Catholic Bishop Of Awka, Ezeokafor Commends Umuchukwu People

     

The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese Most Rev. Dr. Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor, has commended Umuchukwu people for reflecting the virtues of oneness of purpose in their Christian life, as they execute development projects with mutual co-operation according to one’s capability.

He made the remarks during his Pastoral visit to St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Umuchukwu, in Orumba South Local Government Area, Anambra State, to supervise ecclesiastical programmes, dedicate executed projects and also administer the Sacrament of Confirmation on qualified candidates.

 By Abuchi Onwumelu

Bishop Ezeokafor referred to the Epistle of the Sunday, Acts 6:1-7, where the early Christians lived a life of mutual understanding and co-operation attending to individual and communal needs amicably. He noted that the people of Umuchukwu have mobilized themselves to build laudable projects of common interests, prominent among them were the Immaculate Conception International College (ICIC), equipped with modern facilities of computer sets, science laboratory, electricity, water borehole, library, etc, with the earlier one-storey magnificent primary school. The prelate urged the students and pupils to make the best use of the facilities, which create conducive environment for teaching and learning and achieve academic excellence and moral rectitude.

In medical sphere, Bishop Ezeokafor observed that the people have built a hospital of international standard, the five-storey Trinity International Hospital/Maternity, equipped with sophisticated machines for specialist diagnosis, laboratory tests and treatments. In addition to all these, they have magnificent church-building, with Priests’ House, Rev. Sisters’ convent and Monastery for Men and Women. He noted that these capital intensive projects are catalysts for positive training of youths to be assets in society.

During the supervision, Bishop Ezeokafor observed that the church-building require ceiling, as the sound of preaching are intercepted by the echoes of the naked roof, while the depreciated  Alumaco windows require renovation too.