St. Joseph of the Lakes

Greetings from Gulu, Uganda! 

My name is Fr. Martin Agwee and I serve as the Chancellor and Treasurer for the Archdiocese of Gulu in Northern Uganda. I have been looking forward to making my first visit to the great country of the United States of America to visit you in the first weekend in August, but unfortunately the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted our plans.

Our community has been severely impacted by the pandemic primarily economically due to a very strict lockdown. Our healthcare system is fragile and unable to manage a large number of COVID-19 patients at one time. As of early July, our country has had a total of 902 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and no deaths. But the lockdown has made it impossible for many to work their day-labor jobs and unable to buy food. Our parish priests rely entirely on the support of parishioners for living provisions – but no public Masses since mid-March has left our priests struggling to find food to eat. There are no government programs to help during these extremely difficult times.

My prayer is that you are willing to help our community during this crisis even in my absence. You can drop off any donations at St. Joseph of the Lakes parish office. May the Lord bless you abundantly for your generosity. Know that you and your loved ones are in our prayers.

Kind Regards,

Rev. Fr. Martin Agwee, Chancellor/Diocesan Treasurer

Archdiocese of Gulu

https://www.archdiocesegulu.org/