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FAITH IN ACTION

countries to date. We function as a family, both in happy and
in challenging times, in sickness and or in death. We have
fun; we pray together and celebrate our successes such
as at weddings, graduations, births, birthdays, Christmas,
picnics and retreats. As St Augustine famously said, "He
who sings prays twice". God really honours these prayers;
we have the testimonies to this.
Psalm 127 reminds us that "Unless the Lord build the
house" .. they labour in vain who build. We have not
laboured in vain for we have achieved a lot over the years:
• Singing at masses in different parishes within the
diocese and supplying music for virtual masses
during the pandemic
• Concert in aid of our three catholic primary schools
in the city
• Annual pilgrimages to beautiful Pluscarden Abbey-
just seeing the joy on people’s faces and the monks
dancing gives one that feeling of heaven on earth
• Participated in the Manchester Choral Competition
and Aberdeen Youth Festival
• In 2021 the choir became a Scottish Registered
Charity The Aberdeen African Choir at Pluscarden Abbey
Finally, many people’s quest for an AAC music album was at St Joseph’s Parish, Aberdeen was launched in the year
realised when we launched our first CD on 21st August Pope Francis dedicated to St Joseph. We thank God for St
2021 via Zoom. There were a total of 108 participants from Joseph’s intercession for our choir. The choir also recorded
Africa, America, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and a song titled "Our Culture" by Sir Jude Nnam (a week before
Europe. The Bishop of Aberdeen kindly pre-recorded the the launch) with some choir members in Aberdeen as well
opening prayer which was aired on the day. There are nine as some members living abroad. The song was also played
songs on the album, sung in various African languages. How
fitting it is that this album, which first began to take shape

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