Mass marks day against substance abuse |27 June 2015

Faithful Christians gathered yesterday morning at St Theresa’s Church at Plaisance for a mass to commemorate the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Organised by Care (Committee for Awareness, Resilience and Education against substance abuse) the mass was held under the theme ‘A deeper meaning of resilience‘.

The mass was celebrated by Father Landry, assisted by Designated Minister Vincent Meriton, the principal secretary for social affairs in the Ministry of Social Affairs, Community Development and Sports Linda William-Melanie, Roman Catholic Bishop Denis Wiehe, Care chairperson Sarah Rene and students from different schools.

In her sermon, Mrs Rene pointed out that we all need to be thankful to God and we should all start by praying every day.

“Today we pray for all the people in need of God. He created us by His image, but why are some people still making bad decisions in life? That’s because they are not following the right path to God. We need to take time and pray every day, let’s all be nice with each other,” she said.

She added that we should be thankful to each other and give support to each other.

“God will always guide us through the right way. It’s also important to communicate with each other, talk about your feelings. The Almighty will give all of you courage to fight against drugs and alcohol.”

 Mr Meriton also said a few words for the occasion.

“Let’s have time for our children and educate them about life. Let’s teach them to follow God. Life is hard, we all need to be working together for a better future. Let’s all respect one another.”