Was founded in March 1995 with the Nomination and sending on Mission on the 21st Day of March, of the First Foyer Father, then Reverend Father Gregory Cudjoe Daniels-Akata.
The Foyer was temporarily housed at the Former Residence of the Diocesan Bishop in Kpando, on the Bishop Herman College Compound.
The initiative to invite the Foyer de Charité Community to Ghana was taken by the then Bishop of the Keta-Ho Diocese, Most Rev. Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu in 1989. He needed to appoint one of his priest to be formed and trained for this Work. This choice fell on Fr. Gregory who then was a Tutor in the Saint Mary Minor Seminary and Secondary School in Lolobi. With time, the young priest had to be released for formation and further theological and spiritual studies in preparation for the mission ahead. Once done with his studies, and with the positive discernment of his vocation to the Foyer, he had to be Canonically Detached from the then Keta-Ho Diocese to the WORK of the Foyers de Charité. This done, Fr. Gregory was sent on Mission to start the Foyer de Charité Community in Ghana.
Today, the Foyer Community is settled on their own premises above the Tsatsadu Waterfalls, near Abehenease Alavanyo. There are seven Lay Sisters who live their Baptismal Consecration with the founding Father all as “priest, prophets and kings” with a daily renewal of their Commitment.
The Foyers have the primary vocation of welcoming people of all walks of life to live and share daily, weekend or weekly programmes with them. These are the Retreats that have concrete and well-season Christian [Catholic] Teachings on Faith and Scripture. In fact, the Foyer Retreats are a “panorama” of faith.
Again today, the Foyer de Charité Community is much encouraged and supported by the Bishop of the Ho Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, SVD, the Clergy, the Consecrated Men and Women and the Lay Faithful. We grow also by the prayers of our numerous friends, past and present retreatants, visitors, pilgrims from all walks of Life. We still need your prayers and support in diverse ways.
How does one join the Foyer de Charité Community…: Here is a simple Procedure”
Come “just as you are” to follow a week of retreat and then stay over for an extra week to share Community Life with the Sisters and the Father
State your intention of wanting to join the Foyer Community as a Lay person because you sense the calling to this Life-Style
It takes a series of stays spread over a year: the “Come and See” Year of Experience for a good initial discernment
If one is in school, the one is encouraged to finish up at least the second cycle of education with qualifying grades
While in School, stays during the holidays are required
Once one leaves school, be it at the secondary or tertiary level, the Come and See year begins
At the end of this year, the person desirous of continuing to stay and have further experience of the Foyer life writes an application in this regard. A positive discernment made, the one may stay on for two to four more years while formation goes on with yearly evaluation on the Spiritual, Intellectual and Material Progress and Growth of the Candidate toward adult Christian Maturity in Community Living
The Work of the Foyer being International, formation and training could be continued in other Communities of the Foyer in the sub-region, the continent or elsewhere.
Normally, it takes at least three to five years of Formation and Training to arrive at a public Commitment of the daily lived Consecration to be Obedient, Poor, Chaste and Stable in the chosen Community of the Foyer.
In respect of the injunction of the Lord and Master Jesus Christ in Luke 10:2, we pray the Lord of the Harvest, to touch the hearts of the many searching souls: young women especially, and men, to generously respond to their calling to join us. There is JOY in Family Life, for where two or three gather in the Name of the Lord, it is there that the Blessing of the Lord dwells! Psalm 133
CONTACT US:
Phone: [Through calls, text messages and WhatsApp] on any of the following numbers:
0244221094 / 0208129775 / 0208163260/ 0208162862/ 0208162863/ 0504539047/ and also through phone call only 0249032732
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