- BLESSSING OF WATER & SACRAMENTALS: There will be blessing of water and other sacramental every Tuesday during the evening mass. We are all encouraged to participate actively.
- SMALL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY: SCC meetings will take place at various community centers on Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 at 6pm. Scriptural reading: Mark 9:38-43.45.47-48. Please note that there will be no evening Mass or Society meetings during the SCC time. There shall be mass this Wednesday at St. Augustine SCC. Venue: 3rd Avenue, Y Close, House 6, Festac Town. All those living around should be in attendance. Please refer to the Parish notice board or parish website for the various centers.
- CHRISTIAN WAKE: There will be Christian Wake for Late High Chief Boniface Ewelike on Tuesday, 24th September, 2024 by 6:00pm (Venue: 5th Avenue, D1 Close, Block 2, Flat 1, Festac). He was a member of the Christian Association of Nigeria and St. Anthony of Padua. We are all encouraged to pray for the repose of his soul.
- PATRICIAN GATHERINGS: Our Lady Queen of Patriarchs praesidium is inviting Catholics, even outside this parish, to become members of Patrician gatherings to be started in our parish. Date: Next Sunday, 29th September 29, 2024 (Every Last Sundays monthly). Time: After the 10:00am masses. Venue: Pope Johnpaul II (Upper) Hall. We look forward to gathering together as God’s family, learning more about our faith, among ourselves, and building our religious knowledge together.
- OCTOBER DEVOTION 2024: Our 2024 October devotion in honor of our Blessed Virgin Mary begins on Tuesday, 1st of October 2024 with Rosary procession immediately after the 6.30am Mass. Thereafter, please note that the devotion begins by 5:30pm on weekdays and 4:30pm on Sundays with the Rosary and other prayers while there will be brief inspiring talks on various aspects of the Blessed Virgin Mary after the Post-Communion Prayer, from Mondays to Friday at the 6:30pm Masses. Saturdays at 6:30am Mass and on Sundays during Benediction. The Icon Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary by the Redemptorist Fathers will be from Sunday, 20th October to Sunday, 27th October 2024. Let us all endeavour to participate actively and remember to pray our Holy Rosary daily. Below are the daily topics for our personal meditation.
| DATE | TOPIC |
| 1/10/2024 | OUR LADY, QUEEN & PARTRONESSS OF NIGERIA |
| 2/10/2024 | MARY AS THE QUEEN OF THE ANGELS |
| 3/10/2024 | MARY AS THE NEW EVE |
| 4/10/2024 | MARY AS MOTHER OF SORROW |
| 5/10/2024 | MARY THE WAY TO JESUS |
| 6/10/2024 – 12/10/24 | CATECHETICAL WEEK |
| 13/10/2024 | OUR LADY OF FATIMA |
| 14/10/2024 | MARY, THE CO-REDEMPTORIX |
| 15/10/2024 | OUR LADY, QUEEN OF THE HOLY ROSARY |
| 16/10/2024 | OUR LADY PROFOUND HUMILITY |
| 17/10/2024 | MARY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS |
| 18/10/2024 | MARY AS FIRST DISCIPLE |
| 19/10/2024 | MARY AS INTERCESSOR |
| 20/10/2024 – 27/10/2024 | ICON VISITATION |
| 28/10/2024 | NECESSITY OF DEVOTION TO MARY: A PATH TO SANCTIFICATION |
| 29/10/2024 | MARY LIVING FAITH & DIVINE WISDOM |
| 30/10/2024 | MARY, THE GATE OF HEAVEN |
| 31/10/2024 | MARY, STAR OF THE NEW EVANGLIZATION |
- LAITY COLLECTION: Next week Sunday, 17th March 2024 our Second Collection shall be an Archdiocesan Collection for Laity Council so as to support the activities of the Laity within the Archdiocese. Let us all prepare to donate generously.
- INVITATION: Rev. Sr. Paulyn Mary O. Umole EHJ cordially invites all parishioners to her 25 Years Anniversary (Silver Jubilee) scheduled to hold on Thursday, 3rd October, 2024 by 10:00am. Venue: Our Lady Queen of Nigeria, Cleggs.
- CATECHISM CLASSES: Parents and Guardians of all catechism children should kindly take note that catechism classes begin at 3:45pm and closes at 6:00pm. Kindly ensure that the children are picked up out of the compound by 6:15pm on Saturdays after the catechism classes.
- OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP: Parishioners are encouraged to light candles for their various intentions at the statue of Our Lady of Perpetual Help beside the Sanctuary. Please note that ONLY CUP CANDLES are allowed.
- WORLD APOSTOLATE OF FATIMA: Are you or your children devoted to our Mother Mary? Do you wear the Holy Rosary? Do you wear the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel? There will be preparation classes for Enrollment and Investiture of the Brown Scapular of our Lady of Mount Carmel on Sunday, 13th October, 2024 organized by the World Apostolate of Fatima. For more information, please call: 08033927906 (Bro. Mike Okonma).
- ALTAR WINE: Please be reminded that our altar wine is now sold for N6,500 (per bottle) and N78,000 (per carton). We apologize for any inconveniences.
- SECURITY ALERT: Dear beloved parishioners, we will like to draw our parishioners’ attention to be more security conscious and hold on to their valuables especially in the church during mass. This is to prevent cases of theft in the church. In the same vein, we wish to bring to your notice some fraudulent act that has been on the increase in recent times. There have been cases of people hacking into the various WhatsApp platforms of the parish, requesting for either money or a particular code to be sent. We appeal to us all to be careful of these hackers who may try to trick you into divulging sensitive information. Please be cautious of any messages or emails asking you to send codes, money or personal information, claiming to be from the Priests or Parish Office. These are likely fraudulent attempts.
Remember:
– Our parish will never ask you to send money into an account that does not belong to the parish nor send codes or personal information via email or message.
– Be wary of suspicious requests, even if they appear to come from a familiar name or email address.
– Always verify the authenticity of such requests by contacting the parish office or the Priests of the parish directly.
LET US ALL STAY VIGILANT AND SAFE ONLINE SO AS NOT TO FALL VICTIM TO THESE FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES.
- PARISH ID CARDS: This is to inform parishioners that the Parish ID cards of those who registered since last year 2023 and beyond are ready for collection at the Parish Office, kindly go to the Parish Office to check. Also, we encourage our new members to please register at the Parish Office and those whose card is expired can as well renew at the Parish Office.
- CLEANING OF THE CHURCH: We hereby urge all parishioners to imbibe proper maintenance culture as relating to keeping the church and its premises clean always. As we encourage all parishioners to use the waste bins rather than litter the church with dirt, we also appeal to all parents to please keep their children away from the flowers as they keep damaging them. We appreciate those parishioners who have been helping in sweeping and keeping the church compound clean. As we keep the House of God clean, may God keep us clean from sin and free us from all evil. Amen.
- HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC PARISH LIBRARY: We are pleased to inform you that the Anthony Cardinal Okogie Reference (Parish) Library located beside the Anthony Cardinal Okojie Lower Hall is here to serve you better. At very affordable prices, we offer the following services: Photocopying, Lamination, Binding, Spiral Binding, Typing, Printing, Colored Photocopy etc. We also offer a vast range of books ranging from Literature to Accounting to Economics and a lot more. Working Hours: Mondays to Fridays. Time: 9am- 4pm. God bless you as you patronize us. For further enquiries on how to use to library or any of its services, please call: 09036389533 or 08169228063 (Ms. Chinwe).
- (1%) ONE PERCENT BIBLE CHALLENGE: We wish to encourage all Parishioners to read and study the word of God for at least 15minutes every day; which is about 1% of 24 hours. For this week, we shall be continuing with the Book of Jeremiah. Take up this challenge faithfully as stated below and be enriched spiritually.
| Day/Month | Bible Passages | |
| 23rd September | Jeremiah | Chapters 29 & 30 |
| 24th September | Jeremiah | Chapters 31 & 32 |
| 25th September | Jeremiah | Chapters 33 & 34 |
| 26th September | Jeremiah | Chapters 35 & 36 |
| 27th September | Jeremiah | Chapters 37 & 38 |
| 28th September | Jeremiah | Chapters 39 & 40 |
| 29th September | Jeremiah | Chapters 41 & 42 |
- RETURN TO THE SACRAMENTS: We wish to encourage those who have been estranged from the sacraments for one reason or the other especially the Holy Eucharist, to return to the Sacraments. Kindly meet any of the Priests if you are having any difficulty in this regard. May Christ grant us life through His Body and Blood. Amen.