Synergy is the power which different forces can build when they are put together.Two or more strengths put together make a power stronger than its mathematical addition. We could then say 2+2 = 5. Your strength and mine together are stronger than the 2 of us: this is what we can call SYNERY which is more than simple unity. Unity makes strength stronger than itself; it makes “synergy”…
No person is an island nor has the right to be happy alone, we are called and sent to each other, under this light then unity and synergy become something greater: it becomes “COMMUNION” the unity of all strengths motivated by faith and love for a common purpose: this synergy started by Christ unites us in communion,
We are celebrating our golden anniversary as a Diocese. As we are trying to renew ourselves and the church.If we put our hearts into this, we will certainly get dirty, tired, exhausted. Putting resources, talents, tears, joys and pains together and journeying side by side gives us the energy we need to endure the crossing of the hot and dusty desert of that part of the world which is still affected by sin, following Christ our leader in building a new world, and a new church…
In the past year we have focused our efforts on Solidarity, caring for each other, reaching out to others in their needs. We have trained leaders in the technology for teaching others to do so, we need now to get closer together and sweat it out without discouragement. Results might not come as we would like, but the seed of the kingdom must be plated and rot under the ground first so as to bear fruit.
Lets’ plants deep roots… A falling tree in the forest makes a lot of noise. More noise than a million growing trees. We might not make noise, but we will make history by the rebirth and re-launching of our church after the first 50 years.
Dynamic Fidelity means loyalty to the roots and courage to bear new fruits…
Best wishes for a new pastoral year. The diocesan Team has planned and will implement programs for building better parish synergy, let us give our full support, 100%
We, your bishop and priests, spend time with God and ourselves for two weeks in the effort of a Renewal of the giftedness of catholic priesthood to our diocese s as part of the golden celebration of the diocese. At a time when we hear sad and disturbing news about priesthood, this wants to be indeed a good piece of inspiring good news. From June 20 to 29 all the priests of the three catholic dioceses of the Solomon Islands (Honiara, Auki and Gizo) met for a renewal and formation program at the conclusion of the international year of the priest called by Pope Benedict the XVI th.
Antidote to ‘Global ethics’, a new radical option to follow Christ
The challenge of the NILA spiritual youth rally. The event’s Theme “You will receive power from the Holy Spirit and you will be my witnesses” 361 young people (16-25) from the Gizo diocese parishes from Gizo, Noro, Ringi, Nusabaruku, Titiana, Canaan, Sirovanga (as far as Tambarato), Moli, Fauro, and Shortlands have come together for a renewal program, as a follow up of the World youth day in Sydney last August.
For one whole week the youth have reflected on input about the topics first in their “days in the parish” and then together at Nila.
The month of October has been a very special month full of graces from above...
Grace Number 1:
The grace of a better presbyterium
The retreat of the Priests (7 of them working in the diocese and two guests from Auki Diocese) has been a very enriching renewal experience. The reflection and meditation on God's work focused on the topic "what kind of Priest for what kind of church" I am confident in saying that we understood that we must work as a Team, God's team at the service of His mission in OUR diocese. We have decided to stop using the expression "MY PARISH" and to start using "OUR DIOCESE". Yes we have felt that the church we are called to build is indeed "Ours" and we intend to build a ‘communion of communities'. To do this it is a must that all of us priests build a united ‘presbyterium'. We also took the decision to divide ourselves into Two groups or ‘deaneries': Shortlands, Moli, Kavata and deanery number two: Waghina. Gizo, Noro. The two groups of priest will meet more regularly and try to be a support system to each other. As a Bishop I felt very much the grace working in the retreats at least in two clear occasions: a reconciliatory move from one parish priest and his community leaders, and the availability of another priest to take a different post. I was most touched too by the efforts of the Dominican Order to hold on to their responsibility in the Gizo Diocese: thanks for Fr Callisto's presence in Kavata, thanks for Fr Laurence who is due to come back and work in the diocese soon, best wishes and prayers to Fr John Tiroko who hopefully will join us again. We do Hope Fr. Stephen will join us too. In response to the public demands I have asked other bishops for 6 more priests to join the present ones so we can better serve our people. Some bishops said they cannot help. Others said, not this year, others promised to help. A million thanks to Fr. John Mc Kenna for practically spending his whole priestly life in the diocese... We will never forget you...
The challenge of the Christmas celebrations is not that of remembering what happened 2000 years ago in Bethlehem... but that of making that reality present here today by allowing Christ to be born again in our hearts, family and communities.
To become present and alive, to become part of the life of those who live next to us, of those who are alone, and to become for them a sign that God is alive, he was born and he is here for them, though us.
These are two deep mysteries of Christmas: Humility and generosity
God is with Us, Emmanuel, a mystery of incomprehensible Humility (He is God and born as a man)
He is here for you and me and for everyone: a Mystery of generosity (he is born to serve you through me and others through us)
This is the question that Christian tradition puts on the lips of Jesus when he appeared to Peter on his way out of Rome to escape being crucified. Still today in the Appian Way near the saint Callixtus cemetery you can admire a chapel built by the early Christian community of Rome to commemorate the event. Tradition also tells us that Peter then went back to Rome to be tried and having been found guilty of being a Christian was crucified (at his request he was granted to be crucified differently from the master, with the head down) "Where are you going" is a question than can make you think deeply in the direction of your life. It can even eventually change the direction where you are going.
From the Bishop 
