FISH NEW ERA ?

All brethren,
It is my sincere gratitude to all and sundry that contributed to the cause of giving the late Joanes Midha a burial befitting a real hero. The true spirit of Fish Group was renewed and everyone present confessed that the Fish Group must be accellerated to move to next phase with utmost steadiness. Kudos to everyone.

We are setting the gears of celebrating 25yrs of a great group that has produced great leaders of the church and our community. Many members are wondering what kind of a celebration would befit this MOVEMENT. A number of suggestions have been floated for the next years event but still enough is not coming out.

The Fish leadership, has taken the initiative to call all members,friends and simpathizers for an open day forum to discuss the direction the movement wants to take in the next phase.This day will be on 30th August,2009 at Fish Youth Center in Kisumu. We must create a better Kisumu through the initiatives of our movement. Our story is rich and is that of a success that the whole world must learn from, lets attend this day and focus our energies on bettering our lives and those of our neighbours.
''HELPING THE YOUTHS HELP THEMSELVES'' - THE FISH YOUTH GROUP.

Great entertainer passes on -Ojaje Midha Johanes

Dear Brothre and Sisters

It is with immense grief and deep sorry that I announce the untimely death of Johaness Midha-Ojaje formely of Magadi Fish Group and Fish theater.

Midha will be remembered for his skills in attracting and entertaining crowds and leaving all craving for more with his drums during traditional dances and Dramas, especially during the Fish cultural days.

May the good Lord rest his soul in eternal peace.

fare thee well Ojaje wuod Yimbo.

Michael Jackson is Dead

Do any of you remember the late 70's and early 80s and part of 90s. This man was a real model for many youths now wazee. It is a sad day!.......we have lost Whacko Jackooo....An Icon....An Artist.....A Legend - the man who changed the face of pop culture forever......

"I will remember him with that all time favorite...."Billy Jean, Thriller, Liberian girl where he put some kiswahili words, Beat it, and more so his wow!

Pole, Pole sana to all music lovers. ......I know you are all morning...AND PARTICULARLY ...... NICK MJ ONYANGO i know your are particularly devastated.....so i have attached an MJ
photo album for you)

Fr. Kizito's Case

Yesterday and today morning my wife and I had a very difficult time watching the KTN news item on Fr. Kizito and the children from the slums of nairobi. I was particularly saddened since I have known Fr. Kizito through his newspaper articles in the nation in the days of Moi. He had come to endear himself to the kenyan population with his long running 'Fr. Kizitos diary' articles. This was the time we as Kenyans felt very vulnerable and needed a voice to talk for us.

KTN yesterday reported that the priest had gone further and given consolation to several children from challenged backgrounds and in return sexually molested a number of them. What is sickening if the news item is true is that he not only taped the actions but also invited some Italian friends of his to also sodomize these kids.

My wife suggested that this was the strongest justification yet for catholic priests to marry. I said no. why? Because that evil cannot be solved through marriage. In fact a wife is neither a sex toy nor a sex therapist. There is more to marriage than sex and in any case, I felt that Fr. Kizito's issue is not sexual deprivation but rather some kind of compulsion which requires psychiatric treatment. If it was sex alone, am sure the old man would have easily got a woman or even paid for the services of the thousands of sex workers who are reported to be in Nairobi. The sex workers are reported to charge anything between 20 bob and tens of thousands. The old man could afford that and it would be a lesser sin since it would not hurt so many young lives.

The moral question though is one, what of the good work the man has done for more than 20 years? That has a simple moral answer that is also in the form of a question. What is the value of the life of one boy? Someones son? Nay what is the value of your own life? What would you be paid to have someone violate it in your youth?

I wonder how the doctors of the church would treat this issue. of course judgement is left unto the Lord. But i wonder how the priests would look at this and the separation of the sinner from the sin given that this sinner is really a savior to thousands others.

I would like to hear your true comments on this issue and how we should understand it.

Ordination Photos

After all was said and done, attached are the pictures from the ordination, and i do not have to rewrite the story again.

