TANZANIA: 500 Catechists from Njombe Diocese attended a symposium
500 Catechists drawn from 47 parishes of Njombe Diocese attended a symposium as a way of celebrating 150 years Jubilee of Evangelization in Tanzania.
Speaking during a three day symposium conducted from 2nd to 5th, July, 2018, Njombe Bishop Alfred Maluma said he was so impressed by the participation of catechist whom he termed as agents of evangelization in the world.
“Your activeness, readiness in teaching Catechism to our people make the church more strong. You have a great mission and do it without complains, sacrifice yourselves so that the Gospel can be preached in families, small Christian communities and many others.
Bishop Maluma encouraged the Catechists to talk to apostolic parties in their clusters and to continue the missionary work that was entrusted to them 150 years ago by the missionaries. “The main task of Catholicism is to oversee and defend the Catholic faith as it did to the first missionaries. Now it’s our turn,” said the Bishop
Speaking at the same event, Chairman of the Catechism Department in Njombe Diocese, Bruno Henjewele thanked the Catechists for their active participation at the conference adding that catechists have enough knowledge of the Church’s teaching.
Henjewele said that, Catechism is an essential and basic tool for teaching theology. “The Catechism gives us the basis for the teaching of our faith. Without Catechism the Catechism mission is worthless,” he said.
During their symposium, Catechists learned a number of things, including the Catechism mission and the limitations, Jesus Christ-the cult of the Catechism and the missionary,
The Apostle Paul – The Catechism of the Nations, The Missionary – the catechism model,
The Catechism mission and Catechism of the Catholic Church. In addition, they have been taught Entrepreneurship, economics and finances, since the catechism has to deal with entrepreneurship in one way or another.
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Sarah Pelaji, Kiongozi Newspaper TEC
