Annually, on the Solemnity of Christ the King, the Diocese of Damongo brings together her youth in one of the parishes to give them formation and offer them the opportunity to interact with each other through playing games and other activities. During the past year’s Christ the King celebration which took place in Tinga, the father of the diocese, bishop
The weekend of the 11th December, 2016 marked the official beginning of Partnership between our Parish and St. Margareta Parish in Wadersloh, Germany. The two parishes marked the beginning of their friendship with a Partnership Day Celebration. A four-member delegation from St Margareta Parish, who were visiting our parish to mark the official beginning of the partnership, led by their
It is appropriate at this point that I give an update on the progress of the primary school project in Sankpala. Thanks to the continuous support of all of you friends, and all those who support us in our socio-pastoral work of evangelization, the primary school project is moving along steadily. We have currently been able to raise the columns
The ceremony of the Blessing of our new Church and Dedication of the Altar is now complete with the final part of the celebration this weekend, 27th November, 2016, the first Sunday of Advent. This ceremony was the Placement of a Relic (of St Francis of Assisi) on the altar and the Erection of a Cross in the church. It
After years of hard work in raising funds locally, and finally supported by friends and donors, this parish has been able to reconstruct her Church building and transformed it greatly and made it once again into “a House of Prayer”. We continue to remain grateful to all those who have supported us to realize this dream. We had a beautiful
As the whole Diocesan Family gathered in prayers and thanksgiving to close the Year of Mercy in Damongo on Sunday 13th November, 2016, our participation as a parish was visibly present. Since there was to be only one Mass in the Diocese to close the Year of Mercy, all parishioners were encouraged to go and profit from the great occasion
The Christian Mothers Association of the parish celebrated this last Sunday of the month dedicated to the Blessed Mary in grand style. As the Association is still struggling to stand up strong again after years of dormancy, occasions such as this offer them an opportunity of true reunion and sharing. Coming out in their numbers and well-dressed in their “maternity”
Our parish was blessed with the visit of three friends from Germany. Dr Marita Feuerstraeter, Dr Ernst Graaf and his wife Mrs Isle Graaf-Worms visited our parish and the Diocese for a little over two weeks (6th – 22nd October, 2016). During this period of their visit, the team already spent one week (8 – 15 Oct) offering free dental
The St. Francis Xavier Junior High School, Yapei, is fortunate to benefit from a District Assembly sponsored classroom block, with office and store, and sanitory facilities. The project, which officially commenced in April 2016 and completed early August 2016, was in response to our request to the Central Gonja District Assembly to come to our aid with classrooms for the
A new Parish Committee has been put in place and announced on Sunday, 18 September, 2016. This is the Parish Development/Partnership Committee, which is charged with overseeing and streamlining all development related projects in the parish. They will also coordinate the parish partnership affairs with our new partner parish of St Margareta Parish in Wadersloh, Germany, which we hope will soon
After several years without a conducive space for worship and other religious functions, the St Francis Xavier Parish finally has a new Church blessed and its Altar dedicated. With a great attendance of the priests and people from the diocese, and at a Mass presided over by the Most Rev Peter Paul Angkyier, the ceremony took place on May 21,
The Our Lady of the Holy Rosary outstation Sankpala, had its newly constructed Kindergarten officially opened with a very colourful ceremony. The occasion which took place at the school premises on 15 March 2016, had in attendance the chief and people of Sankpala traditional area, the District Chief Executive of Central Gonja, officials from the District Education Office, and other