HO DIOCESAN END OF YEAR PILGRIMAGE TO THE GROTTO ENDS.

Several hundreds of Catholic faithful from all parishes and outstations participated in the 2018 Ho Diocesan End-of-Year pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at Kpando-Agbenorxoe over the weekend.

BISHOP FIANU CALLS FOR ATTITUDINAL CHANGE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POOR SANITATION & CORRUPTION

The Bishop of Ho Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Kofi Fianu SVD, has called for a change in the attitude of Ghanaians in eradicating poor sanitation practices and endemic corruption in the society.

Bishop Fianu, SVD, upon consultation with the Priests’ Council and stakeholders in education has established the Ho Diocesan Scholarship Scheme Committee comprising of five members which took effect from the 2017/2018 academic year. The aim was to assist needy but brilliant students in the Junior High Schools across the length and the breadth of the Diocese. The scholarship committee is to work hand in hand with the Diocesan Development Office.

Annually, this scholarship had been distributed evenly in the diocese and this year is no exception.

On 15^th July 2021, the 2020/2021 academic year scholarship distribution ended at Ho deanery and was hosted by St. Cecelia Basic Schools, Ho Dome.

In his welcome address, Very Rev. Fr. Theodore Hevi, the Dean of the Ho deanery, profoundly thanked the bishop very much for this splendid initiative. He stated further that education is the bedrock of all developments, the development of both material and human resources.

Mr. Teku, the chairman of the committee reiterated the same ideas of the Dean and added sharply that the bishop saw the need for this award because many brilliant but needy students keep dropping out of school.  He gave the criteria for which the awardees merited the scholarship. First, he said that the beneficiary must be ascertained to be brilliant academically, a very good student personally in his or her community and at home. Secondly, that there are economic and social challenges at home if not intervened, which will cause the student to drop out of school.

The award packages were distributed among two main categories of the awardees, those who are previously on the scheme and those who are newly hooked up to it.

The page however included exercise books, textbooks, pens, mathematical sets, school bags, and a cash of GHC200 each.

The parents expressed their joy and seized the opportunity to their gratitude to the Bishop and the Church for coming to their assistance.

In attendance were the development office team led by Rev. Fr. Anthony Dotse, the Scholarship Scheme Committee, Headmasters from the various schools of the awardees, parents, and guidance of the awardees, and also a cross-section of some teachers and students of St. Cecelia Junior High school.

Depsocom-2021

Monsignor Adolf Kofi Amexo Goes Home

Msgr Adolf Kofi Amexo was born on 28th December, 1932. He was the fourth child of eight. He started school at the age of ten at Fodome Helu Roman Catholic school from 1942 to 1951. He received First communion at the hands of Rev. Fr. Killian Kpatakpa of blessed memory. In 1942.

St James Catholic Church, Sava, a mission Land of Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish Ho Bankoe celebrates her 10yrs anniversary which was climaxed with a Thanksgiving Mass presided over by Most Rev Emmanuel Kofi Fianu S V D Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ho and concelebrated with Rev Fr David Zatey and Rev Fr Jeremiah Ankutsitsia.

Bishop Fianu eulogied the forbears who started the foundation of the church community and pray for the repose of the souls who have passed to Glory.

Ho Diocese  Catholic Women Association celebrated the Feast of Holy Family. The celebration which was held from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th January 2020. Catholic Women Association has on Sunday January 26 celebrated the Feast of Holy Family.

The celebration was held at the St Cecilia Parish in Ho Dome. The Association also launched their 60th Anniversary. The Vicar General of Ho Diocese Very Rev. Fr William Horlu during the celebration gave a talk on the theme ‘Call to Holiness in the light of Guadate et Exultate’. “He admonished the women to sacrifice their resources for the growth of both the biological and the spiritual families ”. He asked them to emulate the life of Mary as the epitome of hope and Love.

Members of the Association visited the leprosarium at Ho to donate some items to support the cured lepers.