are still evident today from that
time of armed attacks, burnings, abductions, rape and murder. Entire villages
were destroyed, schools and health centers burnt down. There is also widespread
poverty here today. Most families can only afford one meal a day; for the rest
of the day they must go hungry. The average family income is not even $11 a
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The Catholic Church is
doing everything possible to help, but the challenge is great. The Diocese of
Nebbi has 17 parishes, with 570 outstations – vast parishes spread over wide
areas. There are just 57 priests to minister to the Catholic faithful, so many
more are needed. As a result, the training of seminarians is a top priority for
the bishop.
Currently there are 46
young men from the Diocese of Nebbi studying for the priesthood, but since the
diocese has no seminary of its own, they are scattered across the other
seminaries in the country, with the diocese paying for the cost of their
formation. In most cases, the parents cannot afford to contribute anything
towards the cost, and many of the seminarians have lost one or even both
parents. Most are from large families and many also have to work in the
holidays in order to support their younger siblings. In other cases, these
young men have faced fierce opposition and rejection in their desire to train
for the priesthood.
ACN has been regularly
helping the diocese, and this year we plan to help again and are proposing to
give $25,700 to support the training of these 46 young men.
Will you help support
these poor seminarians in Uganda?
As Bishop Wanok
Sanctus Lino writes, “Without your help it would be difficult for us to have priestly
ordinations each year.”
Progress:
2%
Raised: $
445
Goal: $
25700
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