The Catechist/ Omusomesa

Shall exhort him/her to be of good behaviour, behaviour he/she exhorts those he/she serves to have, so that he/she may stand out as an exemplary figure, the light guiding them all.

As head of the Sub-Parish:

1. He/she should know that he/she is the chain (bridge) between the faithful of the Sub-Parish and the Parish Priest and the other Priest(s) at the Parish. 

2. He/she should collaborate with both the Sub-Parish Pastoral Council and its Executive Committee. 

3. Working closely with the Ssabakristu he/she shall coordinate all pastoral activities in every department. 

4. He/she shall visit the Catholics in the Sub-Parish and shall register them and keep statistical data of the Sub-Parish. 

5.  He/she is in charge of Liturgy and leads liturgical services on Sundays and other Feast Days as well as liturgical services such as burials and last funeral rites. 

6. He/she shall teach catechism to pupils/students in schools, those out of schools, and catechumens. 

7. Collaborating with the married couples' council he/she prepares those intending to get married in church. 

8. He/she instructs the parents whose children will be baptized. He/ she also prepares the children to receive their first Communion and the sacrament of Confirmation. 

9. He/she prepares the sick desiring to receive the Sacraments before He/she sends for the priest. 

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