The Good Shepherd Parish (GSP) at
Tema Community, Two has handed over a newly constructed Holy Trinity Church at
Sege to Most Rev. Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, Metropolitan Archbishop of the
Accra Archdiocese.
It was a moving moment when the Archbishop
shed tears of joy and gratitude in appreciation of the kind gesture of the Parishioners
of Good Shepherd Catholic Church.
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| The New and old Church buildings |
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| The New Church |
In a warm hug with Very Rev. Fr.
Isaac Emmanuel Maunger, Parish Priest of GSP, the Archbishop thanked the
Priests, Mrs. Winifred Darko Eshun, Chairperson of the Parish Pastoral Council,
the Golden Jubilee Planning Committee members, the Project Committee and the
entire parishioners of the Good Shepherd Church for taking up the challenge he
gave them two years ago.
Archbishop Palmer-Buckle who blessed
the new place of worship for the community, expressed his gratitude, and
assured the Parishioners that the Lord will reward all their efforts.
He entreated the faithful at Sege
not to think their benefactors were rich but to contribute their little
resources to support the growth of the Church, adding that “to whom more has
been given more is required”.
Making the presentation, Fr. Maunger
said the Good Shepherd Parish in the spirit of the New Evangelisation accepted the
Archbishop’s challenge and settled on helping construct the Sege Church,
because of its strategic location as the new District Capital of Ada West District.
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| Archbishop Palmer-Buckle and the Planning Committee Members |
So far, he said GH ¢ 325,000 was
spent on the project, adding that the quality materials used in building the
Church, must translate into the formation of quality Christians in the community.
“Don’t feel shy in living your faith
but be proud to profess it and reach out to lapsed Catholics and those yet to
hear the Good News of Christ’s salvation”.
Rev. Fr. Japhet Obieloka, CMF,
Priest-in-charge of the St. Mary’s Rectorate at Koluedor, who is also in-charge of
the Holy Trinity Church, expressed gratitude to the Parishioners of the GSP for putting up the Church for them.
He said the Church was strategizing
to embark on vigorous evangelisation at Sege and its environs to spread the
Good News.
Since the Church was missionary in
nature, he encouraged the spirit of sharing of time, intelligence and resources
among the members of well big Churches to help build the new Churches as a whole.
Mr. Christian
Ahiaku, Church President of Holy Trinity Church, in an interview, thanked the GSP Parishioners
for giving them a beautiful Church edifice.
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| Archbishop congratulating GSP Golden Jubilee members while Fr Mauger |
He said the 38 year old Church with
over 300 members including children, was poised to work on finishing the
project but appealed for support to complete the Church.
Mr. Stanislous Yankson, Assistant
Project Committee Chairperson, said the new church with about 800 sitting capacity
is 80 per cent complete.
Mr. Yankson, who doubles as the
Project Engineer of the Church building, said the project which was at the foundation level before the GSP took over, mobilised artisans and
workers from Sege in the construction work.
“When completed, the church would
have a sacristy, mission house and offices attached to the Church as well as
two stores or changing rooms” he noted.
He said there are ongoing talks to
still support the Church complete the Church building project.
