Parish Announcement – 28th May, 2023 – Holy Family Catholic Church

PENTECOST SUNDAY: Today is Pentecost Sunday, the Descent of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church. Let us pray for a spiritual renewal for ourselves and our Church. As part of the Pentecost Celebration, we have made available paper representations of the fruits of the Holy Spirit to help us in modelling our lives. Please pick one at the exit doors of the church before leaving and do your best to nurture that fruit in your life.
Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on us!!

SPECIAL BLESSING FOR THE MONTH: Today is the Last Sunday of the month. There shall be a special thanksgiving for those born in the month of May and those who had wedding anniversaries or any special celebration during this month.

ORDINARY TIME: From tomorrow, the Liturgical Period referred to as “Ordinary Time of the Year” resumes. The weeks of Ordinary Time celebrates no particular aspect of the mystery of Christ. The saying of “Angelus” is resumed. The Readings at Mass are taken from Week 10 of the year; Sunday readings are from Year C and Weekday readings are from Cycle II. The colour of the season is Green.

CHIDREN’S DAY: Our parish Children’s Day celebration comes up on 3^rd and 4^th June 2023. On Saturday, 3^rd June 2023, there shall be a Talk for all children and parents at 10:00am at the Pope John Paull II Hall. On Sunday, 4^th June 2023, the celebration shall begin with the Children’s mass at 10:00am and the Children’s party immediately after in the church compound. Let us specially celebrate our wonderful children as a parish.

FEAST OF THE VISITATION: Tuesday, 31^st May 2022 is the feast of the visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth. It also marks the end of the May Devotion. There shall be a Candlelight Rosary Procession by 5:00pm. Let us endeavour to be in attendance. Below are the topics for our daily talks for your own personal reflection:
Sun., May 28^th 2023                          Mary, Star of the Sea
Mon., May 29^th 2023                        Mary, Model in Ordinary Life
Tues., May 30^th 2023                         Mary, At the Foot of the Cross
Wed., May 31^st 2023                         Mary, The Way to Jesus

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY: Next week Sunday, 4^th June 2023 is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, the undivided unity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Let us all prepare to celebrate this great mystery of the Church.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY: Due to the national public holiday ontomorrow, May 29^th 2023, masses shall be by 6:30am and 6:30pm ONLY. Please note that the Parish Office will be closed.

REQUIEM MASS: There will be Requiem Mass for Late Mrs Juliana Ugorji JP on Friday, 2^nd June 2023 by 12:30pm. She was a member of the Association Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Catholic Women Organization and Confraternity of Christian Mothers.

FIRST FRIDAY COMMUNION TO THE SICK AND HOME-BOUND: The First Friday visit and communion to the sick and home-bound comes up this Friday, June 2^nd, 2023.

FIRST SATURDAY: The First Saturday Marian Devotion and Rosary Procession comes up this Saturday, June 3^rd, 2023. After the 6:30am Mass.

CHARITY/LOVE BOWL: We wish to remind our parishioners to return their Lenten Charity/ Love bowls to St Vincent de Paul Society. Let us endeavor to be committed. Remember; “whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren, that you do unto me”.

CD SALES: The Video Recording of the Rededication Ceremony is out!! The CD goes for 500 naira only. Ensure you get one for yourselves, friends and family members.

TITHE SUNDAY: Next Sunday is Tithe Sunday, those who wish to pay their tithes should pick up an envelope for use next week. You can also make your transfers to our Fidelity Bank 5080032193 in favour of Holy Family Catholic Church, Festac

CYON TEEN CAMP 2023: We are back again, bigger and better! Do not miss this year’s 2023 Teen Camp, packed with daily masses, Rosary, Morning Drills, Leadership Seminars, Skill acquisition, Social nights, movie nights and tons more all for the token of 20,000 naira. This is the only summer camp your child should be attending taking place from Sunday, 12^th August 2023 to Saturday, 19^th August 2023 at St. Gregory’s College Ikoyi, Lagos. For partnership and sponsorship also contact: 07033389154. Camp Sinai_Explore, discover, invent. You don’t want to miss this!!!

CHILDREN MASS: Parents and Guardians are encouraged to take their children to attend the 8am Children Mass at the Upper Hall. Church wardens are to direct them accordingly.

2022 HARVEST: The Harvest Committee for last year’s Harvest of Divine Peace is winding down their accounts. All those who made pledges should kindly redeem them by cash, cheque or POS at the Harvest Stand (on Sundays) and Parish Office (during the week). You can as well transfer directly to the Harvest Account: HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH, HARVEST, ZENITH- 1014506326.

PARISH ID CARDS: This is to inform parishioners that the Parish ID cards of those who registered since last year 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.

HOLY CHILD CHOIR: The Holy Child Choir invites all children within the ages of 8 to 15 years who can play any musical instrument to come use their talents and skills to serve the Lord in the choir. The choir meets on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 6pm in the upper hall of the parish center. Registration is free. Sing praises… unto the Lord!

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, in other to keep the story of the Pentecost fresh in our minds, we shall be reading from the Gospel of John, and then Acts of the Apostles. Take up this challenge faithfully as stated below and be enriched spiritually.

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.