Namilyango wins Holy cross family ministries prayer contest
Jun 26, 2019
Namilyango were declared champions during the finals of the competition, which were held at the premises of Holy Cross Family Ministries at Nsambya, on Saturday. The ensemble of Namilyango scored 247points to take the championship.
RELIGION
KAMPALA - Our Lady of Africa SSS, Namilyango are the champions of this year's Try Prayer contest. The religious music, poetry, and drama event organised by Holy Cross Family Ministries, to help young people understand the role of prayer in their Christian life.
Namilyango were declared champions during the finals of the competition, which were held at the premises of Holy Cross Family Ministries at Nsambya, on Saturday. The ensemble of Namilyango scored 247points to take the championship.
A scene from a religious drama by the students of Our Lady of Africa SS, Namilyango
They were followed by St Augustine's College Wakiso (235 points), Our Lady Queen of Africa Girls SS, Rubaga (217 points), St Joseph SS, Naggalama (204 points) and St Peter's SS, Nsambya, who scored 185 points.
The ensembles from the respective schools competed in religious music, drama, and poetry under the theme: Mary, Mother of the Church.
A scene from a religious drama by the students of St Joseph's SS, Naggalama
The Director of Holy Cross Family Ministries in East Africa, Fr Leonard Olobo thanked the participant schools for the enormous sacrifice and commitment they exhibited.
He encouraged more schools to participate in the annual competition, which he said helped the students to be grounded in the Christian faith, and also, to embrace a culture of prayer.
Fr Olobo hands over a cash prize of $200 to Catherine Nanteza (second left), a student of St Joseph of Nazareth SS, Kavule, who presented the best poem on the international level
Olobo said music, drama, and poetry was an effective method of preaching the gospel, which had to be embraced.
Further to the trophies, he presented to the winners, Olobo also gave certificates and cash gifts to individual students that performed extraordinarily well.
A scene from a drama by the students of St Augustine's College, Wakiso
Catherine Nanteza, a student of St Joseph of Nazareth Secondary School, Kavule, won a certificate and $200 from Holy Cross Family Ministries International. She was rewarded for her poem, which was deemed to be the best on the international level (by the international judges).