22 February 2018 The African Faith and Justice Network, of which the Society is a member, reports that on Ash Wednesday, Catholic Women Religious in Nigeria held a nationwide day of prayer and fasting to uphold the sacredness of life. The event, a result of a recent AFJN advocacy workshop for the Nigerian Conference of […]
21 February 2018 By Rev. Srs, Elizabeth Mgbaramuko, SHCJ and Stephanie Ugwu, SHCJ Hello, all you lovers of physical fitness and fun amidst hard work, its secondary Schools inter house sports season here in Nigeria. PHOTO GALLERY OF THE DAY AT BOTTOM Our Lady of Nigeria Secondary School (OLNSS), Oghara brings you exciting moments of […]
15 November, 2017 By Esther James, SHCJ It was a beautiful sunny Friday morning, the 13th of October, 2017, commemorating the 171st anniversary of the foundation of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Coincidentally, it was also the 100th anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the three shepherd children of […]
15 November, 2017 On Friday, 27th October, 2017, the CCSHCJ in Cape Coast, Ghana, marked the 5th anniversary of its inception with its first Speech and Prize-Giving ceremony. Click here for photo gallery from the day. The ceremony began with the opening prayer by Sr. Martha Attakruh, SHCJ, the PLT member of Ghana, followed by […]
2 November 2017 Pupils and staff at Holy Child Model School Otukpo, Benue State, Nigeria last month celebrated the Society’s Foundational Feast Day. The celebration was on the 12th of October, Mass was celebrated followed by activities such as debate, poem, special number, drama, current affairs, dance and quiz on history of Cornelia and it […]
12 October 2017 By Anne Schulte, SHCJ “It is great to see you again Sister,” was the enthusiastic greeting given to Sr. Lydia Alphonsus when she arrived at the waiting bus, parked at Church of the Assumption, Falomo, on Sunday 8th October, having just arrived from Jos the day before. The greetings came from her […]
11 October 2017 Recently it was National Midwifery Week and Global Sisters Report has featured the Society of the Holy Child Jesus in an article about religious women whose ministry is maternal health. You can read about Sr. Rose Okoli, SHCJ, and her work below or via this link: http://globalsistersreport.org/news/ministry/women-religious-answer-call-midwife-globally-49466 [arve url=”https://www.shcj.org/african/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/10/Women-religious-answer-the-call-for-the-midwife-globally.pdf” /]
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29 August 2017 By Ann Schulte, SHCJ The Hall of the Federal College of Education, Lagos, was full as we entered, and with help, managed to get some chairs to sit on in the very back row. The two of us, Srs. Ebele Onochie, and myself, Ann Schulte, had come to support Sr. (Dr) Chika […]
