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 WELCOME ADDRESS PRESENTED TO THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA ( ANGLICAN COMMUNION ) STANDING COMMITTEE, HOLDING AT ALL SAINTS CATHEDRAL ONITSHA, ANAMBRA STATE FROM MONDAY 8TH TO FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2021 By  Bishop Owen Chiedozie Nwokolo Bishop on the Niger THEME: Costly Commitment; The imperative in following Christ ( Luke 9:23) Brothers and Sisters in Christ. We, the entire Clergy and Laity of the Diocese on the Niger heartily welcome our Primate, The Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba and wife, Mrs. Angela Ndukuba, to our beloved Diocese. We also welcome the House of Bishops, House of a Clergy and the House of Laity of the Church of Nigeria to this Standing Committee holding at All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha, Anambra State. Diocese on the Niger hosted the Church of Nigeria Standing Committee in 1997, General Synod in 2005 and has also hosted various other national church events in this Cathedral. However, the uniqueness of this meeting is that it is the first Standing Committee in this Primacy. We feel

 *2021 Church of Nigeria Standing Committee@ All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha*  *Date: Tuesday 9th February,2021.* *Consecration Service Sermon* *By The Most Rev. Dr. Tunde Adeleye.* *Archbishop of Niger-Delta Province and Bishop of Calabar Diocese* *Topic: How to make the Bishop to succeed.* *1. Pray for the Bishop* When you see people talking ill, abusing Bishops, it shows that they're not praying for their Bishop. We are afraid of those who talk bad about  others because the same way they will go at our back and talk bad about us too. Galassians 6:2, Such people have diarrhoea of the mouth. Remember the person you are talking about, God says touch not my anointed and do my prophets no harm. Always pray for your Bishop, pray for one and another. *2. Be available for him* Be useful to your Bishop by making yourself available. Isaiah 6:5 Don't sit down and criticize, condemn and murmur. When you are available,if there's any corrections,take it with open heart.  Be available! *