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!