Accra, April 18, GNA – The Supreme Subordinate Commandery and Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St. John International (KSJI), an ancient group of the Catholic Church, have donated GH¢ 30,000.00 to support the COVID-19 Fund of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
The gesture was in response to an appeal made by the Catholic Bishops to all Catholics in Ghana to support the Conference to equip its 129 health facilities and support the needy and vulnerable in the society amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A statement from the National Catholic Secretariat, copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, said the Church has a total of 129 health facilities made up of 46 hospitals and 83 clinics.
Major General Peter C. N. Sangber-Dery, the Supreme Subordinate President of KSJI in Ghana, according to the statement, said: “This is our widow’s mite to give a hand to Your Lordships in your quest to support the national effort aimed at providing various protective tools for our frontline health workers; especially those in the 46 hospitals and the 83 clinics that fall under the Catholic Health Service”.
He appealed to all Commanderies and Ladies Auxiliaries in the country to also endeavour to support the Church and the government to curb the COVID-19 pandemic at their respective Dioceses.
The Most Reverend John Bonaventure Kwofie, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, who received the donation on behalf of the Bishops’ Conference, expressed gratitude to the KSJI and all groups of the Church who had promptly responded to the Bishops’ Appeal.
He urged the KSJI members to continue with the fraternal brotherhood, true love and charity to the needy in society.
The members of the KSJI delegation present at the ceremony, the statement said, included the Supreme Subordinate President for the Ladies Auxiliary, Noble Sister Eugenia Enyimayew and Secretary, Noble Sister Aisha Cecilia Armah.
The Brothers included the First Vice President and Treasurer of the Supreme Subordinate Commandery, Brigadier General William Adjei and Brigadier General Joe Ben Daware respectively.
The National Catholic Secretariat (NCS) Officials present were Reverend Father Lazarus Anondee, Secretary-General, Reverend Father Charles Boampong Sarfo, Assistant Secretary-General, and Reverend Father Dieu-Donne Davor, Executive Secretary of the Department of Social Communications.
The other staff were Mr George A. Adjei, Director of the National Health Directorate, Dr. Anita Appiah, Head of the Community and Institutional Care, Mr. Thomas Asiedu, Head of the Drug Centre and Mr. George Asare, Financial Controller, all of the National Catholic Secretariat.
Globally, KSJI is currently present in 18 countries, including the United States of America, Canada, some West African countries, Trinidad, Tobago, England and Germany, the statement said.
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