We are the Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church, a religious Institute which was founded in 1970 by the Rt. Rev. Caesar Asili (RIP). The Head quarters of the Institute are located in Lira, Northern Uganda, East Africa. The Institute has since its foundation grown and is now having 338 religious Sisters involved in Pastoral and Social activities, done through different ministries for the service of the people in different parts of the world. Currently, some sisters are working in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Italy.
The activities carried out by the sisters aim at improving the livelihood of the people hence the Missionary sisters of Mary Mother the Church focus on working with people in their communities.
There are five fields/ministries through which the sisters fulfill their social and pastoral obligations. These are:
Medical,Education,Social Communication,Social Action and Catechesis
The sisters reach out to the people at the grassroot level taking care of orphans, the Aged, working in Hospitals, Health Centers and Dispensaries. Others are teaching in schools from Kindergarten level to Secondary, Vocational, and Tertiary Institutions/Universities. Also, some sisters are involved in Mass communication whereby they reach the grassroot people with information concerning integral development and peoples’ state of life on different issues through media. Catechesis is also done through teaching people at different levels, for example teaching the children, the youth, married couples and offering counseling services.
The Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church is a legal entity registered with the Registrar of Trustees and that is why the Institute has the capacity to engage in activities that enhance people’s spiritual and physical development within and beyond its area of jurisdiction.
In order to effectively implement both the spiritual and physical development programmes, the Institute has put effort in capacity building enhancement through training the sisters in the aforementioned fields.
This is because the Institute has the sole mandate of enhancing the pastoral, social welfare of the poor, marginalized and the disadvantaged wherever the sisters are working.