" Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God’s heart." Padre Pio
Fr. David's Funeral
It is with deep sadness that our community learned of the death of Fr David Mlemeta who passed away in Tanzania last Friday after contracting Covid 19. Fr David spent several summers in Lissycasey/Ballynacally parish and ministered throughout our pastoral area. He will be greatly missed by his family, parishioners & friends, many of whom reside in our parish.
It is two years since the local community gathered together to send two 40 foot containers of aid to his parish. He was deeply grateful and was so happy to distribute the items to the needy. He was also able to finish the building of a church and parochial house. Any funds he raised since then he used to pay for the education of 7 children so that they could live a better life and in turn improve the lives of their families. Fr David has left a wonderful legacy for these families; much of his work can be seen on the Facebook page Help for Tanzania... May he rest in peace.
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Humanitarian mission
In recent years we have been delighted to welcome Fr David to our parish,
which provides him with a break from the hardship of life in Tanzania and also helps to relieve our priests here.
Fr David’s parish has suffered a lot this year due to torrential rainfall which has caused much destruction in the village – washing away crops, destroying homes, roads and causing deaths of people in the village. Therefore a major drive was conducted to collect everyday goods to send back with Fr. David, things we no longer needed are very valuable to the people of his parish. 2 containers with goods with a departure date in September 2018 were sent to Fr David’s parishioners in time for Christmas. Please click the button below to see more info on the appeal. Goods arrived in Tanzania in early December and were distributed to the local people. See the facebook page "help for tanzania" more updated pictures
