Parish Announcements – 18th January, 2026 – Holy Family Catholic Church

SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR THE POOR:
Today, Sunday 18^th January 2026 shall be our monthly Special Collection for the Poor. This collection is to help support the activities of St. Vincent De Paul. Let us all prepare to donate generously. “Remember, whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers, that you do unto me”

21-DAY FOUNDATIONAL PRAYER:
All Parishioners are specially invited to our ongoing Parish 21-Day Foundational Prayer 2026. Theme:“Rooted in Christ for Fruitfulness”. Date: 10^th – 30^th January 2026. Time: 6pm – 9pm Begins Daily with the evening mass excluding days of vigil. Don’t miss the Daily Mass, Adoration of The Blessed Sacrament , inspirational, uplifting Prayers and Transformational Testimonies. Come and be Blessed!!!. The Booklets are available for N300 ONLY.

FEAST DAY:
Tuesday, January 20^th, 2026 is the Feast of Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi. We are all encouraged to attend mass and observe the feast devoutly.

SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD: Next Sunday, 25^th January 2026 is the Sunday of the word of God; as usual, there shall be a special ritual for the Enthronement of the Word of God (at all Masses) which remains enthroned until Tuesday, 17th February 2026, the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a special day set aside by the Church for the Celebration, Study and Dissemination of the Word of God; hence, reminding her faithful(s) of the prominence of the Word of God in the Life of every Christian. Note: We are all expected to come with our Bibles for the Rite of Enthronement.

RENOVATIONS: This is to bring to our awareness that the Upper Hall will be undergoing renovation from 25th January until further notice. Consequently, there will be no Children’s Mass in the Upper Hall during this period. All children are to join the various Masses in the main church. In addition, all societies and individuals are kindly advised to refrain from holding any meetings or gatherings in the Upper Hall for the duration of the renovation. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

CELEBRATING BLESSED MICHAEL IWENE TANSI IN 2026: This year marks the 40th since Blessed Tansi’s mortal remains were brought back to Nigeria for Reinterment. Our parish hosted him for 26 days (Sept 19th to Oct 15th, 1986). The Archdiocese has decided to celebrate this 40th Reinterment anniversary in a big way and our parish was the only logical venue to host the event. The 2026 feast day which we were earlier scheduled to host was stepped down and assigned to another parish. To this effect, all adverts, goodwill messages, sponsorship supports we have received so far will now be published in the 40th Anniversary brochure. We thank those of you who have supported us thus far and will gladly receive further support from those of us who are yet to identify with this noble cause. Blessed Michael Tansi ! ….. Pray for us!

SECURITY: We wish to encourage all parishioners to be more security conscious especially with their children within the compound. Kindly instruct our children not to follow adults unknown to them outside the compound .

REQUIEM MASS: There will be a Requiem Mass for Late Mrs Angelina Ekwuotosi Emecheta on Thursday 22^nd January, 2026 by 12:30pm. May her gentle soul rest in peace.

REQUIEM MASS: There will be a Requiem Mass for Late Mr Akubeze Victor Chudi on Friday 23^rd January, 2026 by 12:30pm. He was member of Catholic Men Organisation . May his gentle soul rest in peace.

CATECHISM: Catechism classes will resume next Saturday 24^th January 2026 at 3:30pm every Saturday.

LUMEN CHRISTI COLLEGE: The entrance admission form into Lumen Christi College, Maya-Ikorodu is available at the parish office and Nazareth School (upper) at the rate of N10,000(Cash only). Lumen Christi College is a co-educational boarding school managed by the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentian Fathers in Nigeria). The first entrance examination holds 28th March, 2026 at Nazareth School. Online examination option is also available and can be taken at home.

HARVEST PLEDGE REDEMPTION: We wish to encourage all parishioners to kindly redeem their pledges and commitment made during the Harvest of Divine Love at the Harvest Stand (on Sunday) and the parish office (on Weekdays) in cash, cheque or POS and get a receipt. You can as well pay directly to the Harvest Account; HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH, HARVEST, ZENITH 1014506326. Family Harvest Thanksgiving is still ongoing. Kindly contact the Harvest committee to book your date.

ALTAR HOST: Please be reminded that our altar host is now sold for N3,500(per pack). We apologize for any inconveniences.

BLOCK ROSARY: Beloved parishioners, we wish to notify you of the various Block Rosary centre in our parish. (1) 207 Road, C close, house 17, Festac

(2) 512 Road, D close, house 7

(3) 3rd Ave. D close, house 12

(4) 401 Road, G- close

(5) 22 Road, Holy family Catholic Church, For More enquires, please contact the following numbers; Bro Kenneth -08032262966, Lady Ashamu 08053868678.

BULLETIN ADVERT PLACEMENT: We encourage all parishioners to kindly subscribe to placing adverts in our weekly bulletin publications. The cost are as follows: Full Page: 25,000; Half Page: 15,000; Quarter Page: 10,000. For more enquiries, please visit the Parish Office or call 09036389533.

(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 EXODUS 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.
PARISH STATISTICS FOR SUNDAY 11th JANUARY , 2026