WAGINA community in Choiseul province has been blessed with a new community hall (Te Maniaba) which was officially opened on Sunday the 14th of January.
The Te Maniaba known as the Holy Family Maniaba was about 40 meters in length and 20 meters wide was built since 2016.
The solemn ceremony commenced with the Eucharistic Mass celebration were a church elder has the opportunity to translate bishop’s homily to the community.
Bishop Capelli’s message was focused on helping the children and in his message he challenged the community to examine the past, and more came to realize and identified some of their prioritized areas which turn to neglect the children.
The Bishop congratulated the community and the parish priest for the beautiful community hall, and asked them to use the Maniaba in planning for the betterment for the children.
After the Mass, parishioners witnessed the cutting of the ribbon (Opening of the Maneaba) by Bishop Capelli assisted by Fr. Stanis, Fr. Rauben and a Parish priest from Noro.
This was followed with meals, entertainments and speeches.
During night program the parish priest, Fr. Stanislaus Mynt from Burma thanked the community, the families, organizations and companies who financially supported the construction of the hall which cost them nearly half a million.
The PP Fr. Stanis also revealed to the community the many developments the Diocese has contributed to especially the Church building which more than a million dollars.
But Fr. Stanis stated that the Diocese never contributed to the Maneaba but he challenged the community to tolerate bishop two separate challenging messages; where the bishop asked to look forward for the better education for the children.
The flying bishop left afternoon on board his small sea plane, but the program continued till 5am morning next day.
By Rellysdom A Malakana
Catholic Media office, Diocese of Gizo
