PARISH 40-HOUR ADORATION: On behalf of the Parish Pastoral Council, we want to appreciate you our dear parishioners for our active participation in the just concluded 40-hour adoration. May the good Lord continue to bless us and grant our good heart desires.
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 June and those who had wedding anniversaries or any special celebration during this month.
LAITY COLLECTION: Today is the 5th Sunday of the month and so our Second Collection will be an Archdiocesan Collection for the Laity Council at all levels. Please let us donate generously. One Church! One Laity!
FEAST DAY: Wednesday, 3rd July 2024 is the feast day of St. Thomas (Apostle). We are all encouraged to attend mass and observe the feast devoutly. Masses shall be at the usual times.
CHOIR: The General Meeting of the Parish Choir holds today, 30th June 2024 at the JohnPaul II Hall at 1:00pm. All choristers are expected to be in attendance. Please be punctual.
IMPACT: The Lord inhabits the praises of His people. And so, with our hearts lifted up and our mouths filled with praise, we shall sing and dance, and in joy we shall celebrate the goodness of God! As we begin the 2nd half of the year, let’s praise the Lord into the new season come. It begins with the Holy Mass at 6:00pm. Date: Friday, 5th July, 2024. Don’t come alone! It’s a great time for your family, friends and neighbours.
YOUTH SUMMIT 2024: The maiden edition of the Holy Family Youth Summit comes up on Sunday, 14th July, 2024. Time: After the 8am Mass. Venue: Pope John Paul II (Upper) Hall. It is mandatory for all youths and young adults to attend. Have your say!
STORY BEHIND THE UNBORN CHILD CENOTAPH: The Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 2271, affirms the moral evil of procured abortion. In 2017, statistics showed a high rate of abortion in the country and the world at large. About 1.25 million was recorded in Nigeria, and 56 million world-wide every year. The Order of the Knights of Saint Mulumba, Nigeria (KSM), has continued to call for a life of chastity amongst the youths through a “Match for Life” held in the Month of March annually to create awareness. The Family and Human Life Unit of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos and Knights of St. Mulumba, Lagos Metropolitan Council have been holding a pro-life vigil every year for over ten years now at the Archdiocesan Shrine Maryland, Lagos for reparation for the sins of abortion and draw attention to the plights of unborn children whose rights to life are being denied. The “Lest we Forget” Cenotaph of Unborn Children is not for decoration. It is a symbol of devotion that those seeking the fruits of the womb can come and pray so that the innocence of these unborn children can intercede for them. Those who have engaged in abortion through their hands or unconscious efforts can also come and ask God for forgiveness for the life of human persons they have wasted so that God will be merciful and grant them forgiveness. Those suffering from child mortality can as well come to seek the intercession of these innocent unborn children. There is no mistake on the plan of life, for God begets us all in love.
SMALL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY: SCC meetings will take place at various community centers on Wednesday, 3rd July 2024 at 6pm. Scriptural reading: Mark 6:1-6. Please note that there will be no evening Mass or Society meetings during the SCC time. There shall be mass this Wednesday at St. Paul SCC. Venue: 401 Road, G Close, Block 5, Flat 4, Festac Town. All those living around should be in attendance. Please refer to the Parish notice board or parish website for the various centers.
PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION: Next week Sunday, 7th July 2024 our Second Collection shall be an Archdiocesan Collection for the various Papal Charities. Let us all prepare to donate generously.
HARVEST: All those who made pledges at last year’s Harvest and beyond should kindly redeem them by cash, cheque or POS at the Parish Office (during the week). You can as well transfer directly to the Harvest Account: HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH, HARVEST, ZENITH- 1014506326.
CYON TEEN CAMP 2024: We are back again, bigger and better! Do not miss this year’s 2024 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 30,000 naira. This is the only summer camp your child should be attending taking place from Sunday, 4th August 2024 to Saturday, 10th August 2024 at St. Sacred Heart College Apapa, Lagos. For partnership and sponsorship also contact: 08038234905, 09021232589 or 08131098290. You don’t want to miss this!!!
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, July 5th, 2024.
FIRST SATURDAY: The First Saturday Marian Devotion and Rosary Procession comes up this Saturday, July 6th, 2024 after the 6:30am Mass.
ALTAR WINE: Effective from Monday, 1st July, 2024, altar wine shall be sold for N6,500 (per pack) and N78,000(per carton). We apologize for any inconveniences.
NOVENA TO OUR LADY UNDOER OF KNOTS: Our Parish novena to Our Lady Undoer of Knots comes up every month from the 1st to 9th of the month. Let us participate actively with the prayers on the various parish platforms.
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.
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.
SECURITY: 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.
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 Gospel of St. Luke. Take up this challenge faithfully as stated below and be enriched spiritually.
Day/Month
Bible Passages
30th June
Luke
Chapter 16
1st July
Luke
Chapter 17 & 18
2nd July
Luke
Chapter 19
3rd July
Luke
Chapters 20 & 21
4th July
Luke
Chapter 22
5th July
Luke
Chapters 23
6th July
Luke
Chapter 24
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.
