{"id":21453,"date":"2024-12-13T18:24:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/?p=21453"},"modified":"2024-12-13T18:24:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:24:36","slug":"zambia-catholic-womens-league-celebrates-diamond-jubilee-in-zambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/13\/zambia-catholic-womens-league-celebrates-diamond-jubilee-in-zambia\/","title":{"rendered":"ZAMBIA: Catholic Women\u2019s League Celebrates Diamond Jubilee in Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Fr. Christopher Sawila<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Catholic Women\u2019s League (CWL) in the Catholic Diocese of Solwezi, on Saturday, November 30, 2024, joined the rest of Zambia in celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years of service under the theme, \u201cCelebrating 60 Years of Charity, Work, and Loyalty: Growth in Faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The celebration began with a march-past from Solwezi City Mall to St. Daniel\u2019s Cathedral, with the women accompanied by priests and lay faithful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Eucharistic Mass was held at St. Daniel\u2019s Cathedral, with the main celebrant being the Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Solwezi, Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Albert Sakala.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his homily, Fr. Sakala commended the CWL for six decades of dedication, particularly in charitable works within parish communities. He urged members to reflect on their journey, celebrating achievements while identifying areas for improvement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis jubilee is a time for reflection, reconciliation, and forgiveness,\u201d he said. \u201cPlan well for the future and remain steadfast in your mission as a lay group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On behalf of Rt. Rev. Bishop Charles J.S. Kasonde, Fr. Sakala congratulated the CWL on their Diamond Jubilee, commended their unwavering commitment to charity, faith, and loyalty, and prayed for God\u2019s blessings upon their families and mission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Catholic Women\u2019s League National Chairperson, Ms. Ireen Mileji, expressed gratitude to the priests for their spiritual and moral support. She encouraged CWL members to persevere in their mission of charity and faith, advising them not to be discouraged by criticism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSometimes people give you names because of the work you do in the Church,\u201d she said. \u201cBe leaders who don\u2019t give up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The celebration was a momentous occasion for the CWL, reaffirming their dedication to serving God and the Church as they look forward to the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ENDS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fr. Christopher Sawila The Catholic Women\u2019s League (CWL) in the Catholic Diocese of Solwezi, on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amecea-news","category-zambia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21453"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21454,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21453\/revisions\/21454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}