PASTORAL PROGRAMME FOR 2020
JANUARY
January 1, Mass at Holy Trinity Basilica, Onitsha
January 5, Sunday: Silver jubilee for Fr. Lotanna Olisaemeka
January 14,Tuesday: O.E.P @ Onitsha
January 15, Wednesday: O.E.P @ Onitsha
FEBRUARY
February 1 Don Bosco School Complex, Obosi
February 2 Sunday: Pastoral Visit Holy Trinity, Ogidi
February 6, Thursday: Holy Childhood Association (H.C.A) & AVOSCO Primary Schools
February 9, Sunday: 18th Episcopal Anniversary (Mass in all the parishes)
February 10, Monday, visit to St. Scholastica Monastry Umuoji
February 14, Friday: 1st Profession at to St. Scholastica Monastry Umuoji
February 15, Saturday: Profession of Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
February 16, Sunday: Pastoral Visit Holy Spirit Parish Oduke Obosi
February 22, Saturday, Pastoral Visit to St. Charles Borromeo Parish Onitsha/ Confirmation
February 23 Sunday, Dedication at St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Onitsha
February 24 – 25 Priests Compulsory Conference on Sexual abuse of minor and vulnerable Adults
February 26, Wednesday: Ash Wednesday
February 27, Thursday; Conference for the Religious on Sexual abuse of minor and vulnerable Adults
MARCH
March 1- 7, CBCN
March 8 Sunday, Pastoral Visit to St. Michael’s Parish Fegge Onitsha
March 14 Saturday, Pastoral Visit to Our Lady’s Group of School, Nnobi
March 15 Sunday, Pastoral Visit to St. Patrick’s Parish Odume Obosi
March 16-18 Corporate Retreat
March 19, Thursday, St. Joseph’s Special School and Seminary Awka-etiti
March 21, Saturday, Convocation @ Blessed Tansi Seminary, Onitsha
March 21, Sunday, Pastoral Visit to St. John’s Parish Obosi
March 28, Saturday, Pastoral Council
March 29, Sunday, 10th Anniversary of St. Mary’s Parish Iba pope Awada
APRIL
April 2, Thursday, Cathedraticum at Igbariam Region
April 4, Saturday: Cathedraticum at Dunukofia Region
April 5 Sunday, Passion Sunday Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha
April 6 Monday, Cathedraticum at Aguleri Region
April 7 Tuesday, Cathedraticum at Iyiowa-odekpe Region
April 8 Wednesday, Cathedraticum at Nnobi Region
April 9, Thursday, Chrism Mass and Cathedraticum at Onitsha Region
Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Basilica Of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha
April 10 Friday, Good Friday Service at Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha
April 11 Saturday, Holy Saturday vigil Mass at Basilica of the Most Trinity, Onitsha
April 12 Sunday, Easter Sunday Basilica/ Prison
April 18 Saturday, Youth Weekend
April 19 Sunday: Divine Mercy Sunday/ Youth Day
MAY
May 2, Saturday, Pastoral Visit to Kristi bu Chukwu Parish Ogwu-ikpele
May 3, Sunday, Pastoral Visit to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish ,Onitsha
May 10, Sunday, Pastoral Visit to St. Stephen’s Parish Federal Housing ,Onitsha
May 12, Tuesday Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province Bishops formators Meeting, Awka
May 16, Saturday, Pastoral Visit to Marist College, Nteje
May 17, Sunday,,St. Pius X Spiritual Seminary, Akwu-Ukwu
May 24 Sunday Pastoral Visit to St. Joseph’s Parish, Enkwasumpu
May 31 Sunday Pastoral Visit to Holy Spirit Parish, Omagba
JUNE
June 7 Sunday, Pastoral Visit Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity Onitsha
June 8 Monday VACANZA
JULY
July 11 Saturday, Priestly Ordination Group 1/ 39th Priestly Anniversary
July 12 Sunday, Pastoral Visit to St. Anthony’s Parish Umudioka
July 12- 17, Priests Retreat 1st Group
July 18, Saturday, Priestly Ordination Group II
July 19, Sunday Pastoral Visit to Holy Family Youth Village Amasea, Awka
July 19 – 24, Priestly Retreat 2nd Group
July 28, Tuesday, OEP Enugu
AUGUST
August 1, Saturday, , 1st Profession of Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters
August 5, Sunday, Pastoral Visit to St. Francis’ Parish, Umuoji
August 9, Sunday, Pastoral Visit to St. Peter’s Ugwuagba.
August 15 Saturday, Fist Profession of Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters
August 17- 21, Reunion with Seminarians
August 22, Saturday, Francis Cardinal Arinze Lecture
August 23, Sunday, AVOMA Music Festival @ Basilica
August 27, CBCN 2nd Plenary
SEPTEMBER
September 4, CBCN 2nd Plenary,
September 5, Final Profession of Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters
September 6, Sunday, Pastoral Visit to St. Jude’s Parish Fegge Onitsha
September 11 – 20, Eucharistic Congress, Hungary
September 27, Sunday, Jubilee of Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters
OCTOBER
October 3, Saturday, Pastoral Visit Holy Ghost Academy School Obosi
October 4, Sunday, Pastoral Visit to Q.R.C School Onitsha
October 11, Sunday
October 18, Sunday, Pastoral Visit to Immaculate Conception Parish MCC Onitsha
October 20, Tuesday, Archbishop Valerian Okeke ‘s Birthday
October 24, Saturday, Visit to Onitsha Onitsha Correctional Center (Prisons)/football Match
October 25, Sunday, Pastoral Visit to Onitsha Correctional Center (Prisons)
NOVEMBER
November 1, Sunday, Solemnity of All Saints, Mass @ All Hallows Seminary Onitsha
November 2, Monday, All Souls
November 4, Wednesday Pastoral Visit to St. Charles College, Onitsha
November 8, Sunday, Pastoral Visit to Holy Trinity Parish, Awada
November 15, Sunday, Pastoral Visit to St. Augustine’s Parish Nkpor
November 16, Monday, Onitsha- Owerri Bishop’s Meeting
November 21, Saturday, Pastoral Council Meeting
November 22, Sunday, Pastoral visit to Christ the King College, Onitsha
November 29, Sunday, Pastoral visit to St. Mary’s Parish Iba pope Awada,
November 30, Monday, Anambra Bishop’s Meeting
DECEMBER
December 2 Wednesday, Father’s plenary
December 5 Saturday 135th Anniversaries Of arrival of Missionaries and Dedication of the Basilica
December 6 Sunday, Pastoral visit to St. Mary’s inland Town Onitsha
December 12 Saturday, A Day with IHM
December 13 Sunday, Pastoral Visit to St. Gregory Iyiowa Odekpe
December 15 Tuesday, Pastoral Visit to St. Valerian Parish Akpaka
December 17 Thursday, Installations of Acolytes & Lectors
December 19 Saturday, Diaconate Ordination
December 20 Sunday Avoma Christmas Carol
December 25, Christmas, Christmas Holy Mass at the Basilica and Onitsha Prisons
December 27, Visit to Blessed Tansi Parish, Umudioka
