Seven OLR Salesian leaders, Sr. Matalena and myself travelled to Melbourne on Friday 14th October to participate in the Salesian Youth event, OZBOSCO 2011. Having hosted this amazing event last year here at St. Marys we were looking forward to participating in another one. The OLR leaders were able to do some fundraising in the Parish through a cake stall, and car wash and raised one thousand dollars thanks to the generosity of our parish community. Thanks to Mr. Richard Trehey who was the driving force behind our youth. We were indeed lucky to have had our own bus driver Mr. Leon Cross who flew to Melbourne before us and was a most awesome bus driver over the weekend. On the Sunday nig
The three Catholic parishes, The Assumption- Ruavatu, The Good Shepherd-Tenaru and The Christ the King- Tetere from the North East of Guadalcanal gathered at Christ the King Parish at Tetere on the 16th -19th of September. There were more than seven hundred youth who came together to be in fellowship with one another in prayers, sports and cultural integration. The opening Eucharist celebration resided by His Grace Archbishop Adrian Thomas Smith sm was the highlight of the gathering. The theme “Planted and built up in Jesus Christ. Firm in the faith” (Col 2:7) was coincided with the World Youth Day held in Madrid, Spain 2011. His Grace spoke on the importance of being a good Catholic you
