Parish Announcements – 23rd August, 2026

Announcements
  1. FEAST DAY: Monday , 24th August 2026 is the Feast of St. Bartholomew (Apostle), we are all encouraged to attend mass and observe the feast devoutly.
  1. CHILDREN & YOUTH HARVEST RETREAT: The Children & Youth Harvest Retreat will hold from Wednesday , 26th to Friday 28th August 2026, the retreat Moderator is Rev. Fr. Peter Amadi (SDV), All Parishioners are encouraged to participate and attend with their families as we prepare spiritually for this year’s harvest. The Children & Youth Harvest and Bazaar will take place on Sunday 30th August 2026. We look forward to your active participation and support.
  1. FEAST OF FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: Dear Parishioners, Friends, and Well-Wishers of Holy Family Catholic Church, Festac Town, With hearts full of joy and filial devotion, we invite you to prepare for the grand Parish celebration of the birthday of our Heavenly Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary! Date: Sunday, 13th September 2026, As is our beautiful tradition, this year’s celebration promises to be a glorious occasion to honor Our Lady and thank God for her maternal protection over our parish community. To make this grand celebration successful, we humbly implore your financial support, sponsorships, and freewill donations. Let us give generously to honor the Queen of Heaven, trusting in her powerful intercession for our families. Please direct your love offerings and donations to: United Bank for Africa (UBA), Account Number: 2022998895, Account Name: Help Of Christian Comitium, Festac. For Inquiries & Sponsorships: Bro. Jude Arinze: 0803 389 9177, Sis. Judith Aikhoje: 0808 620 5957, Bro. John Onuigbo: 0705 078 9568. May our Blessed Mother Mary wrap her mantle of love around your homes, and may the Almighty God bless you and your families immensely. Amen! OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY atholic
  2. HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC BOOKSHOP: Visit the Holy Family Catholic Bookshop for Catholic Bibles, Missals, prayer books, rosaries, religious articles, sacramental gifts and other devotional items. We are committed to serving the parish with quality faith resources at affordable prices. We look forward to welcoming you. May God Bless You.
  1. CONTACT SUPPORT:;The Parish is in need of the following persons for employment , SECRETARY -A mature, amiable and honest female with good management skills and ability to handle visitors and work under pressure. AND a SUPPORT STAFF– An Energic young man to handle ancillary duties in the Parish. Kindly submit your CV & Written application to the Parish Office.
  1. 2026 HOLIDAY LESSON; Our annual HFCC holiday lessons is ongoing to 28th Aug, 2026 (4 weeks). There will be skill acquisition, excursion, coding & AI, Library studies & more. Registration is on at the parish office. Primary school students: N6,000 Secondary students: N8,000.
  1. HALL USAGE: We wish to encourage all parishioners to kindly use all the equipment in our newly refurbished Parish Hall with utmost care. Kindly do not remove the chairs, tables or fans without due authorization. Please note that “Only Black Chairs” can be used outside the hall and should be properly returned to the courtyard after use.
  1. MASS BOOKING: For all Mass Bookings, please visit and make payment at the Parish office or the Seminarian and collect your receipts
  1. CHILDREN MASS: Parents and Guardians are encouraged to take their children to attend the 8:30am Children Mass at the Upper Hall. Church wardens are to direct them accordingly.
  1. HOLY FAMILY INFO-TECH: is pleased to inform you that registration is ongoing at Holy Family info-tech services for summer classes on the following courses: ICT ESSENTIAL, COREL DRAW, GRAPHICS, ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE, DIGITAL MARKETING, UI/UX, VIDEO EDITING, CODING for inquiry please call: 08036866984, 08162195710.
  1. 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 .
  1. BLOCK ROSARY: Beloved parishioners, we wish to notify you of the various Block Rosary centre in our parish. (1) 207 Road, C close, house 9, Festac

                (2) 512 Road, D close, house 7

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

                 (4) 401 Road, G- close

                 (5) 322 Road, A close Block 5 Flat 4, For More enquires, please contact the  following numbers; Lady Ashamu 08053868678, Mr Charles Anozia : 08060069545, Patricia Onyekwelu: 08165371349.

  1. BULLETIN ADVERT PLACEMENT: We encourage all parishioners to kindly subscribe to placing adverts in our weekly bulletin publications. The rates 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. (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 1st BOOK OF SAMUEL Take up this challenge faithfully as stated below and be enriched spiritually.
Day/MonthBible Passages
23rd August1st SAMUELChapter 15
24th August1st SAMUELChapter 16
25th August1st SAMUELChapter 17
26th August1st SAMUELChapter 18
27th August1st SAMUELChapter 19
 28th August1st SAMUELChapter 20
29th August1st SAMUELChapter 21
  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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