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Written by Rellysdom Malakana.

Catholics Gizo Complete 3 days’ Seminar for Kindy Untrained Teachers.

About 30 kindergarten teacher participants from the Catholic diocese of Gizo have successfully completed a 3 days’ seminar which commenced on the 11th – 13th of July 2017.
          Participants were from Gizo parish and from Wagina, Moli, Voruvoru and Sirovanga parish in the Choiseul province.

Ms. Paolo demonstrate on some of the playing kitsMs. Paolo demonstrate on some of the playing kits.
DSCF0483Diocesan Secretary explain on to one of the participants, while a St. .Peter's kindy supervisor looks on.
group photoParticipants with their certificates and the facilitators during group photo.
A 3 days training seminar mainly to equip the kindergarten unqualified teachers to analysis some of the initial situation about the children in the class, this includes identifying the psychological characteristic of the children between 3-6 year of age, literacy, mathematics and management and emergency in the school.

The training may also enable teachers to bring the children more closely to the moral teaching of the Catholic faith.

During this seminar, Bishop Luciano Capelli sdb has the opportunity to give a session on the importance of the work they are doing with children back in their schools. He congratulated them to have made this initiative living their family behind and made it to this seminar.

He stressed also that teachers should care about the children who have come for them to be educated, and promised them to equip their school with resources.

The human being the “child ‘’ is important to address his/her education and should come from the heart. He continued to say “Teachers have a very important role to play in the education of the children to day, he also reminded them not to cause a lot of absenteeism in their school.”

The seminar involves different facilitators who take a turn to facilitate the types of activities which includes questions, comments, demonstrations, group work, discussions and presentations from the participants.

Facilitated by the Italian Volunteer Ms. Paolo, supervisor and teachers from St. Peter’s kindergarten Gizo and the Diocesan Secretary Ms. Wryne Bennett.

The seminar ended successfully with the handing over of the certificates to participants. 

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‘Solomon Heart made in Italy Celebrated Golden Jubilee’

By Nascia Pae Catholic Communication Gizo Diocese Western Province

Bishop Luciano Capelli sdb celebrated his golden anniversary as a Professed Salesian of Don Bosco on August 16, and renewed his vows to God in front of his church community… in front of three nice and tasty cakes

Bishop Capelli sdb Catholic Diocese of Gizo

Visibly touched and emotionally moved he prayed the formula of Salesian Religious Profession. The bishop later explained that he has never felt so emotional in his life as he renewed the same commitment to God which he made 50 years ago. “At that time I did not know what I would face, now I know and therefore this renewal is more meaningful and complete even if done in a very simple and informal way… I promised gain like don Bosco to give my life to the last breath for my flock… how can you not be emotional about it?”

Bishop Luciano Capelli was born in Tirano (So) Italy on October 19th, 1947.

 From 1965—1971 he was in the philippines. He obtained his Bachelor Degree in Education—philosophy studies in 1968, work as Biology instructor for Don Bosco Technical College of Engineering in 1969-1970. Then in early 1971 he obtained Perpetual Profession and was a Classical Latin and teacher in Don Bosco Seminary College.

 In 1972 he returned to Italy to study theological studies at Instituto Teologico Sam Tommaso. He was ordained a deacon on December 10, 1974 at Sondrio. He completed his theological studies in 1975 in which he obtained his Bachelor Degree in Theology. He was Ordained a Priest in June 28, 1975 at Cologna di Tirano Sodrio (Italy).

 In 1975 to 1999 he went back to the Philippines. In 1976 to 1977 he was a Youth Center Director for Don Bosco Technical College of Engineering. From 1977- 1982 he became the Spiritual Director for Don Bosco Technical College of Engineering. In 1982 he was Rector for Don Bosco Technical Institute at Tarlac, Philippians.

 From 1985 to 1991, he went for further studies and obtained his Masters Degree in Education at Saint Joseph College of Graduate School, Manila. He was also Rector of Don Bosco Technical College of Engineering.

In 1991 to 1992 Bishop Luciano Capelli was Rector Don Bosco Hall, for the boarding house for University Students in the Philippines. In 1992 to 1993 Bishop Luciano Capelli becomes a provincial council member and from 1993 to 1999 he was the Provincial FIN province for Manila and Papua New Guinea.

