Walewale Catholic Church celebrates Golden Jubilee.

Walewale (NR), March 4, GNA- The Saint Paul's Catholic Church in
Walwale at the week end celebrated its Golden Jubilee with a call on
Christians to spread the word of God.
The celebration under the theme, " In Mampurugu with Unity in
Diversity, The Way Forward", was climaxed with a Church Service to
thank God's guidance of the Parish for the past 50 years and also to
pray for the Country.Most Reverend Lucas Abadanloora, Bishop of the
Navroongo/Bolgatanga Diocese who presided over the service commended
the people for maintaining peace in the Church despite their different
ethnic background.
"Through Jesus, we have become one, he broke all the barriers of
ethnic divisions and called all to his ministry", he said.He thanked
God for His mercies, saying, "God has favoured us with his great
favours and we should continue to show him our gratitude in our
praises and in our lives, by doing his will.Majority of the members of
the Catholic Church in Mamprugu are from different tribes, as the
indigenous people are mainly Muslim.
Mr. Jimba Mohamed, Manpursi West District Deputy Coordinating
Director later thanked the Church for its contribution towards
education, agriculture, and health.He urged the priests to assist
teachers to teach subjects like religious and moral education in the
schools to help mould the lives of the children.The Catholic Church
has not only put up many schools in Manpurugu, but has over the past
30 years sponsored health and agricultural projects.The Parish Priest,
Rev. Fr. Moses Yaboah and former Priests of the Parish were present at
the service.
4 March 07