Our Lady Queen of Apostles was pronounced a parish by His Grace, Most Rev. Dr Valerian Maduka Okeke, the Archbishop of Onitsha, on the 16th day of October, 2016. But before then, we started as a Block Rosary Centre named Health of the Sick, which was inaugurated on the 5th day of March, 2005, and from then on the Parish Priest of our mother Parish, Very Rev. Fr. Jude Oboshi, started celebrating mass for us once a month. Based on the positive response towards this development, Fr. Jude Oboshi resolved to celebrate mass every Sunday for us by 5.30 am.
It is worthy of note that all this started at the residence of Mr. Callistus Okeke of No. 21 Polycarp Obodomezie Street, Genesis Estate. In 2010, a committee was formed to manage the affairs of the outstation, headed by Mr. Damian Nwana and other faithful members who worked tirelessly to see that we achieved our goal. It was through this counsel that Fr. Jude Oboshi named the station Our Lady Queen of Apostles Outstation. Through his encouragement by words and action, the council went in search of a bigger space because of the ever-increasing population of the church members. The Council went for a loan of N3.5m (three million, five hundred thousand naira) without interest, and structural works began in name. Rev. Fr. Josephat-Mario Madubonu took over from Fr. Jude Ikenze.
Statutory Bodies
Like other parishes, we have established statutory bodies in our parish, namely CMO (Catholic Men Organisation), CWO (Catholic Women Organisation), CYON (Catholic Youth Organisation), CBO (Catholic Boys Organisation), Laity Council, CGO (Catholic Girls Organisation), Altar Girls, CASAN and so on.
Pious Societies
Pious societies like CCRN (Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Nigeria), Legion of Mary, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Tansi Solidarity Movement, Marian Movement of Priests (MMP), Divine Mercy, Precious Blood Devotion, JDPC, etc. are in existence in our parish.
Spiritual activities
We celebrate mass daily by 5.30am and three masses on Sundays, conduct general Eucharistic Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday, and organize crusades, retreats, novenas, and revivals three times a year for our spiritual sustenance. There are confessions also in our parish.