St. Michael’s C.C Church Building Opening, Koliai
A story of commitment and dedication by community members. St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Koliai, Shortland Islands -
Japanese Ambassy Handover New School Building to Catholic Church Gizo
His Excellency Yashuhi Horimoto the Ambassador of Japan to SI and Mrs Horimoto are the guest of honor for the handover of the 2 story building to Vanga RTC, Catholic Diocese of Gizo.
The handover ceremony on the 3rd June 2021 highlights speeches from different speakers who gave their wonderful speeches and appreciations to each other.
| Ambassador Yashuhi and Bishop Luciano Capelli sdb officially opens the funded building. |
Rt: The new Vanga 2 story funded building |
Moli New Church Building Progressing.
Moli Church Building is progressing well, despite the delayed deployment of all the finishing materials from Honiara and in the bush to the island.
So much so, I would like to thank the people for their contribution of trees, and especially for their “heavy human power”, to carry all the timbers from the bush to the sea which was the most difficult part of the work.
Special thanks to the constructor Sebastian and his workers for being patient, because their payment depends very much on the stages and these stages depends on how the people work and how long the material from Honiara are delivered.
Moli Church Building is progressing well, despite the delayed deployment of all the finishing materials from Honiara and in the bush to the island. So much so, I would like to thank the people for their contribution of trees, and especially for their “heavy human power”, to carry all the timbers from the bush to the sea which was the most difficult part of the work.
Special thanks to the constructor Sebastian and his workers for being patient, because their payment depends very much on the stages and these stages depends on how the people work and how long the material from Honiara are delivered.
Consecration of Gizo Cathedral, rebuilt after the tsunami.
Blessing and inauguration of the diocesan center
The diocese of Gizo celebrated with joy and pride the rebuilding and the consecrating of the diocesan complex at the St Peter’s compound in Gizo. Representatives from all parishes with the many guests, made the occasion meaningful and impressively striking.
The diocesan center comprises the newly consecrated St Peter’s Cathedral, the new Hall for the use of the diocesan and parish community, the youth center hall for the youth to develop their artistic, and youthful talents, a newly recognized Training center which already runs programs for 50 youth in building, mechanical, electrical, air-condition repairs, life skills technologies by the very effective “learn by doing” style already well established by the catholic Diocese of Gizo Church Education Authority.
The three Solomon Island Catholic Bishops joined the main celebrant, Bishop Emeritus Bernard O’Grady in the blessing of the church and the newly constructed buildings of the Diocesan Compound. Civil authorities and many guests graced the occasion which started Saturday night with a ‘"remembering the history, renewing the present challenges and envisioning for the future".
The great Solomon spirit of cultural joy was very visible together with the commitment to make the occasion an occasion of grace and not of sin.
It was a real experience of faith and brotherhood where all barriers fall and everyone feels thankful for the past, inspired by the present enthusiasm and looks forward with courage to a fruitful future in building the kingdom of God as best as we can, here on earth, in spite of our limitations, failures and shortcomings.
We take this opportunity to thanks the many benefactors around the world that made our post-tsunami reconstruction a reality in Gizo and other parts of the diocese. We look at the future with confidence and are ready to reach out courageously to the Choiseul province.
The Catholic Diocese of Gizo renews its commitment to join all other national initiatives and organizations to build those values that will make our nation a truly Christian one not in words but in deeds of truth, charity, love peace and Justice, through the evangelization and education of our whole population and our youth in particular into Good Christians and honest citizens.
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| Shortlands Procession | Feast (Kai Kai) |
Bishop Luciano Capelli, Salesian of Don Bosco,
Italians, Again Help Out on Projects
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Italian Volunteers are again in our diocese to carry out current construction projects which are likely to be finished early this year 2011. Most of them have already been here in the Solomons helping built the Don Bosco School at Henderson, Tetere Mini Hospital Honiara etc. They are here in our diocese to finish off the St. Peter’s Cathedral Gizo and other buildings like the Training Centre for Boys and other small construction projects. Especially the Cathedral; the stained glass has now been installed.
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Workers to Complete the St. John School
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| Workers on to work | Some of the workers prepare for work |
14 builders are here to complete the St. John Secondary School at Nila Catholic Mission. The head builder, Mr. Willy Wania said, “They are here by the request of Rev, Bishop Luciano Capelli sdb to help out finishing the St. John Secondary School”. He said, most of the boys were graduated student from Don Bosco technical school. With them also 6 Vanga Rural Training Center graduated students.
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| St. John School Building. (picture 2009) |
A View- School Building with 2 Staff House. (Picture 2009) |
At the school they will form co-groups so that they can work cooperatively and manage the construction.
The construction of the St. John Secondary School began November last year. The school will have form 4, 5 and to 6.
Mr. Willy said, to finish this school, they depend mush to the helps of the communities at Nila parish.
At the moment they did small constrictive works for the diocese here in Gizo.
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