JANUARY

1 Thurs - Golden Jubilee of Chief Dom Asoegwu at Utuh.
2 Fri - Foundation Stone of CWO Hall, Isseke
3 Sat - Golden Jubilee at Igboukwu
4 Sun - Silver Jubilee of Sr. Vera Aghanu IHM at Utuh
5 Mon - Golden Jubilee of Chief Daniel Onyejuluwa at Utuh
7 Wed - Marriage Ceremony at Utuh
6 – 12 - Break
13 – 14 - Meeting of Onitsha Provincial Bishops at Onitsha
18 Sun - Collection for St. Paul’s Seminary, Ukpor
21 Wed - Meeting of the Episcopal Council
25 Sun - Patronal Celebration of St. Paul’s Seminary, Ukpor
26 Mon - Meeting of the Diocesan Curia.
28 Wed - Plenary Meeting of the Presbyterium
31 Sat - Holy Childhood Celebration at Nnewi.

FEBRUARY
Ad Limina Visit may disrupt the programme for February
1 Sun - Pastoral Visit to St. Mary’s Station, Umuzu [Collection for PMS Holy Childhood]
2 Mon - Celebration with Consecrated Men and Women
4 Wed - Recollection for Priests at St. Peter Claver’s Parish, Otolo-Nnewi
8 Sat - Final Profession of Sr. Amaka Osegbo, Missionary Sisters of Divine Mercy
8-9 - Pastoral Visit to St. David’s Parish, Azigbo
10 Tue - 7th Anniversary of the Canonical Erection of the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi and Ordination of Most Rev. Hilary Paul Odili Okeke
14 Sat - Mini PMS Congress
15 Sun - Parish Project Collection
25 Wed - Ash Wednesday.

MARCH

1 Sun - Special Fund – raising in place of A C F
4 Wed - Monthly Recollection at Immaculate Conception Parish, Orsumoghu
1 – 7 - Meeting of C B C N at Abuja
7 & 8 - N C D C Abuja
11 Wed - Canon Law Society at Nnewi
13 Fri - Finance Council Meeting
14 Sat - Cathedraticum at Nnewi Region
15 Sun - Parish Project Collection
- Pastoral Visit to St. Christopher’s Parish, Ihiala
16 Mon - Diocesan Curia
21 Sat - Cathedraticum at Ozubulu Region
21-22 - Pastoral Visit to St. Peter Claver’s Parish, Utuh
25 Wed. - Meeting of the College of Consultors
28 Sat - Cathedraticum at Amichi Region
29 Sun - Collection for the Poor
- Pastoral Visit to St. Joseph’s Parish, Ihiala

APRIL

1 Wed - Monthly Recollection at St. Charles Parish, Lilu
4 Sat - Cathedraticum at Ihiala Region
5 Sun - Palm Sunday
9 Thur - Chrism Mass at O L A Cathedral, Nnewi.
10 Fri - Good Friday: Collection for Holy Land.
12 Sun - Easter – Parish Project Collection (Optional).
14 Tue - Former Amichi Parish Vocation Rally.
17 Fri - First Profession of Divine Mercy Sisters.
19 Sun - Youth Day with the Bishop – Collection for the Youth.
- Divine Mercy Sunday
20 Mon - Canonical Examinations
- 35th Ordination Anniversary of Most Rev. Hilary Paul Odili Okeke
- Celebration with CWO Uruagu Deanery
25-26 - Pastoral Visit to St. Anthony’s Parish, Ihembosi
27 Mon - Bigard Golden Jubilee Priest Association at Okigwe
29 Wed - Plenary Meeting of the Presbyterium

MAY

2 – 3 - Pastoral Visit to St. James Parish, Amichi
3 Sun - Good Shepherd Sunday – PM S Collection For Seminaries
6 Wed - Monthly Recollection at St. Peter Claver’s Parish, Nnewichi-Nnewi
9 – 10 - Pastoral Visit to Mary the Queen Parish, Ihiala
10 Sun - Special Collection for the Church in Mali
12 Tue - Bishops – Formations’ meeting at B M S Enugu
16 – 17 - Pastoral Visit to St. Mary’s Parish, Okija
17 Sun - Parish Project Collection
18 Mon - Ongoing Formation for Priests
20 Wed - Ongoing Formation for Priests
21 Thur - Ascension
23 – 24 - Pastoral Visit to St. Patrick’s Parish, Mbosi
30 Sat. - CMO Diocesan Celebration
30 – 31 - Pastoral Visit to Mary the Queen Parish, Ihembosi
31 Sun - Pentecost Sunday, Collection for Communication

