Indicate which was the theme chosen for Missionary Childhood animation during the year 2019: 

“BAPTISED & SENT … SINGING THE MISSION” was the theme used by the Holy Childhood Association (HCA) in Nigeria, for the year 2019.

Formation activities developed on the theme:

• Mission Rosary procession (Prayers)

• Round table discussions

• Cultural dance presentations

• Cultural displays

• Missionary Animation with video presentation

• Excursion

• Singing a mission Song on the Theme

Interesting testimonies and experiences related to a child or a group of Missionary Childhood:

The 2019 National HCA congress was organized to incorporate various ethnic groups in the country with the view of giving the Children an opportunity to use their local/tribal songs to promote the missionary activities in their various regions. This was achieved as young HCA children were enthusiastic about doing the missionary work through singing and cultural displays.

The National congress was done in August 13th – 16th, 2019 (when most Children all over the country were on holidays). During the congress we had animation and presentations such as talks, cultural displays, and visit to pediatric wards of hospital aimed at strengthening the children’s faith.

We pray for our Diocesan Directors and Coordinators of Missio Nigeria in Annual General Meeting in Abuja.

The National Secretariat of the Pontifical Mission Societies - Missio Nigeria is Organizing a Vocations Sunday Webinar; Sunday 25 ^th April 2021, Time: 4: pm

This webinar promises to be rich and will help us in discerning our God-giving Vocation.

Kindly pray for all those in formation to the Priesthood and Religious Life.

Also donate generously to aid their training. God bless you as you do so.

Fr. Solomon Zaku

This is a day specially set aside by the Church for Missionaries all over the World especially in this trying times, when there is temptation to disguise and justify indifference and apathy in the name of healthy social distancing.

Like the Apostles and the first christians, we too can say with complete conviction" We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard" (Acts 4:20)

Kindly donate generously to help missionaries accomplish their evangelizing works. 

May God bless you for your supports to the Missions. AMEN

The church in Nigeria celebrates the Holy Childhood National Day annually on a Sunday closest to the Feast of Presentation of the Lord. The celebration for 2022 took place on 30^th January. The Theme of the celebration is “you shall be my witnesses” (Acts1:8). It is a special day dedicated to all children to re-awaken their missionary spirit and create more awareness about the Holy Childhood Association.

The day was well celebrated all Dioceses across the country. The Children in Most Parishes in Nigeria participated actively at Mass through singing parts of the Mass, reading and special presentations at Mass. Collections were also taken in  favour of the Universal solidarity fund of Pontifical Mission Society of the Holy Childhood Association.

At the National Secretariat of PMS in Nigeria, the National Director, Rev.Fr. Solomon Zaku presided over the 9:am Mass at St. Gabriel Chaplaincy, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, where he admonished the Children to be witnesses to Christ and one another in proclaiming the Goodnews, he further noted that HCA enables the children to know Jesus, love Jesus and know about the situation other children in the whole World.  Fr. Zaku stated that the Holy childhood has dual mandate: Prayer and Sacrifice (Spiritual and Material). Members of the Holy childhood are expected to pray daily, for the children of the whole world and also make sacrifices for the comfort of other Children through their mission bank . He further encouraged the Parents to allow their children participate actively in the activities of the Holy Childhood Association so that they may grow in the knowledge of Christ and His Church.

 There was an evening session during which the children had Mission Rosary Procession. The theme of the celebration was explained to the children. by the children by Mr. Peter Adubi, National Coordinator, Young Missionary Movement of Nigeria (YOMM). He admonished the Children to be fervent in prayers and be true witnesses of Jesus Christ. He explained to them practical ways to be witnesses of Christ.

The PMS National Director visits the Catholic Diocese of BOMADI for PMS Animation, he also presented a talk on Pontifical Missionary Union to Priests and Religious in Bomadi Diocese. 

Pontifical Missionary Union is one of the arms of PMS that promotes missionary consciousness among priests and religious.

In PMS, we ensure the missionary consciousness of all the baptized from infancy till death.