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Naomi – St Christopher Catholic Church

Naomi visits St Christopher briefly in 2011.
Jane Heinks and Naomi visit with Fr. Paul Sobande MSP to deliver donations, 2013.
Jane and Naomi with St. Christopher Parish School administrators, 2013.
After Mass, 2013.
After Mass, 2013.
With members of the St Christopher’s Parish Council, 2017.
With Fr. Emmanuel Mbuk MSP and parishioners of sister parish; St. Mary Magdalene in Weala, 2018.
After Mass with Fr. Paul Sobande MSP, and other friends, 2018.
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St Christopher Catholic Church Parish School

2013
2013
Students with administrator, 2018.
St Christopher Parish School students between classes, April 2018.
Science Lab, 2013.
Science Lab, 2013.
St Christopher Parish School Administration staff, 2013.
Teachers assembled, All Saints’ Day School Mass, 2013.
Fr. Paul Sobande MSP, Jane Heinks and Registrar review school records, 2013.
School’s out; preparing to go home, 2013.
Leaving school for the day, 2017.
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St Christopher Catholic Church – Priests

The priests assigned to St. Christopher Catholic Church and School are under the Archdiocese of Monrovia, Liberia, but they are citizens of Nigeria, and members of the religious order “Missionaries of St. Paul.”

Fr. George Okoro MSP, Pastor of St Christopher, 2011.

Fr. Paul Sobande MSP, interim Pastor of St Christopher in 2013. In 2017, began role as Parochial Vicar and Parish School Principal.
Fr. Emmanuel Mbuk MSP, began role as Pastor of St Christopher Catholic Church and has primary responsibility in supervising construction of the St Martin de Porres Catholic Community Center, 2017.

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St Christopher Catholic Church – History

First interaction with St. Christopher Catholic Church, Kakata, 2011.

Naomi donated some Catholic books provided by a friend, Deacon Mike Martin, from Minnesota, 2011.


Inside of St. Christopher Catholic Church. Naomi is not Catholic at this time, but was curious to visit this parish, 2011.

The Church interior had been updated by Naomi’s second visit in 2013.
St Christopher vestry area, 2013.
Sacristy supplies, 2013.

Jane Heinks and Naomi Hard passed on to Fr. Paul Sobande MSP donations from St John the Baptist, New Brighton, MN – Bibles, Catechisms, religious books, school and dental supplies, 2013.
Fr. Paul Sobande MSP discussing St Christopher parish issues with Jane Heinks, 2013.
Fr. Paul Sobande MSP, Sunday Mass, November 2013.
Fr. Paul Sobande MSP, required a truck to say Mass at 3 sites on Sundays; sites were at least 30 minutes driving distance from each other. [Jane Heinks exiting the vehicle.] 2013
Naomi practicing the gourd shaker (percussion instrument) following Sunday Mass. Naomi became Catholic six months earlier, 2013.
New friends at St Christopher; this woman passed away in 2017. Photo from 2013.
Ready to attend Mass on Sunday morning, 2013.
Jane Heinks making friends with two young parishioners. 2013.
Mary Yah Coleman and Fr. Emmanuel Mbuk MSP, newly-appointed pastor for St Christopher in Kakata and St. Mary Magdalene in Weala, 2017.
St Christopher Catholic Church and School, 2017.
Adoration and Exhibition of the Holy Eucharist prior to weekday Masses, led by Fr. Emmanuel Mbuk MSP, 2018.
Fr. Paul Sobande MSP (Parochial Vicar), Naomi and friends after Sunday Mass, 2018.
Adoration Chapel at St. Christopher Catholic Church, 2018.
Fr. Paul Sobande and parishioners after Sunday Mass; distribution of Catholic religious articles & Rosary beads, 2018.