JUNE

1 – 30 - Annual Leave of the Bishop.
3 Wed - Monthly Recollection at St. Peter Claver’s Parish, Utuh
14 Sun - Parish Project Collection
28 Sun - Closing of the Year of St. Paul
- Peter’s Pence Collection

JULY

Priests are not to take their annual leave in July.
5 – 10 - Priest’s Retreat Group I
11 Sat - Priestly Ordination at Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral, Nnewi
12. Sun - Pastoral Visiut to St. Paul’s Parish, Ihiala
12 – 17 - Priests Retreat Group II
12 Sun - Parish Project collection
18 – 19 - Pastoral Visit to St. Louis Parish, Nnewi
19 Sun - Special Collection for Lafia Diocese
22 Wed - Presbyteral Council and College of Consultors
24 Fri - Finance Council Meeting
25 – 26 - Pastoral Visit to St. Peter Claver’s Parish, Nnewichi, Nnewi
26 Sun - Collection for Catholic Education

AUGUST
Parish Priests are not to take their annual leave in July and August.
2 Sun - Annual General Assembly of DDL at Enugu
4 Tues - Meeting of the Onitsha Ecclesiastical Bishops
5 Wed - Monthly Recollection at St. Mary Mother of the
Church, Ukpor
8 – 9 - Pastoral Visit to St. Cletus Parish, Nnewi
9 Sun - Special Fund – raising for Diocesan Project.
15 Sat - Assumption – Diocesan Patronal Celebration
16 Sun - Mass at the Cathedral.
22 – 23 - Pastoral Visit to St. Michael’s Parish, Amakwa-
Ozubulu
23 Sun - Parish Project Collection
24 – 29 - Annual Reunion of Seminarians with the Bishop
26 Wed - College of Consultors
29 – 30 - Pastoral Visit to Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Nnewi

SEPTEMBER

2 Wed - Monthly Recollection at St. Patrick’s Parish, Unubi
6 Sun - Special Fund – raising in place of A C F
6 – 12 - Meeting of C B C N at Kaduna Province
12 – 13 - N C D C Kaduna
16 Wed - Plenary Meeting of the Presbyterium
20 Sun - Dedication of St. Joseph’s Church, Isseke
- Parish Project Collection
27 Sun - Centenary Celebration at Eziora

OCTOBER

1 – 3 - Changes take effect.
3 Sat - Pastoral Council
4 Sun - Collection for St. Gabriel Spiritual Year Seminary
7 Wed - Monthly Recollection at St. Joseph’s Parish, Nnewi
10 – 11 - Pastoral Visit to St. Mary’s Parish, Ekwulumili
14 Wed - Meeting with new Parish Priests
17 Sat. - National Rally of Confraternity of the Most Holy
Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary
17 – 18 - Pastoral Visit to Holy Family Parish, Nnewi
18 Sun - Mission Sunday – Special PMS collection for
the Mission
24 – 25 - Pastoral Visit to St. Patrick’s Parish, Ichi
26 Mon - Ongoing Formation
28 Wed - Ongoing Formation

NOVEMBER

1 Sun - All Saints – Parish Project collection
- Pastoral Visit to All Saints Parish, Nnewi
4 Wed - Monthly Recollection at St. Christopher’s Parish,
Ihiala
6-7 - Pastoral Visit to St. Charles Parish, Nnewi
8 – 20 - Break
15 Sun - Collection for C B C N
22 Sun - Christ the King Celebration and Corpus Christ
Procession
23 Mon - Diocesan Curia Meeting
25 Wed - Plenary Meeting of the Presbyterium
28 – 29 - Pastoral Visit to Our Lady Gate of Heaven Parish,
Ezinifite
29 Sun - Collection for Minna Diocese

DECEMBER

2 Wed - Monthly Recollection at St. John Cross Parish,
Nnewi
5 – 6 - Pastoral Visit to All Saints Parish, Ihiala
5 Sat - Catholic Girls Day
12 – 13 - Pastoral Visit to St. Thomas Parish, Ezinifite
13 Sun - Parish Project Collection
14 Wed - Christmas Party for Priests and Consecrated Men
and Women
18 Fri - Installations
- Finance Council
19 Sat - Diaconate Ordinations
20 Sun - Golden Jubilee of Edokwe’s at Nnewi
- Christmas Collection for the Poor and Needy
24 Thur - Golden Jubilee of Andrew and Regina Ezeaba
Osumenyi
25 Fri - Christmas Day
26 Sat - St. Stephen’s Mass at Utuh
27 Sun - Parish Project Collection

Signed:

Most Rev. Hilary Paul Odili Okeke
Bishop of Nnewi