100 parishioners honoured

Saturday, June 28, 2008 (The Mirror)

By Rebecca Kwei
MORE than 100 parishioners of the Holy Spirit Cathedral at Adabraka in Accra who are 70 years and above were honoured last Sunday by the parish.
The thanksgiving mass was the climax of the Christian Family Week which was organised by the parish as part of activities to commemorate this year’s Mothers Day and Fathers Day.
A series of activities, including talks, were organised for parishioners in the course of the week. It was on the theme, “The Catholic Family as nucleus of the church.”
The occasion was also used to say farewell to Rev Fr Michael Mensah, Secretary to the Most Rev Charles Palmer-Buckle, who is leaving the archdiocese for studies in Rome.
In his homily, Fr Mensah called on Christians to place their trust in the Lord.
He said “God keeps his promises and when we do what He says we will see transformation in our lives”.
Rev Fr Mensah urged the congregation to have a deeper faith in the Lord.
He observed that people had become like “sheep without a shepherd and are being led astray”.
He said there was the need to draw closer to the Chief Shepherd and listen to His voice, adding, “We are nothing without God.”
Rev Fr Mensah prayed for God’s blessings on the congregation, that “they may follow the direction of the Shepherd and not stray from the path that led to righteousness.”
Mr Ben Amegashitsi and Mrs Victoria Asiedu were honoured as Father and Mother of the Year, respectively.
Mrs Asiedu expressed appreciation to the parish and promised that they would continue serving in the Lord’s vineyard.
Present at the ceremony were the Cathedral Administrator, Rev Fr John Louis, and Rev Fr Charles Ackon, an associate priest of the cathedral.