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INTER-DIOCESAN WEST AFRICA LINK
(IDWAL)
The IDWAL
meetings are still held under the chairmanship of
Geoffrey Barwick. Parish representatives remain the same
as in the last report.
The Deanery is
planning another visit to Ghana in 2012. Barbara Shaw
and Geoffrey Barwick are researching different locations
of interest to include in their itinerary as well as the
usual visits to the link parishes. As reported before,
Dominase is part of a new Diocese, the Bishop for which
has still to be elected. The candidate for the post is
Bishop Edmund. We hope that he is elected as he is known
to some of the members of the Village to Village group
and we are already in correspondence with him. Father
Nicholas remains in post as the Priest for Dominase
although this may change with the appointment of the new
Bishop. Most of the other link Parishes have had new
Priests.
St
Andrew’s clinic, which St Mary’s has helped during the
past years, is functioning well. During a Village to
Village visit, we assisted the clinic staff to join the
Ghanaian Health Scheme. As a result, all Dominase C of
E residents now enjoy free treatment. The Clinic nurse,
Lucy, requested help with her salary, which is
apparently below that of her colleagues. On behalf of
the PCC, I emailed the Cape Coast Diocese Secretary to
see if he could look into the matter. He is known to me
and is been helpful in the past. I am waiting for a
reply.
Although, as
reported previously, electrical power has reached
Dominase, we do not know to what extent it is available
to the church and parishioners. I hope to find out more
regarding the cost, availability and needs during my
next visit and if St Mary’s can help St Andrew’s in any
way.
Mary Owens (266206) |