Keta Deanery’s “Youth Stand in Worship” unites faithful in expressions of gratitude

by Orlando Daniel

11/01/2024

in Ghana, News

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Keta Deanery’s “Youth Stand in Worship” unites faithful in expressions of gratitude

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The Keta Deanery of the Catholic Diocese of Keta-Akatsi has organized an impactful event, dubbed “Keta Deanery Youth Stand in Worship,” at the St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Anloga.

The annual program was designed to bring together Catholic youth from within and outside the Deanery to express gratitude to God for His mercies and protection in the past year, as well as to seek His guidance for the new year.

This year’s youth Stand in Worship was themed “I will thanks to you, Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds,” featured inspiring performances by various youth singing groups, including the St. Peter Claver Youth Band, Vessels of Worship, Echoes of Grace, and guest ministers Samuel and Forgive.

The “Keta Deanery Youth Stand in Worship” was a testament to the unity and spiritual dedication of the Catholic youth in the Diocese, fostering a sense of gratitude, responsibility, and peaceful engagement within the community and the church.

Rev. Fr. Raphael Etornam Vedenku, the Assistant Parish Priest of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Anloga in his exhortation, emphasized the importance of gratitude in all circumstances and encouraged the youth to consistently show appreciation to God, not only for material possessions but also for the gift of life and the peace experienced.

Rev. Fr. Frederick Senam Seddoh-Henyo, the Keta Deanery Youth Chaplain in his new year message encouraged the youth to develop God given talent for the church growth.

Nicholas W.K Kodzo, the Keta Deanery Youth Chairperson, urged all the youth to be ambassadors of peace, particularly in light of the upcoming 2024 General elections.

He emphasized the responsibility of the youth to engage responsibly in the electoral process and set an example as true Catholic youth by rejecting any form of monetary inducement from politicians, thereby preventing any potential unrest before, during, and after the elections.

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Daily Readings

Thursday of the Twenty-third week in Ordinary Time

First Letter to the Corinthians 8,1b-7.11-13.

Brothers and sisters : Knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up.
If anyone supposes he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
But if one... loves God, one is known by him.
So about the eating of meat sacrificed to idols: we know that "there is no idol in the world," and that "there is no God but one."
Indeed, even though there are so-called gods in heaven and on earth (there are, to be sure, many "gods" and many "lords"),
yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom all things are and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and through whom we exist.
But not all have this knowledge. There are some who have been so used to idolatry up until now that, when they eat meat sacrificed to idols, their conscience, which is weak, is defiled.
Thus through your knowledge, the weak person is brought to destruction, the brother for whom Christ died.
When you sin in this way against your brothers and wound their consciences, weak as they are, you are sinning against Christ.
Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause my brother to sin.

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