President attends Easter service at St. Matthew’s Parish, Providence

Georgetown, Guyana (April 21, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, attended Easter Sunday service at the St. Matthew’s Parish Church, Providence, East Bank Demerara. The President was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Han Granger- Gaskin.

In a brief message to the congregation, the Head of State reminded that Easter is the most sacred Christian celebration; not Christmas.

“Easter is the reason for the church. Without the passion of Christ, without the resurrection there would be no reason for the church, no cause, no justification. It is the resurrection of Christ we celebrate,” President Granger said as he thanked Father Ayobami Ayorinde for a wonderful service.

The President who returned to Guyana last night from the Republic of Cuba where he was receiving treatment for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, thanked the congregation for its prayers.

President David Granger arrives at the St. Matthew’s Parish Church, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

President David Granger greets an elderly member of the St. Matthew’s Parish Church congregation.

President David Granger greets a member of the St. Matthew’s Parish Church congregation.

President David Granger and his daughter, Mrs. Han Granger-Gaskin listen attentively to Father Ayobami Ayorinde at the St. Matthew’s Parish Church, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Father Ayobami Ayorinde prays for President David Granger at the St. Matthew’s Parish Church, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

President David Granger speaks to the congregation of St. Matthew’s Parish Church, Providence, East Bank Demerara as his daughter, Mrs. Han Granger- Gaskin (right) looks on.

Members of the St. Matthew’s Parish Church, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

President David Granger [right] and his daughter, Han Granger-Gaskin [left] share a light moment with Father Ayobami Ayorinde at the conclusion of Easter Sunday service this morning.

“I have been fighting this disease of cancer and I would like to thank you for your prayers and good wishes,” he said.

He urged those gathered at the St. Matthew’s Parish Church to remember the importance of Easter not only once annually but throughout the year. “Let the message of Easter take you through the year unto next year,” President Granger said as he reminded that Christianity is a religion of love, faith and hope.