BIG DAY—Archbishop Dolan celebrates Mass marking Ghanaian independence March 6 at Our Lady of Grace Church in the Bronx. The church was jammed with Ghanaian Catholics, many in colorful ethnic attire, to mark the 54th anniversary of the Republic of Ghana’s independence from the Great Britain, the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence.
Maria R. Bastone
BIG DAY—Archbishop Dolan celebrates Mass marking Ghanaian independence March 6 at Our Lady of Grace Church in the Bronx. The church was jammed with Ghanaian Catholics, many in colorful ethnic attire, to mark the 54th anniversary of the Republic of Ghana’s independence from the Great Britain, the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence.
Maria R. Bastone
CELEBRATE—Members of the Archdiocese’s burgeoning Ghanaian community wave their national flags to celebrate Ghana’s Independence Day during a joyous and colorful Mass at Our Lady of Grace Church in the Bronx March 6. The Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Dolan, was organized by the combined Ghanaian congregations of Christ the King parish and St. Margaret Mary parish both in the Bronx with the support of the Archdiocesan Office of Black Ministry. The Ghanaian Catholic community in New York is one of the largest and best organized in the country, with a multitude of ministries.
