Welcome to Saint Bede Catholic Church, Fr. Herman!
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Father Herman Katongole
WELCOME TO
SAINT BEDE CATHOLIC CHURCH
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
JULY 2014
An Introduction to Father Herman
Born on February 18, 1972
Home Diocese: Diocese of Masaka, Uganda
Attended St. Mary’s Primary School, Lwaggulwe Bukalasa Minor Seminary Katigondo Major Seminary St. Paul’s National Major Seminary
Ordained Aug. 3, 2002
Katigondo Major Seminary
1200 young men in national seminaries currently preparing for the priesthood (up to 7 seminarians per single room)
Still considered a shortage of priests due to continuing rapid growth of the Catholic Church
Feast of Uganda Martyrs is a national holiday
8,226 square miles900,000 CatholicsErected as a Diocese in
1939239 priests49 parishes1 Major Seminary1 Minor SeminarySeveral Catholic primary
schools3 major Catholic hospitals
Diocese of Masaka, Uganda
John Baptist Kaggwa, Bishop
Fr. Herman’s Previous Assignments
2002-2006: Parochial Vicar at Kitovu Cathedral Parish In charge of
celebrating Masses throughout the 70 schools within the school apostolate for the territory of the
Cathedral Parish 2006-2014: Parish
Priest at Mary Mother of God Catholic Parish, Buyamba
Fr. Herman’s Family
Father: Joseph Lukyamuzi, born 1931
Mother: Victoria Nalusiba, born 1943
2013: Parents celebrated 50 years of marriage
Siblings: One of eight boys and three girls in the family Blessed with a brother
who is also a priest and a sister who is a religious nun
Favorite Movies: Films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris
Favorite Novel: 90 Minutes at Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt
Favorite Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20 and
1 Timothy 6:11Favorite Sports: Football
(soccer) and Motor Sports
Fr. Herman’s Favorites
UGANDA
• The Pearl of Africa
• 32 million people
• Youngest nation in the world – over half the population are children
• Home to some of the friendliest people in Africa
• Official motto – “For God and my Country”
UGANDAN FOOD and TABLE CUSTOMS
Ugandan Traditional Foods
Matoke (cooking bananas)
Sweet potatoes, white potatoes, yams
Beans, peas, ground nuts (peanuts)
Cabbage, onions, pumpkins
Tomatoes
Oranges, paw paws (papayas), lemons, pineapples
Waragi, or banana gin, the national drink
Table Manners
Fast Food
DO wash your hands before eating.
DO sit on a floor mat during a meal. DO expect a short prayer to be before you
begin eating.
DO understand that children will only talk during a meal if asked a question.
DO compliment the mother after the meal
is done.
DON'T leave the room during a meal. DON'T lean on your left hand or stretch
your legs during a meal.
Culture, Customs and Etiquette
Mealtime Customs
Families usually eat two meals a day: lunch and supper. Breakfast is a cup of tea or a bowl of porridge or soybeans.
At mealtime everybody is welcome; visitors and neighbors who drop in are expected to join the family.
It is bad manners to reach for salt or a spoon or to leave the room while others are still eating
People usually drink water at the end of the meal. It is considered odd to drink water while eating.
When the meal is finished, everyone gives a compliment to the mother, saying, "Thank you for preparing the meal, madam."
No dessert is served. Fruits are eaten as a snack between meals.
Traditional Recipe: Veal Curry with Bananas
Ingredients
• 200g onions, finely chopped• 1 tbsp curry powder• 1 tsp salt• 1/4 tsp black pepper• 1/4 tsp freshly-grated ginger• 60g butter• 900g veal cut into 3cm
cubes• 900g tomatoes cut into
small wedges• 250ml water • 4 bananas, peeled and cut
into 5cm lengths
Method Add butter to a large
saucepan and melt. Add onions, curry powder,
salt, pepper, ginger and veal. Fry for 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and water and
simmer for 30 minutes before adding bananas.
Simmer for 15 minutes longer then pour into a large bowl.
Serve with a separate bowl of boiled rice and braised cabbage.
Small home in an agricultural village
80% of the people are employed in agriculture.
Most families grow their own food in rural areas.
Social Etiquette
Begin every conversation with a greeting: Never ask for anything first.
Shake hands. Direct eye contact is avoided
out of respect, not a sign of rudeness or an attempt to hide something.
Introducing someone: When introducing someone say something complimentary, yet truthful, showing you respect them.
Do not make promises or hints of such: Never make promises that you do not intent to keep or cannot keep simply by trying to be polite.
Humor is appreciated, but do not use slang or sarcasm.
Speak slowly and in a soft tone until people get to know you.
“Yes and Yes”: If a Ugandan does not understand you at times, they will still answer with "yes" so as to not be humiliated. Keep that in mind.
You are fat: Is not an insult but an observation, and in some cases a compliment. Simply laugh.
Ugandan Culture
Women and children walking home from church
Chai: It means Tea in Uganda; it also means a bribe.
Chapatti: Flour flat bread fried in oil, much like a taco using flour and yeast rolled out into a round bread.
Gonja: Roasted Bananas over a
charcoal stove on a grill.
Rolex: Not the watch, but a chapatti with scrambled eggs with onions, tomatoes, green peppers and cabbage.
Irish: Potatoes
Nile Perch: Very large fresh water fish. A good eating fish Ugandans love, but most prefer tilapia fish whole.
Mandazi: Uganda's version of a doughnut, often millet flour is used. Not as sweet and light as European or American doughnuts.
Saloon: Not a bar like the West of the USA, but salon where you get your hair done.
Short Call: Going to the toilet
Common Phrases
Uganda is home to over half the mountain gorillas in the world. Useful Lugandan Phrases:
Olyotya: How are you Kikati: What's up? Wasuze otya?: How did you
sleep?/goodmorning Sula bulungi: Sleep well/goodnight Burungi: Okay Akayu kali ludawa: Where is the
bathroom?
Flora and Fauna
26 % lakes and rivers Black and white butterfly
Uganda’s Wildlife
Blue bird
Pair of Grey Crowned Cranes
Elliott’s chameleon
Flower on a vine
Euphorbia trees on the savanna
Male waterbok Kobus
African elephant
Clown worm
Thank you to Rhet Butler, at travel.mongabay.com/ for use of his photographs
Green bug
References
http://www.guardian.co.uk/katine/2009/a0/01 http://www.cpd.ogi.edu/seminars07/
PossyMugyenyiSeminar http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/
2007/07/uganda http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/
week942/cover http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/series/
dispatches http://www.visituganda.com http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/
war/uganda http://www.worldbank.org/afr/ik/iknt67.pfd http://www.everyculture.com/to-z/uganda http://www.culturecrossing.net/basics http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/ugandan Cuisine CIA Factbook
Welcome to Our Parish, Fr. Herman!