Okatana Roman parish turns 75

THE Okatana Roman Catholic parish in northern Namibia will celebrate its 75th anniversary tomorrow.

The mission was established by German Catholic priests in 1932. The chairman of the preparatory committee, Paulinus Enkono, says the parish is proud of the services it has offered the community, including a hospital and school.”Today we are very proud to mention that we have many graduates of Okatana School who are serving in high-level posts in the public sector and private institutions of our country,” he said.He said the commemoration would start with Holy Mass at 09h00.Many Christians from other parishes in the country had contributed to making the anniversary celebrations a success, he said.The chairman of the preparatory committee, Paulinus Enkono, says the parish is proud of the services it has offered the community, including a hospital and school.”Today we are very proud to mention that we have many graduates of Okatana School who are serving in high-level posts in the public sector and private institutions of our country,” he said.He said the commemoration would start with Holy Mass at 09h00.Many Christians from other parishes in the country had contributed to making the anniversary celebrations a success, he said.