Slaying to see Max off

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It was a sorrowful day on Saturday, May 27, 2023, when staff of the Graphic Communications Group joined friends and family members at the Holy Ghost Temple of the International Central Gospel Church, Frafraha, Accra, to send off Maxwell Etse Ocloo who had passed at the prime age of 36.

Emotions were high as many shed tears for the departed. But going by the Akan adage which translates loosely in English that "Even when one is crying he or she stops to blow his or her nose", it was noticed that although the event was a sad one, the attendees were all looking resplendent in their attires as if to say they were in their best mourning clothes to bid the departed bye.

The occasion also presented a platform for colleagues and friends who had not seen each other in a long while to fraternise.  

Well, the lens of Edmages captured some of the attendees at the funeral spotting their well tailored or designed attires and shares them here. 

#maxwellgoeshome #funeral #icgcholyghosttemple #gcgl #edmages 

Lydia turns 60

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It is always a joy and an epoch worth celebrating when anyone turns a year older. 

Albeit, there are some landmark ages which cannot go without celebrating, such as attaining the age of 60. 

In many jurisdictions, 60 is also the age at which workers go on compulsory retirement from work.

On Sunday June 11, 2023, Mrs Lydia Adjei, a teacher by profession who has been blessed with 60 years on the earth, opted to celebrate the goodness of God at her church, the Emmanuel Congregation of the Presbyterian Church at Tebibiano in Accra.

Family, congregants and friends were at the church to celebrate with her. They danced, made merry and prayed with her.

#Edmages captured some moments of the service and celebration. #canonshots #birthday

Father's Day 2023

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Father's Day is a holiday honouring one's father, or relevant father figure, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society.

The origin of the day, however, is varied. One account says the celebration of the day dates back to 1908 when a church in West Virginia held a ceremony to honour 385 men who died in a coal mine explosion the previous year.

According to History.com, the following year a Washington state woman led a movement to establish a day to honour fathers similar to Mother's Day.

Another account says Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, is usually credited for originating Father’s Day. She is said to have had the idea in 1909 while listening to a sermon on Mother’s Day, which was emerging as a holiday.

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge gave his public support to Father’s Day in 1924, and legislation signed by U.S. President Richard Nixon established it as a national holiday in 1972.

This year, the Day fell on Sunday, June 18. It was a beautiful day at many churches which honoured fathers and preached on the duty and relevance of fathers in the home and society.

#Edmages captured some congregants of the Holy Ghost Temple of the International Central Gospel Church at Frafraha in Accra, after service and shares them here.

#Fathersday #icgcholyghosttemple #fatherhood #canonshots

Tears flow for Maxwell

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What a sorrowful Saturday it was on May 27 when the Graphic Communications Group Limited saw off two staff who had gone to be with the Lord.

The late Maxwell Etse Yao Ocloo's funeral was the most sullen as he had passed at a prime age of 36 after a short illness.

Indeed the sombre gathering and the tears that were shed uncontrollably by colleagues, friends and family members at the Holy Ghost Temple of the International Central Gospel Church, Frafraha in Accra, said it all.

Why did such a young promising and affable man have to leave so early, many asked. But the answer rests with the giver of life - God, who no mortal can question. Rest in perfect peace Maxwell.

#Edmages was present to capture some of the sorrowful moments at the funeral.

#GCGL #funeral #maxwellgoeshome #icgcholyghosttemple