By Pempho Nkhoma

Blantyre, June 15, Mana: Saints Peter and Paul Chilobwe Parish of the Blantyre Archdiocese of the Catholic Church will celebrate its Golden Jubilee on Sunday June 29, 2025 under the theme ‘50 years of the pilgrimage of faith’.

Chairperson for Chilobwe Parish Council, John Kauye, told Malawi News Agency (MANA) that the celebration symbolizes growth of the church and the parish’s self-reliance.

“We are appreciating and celebrating achievements that we have made despite challenges we have encountered throughout the years,” he said.

Kauye commended parishioners’ commitment saying over the years they have done various developmental projects including constructing a church building, hall, priests’ house, grotto, brick fence around the church premises among other facilities.

“We have plans of extending the church, build a convent, purchase a maize mill and construct a nursery school. We, therefore, appeal to well-wishers to support us in these projects,” he added.

Chairperson for the Golden Jubilee Taskforce, Lucius Kamoto, said all is set saying for the day.

According to Kamoto, the celebrations will start at 7 o’clock in the morning with a procession from the road near Stella Maris Secondary School through new Chilobwe Road to Chilobwe Catholic Parish.

“From 9:00am there will be Eucharist celebration to be presided over by His Grace Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa of Blantyre Archdiocese followed by lunch and other activities in the afternoon,” he said.

He, therefore, called upon all parishioners to attend the celebration saying it is a milestone celebration, a testament to the parish’s enduring faith and commitment to the community.

“We are inviting all priests and nuns that served the parish before, all people around Chilobwe Parish whether Catholics or members of other denominations to come and join us,” he said.

Other activities on the day will include music by choirs, traditional dances, drama and poems.

Saints Peter and Paul Chilobwe Catholic Church was established in 1975 as an out station of the Catholic Institute St Montfort Parish before it was handed over to St Pius Parish. It was later consecrated as a parish in September 2012 by the late Archbishop Tarcizius Ziyaye.