Bishop Bushu Urges Christians of Holy Family Parish Limbe to Love

By Ticha Melanis in Limbe

Bishop Bushu in family photo with other priests and Christians

The bishop of the Buea diocese His Lordship bishop Bushu Immanuel has called on Christians of holy family parish new town Limbe to preach love in their daily lives despite temptations because Christ has foreseen  trials for all eternity.

            He echoed these words during a special  mass to end his five days pastoral visit to the holy family parish new town Limbe on Sunday 13 May 2018 at the premises of the church. Asked about any message on the Anglophone crisis, the Bishop said they have resulted to prayers since they have written so a lot of messages on the effect of crisis on education and memorandum to the president explaining the crisis and nothing has been done.

            The Bishop also called on Christians of the denomination to send their children to catholic schools only so that the children can learn more about the catholic doctrine. He said the catholic children are born to be catholic and so should die as catholic and so should go to catholic schools because they will live the faith throughout their studies excerpt for desperate situations. And that if they go to non-Catholic school where no catholic doctrine is taught there, they will end up losing their faith.

            He mentioned some challenges affecting Catholic schools notably liquidity problems which cause late payment of teachers. He said it is the Church’s priority to educate children up to the highest level but some parents find difficulties paying school fees which is used to pay teachers and run the administration.

            The mass was characterized by a sermon which dwelled on the love of God, his lordship offered the sacrament of confirmation, presentations of gifts by Christians to the bishop and final blessing from the bishop.

            On his part, the interim chairman of the parish pastoral council, Mr. Wasso Norbert thanked the Bishop for his visit, saying it has re-enforced the faith of Christians of the parish. He promised that the holy family parish will keep on growing spiritually and materially. He said the five days of the visit has given the bishop the opportunity to feel and see the vibrancy of the parish and its schools in new town Limbe. 

            The pastoral visit is an activity that is carried out by Bishops to parishes at least once every year.  Bishop Bushu’s 5-day visit started on Wednesday 9 May 2018. During his visit, he carried out baptism of some Christians, blessed marriages and had talks with francophone Christians.