On 26th December 2018, the Feast of St. Stephen, the Parish Priest of SVD Epiphany Parish, Burka, Fr. Michael Taneo, organized a Christmas gathering specifically for the Aged, the Sick and the physically challenged persons, as well as the new pastoral group he founded of the Motorcycle tax men. This is to make these members … Continue reading Making Christmas real

Las week, the SVDs in Arusha District in Tanzania met in Simanjiro to prepare for Christmas. The two day meeting comprised of a recollection and a District meeting. The Recollection was divided into two sessions. The first session was a bible sharing that was led by Br. Dougls Simonetti and the second session was a … Continue reading Preparing for Christmas

When I was growing up as a child, we used to grow coffee.  Coffee is one of the world's favourate hot beverage, but do you know how tedious it is to produce a gram of the finished product on your breakfast table? Up to now there is no coffee harvesting machine known to me.  Every … Continue reading Simple Helpful Skills

As missionaries working far away from our homes, a visit from a family member, someone from our home parish or district, is something very important and helpful. It not only reminds us of what we have left behind but also it renews our motivation in the mission. Last weekend, 26 Parishioners from St. Ann Catholic … Continue reading A Pastoral Visit like no other

  Last week I left the parish and went to accompany some novices in their retreat. I had a four month stretch that had left me exhausted and drained. This made the request by the Novice Mistress to preach the retreat very appealing to me. I knew that I needed some refilling.  I had planned … Continue reading My First Love