Management Council for the Ghana Catholic Youth Organisation has selected Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Unity Hall for the celebration of 75th Anniversary in Ghana.
This follows Approval by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) for the leaders to proceed with the 75th Anniversary celebration from Tuesday 27th August to Sunday 1st September on the theme “Sustaining the Church Through Youthful Productivity: Challenges and the Way Forward.”
Over 1000 Crusaders in the Organisation are expected to participate in the five day Anniversary Celebration.
The C.Y.O is an International Organisation which exist in all parts of the world in different names.
It was founded in Ghana
by His Lordship, Right Rev. Bishop Adolf Noser, SVD, DD of the Accra Diocese and Rev. Peter Norek, SVD on 22nd August 1949 at the
time when the majority of the Youth was left to themselves without guidance with it headquarters at Adoagyiri – Nsawam in the Eastern Region.
Branches of the movement spread throughout the country on Diocesan basis independent of each other and It was in 1959 that a National Federation of All Catholic Youth Movements in all the various dioceses were formed at express wish of the Hierarchy.
The C.Y.O is an Organization which taking the parish as its
base, and without regard to social class or profession, provides
for young people a Christian Community life order to prepare
them for active co-operation in building a living church and a
better world.
Further, it is the objective of the organization to inspire, direct and guide the natural creative qualities and desire of young people by promoting recreational, educational, cultural and religious programme that will adequately meet their physical, mental and spiritual needs.
Source:Mybrytfmonline/Mensah Atakora
