The a number of years now, The Good Shepherd SVD parish in Simanjiro, Archdiocese of Arusha, have been holding a Musical Festival involving the choirs from more than 20 substations under the parish. This festival has helped a lot create a sense of belonging among the parishioners of the vast Maasai Steppe, as well … Continue reading Simanjiro Parish Holds Music Festival Friends of SVD Visits them

    Family Day celebrations in CFC Langata, Nairobi     (Photo by Frt. Asante) It was the 8th of September, the Feast of the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This marks also the 142nd birthday of the Congregation of the Divine Word Missionaries. Here in KenTan Province, confreres gathered at the Common Formation … Continue reading SVD KenTan celebrates Family Day

    And God said: “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant upon the earth, and all the trees that have in themselves the ability to sow their own kind, to be food for you, and for all the animals of the land, and for all the flying things of the air, and for … Continue reading Caring for Mother Nature

In the vast land of Maasai Kusini (Maasai South) North Eastern part of Tanzania lies our SVD Good Shepherd parish.  The lone parish covers a radius of over 100km with 22 outstations. It is, therefore, impossible for our two confreres (Fr. Michael Shaji and Fr.  Michael Taneo) to visit these outstations oftenly.  This is where … Continue reading Partners in Mission

The proposed St.  Luke English Medium Nursery School in Mateves. Work in progress. St. Luke Church in Mateves is an outstation of SVD Epiphany Parish in Burka, Arusha. Though it is only 5 km from Arusha city, Mateves is so different. Majority of its dwellers are the Waarusha who speak the same toungue with the … Continue reading Empowering the community through learning