A new Junior Council/Court was on Saturday, September 20, 2014 inaugurated and consecrated at Adenta-Accra in the Greater Accra Region.
The Junior Order which is christened Mother Most Perfect is the 79th Junior Order of the Noble Order of the Knights and Ladies of Marshall. The new junior council/court is the youth wing of Council No. 96 and Court No. 90 (Adenta). The new junior order has a total of 50 junior members made up of 24 junior knights and 26 junior ladies. The inauguration and consecration was preceded by a council/court meeting of 41J –Virgin Most Pure of Madina. Some members of the new junior council/court were initiated.
Inauguration and Consecration Team
The inauguration and consecration took place in the old Chapel of the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church at Adenta-Accra. W/Bro. Commodore Mark Yawson, Supreme Youth Co-ordinator, and RL Sis. Mary Osei, Assistant Grand Youth Co-ordinator, were the inauguration/consecration officers, whilst W/Bro. Thomas Asiedu, Assistant Supreme Youth Co-ordinator Responsible for Greater Accra and Eastern Regions, was the inauguration/ consecration guard, and Bro. Rev. Fr. Bonaventure Quaidoo, Assistant Parish Priest of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the inauguration/consecration Chaplain.
High Officers Present
The inauguration/consecration was witnessed by 110 senior brothers and sisters including the Supreme Knight, Sir Kt. Bro. Joseph Ekow Paintsil; Sir Kt. Bro. S.S. Turkson of Council 94 (Adenta), W/Bro. Michael Kwarteng, Immediate Past Regional Grand Knight of Accra East Region; RL Sis. Janet Barrigah, Immediate Past Regional Noble Lady of Accra East Region, W/Bro. Samuel Kingsford Arthur, Regional Grand Knight of Accra East Region, Bro. Charles Nuoriyee, Deputy Regional Grand Knight of Accra East Region; W/Bro. Robert Austin, Supreme Councillor Responsible for the Marshallan Medical Fund and the First Grand Knight of Council 96 (Adenta); Bro. Col. Martin Gbikpi, Immediate Past Grand Knight of Council 96 (Adenta); Bro. Joseph Acheampong, Grand Knight of Council 96; Bro. Augustine Amponsah-Yeboah, Regional Secretary of Accra East Region; Bro. Augustine Appiah, Regional Youth Co-ordinator for Accra East Region; Bro. Polycarp Sumah, Regional Reader and Lecturer for Accra East Region; Sis. Augusta Amedzro, Regional Youth Co-ordinator for Accra East Region; Sis. Angela Boakye-Akyeampong, Noble Lady of Court 5 (Accra); Sis. Cynthia Holm-Alorbi, Noble Lady of Court 58 (Madina), Sis. Isabella Odartey-Wellington, Regional Communication Officer of Accra East Region and first Noble Lady of Court 90 (Adenta) ; Sis. Belona Gerard Vittor-Quao, Immediate Past Noble Lady of Court 90 (Adenta) and Sis. Anita Sankumah, Noble Lady of Court 90 (Adenta).
First Administration of 79J
The officers of 79J are:
Grand Knight: JBro. Wisdom Afelete Sankumah
Deputy Grand Knight: JBro. Bernard Etornam Akrong
Secretary: JBro. Malvin Kale-Dery
Financial Secretary: JBro. Corwin Asafo Agyei Addo
Captain of Staff Bearer: JBro. Emmanuel Amusu
First Staff Bearer: JBro. Kelvin Kery-Dery
Second Staff Bearer: JBro. Anthony Baku
Noble Lady: JSis. Lucy Turkson
Deputy Noble Lady: JSis. Victoria Ampong
Assistant Secretary: JSis. Sandra Yeboah
Assistant Financial Secretary: JSis. Christine Heyman-Alordey
Captain of Staff Bearer: JSis. Margaret Obeng Manu
First Staff Bearer: JSis. Rachael Odro
Second Staff Bearer: JSis. Pauline Gabriella Vittor-Quao
Maiden Address by JGK/JNL
The Junior Grand Knight, JBro. Wisdom Afelete Sankumah, preceded his address by asking all brothers and sisters gathered to join him in singing Ode 39 “Rejoice the Lord is King”. He thanked the Grand Knight and Noble Lady of Council 90 and Court 94 (Adenta) for the effort in having the junior council/court established at Adenta. He also thanked the Parish Priest of St John the Evangelist Catholic Church for agreeing to have the junior order operate as one of the youth groups in the Church. He promised that he and his counterpart, Junior Noble Lady, JSis. Lucy Turkson, would work hard to ensure that the junior order became a force among the youth groups at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Adenta.
Solidarity Messages
The Regional Noble Lady of Accra East Region, Dame RL Sis. Afia Amoo-Adare, and Regional Grand Knight of Accra East Region, W/Bro. Samuel Kingsford Arthur, in a joint solidarity message read on their behalf by RL Sis. Janet Barrigah, Immediate Past Regional Noble Lady of Accra East Region, congratulated the new junior order. She admonished the members of 79J to: “Always Remember that in life you must live and not just exist, Feel and not just touch; Observe and not just look; Absorb and not just read; Listen and not just hear; Understand and not just listen; Ponder and not just think; Earnestly strive and not just desire and be assured you are a success”. She continued, “We love you and are ready to un-naught all your doubtful situations if only you will let us know your problems. As youth you are trustees of prosperity, legacy of peace and human dignity for us adults. Trust in God and do the right thing”.
RL Sis. Mary Osei, Assistant Grand Youth Co-ordinator, congratulated the members of 79 for the effort in establishing a junior order. She wished them success and prosperity. He asked them to give their fullest support and loyalty to the Noble Oder and to attend all meetings and activities with joy. She advised them to ensure that their lives are honest and pure so that they may show the world the glory of the Noble Oder of the Knights and Ladies of Marshall, and the Junior Branch.
W/Bro. Commodore Mark Yawson, Supreme Youth Co-ordinator, in his address asked members of the new junior order to take their studies seriously and always work hard. He cautioned the members, especially the Junior Grand Knight, that they cannot hold a legal meeting of 79J unless an organizer is present. All activities of the junior order must be supervised by an organizer from the adult council/court.
Sir Kt. Bro. Ekow Paintsil in a short address said he was among the founding members of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church at Adenta. He was happy to see the Church grow in numbers. He commended Council 94/Court 90 for establishing a junior order within a short period after its consecration. The Supreme Knight pointed out that he was particularly happy to note that some officers of the new junior council/court were barely 12 years old and was hopeful that they would grow to take important positions in the Noble Order. He commended JBro. Malvin Kale-Dery for taking up the challenge to be the first secretary of the 79J and prayed that he would take his studies serious and one day become a supreme knight.
Donations
Various donations were made to the new council/court. The Accra East Regional Council/Court gave the GH¢500; whilst Council No 10 and Bro. Augustine Appiah, IPGK of Council 10, gave GH¢500. W/Bro. Commodore Yawson, SYC, gave GH¢200, whilst Bro. Amponsah-Yeboah on behalf of 73J (Queen of Prophets) of Osu Council 96/Court gave GH¢200, and Sis. Cynthia Holm Alorbi on behalf of 41J Virgin Most Pure of Council 63/Court 8 gave GH¢200.
Members of the newly consecrated council/court and all brothers and sisters present were refreshed after the ceremony.
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