17 October, 2019 Teachers and students in schools across the Society of the Holy Child Jesus’ African Province spent Tuesday celebrating the Society’s founding dates of October 13 and 15.
Photos: Schools Celebrate Foundation Day
Photos: Perpetual Profession in Nigeria
17 September, 2019 On 10th August, 2019, three Holy Child Sisters professed their final vows at Church of the Assumption, Falomo in Lagos, Nigeria. The perpetual profession celebrants were Sr. Abah Blessing, Sr. Felicia Ezeobi and Sr. Stephanie Ugwu. Officiating at the profession was the Archbishop of Lagos, His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale […]
St. Charles Lwanga School of the Holy Child Celebrates Kindergarten Graduation
30 July, 2019 St. Charles Lwanga School of the Holy Child in Walembelle, Ghana recently celebrated pupils graduating from kindergartens two to primary one. The school was founded on the 20th of October, 1998 with only 66 pupils enrolled into primary one. Today, the total population of the school is 489 pupils comprising of 98 […]
Holy Child Sister Publishes Book ‘Full of Hope’ for Youth
24 July, 2019 The Guardian (Nigeria) newspaper recently published an article about Holy Child Sister Antoinette Opara. Below is part of the article and a link to the item in full. “With Violet Oranges in Twilight, Rev. Sr. Antoinette Opara brings hope, valour and vigour to pupils and teenagers in the country who may be […]
Holy Child Senior High School Hosts Students from USA
12 July, 2019 In a Holy Child exchange program first, three students from Cornelia Connelly School in Anaheim, California, USA recently traveled to Holy Child Senior High School in Cape Coast, Ghana. The girls had an experience of a lifetime. Read Connelly teacher Mrs. Gloria Kam‘s blog to see their daily adventures. [arve url=”https://gloriakam.tumblr.com” /]
Holy Child Sister Reflects on Life-Transforming Experience
26 June, 2019 Holy Child Sister Clarence Uzogara has served as a 2018-19 panelist for The Life, Global Sisters Report’s monthly feature about the unique, challenging and very specific lives of women religious around the world. This month she responded to the question: Are there meaningful interactions with others for you, personally, or for your community […]
Second Term Highlights from Select Schools
30 April, 2019 Our Lady of Nigeria Secondary School, Oghara, Delta State (OLNSS) Amarachi Nnah, emerged as one of the Six Awardees of the Chris Ikomi Essay Competition, which took place last November throughout the state. There were 3,400 entries for the junior and senior categories, and Amarachi in JSS 2 made us proud. Sr. […]
Easter Season Reflections
Easter Season Reflections by friend to the Society Teresa Keogh. Pentecost At school many of us learned the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit by rote and maybe, at that time, they made little sense. In today’s gospel reading we hear how the disciples received the Holy Spirit: Jesus ‘breathed on them.’ Breathing […]
Holy Child College Relives The Passion of Christ
22 April, 2019 But He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him. And by His stripes we are made whole. Isaiah 53:5 By Genevieve Ibedu, SHCJ The season of Lent is usually a time for sober reflection among Christians. Bearing in mind one […]
Triduum Reflections 2019
Reflections by Philomena Grimley, SHCJ, Scripture References from Year C Liturgies. HOLY THURSDAY We are all guests tonight, but mostly spectators at the enactment of the gospel. Foot washing. How do they do this in your church? Embarrassed volunteers? Each time just one (freshly washed) foot? Multiple laundered towels (for health and safety)? Yet […]