THE FISH GROUPS SILVER JUBILEE

Dear Brothers and sisters,

I wish to Kindly take this opportunity to inform you that next year will be our 25 year since the Fish group was founded by Fr, Tony Chantry MHM and Sr, Mary Ellen Howard SND.

Sasa wana Samaki, Iam writing to ask your opinion about the forthcoming Silver Jubilee. As you may be aware this function is earlier scheduled for April 2010. However, because of the of pressing issues of time I wish to urge us to start planning’s early.In order to prepare for the jubilee, a one-day pre-jubilee planning and consultation roundtable is proposed for Sat August 29, 2009 9am-5pm, Kisumu, Fish Youth Centre.We are urging those who may be interested in joining the Jubilee Steering Committee to indicate their interest on the group board below (through email or messaging) by June 15. We hope the steering committee will have a good mix of people from abroad as well as at home, as well as various skills sets such as Media, Communication, Social Interaction, Hospitality, Sports, Fundraising, Liturgy and any other field you may deem important.1. Give your views on agenda below by June 15, 20092. Indicate if you are interested in volunteering in the Jubilee planning committee below –also by June 15, 2009.
Thank you,

Martin Opondo
Fish Administrator




Steve Owiti Says
May I also take this opportunity to congratulate Fr. Nyawir on his long desired ordination. I am impressed at the energy that this issue has generated. As a laity l wanna keep off this debate coz of personal reasons, if anything whatever their doctrines are they would fit me better do l say.Enough of this brethrens, next year we gotta CELEBRATE the 25years of the Fish.Can we say how,where and with whom we wanna celebrate this?FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Magazine for that celebration to be edited by Dr Ogongo Steve a seasoned journalist.
Cultural week to be organised by Poet Ambassa (Jere Maduong),Orido, Akwany,Kodhek etc
Sports week with finals on the Easter monday Old members vs the newmembers
Fundraising without involving the wazungus this time for the fete organised by Jere, Lwanga, Steve Owiti, Annes,all our clergy(Fish)and many others.
Identify the rest and say where you wanna be!My dream for that day is one that will surpass the ordination that happened last sato.Good week .

Fish Youth Group's SILVER JUBILEE - Steve Owiti

Brethren, next year we gotta CELEBRATE the 25years of the Fish.Can we say how,where and with whom we wanna celebrate this?

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
• Magazine for that celebration to be edited by Dr Ogongo Steve a seasoned journalist.
• Cultural week to be organised by Poet Ambassa (Jere Maduong),Orido, Akwany,Kodhek etc
• Sports week with finals on the Easter monday Old members vs the newmembers
• Fundraising without involving the wazungus this time for the fete organised by Jere, Lwanga, Steve Owiti, Annes,all our clergy(Fish)and many others.
• Identify the rest and say where you wanna be!
My dream for that day is one that will surpass the ordination that happened last sato.
Good week .

Steve

Ordination of Paul Nyawir

Folks,
It is over now we have Fr. Francis Nyawir. I don't know if what I saw can change my thinking but I appreciated going there in fact He "Blessed" me. To be sincere everything was hollow......... I was happy because i met so many Fish group members all the members of all times. The ones who have their experiences with priests and the curious ones. They were all there and we enjoyed our same union. we took photos with all the big Guns who were present.

There was one thing that did not go well with all the people who attended and this was that fr. Pesa of coptic concelebrated the Eucharist. this and that everybody was allowed to recieve "holy communion" Jothurwa Komnio Mtakatifu onge ikruok ne. I do not attach any true value to this but I think we need to give these people some time as there could be more that we have not seen.

after the service the Fr. Shihundu told us to join the Change otherwise we will find ourselves on the wrong side when the change is inevitable. Good quote though maturity state that watch before you leap.

All the people who said they will be there were missing in action. these include but not limited to Ann, Vincent wuod Guardian, Hellen Gamba, i wish to ask you to be serious with your messages when you are to be there please be there and give feed back.

