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MY PASTORAL PROGRAMME FOR 2024
JANUARY
- January 1, New Year 2024, Basilica Of The Most Holy Trinity
- January 4: Rev. Fr. Ignatius Okonkwo Silver Jubilee Anniversary
- January 6: Mrs. Eunice Chukwuma - Thanksgiving
- January 7: First And Final Profession Of Sisters Of Blessed Sacrament @ Holy Trinity Ogidi
- January 8: Opening Of The Year – First Frs. Plenary Meeting. 9:00am @ Basilica
- January 9: Onitsha Ecclesiastical Provincial (Oep) Bishops Meeting
- January 10: Onitsha Ecclesiastical Provincial (Oep) Bishops Meeting
- January 11: Bot Meeting Of Shanahan University
- January 20: Feast Of Blessed Iwene Tansi (60th Anniversary Of His Death)
- January 28: H.C.A (Holy Childhood) Collection
FEBRUARY
- February 2: A Day with the Religious
- February 3: HCA Weekend
- February 4: Collection for the Religious
- February 9: 22nd Episcopal Anniversary Of Archbishop Valerian M. Okeke. Thanksgiving Mass in Every Parish
- February 10: Umuoji Monastery, Jubilee Feast
- February 14: Ash Wednesday (Lent Begins)
- February 16: Stations Of The Cross & Lenten Charity Fund
- February 17: CBCN
- February 18: CBCN
- February 18: CBCN & PMS (Pastoral Work Collection)
- February 19: CBCN
- February 20: CBCN
- February 21: CBCN
- February 22: CBCN
- February 23: CBCN (Stations of the Cross & Lenten Charity Fund)
- February 24: CBCN
MARCH
- March 1: Stations of the Cross & Lenten Charity Fund
- March 3: Pastoral Visit at Holy Family, Akuzo Nkpor
- March 3: Laity Week Collection
- March 8: Stations of the Cross & Lenten Charity Fund
- March 10: Pastoral Visit at St. John’ Parish, Ogbakuba
- March 15: Stations of the Cross & Lenten Charity Fund
- March 16: St. Joseph’s School Awka Etiti
- March 17: Pastoral Visit at St. Francis of Asisi Parish, Onitsha
- March 17: National Emergency Fund Collection
- March 21: Chrism Mass & Cathedraticum, Nnobi Region
- March 22: Stations of the Cross & Lenten Charity Fund
- March 23: Chrism Mass & Cathedraticum, Dunukofia Region
- March 24: Basilica, Passion Sunday
- March 26: Chrism Mass and Cathedraticum, Iyiowa Region
- March 28: Holy Thursday, Chrism Mass @ Basilica & Mass of the Lord’s Supper @ Basilca
- March 29: Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion (Holy Land Collection)
- March 30: Holy Saturday
- March 31: Easter Sunday Mass At Basilica/Onitsha Prison
APRIL
- April 7: Divine Mercy Sunday @ Basilica (Divine Mercy/Youth Sunday Collection)
- April 11: Pastoral Visit @ St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Onitsha
- April 13: Solemn Profession & Silver Jubilee at Umuoji Monastery
- April 14: Pastoral Visit @ Holy Family Parish, Awada
- April 20: 50th Anniversary of Msgr. Lawrence Madubuko @ St. Valerian Akpaka
- April 21: Pastoral Visit @ Our Lady’s Parish Umuoji
- April 21: St. Peter the Apostle (Good Shepherd/Vocation Sunday Collection)
- April 28: Pastoral Visit @ Ss. John & Paul Parish, Awada
MAY
- May 1: May Devotion Begins
- May 4: Marian Rosary Carnival
- May 5: Investiture @ St. Pius Seminary Akwu-Ukwu
- May 12: Pastoral Visit @ St. Odilia’s Parish, Ojoto
- May 12: World Communication Day
- May 14: Bishops/Seminary Staff Meeting at Pope John Paul Ii Seminary, Awka
- May 18: Pastoral Visit @ St. Kizito Secondary Umudioka
- May 19: Pastoral Visit @ St. John the Baptist Parish, Onitsha
- May 26: Pastoral Visit @ Basilica of the M.H.T.
