COSRA inaugurates new Vume branch in Accra Archdiocese

by Catholic Trends

March 31, 2026

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The Catholic Organisation for Social and Religious Advancement has expanded its mission of evangelisation and youth development with the inauguration of a new branch at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Vume.

The ceremony, held during Sunday Mass on March 22, 2026, marked the first officially inaugurated COSRA branch in the Battor-Ada Deanery, signaling a new chapter of growth for the organisation within the Catholic Organisation for Social and Religious Advancement and the Archdiocese of Accra.

The Vume branch now stands as the 60th in the Archdiocese and the 246th globally across Ghana and Germany. A total of 23 new members were formally initiated into the COSRA family during the ceremony.

The inauguration followed a preparatory retreat and orientation held the previous day, in line with COSRA’s formation procedures. The Eucharistic celebration was led by Rev. Fr. Lawrence Agyapong, Parish Priest of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, and drew a large gathering of COSRA members and leaders from across deanery, archdiocesan, and national levels.

Among the dignitaries present were Bro. Vincent Musah, National Vice President of COSRA; Sis. Helena Azambio, a member of the National Expansion Committee; Bro. Mathias Laryeh, Provincial Coordinator for Accra Province; and Bro. Prosper Narteh-Agbeyome, Archdiocesan President.

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The establishment of the Vume branch is the culmination of a four-year effort rooted in collaboration and perseverance. The initiative began in July 2022 when the then Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Egblewogbe, invited the COSRA branch of Corpus Christi Catholic Church to help establish the organisation in his parish.

With support from the then Tema-Battor Deanery leadership, including President Bro. John Jaisey and the Deanery Education and Expansion Committee, groundwork was laid through mentorship, training, and sustained engagement.

As part of the early interventions, COSRA members mobilised funds to provide a Public Address system to the parish, an essential tool that enhanced communication during liturgical activities and gatherings.

Following its official launch in October 2022, the branch underwent structured formation, including teachings on COSRA’s initiation modules, constitution, and administrative framework, while actively participating in church life.

Despite challenges such as financial limitations and the logistics of regular visitations, the group demonstrated resilience and commitment. The process was successfully completed under the newly constituted Tema Deanery, led by President Sis. Justine Ahiable and her executive team.

The newly inaugurated branch will be led by Bro. Tsatsu Patrick as President, supported by Sis. Torpey Bridget Delali as Vice President. Other executives include Sis. Duvor Sophia (Secretary), Sis. Ahelege Gifty (Financial Secretary), and Bro. Adeti James Kwadzo (Organizer), along with co-opted members Bro. Heafide John and Sis. Gladys Aklatey.

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Monday of the Fourth week of Easter

Acts of the Apostles 11,1-18.

The Apostles and the brothers who were in... Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem the circumcised believers confronted him,
saying, "You entered the house of uncircumcised people and ate with them."
Peter began and explained it to them step by step, saying,
"I was at prayer in the city of Joppa when in a trance I had a vision, something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered from the sky by its four corners, and it came to me.
Looking intently into it, I observed and saw the four-legged animals of the earth, the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky.
I also heard a voice say to me, 'Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.'
But I said, 'Certainly not, sir, because nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'
But a second time a voice from heaven answered, 'What God has made clean, you are not to call profane.'
This happened three times, and then everything was drawn up again into the sky.
Just then three men appeared at the house where we were, who had been sent to me from Caesarea.
The Spirit told me to accompany them without discriminating. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man's house.
He related to us how he had seen (the) angel standing in his house, saying, 'Send someone to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,
who will speak words to you by which you and all your household will be saved.'
As I began to speak, the holy Spirit fell upon them as it had upon us at the beginning,
and I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, 'John baptized with water but you will be baptized with the holy Spirit.'
If then God gave them the same gift he gave to us when we came to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to hinder God?"
When they heard this, they stopped objecting and glorified God, saying, "God has then granted life-giving repentance to the Gentiles too."

Psalms 42(41),2-3.43(42),3.4.

As the hind longs for the running waters,
so... my soul longs for you, O God.
Athirst is my soul for God, the living God.
When shall I go and behold the face of God?

Send forth your light and your fidelity;
they shall lead me on
And bring me to your holy mountain,
to your dwelling place.

Then will I go in to the altar of God,
the God of my gladness and joy;
Then will I give you thanks upon the harp,
O God, my God!

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 10,11-18.

Jesus said: "I am the good shepherd. A... good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them.
This is because he works for pay and has no concern for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me,
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for the sheep.
I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.
This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again.
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have power to lay it down, and power to take it up again. This command I have received from my Father."

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