Dear Parish Bulletin Editors,
Thank you for inviting us to preach at your parish for a missions appeal. We look forward to our visit and appreciate your help in sharing our mission with your community.
To help you prepare for our upcoming visit, we have provided a few bulletin announcement options below. Please feel free to use or adapt these to fit your space, and you are welcome to include any images found on this website to help share our story.
Option 1: For Mission Appeals preached by Fr. Akan Simon
Bulletin Announcement:
On the weekend of [INSERT DATE], Father Akan Simon, President of the Diocese of Ikot Ekpene Office for the Missions, USA, will visit our parish for a missions appeal. Father Simon is a priest of the Rockford Diocese but was born and raised in the Ikot Ekpene Diocese, Nigeria. He looks forward to sharing stories of the life and faith of the Church in his homeland. To learn more or to support their mission, please visit www.ikcatholicmissions.org.
Option 2: For Mission Appeals preached by Fr. Immanuel Udoh
Bulletin Announcement:
On the weekend of [INSERT DATE], Father Immanuel Udoh, Coordinator of Mission Appeals for the Diocese of Ikot Ekpene, will be in our parish for an appeal. Father Udoh was born and raised in the Ikot Ekpene Diocese, Nigeria. He looks forward to sharing with you about the growth of the Church and the needs of the people in his homeland. Please visit their website to learn more about how you can help: www.ikcatholicmissions.org.
Option 3: For all other Visiting Priests
Bulletin Announcement:
On the weekend of [INSERT DATE], a missionary priest from the Diocese of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria, will visit our parish for an appeal. He looks forward to sharing about the life and faith of the people of the Church in his homeland. Please visit their website to learn more about how you can help bring hope to this mission: www.ikcatholicmissions.org.
In addition to these announcements, you are welcome to use any information or photos found on this website to enhance your bulletin.