UE/R: SOCO PROJECT FACILITATORS URGED TO WORK HARD FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT – DCE NABDAM
Bishop of the Navrongo Bolgatanga Diocese in the Upper East Region Most Reverend Alfred Agyenta has raised an alarm that the church is faced with challenges of high divorce rate among married people. According to him, many couples in the Catholic Church are not able to keep to the vows they made in their weddings. He observed that the church records more divorces daily than weddings.
“Many marriages in my opinion are suffering separation, while divorces continue to be in the ascendancy. Couples need to pray together when they finally tie the knot. The clergy is worried about this, and we need to make conscious efforts to make the marriage vocation attractive.” He narrated.
Bishop Alfred Agyenta also noted that the youth are the future of the church and should be well nurtured to reflect the teachings of the gospel. When the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bolgatanga launched its centenary celebration as a Parish, Bishop Alfred Agyenta also opined that a family that prays together would always stay together stronger.
“Conflict in families and the world, the practice of LGBTQA+ among others are factors that keep dwindling the population of the Catholic Church. This must be a worry to us as Christians. And I think it is time we strengthen our spiritual life and teach our children the God’s way.” Most Rev. Alfred Agyenta lamented.
History has it that the Sacred Heart Parish originated from the Missionaries of Africa who came from Navrongo to the Eastern part of Upper East Region and settled in Bolgatanga in 1925 to evangelize. It has produced seven new parishes since it creation. The OLA Parish in Bolga, St. Theresa Parish in Tongo, St. Martin de Porres Parish in Zuarungu, St. Anne’s Parish in Bongo, St. Joseph’s Parish in Bolga Soe and St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Sumbrungu and Paul’s Parish in Walewale. The parish also produced the St. Theresa’s Rectorate in Zorkor. The launch is on the theme: 100 years of walking together as a family.
