Ushers

The Ushers’ Ministry has existed in the current location of SS Thomas More and John Fisher Church since 1947 when a pastoral decision was taken to separate the student Masses and the non-student members of the Church Community. The non-student members of the Church moved from the Achimota Music School to a disused wooden armory structure on Palm Avenue, which was named the St. Thomas More Church.

Initially the Ushers were more of a group of volunteers who offered their services during liturgical celebrations. The late Rev. Fr. J. Tetteh Addy 1972 requested the formation of a group that was identified and called upon more as a society in the Church. After years of existen as a quasi-society group, then Rev. Fr. Charles Palmer-Buckle in 1985 inducted the members into a formal Liturgical Association ar e ushers wore sashes to identify themselves among the congregation.

The Ushers Ministry aims and objectives are:
1. To win souls for Christ;
2. To ensure order in church during the celebration of Holy Mass;
3. To see to the orderly arrangement of clean pews in Church;
4. To ensure order and ensure easy movement of the congregation during collection;
5. To ensure orderly procession during offertory;
6. To ensure order during the communion; and
7. To ensure general order and decorum during all liturgical celebrations.

The current membership stands at 20. A programme to recruit and train more members has been commenced. The youth are the target, and there is a Youth ushers’ trainer for the purpose.