- APPRECIATION: The Parish Pastoral Team wishes to express our deepest appreciation to the planning committee and all parishioners for their generous contribution and presence at the final profession of vows of five EHJ Sisters last Friday. May God bless and reward us all abundantly. Amen.
- CHILDREN HARVEST OF DIVINE LOVE: These Year’s Children and Youth Harvest of Divine Love shall come up on Sunday August 31st, 2025. It shall be preceded by a harvest retreat from Wednesday August 27th, to Friday August 29th, 2025. Let us all prepare to participate actively.
- MEMORIAL: Next Friday August 22nd 2025 is the memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Let us all endeavour to attend mass in honour of our Blessed Mother.
- FEAST OF THE BIRTHDAY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: Dear Parishioners, we shall celebrate the birthday of our beloved Mother Mary in the Parish. Our celebration will start off with a 9 days Retreat/ Novena from Saturday August 30th – Sunday September 7th, 2025. “Theme – Mary and the Mystical body of Christ” On Monday 8th September 2025 we shall celebrate the feast at the evening mass while the grand social celebration will be on Sunday September 14th 2025 beginning with the 10.00am mass. 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. Account details : Name – Our Lady Help of Christians Comitium Festac Town Account number: 2022998895 Bank: United Bank for Africa (UBA).
- ALTAR HOST: Please be reminded that our altar host is now sold for N3,000(per pack). We apologize for any inconveniences.
- SMALL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY: There will be SCC meetings at our various community centres on Wednesday, 20th August, 2025 at 6.00 pm prompt. Scriptural Reading: Luke 12:22-32. SCC Mass will be at St. Joseph. Venue: 321 Road, D Close, House 24, Festac Town.
- HOLIDAY LESSON: The 2025 Holiday Lesson is Ongoing and shall feature the following: Academic Works, Cathecism, Coding Lesson, Library Studies, Moral Lesson, Skill Acquisition and, Excursion. The fees are same as last year’s; Registration N500, Nursery and Primary N5,000, Secondary N7,500, An additional feature for this year’s Lesson is a Teachers’ Training Program with Qualifying Certificate from a Government approved Institution in eight (8) School Management Courses, for Teachers, within and outside our Parish! Interested candidates should please call 08023047269 Onekpe or 08057028545 Ojo. Go forth!
- OBSEQUIES: There shall be a Christian Wake for Late Mr. Leo Ifeanyi Osuji on Thursday 21st August by 6pm at his residence 22 Road J Close Block 4 Festac Town. Requiem Mass holds on Friday 22nd August by 12:30pm. He was a member of the Catholic Men Organisation, St. Cecilia Choir & New Jerusalem Catholic Charismatic Renewal. May his Gentle Soul Rest in Peace.
- REQUIEM MASS: There shall be a Requiem Mass for Late Mazi Maduka Norbert Ohazurume on Thursday 21st August by 12:30pm. He was a member of Catholic Men Organisation. May his Gentle Soul Rest in Peace.
- FREE 3-MONTH SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING: Calling all youths and interested parishioners! We’re excited to announce a unique opportunity to acquire valuable skills in software development. Join our FREE 3-month training program, starting on Saturday, August 16, and gain expertise in:
1. Node JS
2. HTML/CSS
3. JavaScript
Registration Details:
– Registration fee: #1,000 (Note: Training is FREE OF CHARGE)
Requirements:
– A working laptop (8gb RAM preferred)
– Passion and willingness to learn
How to Register:
1. Visit the Parish office
2. Reach out to CYAA PRO on +234 813 287 4651
What’s Next:
Further information will be shared with all registrants. Don’t miss this opportunity to boost your skills and career prospects! Register now and take the first step towards a brighter future.
- 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 Maryvin – 08038385968, Bro Kenneth -08032262966, Lady Ashamu 08053868678.
- CATECHISM CLASSES: Registrations into Catechism classes for Adult Confirmation classes is Ongoing. Registration ends on Sunday 31st, August 2025.
- PARISH HYMN BOOKS: We appreciatethe Knights and Ladies of St. Mulumba, Festac sub-council for their kind donations of hymns books for our use. We appeal to us to kindly handle them with care and do not take them away.
- 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 FIRST PETER Take up this challenge faithfully as stated below and be enriched spiritually.
| Day/Month | Bible Passages | |
| 17th August | James | Chapter1 |
| 18thAugust | James | Chapter 2 |
| 19thAugust | James | Chapter 3 |
| 20th August | James | Chapter 4 |
| 21st August | James | Chapter 5 |
| 22ndAugust | 1st Peter | Chapter 1 |
| 23rd August | 1st Peter | Chapter 2 |
- 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, 10TH AUGUST, 2025
| MASS | ATTENDANCE | |
| 6:15AM | 1134 | |
| 8:00AM | 1489 | |
| 10:00AM | 673 | |
| CHILDREN MASS | 1022 | |
| 6:00PM | 277 | |
| TOTAL | 4595 |