Lumen Christi TV was established by an African for African Catholics, broadcasting the practice of Catholicism by Africans from the perspectives of their age-long, rich socio-cultural heritage.”The Tv station started in Lekki, Lagos on. The Lagos-based Lumen Christi TV was officially launched in 2014 by the Archbishop of Lagos, Alfred Martins in the presence of other Bishops and the Catholic faithful. DStv is said to have 8 million subscribers in Africa. It has various television bouquets available to customers. Among other media interests, MultiChoice provides a relatively modern and popular digital Satellite TV service in Africa. This week, Lumen Christi TV was allocated channel 350 on the DStv platform.ĭStv (Digital Satellite Television) is owned by the South African company, MultiChoice. The televisions station first started its broadcasts to a Nigerian audience in 2014. "We certainly feel very fortunate we are able to provide resources to areas that are so much in need, especially in the economic situation that we are in," Schulz said.Prince Robert-Joseph Soji Olagunju, of Nigeria, has announced Tuesday the launch of a Catholic television station, ‘Lumen Christi TV,’ on Africa’s DStv platform. Schulz foresees possibly expanding the number of organizations and causes, while maintaining their parents’ intent. ![]() For now, that means maintaining support to the more than dozen and a half organizations their parents helped annually. ![]() "You are trying to feel it out and figure out what’s the best way to do it," she said. Schulz describes their new role as similar to taking a new job. After Mary Anne passed away in 2008, Schulz and her sister, Trish Hilbert, became successor advisers. When Kirby passed away in 2002, Schulz helped her mother with the grantmaking. That interest lives on through their fund, which supports Catholic and central city schools like Nativity Jesuit Middle School, among other organizations. Mary Anne, a former teacher, and Kirby made sure their children had a Catholic education. One of those shared passions was education. They felt blessed and wanted to do something to provide ongoing support to their favorite organizations and causes. The couple created the Lawlis Family Fund in 1994 with money Kirby received from selling the Miller Brands distributorship he led for 11 years. Both were active at Mequon’s Lumen Christi Catholic Church. Mary Anne was a Girl Scout leader and regular fixture at her children’s sporting events. ![]() Kirby was a longtime member of the Knights of Columbus, a grade school basketball coach and one of the founders of Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful. Helping others was second nature to the couple, who met on a blind date in 1953 and married two years later. "They led by example," said Joanne Schulz, the eldest of the couple’s five children. The two have since passed away, but through their donor advised fund and the guidance of their children as successor advisers, the couple is leaving a legacy that keeps those values alive. ![]() Couple’s generosity and values live on through charitable fundįaith, family and helping the less fortunate were fundamental values that shaped the lives of Kirby and Mary Anne Lawlis throughout their nearly 50 years of marriage.
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