BISHOPS and priests of the Anglican Church of Melanesia Diocese of Central Melanesia gathered at Saint Barnabas Provincial Cathedral yesterday in a service to renew their ordination vows. The renewal of ordination vows is held annually by the church on Maundy Thursday. Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia Bishop the Most Reverend Leonard Dawea…
PARISH priests from the Catholic Diocese of Gizo met last month in Gizo to prepare for the universal church synod which will be held in Rome next year. Catholic Diocese of Gizo media officer Rellysdom Malakana said the meeting was initiated after the Holy Father strongly recommended the need for the church to prepare for…
AS Christians journey with Jesus during this Holy Week, we must also reflect upon our own personal relationship with Christ. These were the words of Reverend Michael Palmer during the Palm Sunday 6am Holy Mass at Saint Barnabas Provincial Cathedral of the Anglican Church of Melanesia on Sunday. Hundreds gathered for the two Sunday services…
THE COVID-19 National Oversight Committee is allowing church services to resume from this weekend in areas with COVID-19 community transmission. Secretary to Prime Minister and National Oversight Committee Chairman Dr Jimmie Rodgers said this makes the suspension of church services in Solomon Islands the shortest compared to other countries. “We have the shortest period that…
THE consecration and installation of the new assistant bishop for the Anglican Diocese of Central Melanesia Reverend Othniel Gamutu has been rescheduled to April. A statement from the Anglican Church of Melanesia said following the election of Reverend Gamutu to the position of Assistant Bishop the church initially scheduled his consecration and installation to be…
Bible translators traveled to Honiara last week to participate in a workshop to learn how to use Paratext, a special software tool used in Bible translation around the world. The one week training was held at the Solomon Islands Translation Advisory Group (SITAG) Training Center 10-14 January and with SITAG Director, Paul Nelson, as the…
Christmas and New Year celebrations need to be meaningful to each of us while preparing for these two events. This message was highlighted during the Christmas day celebration at a small Catholic Community in Toghala village, Ranoggah Island, Western Province. Despite many people celebrating with liquor during those events, the message was highlighted during the…
If anyone has harbored doubt about the impact of Adventist teachers in Adventist schools on the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a major study conducted by Avondale University in Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia, should bring confidence to the membership. Avondale University was asked to do the worldwide study by the Office of Archives,…
How faithful have we been through 2021 with the responsibilities entrusted upon us on personal, family, community, nation, region and global bases? This was the question asked by Reverend Dr Atkin Zaku in his New Year’s Day sermon at the St Barnabas Provincial Cathedral this morning (1st January 2022). Speaking to the hundreds who congregate…
The community and parishioners of Dala – a parish within the Auki Catholic Diocese of Malaita will now be able to worship in a newly completed church building. The modern type-church building was officially consecrated and dedicated on Monday 27th December. It was constructed by Bros, a locally owned building construction company based in Malaita.…