Calry Parish walk for Kindu Diocese

Diocesan News05 Aug 21

Calry Parish walk for Kindu Diocese

Parishioners from Calry Parish are doing a sponsored walk along the Miners Way in support of their CMSI link Diocese, Kindu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The walk, which started on the bank holiday Monday, will take them 118km through Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon. This long distance footpath is a route that miners took to and from the Arigna mines. Many Congolese work as miners today, often in very precarious conditions. The country is resource rich, but sadly the profits don’t seem to benefit ordinary people much at all. In consequence it is regarded as the second poorest country in the world.

The aim of this walk is to fundraise for the redevelopment of rural schools in Kindu Diocese. The Anglican Church in the DRC was founded not by western missionaries but by evangelists from Uganda. The current Archbishop of the country is Masimango Katanda. He also serves as Bishop of Kindu, an area in the east of the country twice the size of Ireland.

Archbishop Masimango’s priority is to promote development with a special emphasis on education. Many school buildings in his enormous diocese are very dilapidated and in need of renovation. In order to break the cycle of poverty education is vital. Money goes a lot further in Congo than it does in Ireland.

Calry are aiming to raise €1,500 on this walk which is the cost of re–roofing a school building and repairing broken–down walls. We would appreciate whatever you are able to give. Follow this link for more info on how to support this cause.