2019 NFCS CULTURAL CARNIVAL

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All Saints Choir Ministering

DAY 1; Thursday cultural praise Night. (8/08/2019)


Today being 8th August 2019, the anual cultural carnival began.
People started arriving from 5pm. The Event started by 5:45pm with the holy rosary
in different dialects then the NFCS Anthem was led by the NFCS praise band. The praise band also led the praise and worship segment.

The M.C of the day then called on the NFCS President for a welcome address.
The NFCS President in person of Bro. Emmanuel Onyekwere asked the congregation to observe 30 seconds silence for the NFCSers who lost their lives in the flood that occurred in Bauchi University.
He introduced the cultural weeks theme tagged as "A United people, A strong Nation. "
He declared the Cultural week open and urged everyone to learn to appreciate other cultures.
He also encouraged everyone to appear in cultural attires the next day and wished everyone a memorable event through out.

During the ministration, the NFCS Praise band ministered wonderfully to the delight of everyone. People danced, cheered and clapped.
Rev Fr. Solomon Zaku and Rev. Fr. Collins Akhigbe were acknowledged by the M. C then Rev. Fr. Collins was ushered by the M. C for his talk on the topic" A united people, A strong nation. "
NFCS Chaplain and Visiting Priest (Rev. Fr. Collins Akhigbe)


He began by talking about universal principles like commitment, respect, justice, dedication and so on. According to him, Nigeria is a blessed country which seems not to improve due to the absence of these universal principles. He said the diversity of Nigeria is a blessing and these diversity must be harnessed in times of population, good people, natural resources,various diversities and so on.

According to Fr. Collins, for Nigeria to grow, it must be united. The unity of Nigeria seems difficult due to the violation of the universal principles he mentioned. To achieve nationhood, Nigerians must love, accept one another and make use of the universal principle. He also stated how important it is for our leaders to be responsible because Nigerians can not achieve any positivity without cooperation. He also emphasized on the relevance of Creativity amongst Nigerians. Discrimination, ethnicity divides Nigeria. Therefore, everyone should have a sense of ownership of Nigeria and should possess national consciousness.

Rev. Fr. Collins said our government seems to have no regard for others which leads to diversity. He   concluded by urging everyone to give positions by merit and spoke on the importance of equality which will bring unity.

After his talk, offertory was conducted. The next segment was the ministration segment. The first band that was called on was the St. Augustine's band. They sang in chad, Idoma and Igbo dialect. The next band that ministered was the Uprising band who sang and was cheered by the congregation. After the Uprising band, the All saints choir ministered. The entire congregation cheered. Immediately after the All saints choir ministration, the R. C. F band was called. The last band that ministered was the NFCS Praise band. Just like other bands, they ministered wonderfully as well. The NFCS Vice president in person of Sis. Sylvia Sylvanus made the announcements. She encouraged everyone not to miss tomorrow's event.

The days event ended with a closing prayer by Sylvia at exactly 9:30pm..
Did you miss? Don't miss again


By Saduwo Banyawa and Peace marcel
(Lumen Christ Press) 

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