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‘Defective society leads to defective church’
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• Rev. Fr. Boasiako (right) and Rev. Fr. Derrick Bressey with
members of the Parish Pastoral Council
The new Parish Priest of Christ the King Catholic Church at Effiakuma in the Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese, Rev. Fr. Eugene Antwi Boasiako, has said that a defective society could lead to a defective church.
He said all societies formed in the church must have time to encounter one another and discuss areas that would make society move forward.
Rev. Fr. Boasiako was addressing the Christ the King Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) at the Parish Hall on how to move the parish forward.
The Parish is made up of St. Augustine at Effia, Immaculate Conception at Anaji and the main station of Effiakuma.
He said if the societies in the church were going down it would have an adverse effect on the entire church because the people in the societies constituted the church, not the building.
Fr. Boasiako advised the PPC members to respect other opinions to arrive at good decisions for the development of the church and society.
He said God’s Kingdom reigned only where peace, joy, love and happiness existed because good men and women would be in this society to preach the Good News of God.
He said Pope Francis’ idea of a Synodal Church was for all Christians to walk or journey together with a common mission and communion without any fear of expression from the smallest creature.
The Parish Priest said members should forget about successes or failures and start the synodal process together to encounter one another, listen and discern because “when one fails, all have failed.”
The President of the PPC, Mr Samuel Kangah said the new Parish Priest was meeting Councillors of diverse professions who were well poised to assist him shepherd his flock in the main parish and the two out stations.
He appealed to the new Parish Priest to work closely with all committees working on projects in the three churches of the Parish to have them completed especially the on-going Parish Hall Complex at Effiakuma.
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Christians have been urged to demonstrate a living faith in Jesus Christ by allowing their confession of Him as Lord and Saviour to reflect in their daily lives.
According to the Kaneshie District Pastor of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (EPCG), Rev. Dzidzor Nathaniel Affram, a genuine Christian’s confession should go beyond words and be demonstrated through obedience to God, love for others and service to the Church.
He made the call at the 40th anniversary remembrance service for the late Wesley Kwasi Kwadzo at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, Maranatha Congregation at Awudome Avenui in the Volta Region.
Speaking on the theme, “The Church Built on a Living Confession,” Rev. Affram said life would continually present challenges capable of testing Christians’ faith, making it necessary for believers to hold firmly to their confession that Jesus Christ is Lord.
He explained that accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour required Christians to live according to His teachings, stressing that their faith must be evident in their conduct.
“A living confession listens to God and not man,” he said, urging Christians to remain obedient to God even when faced with difficulties and pressures.
Rev. Affram further encouraged the congregation to care for vulnerable people and demonstrate concern for others, adding that such acts were practical expressions of Christian faith.
He also urged Christians to identify and use their God-given gifts to build the Church.
He said every member of the Church had a role to play and cautioned Christians against looking down on others because of their status or abilities.
The remembrance service brought together family members, friends, members of the congregation and sympathisers to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the late Wesley Kwasi Kwadzo.
By Lizzy Okai
