Catholic devotees throughout the archdiocese of Honiara will gather this weekend at Holy Cross Cathedral to mark the 450 years jubilee anniversary of the Holy Cross arrival in the country. Leading up to the main event this Sunday 16th September, an official opening commenced on Monday to allow church activities to be held indoors of…
Tetere parishioners in North Central Guadalcanal successfully hosted and took care of the jubilee cross for eight days last month. The cross traveled around the parish, from the sea shores to the highlands of Goldridge (Turarana). On 19th July, the Ruavatu Parishioners handed over the cross to the people of Tetere Parish at Christ the…
MORE than 2000 students from schools, training centres and colleges operated under the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) will kick off their week-long program starting on Monday. The official opening of the event was conducted yesterday at the St Barnabas Cathedral despite the rain experienced in Honiara. ACOM education secretary Desmond Waita told the…
THE Holy Cross Cathedral choir ministry over the weekend successfully held their retreat program at Don Bosco Henderson Dominican formation house in East Honiara. The event was held on 18th -20th May with their retreat master Sr Lina MA from Philippine. She serve in the archdiocese of Honiara as missionary of assumption and she present…
THE demand for students to study Bible remains high at the Balasuna Bible College (BBC) in North East Guadalcanal this year. This was revealed by the College principal Leonard Letana in an interview with the Solomon Star last week saying more people would like to come and do their studies there. “This year, we have…
The Archdiocese of Honiara Jubilee Cross was warmly received with joy by the Parishioners of Immaculate heart of Mary Parish, Manivovo, St. Mary Anglican Community of Namuga and the SSEC representative members in Makira. The Jubilee Cross was welcomed on its arrival on MV. Awka at 11pm, Thursday night the 29th March. Official receiving and…
The Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) Diocesan Electoral Board will convene on the 11th of April to elect a new bishop for its Diocese of Vanuatu and New Caledonia. The election will take place in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The elections become necessary following the untimely passing on of the bishop of that diocese, Rt. Revd…
His Eminence Cardinal Francisco Coccopalmerio visited the new established school at Nusabaruku yesterday in Gizo, Western province. He was accompanied by two priests from Rome and Bishop Luciano Capelli sdb of the Diocese of Gizo. They visited the kindergarten and the primary school where the teachers, students and parents warmly welcomed them. There the headmistress…
The Catholic Church on 1st March blessed two new deacons at Holy Cross Cathedral after years of struggle and spiritual training at the Holy Name of Mary Seminary at Tenaru in east Honiara. They were Deacon Joseph Tsoumate from Tangarare parish and Patson Malulu from Purepure village of Avuavau Parish in south Guadalcanal. Speaking during…
Niuleni Community Music Ministry (NCMM) celebrated its 5th Anniversary over the weekend. A statement from the group said, NCMM is a self-supporting evangelistic outreach ministry mostly made up of people from Funa’afou/Niuleni and their friends and associates who are living and working in Honiara. The program held at the Maranatha Centre included testimonies and reflections…