“I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall not hunger...” John 6:35
Small Christian Community
A small Christian Community is the Church within the neighborhood, comprising a manageable group of families, which help to promote communion and co-responsibility, and gives every member a sense of belonging to the Church.
(Guidelines of SCC in ADN)
St. Francis of Assissi
Saint Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco, was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 5
Court
Churo, Konokono, Ena
Officials:
Moderator: Elizabeth Wanjiru
Vice Moderator: Agnes Wangui
Treasurer: Vivienne Achieng
Secretary: Jane Njeri
Vice Secretary: Mercy Macharia
St. Raphael
Raphael is an archangel responsible for healing in the traditions of most Abrahamic religions. Not all branches of these religions consider the identification of Raphael to be canonical.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 5
Court
Off-Katulo road, Sengoi, Boma west, Katulo, Tongong, Mai Mahiu
Officials:
Moderator: Ignatius Kimanthi
Vice Moderator: Esther Munga
Treasurer: Catherine Mungai
Secretary: Gladys Tuei
Vice Secretary: Colletta Nzisa
St. Michael
Saint Michael the Archangel is referenced in the Old Testament and has been part of Christian teachings since the earliest times. In Catholic writings and traditions, he acts as the defender of the Church, and chief opponent of Satan; and assists souls at the hour of death.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 5
Court
Rheka, Ngwiri, Kyamanyatu, Sagam, Rev. Symekha, Boma East, Taturi
Officials:
Moderator: Paul Muteti
Vice Moderator: Emily Saina
Treasurer: Naomi Wairimu
Secretary: Jacqueline Mayira
Vice Secretary: Mildah Nkatha
St. Gabriel
Saint Gabriel, in the Abrahamic religions, is an archangel. He was first described in the Hebrew Bible and was subsequently developed by other traditions. In the Hebrew Bible, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel, to explain his visions.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 5
Court
Nziu, Mchwa, Khanga
Officials:
Moderator: Consolata Kimuya
Vice Moderator: Roselyne Oluoch
Treasurer: Linda Owuor
Secretary: Rose Steven
Vice Secretary: Naomi Vuvi
St. John the Baptist
St. John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee and Salome, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. John was called to be an Apostle by our Lord in the first year of His public ministry. He is considered the same person as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 4
Officials:
Moderator: Scholastica Munga
Vice Moderator: Perpetua Wenani
Treasurer: Rose Akinyi
Secretary: Alice Ngugi
Vice Secretary: Mercy Githaiga
St. Mulumba
Matiya Mulumba, also known as Matthias Murumba Kalemba, was a Ugandan Roman Catholic, one of the Martyrs of Uganda, who was martyred on or around May 30, 1886 at around the age of 50.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 4
Court
Eregero, Bisika, Faida, Thura
Officials:
Moderator: Lydia Kairu
Vice Moderator: Bernard Muchoki
Treasurer: Eunice Irungu
Secretary: Veryl Mbindah
Vice Secretary: Grace Ngamau
St. Kizito
Saint Kizito was one of the Martyrs of Uganda. The youngest martyr slain by the King Mwanga II of Buganda. He was baptized on 25/26 May 1886, by Charles Lwanga at Munyonyo, burned alive on 3 June 1886 in Namugongo. He was canonized on 18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI at Rome. His feast day is on June 3.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 4
Court
Gakindu/Ijara, Ukunda/Tinganga, Jibisa/Kalute
Officials:
Moderator: Nicholas Njenga
Vice Moderator: Athasiana Chao
Treasurer: Margaret Kinyua
Secretary: Edward Njoroge
Vice Secretary: Rosemary Ndereva
St. Charles Lwanga
Charles Lwanga was a Ugandan convert to the Catholic Church, who was martyred for his faith and is revered as a saint by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 4
Officials:
Moderator: Joseph Kiboi
Vice Moderator: Veronica Wachira
Treasurer: Elizabeth Nderi
Secretary: Julia Mwangi
St. Teresa of the Child Jesus
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin, also known as Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, O.C.D., was a French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun who is widely venerated in modern times. She is popularly known as “The Little Flower of Jesus”, or simply “The Little Flower”.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 3
Court
Ngomeni, Gichi, Olosalani, Chepanda, Tulima, Akala, Song On, Olenguruon
Officials:
Moderator: Jane Kakui
Vice Moderator: Benard Nyagweso
Treasurer: Racheal Mwaluma
Secretary: Ann Wanjiru
Vice Secretary: Musa Ngimo
St. Jude
Jude, also known as Judas Thaddaeus, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is generally identified with Thaddeus, and is also variously called Jude of James, Jude Thaddaeus, Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 3
Court
Laset, Maungu, Magunga, Olosalani,Ichamara, Kuja
Officials:
Moderator: Martin Nyaga
Vice Moderator: Cecilia Munga
Treasurer: Judith Gekanana
Secretary: Roselyne Mugo
Vice Secretary: Peter Waweru
Good Samaritan: Helena Gachoki
Liturgical Coordinator: Emily Mwangi
Our Lady of Fatima
