Ziyaye lays stone for St Patrick’s office complex
Archbishop Tarcisius Ziyaye of the Lilongwe Archdiocese last Saturday, August 1 2015, laid a foundation stone for the construction of a multi-million kwacha office complex at St Patrick’s Catholic Parish in Lilongwe’s Area 18.
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Speaking after laying the foundation stone for the project which is expected to cost over K60 million, Ziyaye hailed the parish’s Christians for demonstrating a spirit of ownership for the church.
“The church does not belong to priests, brothers or sisters. It is for us all and I thank the congregation of St Patrick’s for demonstrating a true spirit of ownership in coming up with this project, which will be financed by members of the church themselves,” said Ziyaye.
He also hailed St Patrick’s Parish priest Father Maxwell Kubalasa for maintaining the project which was initiated by his predecessor Father Maxmian Khisi.
“There is a tendency in our society, whereby new office bearers abandon projects or plans set by their predecessors and bring in their own ideas simply because it was not them who initiated the plan.
“I thank Father Kubalasa for continuing with the foundation that was laid down by his predecessor,” said Ziyaye.
The parish priest said construction of the new office complex would help ease congestion in the parish hall, which hosts many offices.
“On top of that, children coming for church classes learn under a tree and some church meetings are also held under trees,” said Kubalasa.
Chairperson for the church’s development committee retired Lieutenant General John Msonthi Jnr and head of a four-man task force set to oversee the project, Paul Kulemeka, urged fellow Christians to contribute generously towards the project.
