YEAR 2025 PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES FOR NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ST JUDE CATHOLIC SOCIETY, NIGERIA

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ST. JUDE SOCIETY NIGERIA

PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR 2025

1. YEAR 2025 NOVENA CALENDAR

January 1^st to 9^th (New year novena)

March 14^th to 22nd (Lenten Novena)

April 17^th to 19^th (Triduum)

April 20^th (Easter Sunday)

May 30^th to 7^th (Pentecost novena)

June 8^th (Pentecost Sunday)

July 17^th to 25^th (Novena to St. Joachim and Anne, parents of the BVM)

July 26^th (Feast of St. Joachim and Anne)

September 6^th to 14^th (Novena to Our lady of Sorrows)

September 15^th (Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows)

October 19^th to 27^th (Novena to St. Jude)

October 28^th (St. Jude Feast day)

2. National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting

March 22^nd (First NEC virtual meeting)

3. National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting

June 21^st (Second NEC virtual meeting)

4. Annual General Meeting

August 14^th to 16^th (2023 AGM/NEC Meeting)

Ibadan Province as Host

5. National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting

November 22^nd (Virtual NEC meeting)

Venue for the Annual General Meeting shall be communicated by host Province and ratified by the national EXCO in liaison with the national Chaplain.

We encourage Provinces to hold regular physical meetings and have more oversight of arch/dioceses and to reduce physical movement for national council meetings which should be limited to AGM annually and national convention which holds once in four years.