2016-07-08 19:03:00

Kenyan Catechists and Family Life Coordinators reflect on family


Catechists and Family Life Coordinators in Kenya have been challenged to take up their roles seriously and ensure that they teach families about the joy of love that affirms the Church’s teaching that stable families are the building blocks of a healthy society and a place where children learn to love, respect and interact with others.

Speaking this week at a workshop for Catechists and Family Life Coordinators drawn from different dioceses of Kenya, the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) – National Family Life Chairman Bishop Selesius Mugambi said the role of Catechists and Family Life Coordinators in the Catholic Church is very fundamental. 

Bishop Mugambi said Catechists, in particular, have the key responsibility of equipping parents with knowledge about the Catholic Faith. When parents are armed with this knowledge, they will pass it on to their children thus enabling them to grow in their faith. 

Bishop Mugambi said Catechists should disseminate the message as founded on the gospel, the truth and social teachings of the Catholic Church. 
The Bishop said the family is made up of real people living in the real world and that this Jubilee Year of Mercy is a good occasion to meet-up again, to embrace each other, forgive each other and to leave bad things behind.

The Bishop emphasised the fact that the natural family is based on marriage between a man and a woman, established by the Creator as the "fundamental unit of society," the foundation of civilisation, and the best refuge and school for children. This sanctity of the institution must be upheld at all times. 

“Catholics have been given a unique insight.  We know how precious life is. We know what a treasure our children are,” Bishop Mugambi said

The Bishop advised participants at the workshop to maximise the learning curve and improve their skills on how to better their roles as pro-family champions. He further reminded the Catechists and Family Life Coordinators to prepare and factor into their recommendations the 2018 ninth World Meeting of Families to be held in Ireland.

The workshop dubbed, “Joy of Love Workshop,” was held at Little Daughters of St. Joseph Spiritual Centre in Nairobi. 

“The joy of love experienced by families is also the joy of the Church.” With these words, Pope Francis opens the document Amoris Laetitia, a Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation. It covers two preceding Synods on the family (2014 and 2015).

(Rose Achiego in Nairobi)
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