Anglican Church Set Up Correctional Centre For Troubled Marriages

Couples who have been faced by recurrent economic and social
challenges that had prevented them from the solemnization of their
holy matrimony have been given a window of opportunity to
participate in a correctional marriage programme by the Anglican
Church in Nigeria on the second Saturday after every Easter Sunday
annually.

This announcement was made public by the Primate of All Nigeria,
Anglican Communion, The Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba during the
general announcements to close the special service to mark the 2021
Easter Sunday at the Cathedral Church of The Advent, Gwarimpa,
Abuja.

In his brief announcement of the programme nationwide, he said,
“We hereby invite you all to attend a programme for the
correctional marriage of some members who might need the blessing
of the Church on their marriages on Saturday the 17th of April,
2021.

“This is the opportunity for members and indeed all of those who
have been living together and raising a family but have been unable
to organize a wedding ceremony as elaborate as they wished due to
some socio-economic challenges.

“We in the Church have decided to do this, not only this year
but in every year on the second Saturday after Easter Sunday.

“We also want Churches across the country to note that it is a
mass wedding programme and because we are trying to make things
easy for participants, the event should also go with a mass
reception for all of those who participate in the programme.

During the sermon he delivered on the pulpit of the church, The
Primate admonished Christians to seize the opportunity of the
resurrection of Christ to prepare to reign with Jesus Christ in
heaven.

According to him when he preached on the topic: Resurrection The
Heart of The Christian Message, he said: “Jesus Christ has gone to
prepare a place for those who believe in him and his ministry, are
you prepared to reap the benefits of the resurrection of Christ
with him in the place he has gone to prepare in heave?”

Hymns general sang by the congregation include, “The Strife is
Over, The Battle Done,” which was the processional hymn.

Also, the hymn, “Low in the Grave”, was taken as a gradual hymn
during the collection of Covenant seed sown by devout members as
well as envelopes for contributions towards the support for
Orphanages and Homes.

The Offertory hymn was, “And Can it be That I…” as well as, ”
Christ is The Heavenly Food That…”

After the Eucharistic Prayers that led to the taking of the Holy
Communion, the hymns that followed for the Communion were, “Once,
Only Once..; Jesu My Lord. My God. My All…; What a Friend We Have
in Jesus…; Rock of Ages Cleft For Me…! and In the Quiet
Consecration.

Couples who have been faced by recurrent economic and social
challenges that had prevented them from the solemnization of their
holy matrimony have been given a window of opportunity to
participate in a correctional marriage programme by the Anglican
Church in Nigeria on the second Saturday after every Easter Sunday
annually.

This announcement was made public by the Primate of All Nigeria,
Anglican Communion, The Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba during the
general announcements to close the special service to mark the 2021
Easter Sunday at the Cathedral Church of The Advent, Gwarimpa,
Abuja.

In his brief announcement of the programme nationwide, he said,
“We hereby invite you all to attend a programme for the
correctional marriage of some members who might need the blessing
of the Church on their marriages on Saturday the 17th of April,
2021.

“This is the opportunity for members and indeed all of those who
have been living together and raising a family but have been unable
to organize a wedding ceremony as elaborate as they wished due to
some socio-economic challenges.

“We in the Church have decided to do this, not only this year
but in every year on the second Saturday after Easter Sunday.

“We also want Churches across the country to note that it is a
mass wedding programme and because we are trying to make things
easy for participants, the event should also go with a mass
reception for all of those who participate in the programme.

During the sermon he delivered on the pulpit of the church, The
Primate admonished Christians to seize the opportunity of the
resurrection of Christ to prepare to reign with Jesus Christ in
heaven.

According to him when he preached on the topic: Resurrection The
Heart of The Christian Message, he said: “Jesus Christ has gone to
prepare a place for those who believe in him and his ministry, are
you prepared to reap the benefits of the resurrection of Christ
with him in the place he has gone to prepare in heave?”

Hymns general sang by the congregation include, “The Strife is
Over, The Battle Done,” which was the processional hymn.

Also, the hymn, “Low in the Grave”, was taken as a gradual hymn
during the collection of Covenant seed sown by devout members as
well as envelopes for contributions towards the support for
Orphanages and Homes.

The Offertory hymn was, “And Can it be That I…” as well as, ”
Christ is The Heavenly Food That…”

After the Eucharistic Prayers that led to the taking of the Holy
Communion, the hymns that followed for the Communion were, “Once,
Only Once..; Jesu My Lord. My God. My All…; What a Friend We Have
in Jesus…; Rock of Ages Cleft For Me…! and In the Quiet
Consecration.