Oritiuru Jorech wetena Sammy will upload the photos.

Martin Opondo

Another priest for renegade church - Jacob Okal

All of you must have met Francis Nyawir in one forum of the other. I don’t blame him for crossing over to the reformed catholic, I think he got the worst frustration one can get when he was aspiring to be a catholic priest. This must have been his true calling. I congratulate him and wish him well.
For those who will be in Kisumu, please give Francis your support by attending the event.


Mr Francis Nyawir of the Reformed Catholic Church who will be ordained priest this weekend at the Social Centre in Kisumu.

A rebel wing of the Catholic church is set to ruffle feathers again by ordaining a priest, to be followed by the ordination of the group’s local leader as a full-fledged bishop.
Mr Francis Nyawir will on Saturday be ordained as priest of the Reformed Catholic Church at the Kisumu Social Centre.
It has been a long walk to the pulpit for Mr Nyawir, who studied long and hard to be a Catholic priest, but dropped out along the way, was ex-communicated, and now finds his calling in the controversial splinter group.
From a strict Roman Catholic upbringing — his four brothers all went through seminary — he became an altar boy at his local church.
In 1982 the strapping 20-year-old joined the Apostles of Jesus Seminary in Nairobi for a one-year course, and then returned to the Kisumu Diocese for pastoral work.
About two years later, he went to St Augustine’s Senior Seminary in Bungoma for a diploma in philosophy.
On graduation, he joined St Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary in Nairobi for a degree in theological studies.
It is here that he encountered an obstacle. Towards the end of his studies, he got into trouble with the college administration. He says simply that he returned late from a break.
Expelled and with no hope of becoming a priest, he decided to get married as he did not need to be celibate any more.
Several years later, he enrolled at the Apostles of Jesus Scholasticate in Nairobi to complete his education and was awarded a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree by the institution that is affiliated to the Rome-based Pontifical Urbanian University.
Then he set upon picking the pieces of his life, going to South Africa for pastoral work for a year as he soul-searched. When he returned, he had nothing else to do, so he turned to the classroom.
He was employed at Mbeji Academy in Siaya as a Humanities teacher before he moved to Kibos Secondary School.
Religious studies
While at it, Mr Nyawir studied for a Masters of Arts in Religious Studies from Catholic University of East Africa.
In 2005, he moved to Uganda where he landed a teaching job. It is around this time that he heard of the Reformed Catholic Church when he read a newspaper report about Father Gabriel Shiundu, the leader of the Kenyan chapter, who was getting married.
“I wrote to him, called him and eventually visited him,” he recalls.
He was put on probation by the church leadership and asked to form a small Christian community. If successful, he was told, he would be ordained as a priest in the church.
This he did and presently, the community has a membership of 30. This is despite the fact they did not have a priest to dispense Eucharistic celebrations and celebrate Mass.

FR. TONNY PASSES BY KIBUYE - Matayo Wangalwa

Nachukua fursa hii kuwashukuru nyote kwa mawaitha yenu ya mara kwa mara. Ningalipenda kuwaarifu kwa Padre Tonny alipita Kibuye kanisani katika misa ya pili ikielekea ukingoni na akawaamkuwa wakristu wote. Baadaye tuliarifiwa kwamba ataongoza misa ya tatu.
Salam aleiku wana samaki.

Wanachama waliokuwa katika misa ya kwa kama kawaida walielekea kwa mkutano. Bunda si farasi, baada ya misa ya tatu tulimpata mgeni. Alisema itakuwa furaha kwa mwaka kesho tukipanga kuadhimisha miaka ishirini na tano tangu kikundi kianzishwe(SILVER JUBILEE). Aliomba hii kuwa juhudi ya wanasamaki wote, waiotangulia na wa leo. TAFADHALI TUANZENI MIKAKATI MAPEMA.

Wenye hamu ya picha yake padri ya hivi punde, niliweze kuzipata tu hizi mbili nilizozishikanisha hapa. Asanteni.

Ni mimi wenu samaki ndogo,