The St. Barnabas Bukembe Catholic Parish

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28/05/2026

Big shout out to my newest top fans! Kingsley Bett

26/05/2026

The Village Humour

Respecting The Body Of The Dead Person

His Grace Maurice Makumba Mukhatia, the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kisumu explained!

It is a Catholic teaching. The body is the temple of God!! The human body is concentrated during baptism, confirmation ordination, and anointing of the sick.

Bowing down to the body is a sign of respect, a simple greeting!!

Aaah huyu His Grace ,hunipamba, mwalimu ya philosophy!!
Antony Situma Tom Onyango

16/05/2026

The Village Humour

Hon. Didmus Barasa Mashinani

Housing Project without Housing Levy at Kiboochi village, Bwake Luuya ward, Kabuchai constituency!

The Village Humour Maandamano ya Mikayu hayapo SasaWe, members of the community and Stake holders have called off the sc...
15/05/2026

The Village Humour

Maandamano ya Mikayu hayapo Sasa

We, members of the community and Stake holders have called off the scheduled protests on 25/6/2026 at Mikayu Senior Secondary School.

This decision has been reached at to allow the relevant agencies to carry out on going investigations and inspection at the school.

We thank the school Board, the Sub county and County Directorate of Education for the quick response to our cry to save the school from collapsing.

Further, we have suspended the intention to submit our complains to the EACC as planned on Monday next week. We have faith in the county and and sub county Directorates of education, and we expect they will rectify the situation.

God bless Mikayu Secondary School, Education is the key to success.

Catholic Doctrine On Blessing The Grave & SacrilegeA Catholic blessing of a grave is a sacred act, often led by a pries...
11/05/2026

Catholic Doctrine On Blessing The Grave & Sacrilege

A Catholic blessing of a grave is a sacred act, often led by a priest or deacon, asking God to watch over the resting place of a loved one. The rite includes Scripture reading (e.g., Revelation 21 or Psalm 23), intercessions, and a final blessing with holy water, emphasizing the hope of resurrection.

The Blessing

O God, by whose mercy the faithful departed find rest,
Bless + these grave(s) and send your holy angels to watch over them.
Look kindly upon all buried here.
Now freed from the bonds of mortality,
count them among the saints in heaven.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sacrilege

It is a deliberate violation or misuse of what we is regarded as sacred. Sacrilege is the action of desecrating something, eg entering a grave to perform a cultural practices after the priest has performed the sacred blessing is described as "the desecration of a grave."

When the sacrilegious offence is verbal, it is called blasphemy, and when physical, it is often called desecration.

Sacrilege is the violation or injurious treatment of sacred object, site or person eg. Irreverence to sacred persons (Rev. Father's, Sisters, Brothers, etc including scandalizing them), places and things used in reverence.

Sacrilege is punished under canon law including but not limited to excommunication from the church.

The Village Humour Catholic Church and Bukusu Burial Cultural Practices clashThe Bungoma Catholic Vicar General and Pari...
10/05/2026

The Village Humour

Catholic Church and Bukusu Burial Cultural Practices clash

The Bungoma Catholic Vicar General and Parish priest of the St. Barnabas Bukembe Catholic parish, Very Rev. Fr. Julius Oyoo has warned catholic faithful that the church shall always protect it's holy sacraments during burial rites of it's faithful and shall not bow down to allow unacceptable cultural practices during burial of it's faithful.He said this after a Sunday mass at St. Monica Kiboochi sub parish.

A bitter Very Rev. Fr. Julius, said as a catholic priest, he has a duty to protect holy sacrament during the burial rites. He added that the law of the republic of Kenya gives the commissioned religious leaders authority to bury the dead according to their faith but not cultural practices. He cited examples of removing shoes from the dead, neck tie, or burying with the torch as meaningless and unacceptable cultural practices during the burial.

He asked the faithfuls to observe time for mass, which he has said, in his parish, it will remain 12PM. On this, he said the church is invited by the bereaved family through the small Christian community, to burry the late but not the clan. He said the priests or their representatives shall walkout in any burial ceremony of a catholic faithful once they notice that there is violation of catholism and rites of the universal apostolic church, the Roman Catholic Church. He said when a priest walks out of the burrial ceremony, there are religious repercussions associated to this that may affect the family or those involved.

26/04/2026

The Village Humour

The Bungoma Catholic Bishop Gives a Name "EDWIN" to 120 young men.

The Bungoma Catholic Bishop His Lordship Mark Kadima named all the 120 Young men during the Sacrament of confirmation "Edwin" at a confirmation Mass held at St. Barnabas Bukembe Catholic parish. The jovial shepherd asked his sheep to use well the gifts of the holy spirit to help the community and shun being ecocentric! He said everyone has a unique gift from the holy spirit and all gifts should be used to help the society, community and benefit beyond the bearers!

The Bishop celebrated this mass while the Bungoma son of the soil Edwin Sifuna was in Kisumu City declaring Gvn Orengo the party leader of ODM Linda mwanainchi!

Present at this mass was the former Bumula MP and assistant Minister Dr. Wakoli Bifwoli who the prelate hailed for his contribution to help the community!

08/04/2026

Punda Bila Yesu ni bure

Notice to the police for maandamano
21/02/2026

Notice to the police for maandamano

GELLLAS WACHIYE KHAEMBA WEKESA FUNERAL UPDATEREQUEM MASS CONFIRMED1 The body shall be taken from LifeCare Hospital mortu...
22/10/2024

GELLLAS WACHIYE KHAEMBA WEKESA FUNERAL UPDATE

REQUEM MASS CONFIRMED

1 The body shall be taken from LifeCare Hospital mortuary on Thursday 7th November 2024 to Kimilili at 12noon

2 The body shall be at Kimilili residence for vigil and overnight prayers, at his house on Thursday 7th November 2024.

3 The body shall arrive at the St. Barnabas Bukembe Catholic church at 2.pm on Friday 8/11/2024 for the *REQUEM MASS*

4 The body shall arrive at the Kiboochi residence on 8th November 2024, Friday 4Pm

5 The body shall be laid to rest on 9th November 2024 at his home Kiboochi village, Luuya location, Bwake Luuya ward, Kabuchai constituency, Nalondo Division, Bungoma Central, Bungoma County at 1400hrs
Martin Wanjala
Chairman
Angoweso family

GELLLAS WACHIYE KHAEMBA WEKESA BURIAL DATEThe changes have been done in order to allow most members of the Education sec...
20/10/2024

GELLLAS WACHIYE KHAEMBA WEKESA BURIAL DATE

The changes have been done in order to allow most members of the Education sector, teachers, Alumni of Various schools that the late Gelllas Wachiye Khaemba Wekesa served eg Kamusinga, Kamusinde, Chiliba, Siangwe,and Bukembe etc to attend his burial. We have considered among other reasons the national examination KCSE and KAPSEA and the Catholic church.

1. On 7th November 2024
Body leaves LifeCare Hospital mortuary to Kimilili residence for vigil and overnight prayers.
2. On 8th November 2024
Body leaves Kimilili residence for vigil and overnight prayers at Kiboochi residence
3. On 9th November 2024 ,Saturday
The body is laid to rest at his home Kiboochi village, Luuya location, Bwake Luuya ward, Kabuchai constituency, Nalondo Division, Bungoma Central Sub county, Bungoma County, Western Region, Kenya.
4. We are still consulting with the church on the date of a requem mass. You will be updated accordingly.

Martin Wanjala
Chairman Angoweso family

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