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Written by Joseph Lalaubatu
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 10:01 |
Fr. John McKenna's Golden Jubilee
The C atholic Diocese of Gizo together with the Dominican Friars and Sisters,celebrated the occasion of the Priesthood Golden Jubilee of Fr. John McKenna OP on Saturday 27th September,2008 at Gizo.More than 300 people attended the celebration which coincides with his farewell and thanksgiving mass as he leaves to return to his home country Australia,after serving the Diocese of Gizo for forty (40) years.
The lively Liturgy was led by the Dominican community of Loga,Nusabaruka Kiribati community and the parishioners of Gizo.In his homily, Fr.McKenna attributed his source of strength over the years through his guardian angels,his model saints John Messiahs & Blessed Tekawita and the Children of the Parishes he served in the Diocese. He further added that, the simplicity of welcoming, listening and correcting the children helped him to see the priestly life of Jesus Christ in his life as a Priest.
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 06 July 2008 08:50 |
Diocese of Gizo in the Solomon Islands
Important Visitors! On Wednesday 23rd April, 2005, both the Governor General (Sir Nathanael Waina) and the Prime Minister (Sir Allan Kemakeza) visited Loga. The Governor General was formerly a politician and most regard him as a fine person. He was visiting to thank the Church for its prayers for peace. He arrived in the morning and shook hands with everyone. He was most cordial. In the afternoon the Prime Minister turned up with his entourage of advisors for a similar visit. We managed to keep him with us for longer than he had planned and Bishop O'Grady spoke to him with about three matters of grave concern as follows:
1. Church representation on the newly established National Education Board. As the agreement is for the Churches to be involved in a partnership with Government and communities to promote and be responsible for Education, they we need to be represented, as was the case previously.
2. The approval of the two Dioceses of Honiara and Gizo as controlling authorities has taken too long, something like 10 years since we were first approached to be partners. Would he be able to finalise things? In his repsonse he promised these matters - so important to his Government- would be taken care of.
3. The roads of Gizo: they have put aside SBD $2m for road sealing and drainage. Poor drainage systems, even design causes the water to run down the hillsides, lie in the areas previously swamp or wash across taking whatever top soil still remains, instead of running out to sea per the drains ( if they were cleaned). This is a matter of health to us. Gizo looks like Venice after heavy rains.
Here is Bishop Bernard with the Governor General. 
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