Christ The King Feast Day 25th November 2012

Administration Block Christ the King PTC Gulu

Rev Sr. Martha Acan (Principla Christ the King PTC Gulu)

Christ the King Primary Teachers college is the only girls’ higher institution and located within Gulu Arch- diocese founded in 1942 by the Comboni Missionary Sisters. The goal was:

§  To produce holistic female teachers who are self driven and capable of improving performances in Primary Schools.

§  To promote individual talents development at various level and career path.

 The college had also put in place some objectives to help guide the running and proper functioning of the institution and the following were the objective

• To develop programme goals and objectives that is based on the students’ needs and the results of programme assessment.
• To provide a conducive learning environment, quality and appropriate instructional materials programme, and to increase student population.

 

Background:

Christ the King is   the highest training institution for   female    teachers founded in 1948 .but has  progressed drastically  from producing vernacular teachers of  grade twos,  grade threes and now Kyambogo University has  upgraded it  as one of the training Institution for Diploma In Primary Education ( DEPE). This was launched in 2000,        an in service in Diploma in Education Primary external programme (DEPE) of Kyambogo University

During World War 1, the college was transferred to Moyo district where it operated until 1948 then brought back to Gulu. The college embarked on training Grade II teachers until 1985 when the last lots graduated and the first lots of Grade III teacher certificates introduced.

Location

Christ the King is located 5km on Gulu –Juba road, The land covers an area of 24 acres which is part of the block land of Gulu Archdiocese, It is boarded on the east by Sacred Heart Secondary school, the northern part is the Recreation Project and Mother Angioletta Primary school, the little Sisters of Mary Immaculate are located on the   western part while Christ the king Demonstration is located on the southern part.

Population

 The college enroll students who have completed the ordinary level and train them to become Primary teachers in two years. The current population of year twos are 157 while the first year  are 229   making a total of 389   students with  12 teaching staff  4 of which are female while 8 are male  .

Feast day 25th November 2012 Sunday

It was a bright Sunday morning of the 25th November 2012, were four schools jointed Christ the King PTC  in their feast day. the schools were Grace Land Girls School, St Joseph's Techinical School, Mother Angiolleta Primary School and Gulu High School .                                                                             260 students were Confirmed into Catholic faith.

Rev. Fr. Dr Komakech Lawrence during Christ the King Feast Confirmation

The main celebrant at the celebration was Rev. Fr. Dr Lawrance Komakech and the Chaplain Rev. Fr Safari Agustine. the mass was so marvallious. 
 

The songs sang made the mass so lively and everyone participated. The Centenary Choirs were incharge, being head by Rev Sr Martha Acan the Principal of the College.

The Centenary Choirs during Christ the King Feast Day

After the celebration of the Mass various activities took over, were different students communities performed their cultural dances showing full solidarity. Among the community were the Acholi, Madi, Langi and  Alur.
Some photos showing Cultural dances presented.

                                 The Principal, Rev. Sr martha dancing with the Christ the King Girls at the Feast Day             (Laraka-raraka dance by the Acholi community)

The Alur community performing Ndara dance

The Langi community performing Kirii Dance

The Madi Community performing Muure Dance

                                     

PRAYER TO CHRIST THE KING

Christ Jesus, I acknowledge You King of the universe.
All that has been created has been made for You.
Make full use of Your rights over me.

I renew the promises I made in Baptism,
when I renounced Satan and all his pomps and works,
and I promise to live a good Christian life
and to do all in my power
to procure the triumph of the rights of God
and Your Church.

Divine Heart of Jesus,
I offer you my efforts
in order to obtain that all hearts
may acknowledge your Sacred Royalty,
and that thus the Kingdom of Your peace
may be established throughout the universe.
Amen.

God Bless you all on this Feast day and may he continue with his great work.