In anticipation of the forthcoming 35th Annual Synod of the Trinity Church Council, hosted by the esteemed Eko Atlantic Circuit, anticipation fills the hearts of believers. Set to take place next month, the Synod promises to b e a transformative gathering, where participants will be called upon to heed the rallying cry: “Arise and Build for Christ.”
The final week of Lent is called Holy Week andbegins on Palm Sunday, which memorializes Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Matt. 21:1-11). The Holy Week commemorates the events immediately preceding the crucifixion. It is the most solemn time during the church year and we hold services nightly, marking the last days of Christ on Monday through Friday, with an Easter Vigil kept on Saturday; – an act of anticipation of the resurrection of Christ.
Mother’s Day is a day honouring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world, and this celebration of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honour of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele, but the clearest modern precedent for Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.”
