The Protestant Chaplaincy in collaboration with the Catholic Chaplaincy has organised a special thanksgiving service to end the 45th Congregation of KNUST at the Great Hall. The objective of the service was to express profound gratitude to the Almighty God for His blessings and protection for the lives of the fresh graduates during their studies.
Rev. Dr. Peter Addai Mensah, the Catholic Chaplain, delivered a sermon based on 1 Thessalonians 5:13. He described thanksgiving as an expression of love to God. He likened the new graduates to King David in the Bible, who deemed it imperative to count his blessings one after another. "Ingratitude does not please the Lord", he noted.
He urged the graduates to celebrate the invaluable goodness of the Lord in their lives and further encouraged them to treat challenges as opportunities for personal development towards greater success. He reminded them of the disturbing incidence of high rate of graduate unemployment in the country and urged them to remain hopeful of brighter and better prospects in the future.
Rev. Dr. Mensah advised the graduates to conduct themselves well in their future professional life. This, he believed, would make them good ambassadors of, and also project a good image for KNUST. He further noted that "good human values and the gospel values" should be the source of guidance for their actions and attitudes as ambassadors of KNUST wherever they may be.
On his part, the Protestant Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Paul K. Boafo who led the service in an opening prayer, prayed for the 2011 graduates. He was full of praise to the Lord for His immeasurable goodness towards the University, and the new graduates in particular.
The Ayigya Methodist Circuit Choir was in attendance to minister in hymns and other contemporary gospel songs during praises and worship, and the ecstatic fresh graduates danced cheerfully.
In attendance were the Vice-Chancellor, Professor W.O. Ellis and his wife, Mrs. Florence Ellis, and some Senior Members of the University.