- May 26: VUNA Sunday (VUNA Collection)
JUNE
- June 2: Archdiocesan Project Sunday
- June 30: Peter’s pence
JULY
- July 13: Priestly Ordination
- July 14: Pastoral Visit @ St. Mary’s Pasrish, Oraukwu
- July 14: Priests Retreat (Group I)
- July 15: Priests Retreat (Group I)
- July 16: Priests Retreat (Group I)
- July 17: Priests Retreat (Group I)
- July 18: Priests Retreat (Group I)
- July 19: Priests Retreat (Group I)
- July 21: Holy Family Youth Village, Amansea Awka
- July 21: Priests Retreat (Group Ii)
- July 21: JDPC Week
- July 22: Priests Retreat (Group Ii)
- July 23: Priests Retreat (Group Ii)
- July 24: Priests Retreat (Group Ii)
- July 25: Priests Retreat (Group Ii)
- July 26: Priests Retreat (Group Ii)
- July 28: Pastoral Visit at St. Theresa’s Nnobi
- July 30: O.E.P. Enugu
AUGUST
- August 11: Pastoral Visit @ St. Mary’s Parish Nnokwa
- August 17: First Profession Ihm @ Nkpor Novitiate Chapel
- August 18: Pastoral Visit @ St. Anne’s Parish, Awka Etiti
- August 18: Seminarians Reunion Begins
- August 19: Seminarians Reunion
- August 20: Seminarians Reunion
- August 21: Seminarians Reunion
- August 22: Seminarians Reunion
- August 23: Seminarians Reunion
- August 24: Cardinal Arinze’s Lecture @ Shanahan
- August 25: Pastoral Visit at Blessed Iwene Tansi Parish, Iba Pope, Awada
- August 31: Final Profession Ihm @ Basilica @ 11am
SEPTEMBER
- September 1: Pastoral Visit @ St. Mary’s Iba-Pope, Awada
- September 5: CBCN
- September 6: CBCN
- September 7: Pastoral Visit at St. Albert the Great Parish, Oraukwu / CBCN
- September 8: Eucharistic Congress, Ecuador / CBCN
- September 9: Eucharistic Congress, Ecuador / CBCN
- September 10: Eucharistic Congress, Ecuador / CBCN
- September 11: Eucharistic Congress, Ecuador / CBCN
- September 12: Eucharistic Congress, Ecuador / CBCN
- September 13: Eucharistic Congress, Ecuador / CBCN
- September 14: Eucharistic Congress, Ecuador
- September 15: Pastoral Visit @ St. Mary’s Oraukwu
- September 21: 15th Anniversary of Holy Family Youth Village, Awka
- September 22: 50th, 25th, Jubilee of Ihm Sisters
- September 28: Confirmation @ Holy Trinity, Iba Pope, Awada
- September 29: Dedication @ Holy Trinity Iba Pope, Awada
OCTOBER
- October 1: October Devotion Begins
- October 5: 100 Yrs. Anniversary of Holy Rosary Sisters
- October 6: Dedication @ Queen of All Saints, Fhe, Onitsha
- October 13: Pastoral Visit @ Holy Spirit, Oduke – Obosi
- October 13: Catechetical Week
- October 17: Anniversary of the First Miracle through Blessed Iwene Tansi (1986)
- October 20: World Mission Sunday
- October 20: Pastoral Visit @ St. Jude P.H Road, Fegge
- October 20: 71st Birthday Anniversary of Archbishop Valerian M. Okeke
- October 27: Pastoral Visit @ St. Michael’s Fegge
- October 28: All Hallows Seminary Centenary
- October 29: All Hallows Seminary Centenary
- October 30: All Hallows Seminary Centenary
- October 31: All Hallows Seminary Centenary
NOVEMBER
- November 1: All Hallows Seminary Centenary/Feast Grand Finale
- November 2: All Souls
- November 3: Pastoral Visit @ St. Joseph’s Parish Awka-Etiti
- November 4: St. Charles Feast and Founders Day
- November 10: Pastoral Visit @ All Saints Parish Nkpor
- November 10: 5% Harvest & Bazaar VUNA Dues
- November 16: Pastoral Visit @ Mater Amabilis, Umuoji
- November 17: Pastoral Visit @ St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Trans-Nkisi Onitsha
- November 19: Onitsha/Owerri Bishops Meeting
- November 21: Centenary Grand Finale @ Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu
- November 23: Pastoral Council (Archdiocesan)
- November 24: Ckc, Onitsha
- November 26: Anambra Bishops Meeting
DECEMBER
- December 1: Pastoral Visit @ St. Hilary’s Parish, Awada
- December 1: CIWA
- December 8: Pastoral Visit @ St. Mary’s Parish, Onitsha
- December 14: A Day with Ihm @ Nkpor Secretariat
- December 15: Pastoral Visit @ Holy Spirit Parish, Ogidi
- December 19: Diaconate Ordination
- December 22: Pastoral Visit @ St. Valerian’s Parish, Akpaka
- December 25: Christmas at Basilica/Prisons
Address List
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