- FAMILY WEEK 2024: The annual Family Week ends today, 4th August 2024. There shall be Renewal of Vows and Special Family Blessings at all masses. It is also a Family Gifting Sunday and so we are all encouraged to appreciate one another. May the holy family of Jesus, Mary and Jesus continue to protect and intercede for our families, Amen.
- YEAR OF PRAYER: The Year of Prayer towards the Jubilee of Hope has begun and we shall have our parish programs every second and fourth Saturday of the month during the 6:30am mass. We shall have our first session on Saturday, 10th August, 2024 with a study of the Vatican II document, on the liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium. We are all encouraged to be in attendance and remember to renew our commitment to prayer during this Year of Prayer.
- TITHE SUNDAY: Today, the first Sunday of the month is Tithe Sunday, there shall be a special blessing before the Second Collection. You can also make your transfers to our Fidelity Bank 5080032193 in favour of Holy Family Catholic Church, Festac.
- FIRST MONDAY ANOINTING: Tomorrow, 5th August 2024, is the first Monday of the month. There shall be special blessing and anointing at all masses. Let us all endeavour to participate in this spiritual exercise.
- FEAST DAYS: Tuesday, 6th August and Saturday, 10th August, 2024 are the feast days of the Transfiguration of Our Lord and St. Lawrence (Deacon) respectively. We are all encouraged to observe the feasts devoutly. Masses shall be at the usual times.
- 2024 HOLIDAY LESSONS: This year’s holiday lessons begins tomorrow, 5th August and ends on Friday, 30th August, 2024. It is loaded with: Academic Work, Library Studies, Catechism, Moral Lessons, Coding Lesson, Excursion, Skill Acquisition and many more. Your children/ward must not miss this year’s edition. Registrations can be done at the Parish Office for #500 only while the Lesson Fees are: Nursery & Primary Classes (#5,000); JSS & SSS (#7,500).
- BIRTHDAY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: Dear Parishioners, it is that time of the year again when we celebrate the birthday of our beloved Mother Mary in the Parish. Our celebration will kick off with a 9 days Retreat/ Novena from Friday, 30th August to Saturday, 7th September, 2024. The grand celebration will be on Sunday, 8th September 2024. There will be sale of Ankara for this event at the rate of N6,000 per 6yards after every Mass on Sundays within the church premises. Freewill donations in cash and kind are also welcomed. Please contact the Parish office or the Associate Parish Priest, if you would like to make donations for this event.
- CHRISTIAN WAKE: There will be Christian Wake for Late Mr Kenneth Ifeanyichukwu Kanu on Thursday, 8th August, 2024 by 6:00pm. Venue: Plot 1319, Block 60, Hakeem Agboola, Unity Estate, Amuwo Odofin. We are all encouraged to pray for the repose of his soul.
- HARVEST: We appeal to all those who have made pledges to kindly redeem them by cash, cheque or POS at the Harvest Stand by the entrance of the church (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.
- SMALL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY: SCC meetings will take place at various community centers on Wednesday, 7th August 2024 at 6pm. Scriptural reading: John 6:41-51. Please note that there will be no evening Mass or Society meetings during the SCC time. There shall be mass this Wednesday at Blessed Tansi SCC. Venue: 3rd Avenue, N Close, House 18, Festac Town. All those living around should be in attendance. Please refer to the Parish notice board or parish website for the various centers.
- ORGANIZATIONS MEETING: Next Sunday, 11th August 2024, is the Monthly General Meeting of the Catholic Women Organization and Catholic Men Organization (after the 10.00am Mass). Let us all prepare to attend our respective organizations.
- 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.
- BULLETIN ADVERT RATES: Due to the increased cost of publication, adverts on our weekly bulletin is now: Full Page (N25,000); Half Page (N15,000); Quarter Page: (10,000). We apologize for any inconveniences.
- SECURITY ALERT: Dear beloved parishioners, 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.
- 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.
- 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 2 Samuel. Take up this challenge faithfully as stated below and be enriched spiritually.
| Day/Month | Bible Passages | |
| 4th August | 2 Samuel | Chapter 7 |
| 5th August | 2 Samuel | Chapter 8 |
| 6th August | 2 Samuel | Chapter 9 |
| 7th August | 2 Samuel | Chapters 10 & 11 |
| 8th August | 2 Samuel | Chapter 12 |
| 9th August | 2 Samuel | Chapter 13 |
| 10th August | 2 Samuel | Chapter 14 |
- 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.