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St. Athanasius wishes fairwell to our beloved Fr. Don Poff who is retiring we look forward to his visits in the future and may Christ bless his continued work in mission field!
Fr. Thierry Hakpon joins us on the 29th to preach
and Holy Communion!
Fr. Thierry was born in the Republic of Benin, West Africa in 1960 and Baptized in the Roman Catholic Church. After a successful primary, middle and High Schools, Fr. Hakpon enrolled in Law school in Benin where he later earned his Masters degree. In 1988 after much thought and prayer, he entered the Dominican Order. He was ordained a priest in 1998, after completing a Bachelors degree in Philosophy and a Master in Divinity with a specialization in Canon Law. Father has pastoral experience in many areas including parish ministry, campus ministry, and hospital chaplaincy. He also taught Canon Law, Public Law, and Philosophy at the University of Dakar and St. Augustines College. Father Thierry has ministered to different cultural Christian congregations in Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Senegal, and France. As a Roman Catholic priest, Father last served Nativity Catholic Church in DC where he was in charge of the French speaking parishioners.
Visit our booth this year at the Ashland Strawberry Fair,
Hanover Tomato Festival and Richmond Watermelon Festival!
Older news:
Corinne and John Dixon are traveling to Tupelo this week to help man the phones for the American Family Radio Network's Shar-A-Thon!
