Blessed Sacrament has a very special relationship with St. Theresa's Youth Development Center in Wa, Ghana.  St. Theresa's Center is a fully staffed school founded by Father Paul Kala.  Each day 280 students come to the center for tutoring, reading, computer skills and faith formation. Additionally, they have begun a weekly RCIA program for adults.

Our parish has supported St. Theresa's in multiple ways.  In 2013, Father Jeff and Deacon Tom Burns traveled to Ghana to visit the school.  Since then, we have contributed school uniforms and sent school supplies through parish donations and an Eagle Scout project.  In 2015, we collected new and gently used bikes and shipped them to Ghana since many children come to the center from a great distance.  

Most recently, the Blessed Sacrament School students raised funds to purchase gardening tools to help the St. Theresa's students become more self-sufficient. We are currently raising funds to help St. Theresa's purchase a tractor to be used in farming their 80-acre area.  Another major goal is to help them establish Internet service in hopes that our students could communicate more freely with them on a regular basis.

If you are interested in planning for future projects, please contact Deacon Tom Burns.