2nd April, 2020 Pastoral Letter to Pacific Christians: Keeping Pacific Homes Safe in the Time of COVID19 Dear sisters and brothers in Christ across the many islands of the Pacific Ocean, As we approach the end of our Lenten journey in the wilderness of the new coronavirus, many of us Lire la suite…
FAITH and prayer alone are not enough to combat the corona virus pandemic, the Pacific Conference of Churches warned today. And preachers should not claim that COVID-19 is punishment from God nor should they vilify people living with the disease. PCC General Secretary, Reverend James Bhagwan, said faith and prayers Lire la suite…
THE corona virus pandemic has forced Pacific churches to go on-line to help worshipers celebrate life and pray for healing and strength. Fiji’s Roman Catholic church televised one Mass last Sunday and carried two more on live stream. This week Achbishop Dr Peter Liy Chong will televise a Sunday Mass Lire la suite…
THE Pacific Conference of Churches has joined ecumenical organisations worldwide to keep members informed of the latest prevention and treatment options for COVID-19. Yesterday the World Council of Churches created a special web presence on the corona virus ttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/covid-19 and this will be regularly updated . Regional Ecumenical Organisations like the Lire la suite…
CHRISTIANS around the world will pray together at 11pm Fiji Standard Time tonight, Wednesday, March 25 during this corona virus pandemic. We invite people of all faiths to join this prayer vigil and pray the Lord’s Prayer with billions of people worldwide. Pray for the sick, for carers, our front Lire la suite…
PCC Ecumenical Advisory to Member Churches after Fiji’s COVID-19 confirmation WITH Fiji announcing its first COVID-19 corona virus case, it is important that churches take immediate action to ensure the safety of all people and to act as an example during the difficult months ahead. We acknowledge that some churches Lire la suite…
THE Pacific Conference of Churches has provided a home for the Coffee Booth Ministry in Suva, Fiji’s capital. And its staff club will help fund the ministry which tries to ensure that nightclub patrons reach home safely. Last week a number of PCC staff members joined the Coffee Booth Ministry Lire la suite…
Statement by the Pacific Conference of Churches to the Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Parliament of Fiji in Support of Fiji’s Ratification of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. 9th March, 2020 Honourable Chair and members of the Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs and Lire la suite…
PACIFIC people are often marginalised in discussions on nuclear testing. World Council of Churches representative, Jennifer Philpot-Nissen told a parliamentary standing committee in Fiji that the survivors of nuclear bombs in Japan in World War II were often the focus of discussions on the issue. “The victims of nuclear testing Lire la suite…
THE Pacific Conference of Churches will issue a strongly worded statement on the issue of nuclear weapons, testing and development this week. A joint PCC-World Council of Churches team was to have visited Kiritimati Atoll in Kiribati this week but plans were scrapped due to travel restrictions put in place Lire la suite…
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