Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!
It is so sad to hear of the death of John. A faithful minister of our Lord Jesus Christ. We remember him with fondness.
May his memories continue in many years to come. We love John.
In His Service,
++ Henry
The Most Rev. Henry Luke Orombi
Archbishop
Church of the [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Message from the Archbishop of Uganda
Consecration of new cathedral for West Buganda
The official opening of the new cathedral at Kako is on Sunday 30.8.09.
Please pray for Bishop Samuel Kefa Semakule and the congregations of the diocese as they gather for this special celebration. The cathedral has been under construction for over 37 years. Many of those who conceived and started the construction will not have lived [...]
Message from Mbale Diocese
Dear friends,
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We as a Diocese, are very much suddened to learn of the death of Father John Bradley. John’s dedicated love for God’s ministry especially in our Diocese was so remarkable.
He was a servant who was determined to fulfil his mission amidst death threats. He demonstrated his [...]
Food shortages hit Northern Uganda
According to an IRIN report of 18 August 2009 a prolonged drought is hitting 17 districts in the North, North East and North West of Uganda. Crops have withers and hundreds of thousands of people are hungry. A further 31 districts are listed as ‘acutely affected.’
“I have never seen a famine like this – people [...]
Message from North Mbale
Dear Chris,
We have learnt with shock the demise of our Bro. John Bradley but also due to the fact he was in the Lord’s Ministry, we believe God has called him to himself for a divine purpose
On behalf of the Diocese of North Mbale and the Christian Community in our part of the world, wish [...]
Father John Bradley
We have been deeply saddened by the news of the sudden death of Father John Bradley on Wednesday 12th August, one of the assistant priests at Westbury-on-Trym Parish Church; he will be greatly missed. His funeral will be held on Wednesday 2nd September at 1.00 p.m. in the Parish Church.
John was a long and loyal [...]
New Bishop elected for Northern Uganda
The following is an extract from the website of the Diocese of Northern Uganda
The house of bishops elected the Rev. Canon Johnson Gakumba as the new bishop of the diocese of northern Uganda replacing Bishop Nelson Onono-Onweng. The consecration and enthronement is set for December 20th 2009 at St. Philips Cathedral Gulu. Rev. Canon Johnson [...]
Container on it’s way to Uganda
This month Bristol West Deanery will be packing a container with school equipment, desks, chairs, screens, computers, all you need to run a school and sending it out to Kitgum in Northern Uganda. All the equipment has been donated by Nailsea primary school.
Ricky Winn writes:
We shall be loading the 40ft container at Nailsea school on [...]
Mission in West Buganda
Romans gives us an insight into a convention at Kako in West Buganda Diocese which he attended with Tabitha Ddembe and Amy a young woman from the UK. It took place from 23rd to 26th July, 2009. Over 1,500 people attended, including 3 bishops, over 60 clergy and more than 100 lay leaders.
The Theme was [...]