CUSTODIAL FORMATIVE WEEK
From the 12th of October to the 16th of October, 2020, the Provincial Custody of St. Anthony of Padua in Ghana had a fraternal programme dubbed “formative week” for all the Solemn Professed friars at the St. Francis of Assisi Friary/Novitiate, Saltpond. It was meant for the friars to learn, relax, fraternise and celebrate the gift of one another.
The five-day programme began with adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and vespers led by the Vicar Provincial Custos, Friar Eugene ANTWI BOASIAKO. Almost all the solemn professed friars in Ghana were present for the programme.
The resource persons who graced the occasion spoke to the friars on the following topics: My Vocation story: contentment or regret?; Exclusive friendship and the value of freedom in consecrated life; The power of stress and its management; Breaking the barrier of old age thinking and the excessive youthful exuberance in community life; The value of strategic planning; Security consciousness in Ghana today; and Lifestyle in religious communities. There were also moments of fraternal recreation.
At the end of the programme, the friars appreciated the thought-provoking and rich inputs of the resource persons.
Friar Pius Kofi ASARE – Custodial Secretary
