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Kattey Tasks New Priests, Others On Service
The Archbishop, Province
of Niger Delta and Bishop, Diocese of Niger Delta North, Most Reverend (Dr.) Ignatius Kattey (JP) has licensed 53 persons as lay readers and ordained six deacons as Priests.
The licensing and ordination service took place last Sunday at St. Luke’s (Ang) Church, Akpajo Parish.
Exhorting the newly licensed lay readers, Archbishop Kattey called upon them to serve the church and support the pastors in reading the Word,leading in worship service and expounding the scriptures so that people may well be nurtured in the truth.
Said he: “you are to work under the pastor, assisting him in pastoral duties such as visiting the parishioners, the sick, the lost, praying with them and encourage them”
Also addressing the newly ordained Priests, Most Rev. Kattey tasked them to proclaim by word and deed the gospel of Jesus Christ and fashion their lives in accordance with its precepts.
“You are to love and serve the people among whom you work, caring alike for young and old, strong and weak, rich and poor” he said adding that “you are to preach and to declare God’s forgiveness to penitent sinners, and pronounce God’s blessing”.
Most Rev. Kattey reminded the newly ordained Priests that they cannot bear the weight of the ministry on their own strength but only by the grace and power of God and urged them to pray earnestly for God’s Holy Spirit.
“Pray that God will each day enlarge and enlighten your understanding of the scriptures so that you may grow stronger and more mature in your ministry” he advised.
In a sermon during the occasion, Rev. Amos Obi of Diocese of Oleh said man can be transformed to walk on this earth like God.
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