Bakah Derick
Blogger@hilltopvoices
On Special Holy Week Assigment
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| THe Easter Light shines in Mbelem |
This Sunday April 5, 2015 was extraordinary in the St Augustine
Catholic Mission Mbelem-Nkwen as Christian in exceptional fashion joined
the entire Church world wide to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus
Christ.
As St. John Chrysostom announces in this famous
Easter sermon, all are invited to the feast: "Let all then enter the joy of Our Lord!
Both the first and the last, and those who come after, enjoy your
reward! Rich and poor, dance with one another, sober and slothful,
celebrate the day................ Amen. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!" so was it in Mbelem.
The Choir
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| POLYBUST CHOIR |
In
a show of renewed faith, The combined student Choir;THE POLYBUST CHOIR
made up of Students of National Polytechnic Bamenda, NPB and Bamenda
University of Science and Technology, BUST sang with the joy of the
resurrection to the amazement of all.
The Message
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| Rev Fr Romeo Nghemteu Preaching |
Rev
Fr Romeo Nghemteu member of the Piarist Community of Futru-Nkwen in his
Easter Message to the faithfuls expressed the need for all to work
together as a christian community. While encouraging everyone to be
thankful to God for his many Blessing, Fr Romeo pleaded all to own and
read the Bible. To him it is meaning should people spend so much money
in buying food and drink which will be forgotten in just a few days as
gifts than the word of God which will last for ever. He joked that many
#Christians own Bibles but they preserve them so well that even four
years later you will still see them as new as it was bought. To Fr Romeo
seeing such a Bible means the owner does not read it.
Baptism
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| The Sacrament of Baptism |
Justifying
why the Church Baptizes infants Fr Romeo said it is on the conviction
of the parents that the children are Baptized. He challenged those who
questioned why the Church Baptizes infants on grounds that they should
be allowed to grow up and make their decision to also keep their
children home to grow up to maybe 16years old before choosing which
nursery school they will like to attend. This was received with some
laughter as a good number of faithfuls affirmed to have been challenged
on the issue.
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| CWA dancing during offertory |
Some four infants then received Baptism followed by
an offertory procession like never seen before in this Church. The
entire Church danced exceptionally with diverse styles as the POLYBUST
Choir did the singing. As families thanked God in separate processions,
the St Augustine Church used the Easter Sunday celebration to raise
funds for the Parish hall project.
During Communion ten young people received the first Holy Communion with a call to be messengers of Christ on his resurrection.
Appreciation of Some Christians
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| New Communicants in White on the alter on both sides |
The
Mbelem Mission station also used the #Easter Celebration to celebrate
with certificates some of their Christians who have distinguished
themselves in various ways in the Church.
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| Madam Viban Florence receiving her certificate of appreciation |
Thanks for accompanying us this Season and Best Wishes.
For and onbehalf of the hilltopvoices Team
Bakah Derick
