Parish Announcements – 5th March, 2023 – Holy Family Catholic Church

TITHE SUNDAY: Today being 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.

PARISH RE-DEDICATION FUNDRAISING: There shall be a special fund raising at all masses today, March 5^th, 2023. This is towards the successful planning for our Parish Re-Dedication which comes up on Saturday, April 29^th, 2023. Let us all donate generously.

FIRST MONDAY ANOINTING: Tomorrow, 6^th March 2023, 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.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Stations of the Cross holds every Wednesday and Friday at 12noon and 5:30pm at the new Church Building. We are all encouraged to journey with the Lord through His passion and death. Booklets are available at ₦200 only.

PASSION DRAMA AUDITION: The Lenten season is here again with it\’s many blessings and a time to offer your talent in service to God. To this end, Young Christian Movement (YCW) is calling on interested persons who wish to be part of this year’s dramatization of the Passion of Christ to meet with the committee members beside the Bulletin Stand. Rehearsals will take place at the Church Event Center every Wednesday and Friday. Contact: 07060833355 (Isabella) or 07068252613 (Efe) for enquiries. God bless you as you identify with us.

PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL (NEW NAIRA NOTES): Let us kindly note that the old 1,000 &500 naira notes are NO longer accepted for offertory or other payments. We are also encouraged to make offertory by bank transfer to the parish account: Fidelity Bank, 5080032193 or the P.O.S. before or after the mass.

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.

CATECHISM REGISTRATION: Registration into the following Sacraments: Baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation and R.C.I.A (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) class will resume on Saturday, 4^th March 2023 and run till Friday, 7^th April 2023. Also, registration for Adult Confirmation Classes (40 Years and above and those married, but not confirmed) is ongoing. Register at the Catechist Resource Center or call: 08161629992.

CHURCH KNEELERS: We wish to humbly appeal to you our dear parishioners to please kindly avoid stepping on the kneelers in the church and to gently lower them when during usage.

PARISH UNIFORM: Our high-quality parish uniform is now available at the entrance of the new Church Building (on Sundays) and Parish Bookshop (during the week). Price: 8,000 naira only. Limited quantity available.

NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF KNOTS: Our Parish novena to Our Lady Undoer of Knots comes up every month from the 1^st to 9^th of the month. Let us participate actively with the prayers on the various parish platforms.

ADMISSION: Nazareth School has begun the sales of entrance forms into Prep 1 for the 2023/2024 Academic Session. Forms can be obtained at Nazareth School B (Upper) from 9:00am – 1:00pm. Please note that the form(s) is ONLY for children born in the year 2019.

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: Are you a child between the ages of 7- 16 years and a lover of music? Do you want to develop the art of singing? Then join the Children Choir on Fridays (Omisesan Hall) – 5:30pm and Saturday (Upper Hall) – 12:00pm. Parents are also encouraged to support and permit their children/ward(s) to join the Holy Child Choir.

ALTAR LADIES: The Association of Altar Ladies is calling on interested parishioners within the ages of 15 years and above who wish to serve God with their time and decorative talents by beautifying the Sanctuary/Altar of God to join us every Saturday in the church by 4pm or contact Rev. Sr. Monica Osevwe EHJ (08162746240).

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.

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.