austraLasia 1188
Twinned parishes of Himonya-Tetere: forging
relationships between Japan and Solomon Islands
- Fr. Ambrose Pereira sdb
TETERE (SI): 5 July 2005 -- Fr. Loro Piana sdb,
Parish priest of Himonya Church, Tokyo, Japan
together with Mr. Sekine Tatsuo, chairman of the Parish Council – spent
a few days at Christ the King parish, Tetere, from 23rd to 28th June,
2005. While there they paid a visit to Talaura and Sali villages
to
interact and spend time with the people.
“Seeing things first-hand has given me a clearer
understanding of
reality. The people are kind and friendly. It’s a joy to
see the
innocence in the eyes of the little children not contaminated by modern
civilization. We can at times be selfish and it is amazing to see
the
people living and interacting in the village with simple basic
facilities. I am eager to share these memories with the others in
Tokyo”, said an enthusiastic Mr. Tatsuo. “The people of Tetere
need
our cooperation. It is nice that they want to work and that they
are
interested and eager to get a skill”, he continued.
“I am impressed by the great development, both in
the parish and at the
school at Henderson”, stated Fr. Loro Piana. “We hope that the
relationship
between our parish in Himonya and Tetere will continue. Besides
our
support, we are blessed as the parish prays a Hail Mary every second
Sunday and every village a rosary for our intentions”.
Three years ago Himonya church had donated two
generators to the parish
– one to the Tetere parish and the other to Don Bosco school,
Henderson. They look forward to assisting in different ways in
future
thus forging bonds of relationship that already exists. “Material
exchange is good, but the spiritual exchange is even greater”, states
Fr. Loro Piana.
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