ST MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH OUTDOORS BUS (NSEMPA, PAGE 22)

By George Ernest Asare, Kumasi.

THE Parish Priest of St Mary’s Immaculate Catholic Diocese Church at South Suntreso, in Kumasi, Rev Fr. Dominic Asiedu Fosu, has recieved the keys of a 33 seater Tata bus purchased by the members of the church to facilitate transportation of the church members.
The president of the transport committee, Mr J B Adade, handed the keys of the Tata bus to the parish priest, after he had blessed the bus and prayed for the safety of anyone who would board it for future programmes.
The new bus, which was estimated at GH¢41,300 was outdoored on Sunday April 13, 2008, after the morning’s church service. It was acquired through annual harvest and fund raising activities initiated by the executives of the church.
The committee’s president, told Graphic Nsempa in an interview that the need for the church to acquire its own bus to attend programmes was very important since it would reduce the cost of future transactions involving members of the church.
He said the bus would also enable the church to expand its outreach programmes on evangelism, thereby winning more souls for the Kingdom of God.
He explained that as the church was growing, there was also the need for them to attend social activities such as weddings, and funerals in and around the Kumasi Metropolis and its environs to meet the needs of the members.
The Parish Priest, Rev Dominic Asiedu Fosu commended the transport committee for their invaluable services to the church and urged them to sustain it. He urged them to outline how the bus would be used by the members of the congregation to enhance efficiency and longspan.
He said it was equally important for the Transport Committee to take good care of the vehicle and maintain it regularly to ensure a long life-span.