St. Victor’s Major Seminary, founded by the White Fathers, serves 235 seminarians from several dioceses in Ghana. Several other seminarians are from Burkina Faso, Benin Republic, and Rwanda. Some students hail from various religious congregations.

Archbishop Philip Naameh, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale and chairman of the seminary board, recently sent Fr. Daniel Saaka to the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, to appeal at various parishes for financial support for the seminary and for clergy education in the northern part of Ghana. This is the poorest area in Ghana and also a primary evangelization area.

Some current needs for which Fr. Daniel seeks support:

• Each seminarian needs books: The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Vatican II documents, the Book of Rites, the Code of Canon Law, and a breviary. The seminary library also needs books and Internet access.
• The seminary needs money for regular operations, including adequate food. Meat, eggs, and milk are available for dinner only twice per week. Some seminarians have health issues due to the demands of their studies coupled with an inadequate diet.
• Fr. Daniel and his bishop would like to send two seminarians and two priests to Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, to broaden their learning experience and so contribute to the evangelization of Ghana.
• The roof of St. Victor’s Seminary leaks. In the seminary chapel (constructed in 1966), louvers, louver blades, and electrical wiring need to be replaced, costing about $7,000.

Please pray for these seminarians and for all those serving in their formation. And if you can donate toward their formation, please click on Donate and select “Ghana Seminary and Clergy Education” from the funds list.

Or, send a check with “Ghana Seminary and Clergy Education” in the memo line to

Barnabas Almsgiving Fund
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive
PO Box 415
Ann Arbor, MI 48106

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God bless you!