OLRCP ANNOUNCEMENTS. 15th February 2026

1. The Lenten Season commences on Ash Wednesday, 18th February 2026. The Mass programme for the day is as follows:

i.Ridgeways – 6.45 am, 1:00pm and 6:00 pm

ii.Muringa - 5.30pm

iii.Huruma - 5.30pm

iv.Karura - 1:00pm

The Priest’s Office will remain closed on that day.

2.The Ash Wednesday morning Mass (6.45 am) will be animated by the daily Mass group, Lunchtime Mass (1.00 pm) by CMA & CWA groups and the evening Mass (6:00 pm) by Liturgy committee, Ushers, Lectors groups.

3.We shall have a special collection during Ash Wednesday Mass; the collection is used to finance Justice and Peace activities at the Diocesan and National level. Kindly give generously.

4.The Way of the Cross is every Friday of Lent at 5.30 pm followed by Holy Mass. This coming Friday, (20/02/2026), it will be animated by the CWA Group.

5.During the forty days of lent we shall have “THE UPPER ROOM EXPERIENCE” with daily Eucharistic adoration and guided reflections, every Monday to Friday (6 am-7 am) and Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) (6.30 am-7.30 am) followed by Mass.

6.The Catholic Women Association (CWA) will have a luncheon with the Priest tomorrow, Monday 16th. The day’s program will begin with Holy Mass, followed by the luncheon thereafter. All CWA members are kindly requested to attend and keep time.

7.Infant Baptism will take place on Saturday; 7th March 2026 at 10:00 am here in the church. It will be preceded by 3 Baptismal instruction classes for the parents and godparents. The classes will begin on Saturday, 14th February 2026 at 2:00 pm in St. Maria Goretti Hall. Registration is ongoing at the Parish Tent or at the Parish Office

8.Kindly be informed that the 2026 Parish Calendars are still available. They are going for Ksh 250 only per copy.

9.The Masses for:

a)St. Faustina SCC,

b)St. Josephine Bakhita SCC will be celebrated on Tuesday, 17th February, at 7:00 p.m.

10.The Masses for:

a) St. Jude SCC,

b)St. Stephen SCC,

c)St. Mark the Evangelist SCC and

d)St. Joachim SCC will be celebrated on Thursday, 19th February, at 7:00 p.m.

11.Home blessings for Our Lady of Fatima SCC will be held on Saturday, 21st February at 9:00 a.m.

Next Sunday’s Mass Animation

1st Mass: St Teresa of Calcutta SCC

2nd Mass St Claire SCC

3rd Mass: St Paul the Apostle SCC

Today’s Mass has been animated by the Christ the King Choir. We are a dedicated group of men and women who serve the Lord through music for the greater glory of God. Our practice sessions are held every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00 p.m., and on Sundays before and after the 9:30 a.m. Mass. If you are new to the parish or have been a member for some time, are aged 18 years and above, and feel called to serve God through music, you are warmly invited to join us. For more information, kindly visit the tent outside the Church.

THANK YOU FOR WORSHIPPING WITH US AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO OUR PARISH. HAVE A BLESSED WEEK AHEAD

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MONDAY OF 26TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

27th September 2021

Memorial of Saint Vincent De Paul

Service as the authentic form of leadership

Zechariah 8:1-8;

Ps 102:16-18.19-12.29 and 22-23;

Luke 9:46-50

The gospel of today reflects about the service as object of leadership, as Jesus intervenes when the disciples were discussing among themselves who is the greatest. This discussion of the disciples reveals that they did not understand fully the nature of leadership that Jesus taught them. They still conceived leadership as dominion and power over others, as privileges and reverences but not leadership as a way to serve and to fulfill the mission of God with those who are under their leadership.

In fact, when Jesus realizes that they were too much concerned about having power and privileges, He comes in with a child by his side to show them that whoever has the mission to lead others should be like a child. Why did Jesus bring a

child in their midst as a model for the leadership? It is because most of the qualities and virtues acquired by a child are crucial for a successful leadership.

What is the understanding of leadership we have? Are we conceiving it as an opportunity to get privileges and honors or even to fight for our own interests and not the ones of whom we are leading; is it a service where we fight for the interest and good of others or we only want to find comfort and easy access to whatever we wish?

Only if we are able to accept to live according to God’s commands, we will be having God dwelling in our midst as prophet Zechariah says in the first reading that God will return to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem and it shall be called the faithful city; God still promises that “they shall be my people and I will be their God, in faithfulness and righteousness.”

Today we are celebrating the memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, a French priest who gave his life at the service of the

poor and the formation of clergy, he was known as Saint of charity. He was able to fulfill the notion of service as taught by Jesus; he gave his attention to the poor and served them with joy and zeal; he was very attentive to the needs of the poor in the society and gave his entire life to the work of charity. May he pray for us so that we may imitate his example as a real leader and server of the poor who always.

MONDAY OF 26TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

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