Our Lady of Fátima, is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary based on the famed Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria, in Fátima, Portugal. The three children were Lúcia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 3
Officials:
Moderator: Caleb Ombisi
Vice Moderator: Anastacia Mutunga
Treasurer: Joseph Maina
Secretary: Catherine Peter
Vice Secretary: Diana Mwangangi
Good Samaritan: Dorcas Githua
Liturgical Coordinator: Gladys Wanangwe
Holy Family
Jude, also known as Judas Thaddaeus, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is generally identified with Thaddeus, and is also variously called Jude of James, Jude Thaddaeus, Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 3
Court
Bumbani, Chemoiben, Endau, Bombeya, Buchuma, KCB, Kaginas
Officials:
Moderator: Brian Aherro
Vice Moderator: Grace Wanyeri
Treasurer: Cecilia Muia
Secretary: Yucabeth N'ondigo
Vice Secretary: Kevin Mulili
Good Samaritan: Angelica Nzioka
Liturgical Coordinator: Joan Kilongi
St. Paul
Paul the Apostle, commonly known as Saint Paul and also known by his Jewish name Saul of Tarsus, was an apostle who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 2
Court
Batian, Bokol, Debesian, Elgon, Elementaita, Kandam, Karimapus, Kamutile
Officials:
Moderator: Christine Ngesa
Vice Moderator: Patricia Mathu
Treasurer: Florence Kiilu
Secretary: Edmund Mbatha
Vice Secretary: Everlyne Njeri
Good Samaritan: Martin Muturi
Liturgical Coordinator: Joan Kariuki
St. Elizabeth
Elizabeth, also spelled Elisabeth or Elisheba, was the mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zechariah, according to the Gospel of Luke.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 2
Court
Nyambene, Menengai, Mimindu, Mogilla, Naikara, Nakwakipi, Ngapoi, Ngurumani, Nuriguyo, Maparasha, Harambee
Officials:
Moderator: Ruth Ogutu
Vice Moderator: Anastacia Obunde
Treasurer: Teresa Wambui Kahia
Secretary: Angela Munyao
Vice Secretary: Racheal Mutie
Good Samaritan: Teresia Ndungu
Liturgical Coordinator: Judith Biyogo
St. Cecilia
Saint Cecilia is the patroness of musicians. It is written that as the musicians played at her wedding she “sang in her heart to the Lord”. Her feast day is celebrated in the Latin Catholic, Eastern Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches and in the Anglican Communion on November 22.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 2
Court
Kipsalut, Kibaoni, Kikambuoni, Kiptimin, Lengalilla, Lesatima, Lishode, Lomilio, Lutere
Officials:
Moderator: Lucas Kariuki
Vice Moderator: Zipporah W. G.
Treasurer: Michael Karugo Gathere
Secretary: Sangale Nchololoi
Vice Secretary: Helena Mwikali Maeke
Good Samaritan: Joseph Waweru Githinji
Liturgical Coordinator: Patricia W. K
St. Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas Aquinas OP was an Italian Dominican friar, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church. He was an immensely influential philosopher, theologian, and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism, within which he is also known as the Doctor Angelicus and the Doctor Communis.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 2(Prudential Estate)
Officials:
Moderator: Peris Wakesho
Vice Moderator: Peter Kamenchu
Treasurer: Francisca Kariuki
Secretary: Rehema Abedy
Vice Secretary: Joyce Kareithi
Good Samaritan: Elizabeth Mboss
Liturgical Coordinator: Anastasia W. N
St. Maria Goretti
Saint Maria Goretti is an Italian virgin-martyr of the Catholic Church, and one of the youngest canonized saints. She was born to a farming family. Her father died when she was nine, and they had to share a house with another family, the Serenellis.
Area this SCC Covers
All Parishoners living outside out Parish jurisdiction/ other estates
Officials:
Moderator: Edward Kimani
Vice Moderator: Monica Anyika
Treasurer: Christopher Opiyo
Secretary: Lucy Njoroge
Vice Secretary: Judy Ndutire
Good Samaritan: Doris Ng'ethe
Liturgical Coordinator: Antonina Oogo
St. Rita
Saint Rita of Cascia was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Rita was a child bride, married before the age of 12.
Area this SCC Covers
BuruBuru Phase 3
Court
Buruburu Girls, Metrovillas Estate
Officials:
Moderator: David Wambugu Kabuchi
Vice Moderator: Anastacia Ngatia
Treasurer: Caroline Wairimu
Secretary: John Wamalwa
Vice Secretary: Zachary Kaimenyi
Good Samaritan: Juliana Wamalwa
Liturgical Coordinator: Regina Mueni
St. Faustina
St. Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938) was a Polish nun and mystic known as the "Apostle of Divine Mercy." She is best known for receiving visions and messages from Jesus, which she recorded in her diary, later published as Divine Mercy in My Soul. Her revelations emphasized God's boundless mercy and led to the popular devotion of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and the Feast of Divine Mercy, celebrated on the Sunday after Easter.
Area this SCC Covers
Phase 5 extension, Phase I, Fedha & Harambee.
Officials:
Moderator: Mercy Kagiri
Vice Moderator: Caroline Mwihaki
Treasurer: Hannah Wahome
Secretary: Lucy Atieno
Vice Secretary: Peter Weru
Good Samaritan: Alice Maina
Liturgical Coordinator: Rosalind Muringo