Accra, March 17, GNA-The Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Men’s Association at Mamprobi in the Accra Archdiocese has launched its year-long 50th anniversary programme at the Church.
Apart from the launch, other activities such as talks and educational programmes, donations and other charity activities would be carried out.
The programme would be climaxed with a get-together that would offer members and leadership the opportunity to award members who had in diverse ways contributed to the growth and development of the Association over the past years.
Brother Stephen Blay, President of the Association who was giving the background of the Association said 50 years ago it started with 8 men made up of seven Catholics and one Anglican member.
He said the Association could now boast of 100 members and beyond and called on all men in the Catholic Church to avail themselves to the Association to support activities that would grow and develop in church all spheres of life.
Brother Blay said the essence of the formation of the group was to seek the welfare of members and urged the current members to re-ignite that spirit to attract men sitting on the fence in the Association across the Archdiocese.
“We should be ready to support each other and serve as role models to the youth, be Agents of positive change and remain committed to church activities.
Reverend Fr. Samuel Filton, Parish Priest of the Martyrs of Uganda at Mamprobi who took members through the formation stages of Catholic Priest during the launch entreated parents to motivate the Seminarians in every aspect of life to succeed in their vocations.
Fr Filton-Mensah who is also the Spiritual Director of the CMA at the Parish said Seminarians needed guidance during formative years and financial support to complete their courses and avoid the temptations of life.
He said parents also needed to help priests and seminarians carve a niche for themselves and the church by empowering them with encouragement, especially in times of financial challenges, heavy academic demands, and loss of self- identity/lack of confidence in order not to succumb to peer pressure.
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