He came to the Solomons in 1999, he built and founded and was Rector for Don Bosco Technical Institute at Henderson in Honiara and Don Bosco Rural Training Center and Mini Hjospital at Tetere North East Guadalcanal until 2007.

 

He was ordained Bishop of Gizo on October 21, 2007by His Eminence Cardinal Joseph Zen—Cardinal of China at Gizo. Over the weekend he celebrated three masses on the 14th Friday he celebrated Mass to mark the open day of the St Peter Training Centre and the Kindergarten rebuilt by him after the Gizo Tsunami and Earthquake of april 2 2007.

Most Rev. Bishop Capelli SDB

He marked 200 years of the Birth of DON Bosco, 15th He celebrated for the Mothers of St Peter Parish and on the 16th he renewed his commitments with a heartfelt speech that made everyone in tears.

Renewing his vows

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Written by Rellysdom Malakana.

St. Eusebius Noro Applauds December Events. 


Saint Eusebius Noro was commended for their deeds of December 2023.

Among their delightful events was the visitation of Fr. Umberto, General Superior of Servants of Charity, who was escorted by Fr. Luigi, Delegate Superior of SMD, who highlighted their visit to Rarumana for the consecration of the renovated Chapel and their visit to Bishop Peter Houhou at Gizo as well as the visit of the two Italian AMIS volunteers.

fr.Umberto visit  visit to Bp  HFcannan  

Following that, the Feasts of St. Stephen Chapel in Sulumoni Village on Kolobangara and the Holy Family Feast in Canaan, Kohigo Island were also celebrated.

In fact, the parishioners in the rural areas surrounding Noro Township were made to feel cheerful by these activities.

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Written by Anthony Moli.

St Joseph Moli Feast Day in Style.


A media volunteer for Moli parish described a beautiful celebration in style for St. Joseph Moli parish as they commemorated their patron Saint on Sunday 19th of March.

He said that their program involved everyone taking part to beautify their celebration starting with the little ones who led the liturgy with their angelic voices.

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Written by Rellysdom Malakana.

The Flying Bishop to Fly Again.


Flying bishop, Bishop Luciano Capelli sdb is now flying again, after an Italian volunteer, Captain Henrico installed parts of the plane that were not functioning.

Flying Bishop

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Written by Fr. Anil Kumar.

Visiting, Blessing during Easter

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          It is a time of the pandemic, we are not allowed to move freely, many people suffered from this killer virus, some lost their livelihood and some are neglected and rejected especially those who are in hopelessness.

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Written by R. Malakana.

St. Don Bosco Taro Youth Needs Adequate Setup.


Taro Island
Don Bosco youths from Taro parish need a firm establishing body. An interview carried out by a media staff from the diocese of Gizo during the 2021 YE (Youth Encounter) seminar, observed that more of the youths are from villages far from where the parish station was located, Taro their urban center.

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Written by Rellysdom A Malakana.

New Filipino Teacher to Serve Don Bosco Secondary School Nila Shortland Island.

A new foreign teacher to serve Don Bosco secondary school at Nila Shortland Island was welcomed at Nusatupe Airstrip. She is Madam Mariter Mayor Alamil, 51 from Filipino arrived in Gizo on Monday the 1st of May on the feast day of St. Joseph the worker.

Mareta is garland by education secratery Ms. Wryne BennettMariter is garlanded by education secretery Ms. Wryne Bennett
Mariter AlamilMariter Alamil
She served as a teacher in the Philippines and handled classes in Christian living education and in guidance, mostly in secondary schools. Last year she taught humanities and world religious in the senior high school, and left for Solomon this year 2017.

Madam Mariter belong to a large family with 2 brothers and 7 sisters, all alive and the eldest brother died when Mariter was 4 years old. Both her parents dead, mother in 2000 and her father in 2013.

When I asked Mariter, what is her expectation, she said that she really don’t have much expectations, but what is within herself is the excitement and the desire to be with the people of Solomon Islands, particularly in Nila, and be a part of their learning process. “I am here to serve and to love, all for God’s greater glory”,  said Madam Mariter.

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