News - February 2017

Death of Commins Romano SSF; James Douglas elected to first profession and Christopher Martin and Joseph Emmanuel elected to life profession in European Province. Jamie Hacker Hughes elected as TSSF new minister for European Province.

European Province

At the SSF Provincial Chapter, James Douglas was elected to First Vows; and Christopher Martin and Joseph Emmanuel were elected to Life Vows.

Averil Swanton TSSF writes: I have pleasure in informing you that the Third Order has elected Prof Jamie Hacker Hughes as our next Minister Provincial. He will take up office at the end of our June Chapter, on June 17. Meanwhile he and I will be working in tandem.

Province of the Solomon Islands

This is to let you know that Br. Commins Romano SSF, was called to Rest this Morning Thursday 12th January at the Honiara Referal Hospital after long illness. On 13th January we finally laid the body of late Br. Comins into his final resting place. The body of the late brother was laid next to his two friends, late Br. James Sou and Andrew Manu at Laverna, Hautabu.
We are glad that his family & relatives, from their understanding allowed the body to be buried at Hautabu. We did the sending out service at the All Saints Parish church in Honiara before we left to Hautabu at 11 am yesterday. Many people came to mourn with us, the families, relatives, companions, TSSF brothers and sisters, friends and the ACOM board of Mission Secretary, Rev. Fr. George Elo. We thank you all for your prayers for Comins during his illness until he was rested yesterday. Please do continue to pray for each other, especially to Br. Benjamin Tabugau, as his health is also changing at this moment.

Thank you all and May God bless us all.