St Patrick’s Catholic Parish, Thika
Drawing inspiration from the celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God, established by Pope Francis on September 30, 2019 through his Apostolic Letter “Aperuit illis”, St. Patrick Catholic Parish-Thika launched a yearlong celebration of the same event during Family Day Celebrations held on 15th March 2020. The launch was done in a unique style with a Bible procession where members of Catholic Men Associations, Bible Study group among representatives of other Ecclesiastical groups led the procession, where a small girl; hosted up a dummy boat while holding up her bible surrounded by four men with lamps, spears and shield signifying the exalting of the Word of God, while 200 copies of bibles were placed on a stand; where the Cardinal prayed and blessed them. His Eminence John Cardinal Njue urging the Christians to think about the Word, by generally reading the Bible, he reminded them to concentrate on the great value that the Word of God occupies in its daily existence.
“I urge all of you to deepen the love we have for the Word of God and realize the benefits that accrue from reading, thinking and living God’s Word in our lives,” he said.
Vision
A model Catholic Parish actively living, demonstrating, and practicing the gospel values
Mission
To holistically transform and develop people’s lives through evangelization
Core Values
- Charity
- Communion
- Discipleship
- Evangelization
- Righteousness
- Stewardship
St Patrick’s Family Day 2021
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The Catholic Church, founded on the foundation of the 12 Apostles, believes, among other things in Unity, Service and Liturgy. Anything that works to promote especially these three areas is highly applauded, upheld and encouraged by the Church. Unity of her members is so crucial that almost all prayers and especially the Holy Mass keeps praying, like Jesus, “that they may be One” – “One Body one Spirit in Christ” – (cf. John 17:21-23; Eucharistic Prayer III et.al). This is in keeping with the Church’s Creed in which her members profess belief “in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church”, which in turn makes her members parts of the One Body of Christ (cf. 1 Cor 12:12-27//).
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Word From The Parish Priest
The Catholic Church, founded on the foundation of the 12 Apostles, believes, among other things in Unity, Service and Liturgy. Anything that works to promote especially these three areas is highly applauded, upheld and encouraged by the Church. Unity of her members is so crucial that almost all prayers and especially the Holy Mass keeps praying, like Jesus, “that they may be One” – “One Body one Spirit in Christ” – (cf. John 17:21-23; Eucharistic Prayer III et.al). This is in keeping with the Church’s Creed in which her members profess belief “in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church”, which in turn makes her members parts of the One Body of Christ (cf. 1 Cor 12:12-27//).
Brief History
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church had its early roots in Kalimoni Parish from where it split at the same time with the Catholic Churches at Kilimabogo and Munyu. This was around the year 1933. Its first site was near the Mugumo tree where the Administration Police camp currently sits. The first Church was located where St. David’s School is sited today.
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The Divine Mercy Chaplet:
St Rita Prayer:
St Patrick’s Breastplate Prayer:
Mysteries Of The Holy Rosary:
The Way Of The Cross:
Novena To The Divine Mercy:
