Three hundred Seventh-day Adventists and their friends on the island of Tarawa witnessed the baptism of 65 people at the conclusion of an evangelistic series conducted by Pastor Gary Webster. The Church in Kiribati had been praying and working with people in preparation for the evangelistic series. Pastor Webster also ran training meetings for elders,…
Five Roman Catholic churches in Bucks County will be closing July 1, including one in Bristol Borough, two in Bensalem and two in Levittown, according to an announcement released Sunday morning by officials in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The announcement follows “self-studies” of “Parish Planning Area 310” and “Parish Planning Area 300” commenced last September…
MORE than 400 people from communities between Doma to Takaboru communities on Sunday celebrated holy mass at San Isidro parish in Aruligo, North West Guadalcanal. Visale parish priest Father Peter Houhou during celebration gave sacrament of communion to 9 children from these communities. Northwest Guadalcanal Solomon Star stringer John Toki said people who attended the…
This weekend, we have an important day in our Christian calendar to celebrate; I decided to leave the subject introduced last week to focus on Pentecost. When it comes to church holidays, Christmas and Easter get all the attention, but what about Pentecost? Pentecost is the day that the Christian church was born. On that…
Women are more dangerous behind the wheel when they’re pregnant, according to new research. A study of more than half a million pregnant women found that factors such as nausea, fatigue, insomnia and distraction could increase the risk of a crash. One in 50 women will crash during pregnancy. Over the three years before pregnancy,…
At the age of seven, Helen Teioli lost her left leg in a tragic car crash in Honiara that left her in a very difficult situation. With her left leg gone, she was introduced to prosthesis (false) leg as a replacement. “Trying to get myself to use prosthesis leg was very difficult,” Helen recalled.“I was…
LISTENING in to the radio waves all across the country you can hear their singles dominate the airwaves, pretty much having the same impact and effect as all other popular artists in Honiara. The only thing that makes them different is they are all grade 12 (form six) students and that they are based in…
PAQOE village on Choiseul celebrated the 100 years centenary of the arrival of the United Church in their community, recently. The gospel was brought to the area on 12 May 1914. The week-long celebration was organised under the theme ‘Celebrating the Amazing Love of God’. United Church Moderator Wilfred Kurepitu, who was the guest of…
The anniversary of the ascension of Baha’u’llah is celebrated today – 29 May 2014. A statement from local Bahai community said it is a special time for the Solomon Islands Baha’i community to meet, through prayer and meditation in the spiritual realm, with the Source of their light and guidance, to seek to obtain a…
SOLOMON Island band Doorman Project (DMP) is in the country to perform a show to raise funds for flood victims in the Solomon Islands. The DMP band consists of six artists that have toured Australia and Papua New Guinea and this is their first tour in Fiji. USP Solomon Island Student Association president Roylex Sitana…