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Sunday school children dramatise passion of Christ
Sunday School Children of Christ the King Catholic Church at Effiakuma in the Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese of the Western Region dramatised the passion of Jesus Christ.
The children started from Station One where Jesus was condemned to death and went through the 14 stations till Jesus was removed from the cross and placed on His mother’s lap before burial.
Rev Fr. Daniel Pal in a sermon said the women who followed Jesus were feeling His sufferings that was why many of them were weeping.
He said in any situation there were people who either wept or laughed and that though Jesus was being whipped and caned, some people never saw any seriousness in Jesus’ sufferings so this class of people laughed while others wept bitterly.
He said Simon from Cyrene like Nicodemus was secret admirer of Christ but they could not openly declare their support so coming from the countryside and meeting Jesus in that sorrowful situation, he agreed to help carry the cross.
Fr. Pal said God would always send a helper to alleviate the suffering of His children if only “we allow Him to come into our lives”.
He said Jesus was still obedient under intense sufferings because it was His Father’s will that He must suffer, die and rise again on the third day to reunite man and God and open Heaven’s gate for humanity adding “Jesus had the power to refuse to suffer but obedience pays”.
He said the third fall of Jesus was the perfect one and that cemented the Trinity, “God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit all three in One God.
He said throughout the 14 stations Jesus Christ never cursed any of the soldiers who were beating Him though it was a big humiliation.
He said, “When we offer our lives to God we surely get redemption but how many times do we go to bed or wake up in the morning without giving thanks to God for the protection, guidance and having led us through the day”.
Fr. Pal said the glory of God was manifested when Jesus rose from the dead and again manifested what He earlier said so Christians should be patient and pray continuously for the glory of God was so close.
From Peter Gbambila, Effiakuma.
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has disbursed GHS134,000 to 22 students under the latest round of his Scholarship and Bursaries Programme.
According to a statement from his office, the 22 beneficiaries are enrolled in 16 tertiary institutions across the country.
They are studying various courses, including medicine, marketing, law, public health, midwifery, business administration, education, and secretaryship.
The MP’s office commended the beneficiaries, especially the five students currently studying medicine and physician assistantship, encouraging them to remain committed to their studies.
The statement indicated that the scholarship initiative, which began in 2017, aims to support brilliant but needy students from the Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency to further their education. So far, about 700 students have benefited from the program.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Four tricycle operators, popularly known as ‘Pragya’, have been prosecuted and fined GH¢600 each equivalent to 50 penalty units by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court for obstructing public roads at the Agbogbloshie Market.
The offenders, who were arrested by Public Health Officers of the AMA during a routine enforcement exercise, pleaded guilty to the offence and were subsequently convicted by the court.
The four operators were among the 21 offenders recently arrested at the Agbogbloshie Market for various sanitation and public order violations, including selling on open drains, obstructing walkways, and trading at unauthorised locations.
Speaking after the court proceedings, the Head of Public Health at the AMA, Madam Florence Kuukyi, said the court was lenient with the offenders since it was their first appearance, hence the fine, and warned that subsequent offenders would face stiffer penalties, including imprisonment.
