Your help enables future opportunities in Kenya, Easter and Week Agains racism in Rovaniemi

The 2023 Common Responsibility Campaign focuses on the Finn Church Aid’s work in Kenya where the disaster fund is used to support youths’ education in the country’s poorest areas suffering from drought.

“In Kenya, the funding from the Finn Church Aid has enabled children and youths to go to school and it has affected their opportunities for an income, so that people have more possibilities in the future,” says Alexon Mwasi, the programme manager of the Finn Church Aid’s Kenyan office.

Mwasi recently visited Rovaniemi and says that he sees a lot of hope in the Finn Church Aid projects in Kenya, even though there are many difficulties.

“My wish is that the Common Responsibility Campaign would open everyone’s minds and would lead to efforts to continue this work. Through the Finn Church Aid’s disaster fund Kenya could receive money for important projects, which would change the lives of many people around the country.”

Need for food aid due to drought

The worst drought in four decades has caused famine in eastern Africa. In Kenya extreme weather caused by climate change especially affects the northern regions of the country. Right now there are over 4.5 million people in need of food aid in Kenya.

“The drought affects the entire horn of Africa. Kenya is one of the countries which is suffering the most. Out of the country’s 47 regions, 23 are in dire need of emergency aid.”

Easter 2023 in Rovaniemi Church

J. S. Bach: Johannes Passion on Palm Sunday’s Eve Saturday 1 April at 6 PM

On Palm Sunday 2 April at 10 AM mass

Monday 3 April, 6 PM Passion church

Tuesday 4 April, 6 PM Passion church

Wednesday 5 April, 6 PM Passion church

Maundy Thursday mass 6 April, 7 PM

Good Friday church 7 April at 10 AM

Prayer for the moment of Jesus’ death on 8 April at 3 PM

Easter night mass on Saturday 9 April at 11 PM

Easter mass on Sunday 10 April at 10 AM

OMA mass on Sunday 10 April at 3 PM

Easter Monday St. Thomas Mass on 11 April at 6 PM

Rovaniemi Parish is part of Week Against Racism!

As a start for week Against Racism Rovaniemi Paris published music video of Sami pastor Mari Valjakka and Raimo Paaso performing song” Giitu buot Du attáldagain” based on artist Nils-Aslak Valkeapää’s Northern Sami lyrics. Watch the video from Rovaniemi Parish YouTube Channel: Giitu buot Du attáldagain (virsi 910 pohjoissaameksi) - YouTube

Additionally, there was also Homework Park for immigrants at old library house in co-operation with MLL and there were Hometown (Kotikunta) acceptance center’s customers exploring Parish activities and having deaconal lunch and tea for free in chapel of Korkalovaara. Altogether XX persons took part Bilingual Moment of Prayer for Equality in Rovaniemi Church. Prayer moment is also part of Arctic Pride Week. On main event day of Week Against Racism pastor Jan Pohjonen and deacon Marjut Tikkanen were present and available for meetings in Shopping Center Revontuli (Northern Lights) March 24th.