Parish Announcements – 6th March, 2022

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  1. 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.
  1. STATIONS OF THE CROSS: There shall be Stations of the Cross on Wednesdays at 12noon and 5:30pm (Main Church only) and Fridays at 12 noon and 5:30pm (Main Church and Event Center). Booklets are available at the Bookshop for ₦150 only. Note: There will be no SCC meetings during this period of Lent because of the Stations of the Cross.
  1. LENTEN PILGRIMAGE: The annual Archdiocese of Lagos 2022 Lenten Pilgrimage is here.
    Theme: “Come to me all you who labour and I will give you rest”
    Date: Saturday, March 12th, 2022
    Venue: Ave Maria Grotto, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos.
    Take-off Time: 7:00am
    All parishioners are expected to attend the Pilgrimage.
    Those who wish to go with the free buses should write their names on the registers at the entrance of the Church for proper arrangements. All societies and organizations should send 5 delegates each, and their names should reach the Laity Office on or before Wednesday, March 9, 2022. 
  1. 2022 CARITAS LAGOS SUNDAY: There will be a special collection at all the masses next Sunday, 13th March 2022. This is to support Dioceses, Parishes, Seminaries and other institutions in need, let us all prepare donate generously.
  1. PARISH BULLETIN: Due to the high cost of production and the intending addition of Children Column, we want to inform all parishioners that beginning from March 20th, 2022, our Parish Weekly Bulletin Publications will be sold for the price rate of ₦100.
  1. SYNOD 2023: Parishioners are reminded to kindly answer the Synod questions and drop in the Synod Suggestion Box in front of the Church.
  1. ORGANIZATIONS MEETING: Next week Sunday, 13th March 2022, is the Monthly General Meetings of the CWO (after the 10.30am Mass) and the CYON (after the 9:00am Mass). Let us all ensure we attend our respective organizations as it promises to be brief.
  1. PASSION OF CHRIST: This is to inform all parishioners that the Passion of Christ drama rehearsals is ongoing and there are vacancies for Cast and Crew. Interested persons should please meet us downstairs, in front of the Generator House by the exist gate immediately after the Mass.
  1. 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 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.
  1. CATECHESIS ANNOUNCEMENT: Dear Parishioners, this is to inform you that registration of our children for the 2022/2024 Session of the Easter Sacrament will commence as follows: Date: 5th March – 30th April 2022. Time: 3:30 pm on Saturdays Only. Classes for Registration: Baptism, First Holy Communion and RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) only. For more enquires please call: 08159200545.
  1. CALL TO BE A CATECHIST:(Are you a faith-filled person who cares about young people? Do you recognize your baptismal call to share your gifts in service to others? Are you open to the challenge of learning about your faith?) The Catechist Association of the Parish kindly calls on all parishioners who are eager to share their faith with others to please register on Saturdays (3pm) and Sundays (3:30pm) at the Catechist Resource Center or call: 08159200545
  1. INFO-TECH SERVICES: Holy Family Info-Tech Services is pleased to inform all parishioners that Computer Classes have resumed fully with ALL Programs such as: ICT Essentials, Desktop Publishing; Graphics Design; Web-Design; Computer Engineering; Coding etc. All interested parishioner should visit the ICT Centre at the CYON wing of the parish. For more information please call: 08035343025, 08162195710.
    Don’t keep your kids at home, keep them busy!!!
  1. ATTENTION: Parishioners are advised to visit our Parish Website: www.hfccfestac.com and join the Parish Telegram platform- holyfamilyparishfestac. Also, we wish to remind all parishioners, societies and organizations that every material intended to be published in the bulletin for the Sunday in-view must reach the Parish Office on or before the Tuesday prior to it.
  1. APPRECIATION & PLEDGE REDEMPTION: The Parish Pastoral Team appreciates all parishioners for their support thus far towards the Church Building Project. We also wish to encourage all parishioners to kindly redeem their Harvest pledges at the Harvest Stand (On Sundays) and Parish Office (During the Week) while the Church Building Pledge (pledges made during the 21-Days Program included) ONLY at the Parish Office. All payments can be made via cash, cheque or POS. You can as well pay directly to the Parish Accounts: Harvest- Zenith 1014506326; Church Building – Zenith Bank 1011876127 all in favour of Holy Family Catholic Church, Festac. Please ensure you get a receipt for every payment.
  1. ALTAR LADIES: We wish to inform parishioners within the ages of 15 years and above who wish to serve God with their time and decorative talents to please join our Altar Ladies. They meet every Saturdays by 4pm.
  1. 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.
  1. HOLY CHILD CHOIR: The Holy Child Choir invites all parishioners within the ages of 9 and 19 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!
  1. ADMISSION! ADMISSION!! This is to notify all parishioners that the entrance form for either of the 10 Archdiocesan Secondary Schools {St. Gregory’s College, Ikoyi- Boys Only; Holy Child College, Ikoyi- Girls Only; St. Finbarr’s College, Akoka- Boys Only; Our Lady of Apostles Yaba- Girls Only; Mary Comprehensive Secondary School, Maryland; Marywood Girls College, Ebutte-Metta- Girls Only; Sacred Heart College, Apapa; St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic College, Okokomaiko; Mater Ecclesiae College, Epe; St. Kizito’s College, Iju-Ishaga} is out and available for sale at the Parish Office. The price is ₦5,000. For enquiries about the ten schools or any other directives, please visit the Parish notice board or the Parish Office. Please we are all enjoined to pick a form for our children and wards.
  1. 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. (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. We are continuing with Acts of the Apostles for this week. Take up this challenge faithfully as stated below and be enriched spiritually.
Day/Month Bible Passages
28 February Acts Chapter   26
 1 March Acts Chapter   27
 2 March Acts Chapter   28
 3 March Romans Chapter    1
 4 March Romans Chapter    2
 5 March Romans Chapter    3
 6 March Romans Chapter    4
  1. 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.

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