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Governor Parkop turns on the switch to light up the Jack Pidik Park.
By MATTHEW VARI
Sunday, December 6, 2015 (Sunday Chronicle, PNG)
AFTER five years of lighting up the Jack Pidik Park road
corridor along the Sir Hubert Murray Highway- NCD Governor Powes Parkop has said
that Christmas in the nation’s capital has never been the same.
With the click of a switch the capital city governor
called on all residents to celebrate the festive season in the true spirit of
the event on Monday night (November 29).
“It is Christmas time again and Port Moresby it is time again
for us to put our capital city into the mood and spirit of Christmas for Next
21 days program,” Parkop said.
“We have done it in the last five years and we continue to do
it again and this year as well. I do not need to remind you about the meaning
and spirit of Christmas- we all know the gospel of Jesus Christ and we all know
his main mission to come down on Earth.”
“This program that we have been carrying out is to support
our churches, our Christian faith, our people about the significant values of
our faith and we have done that successfully.”
He said in the past there were many resident may have
forgotten the spirit of Christmas and the significance of Christ birth.
“This event in that respect has been a success, and I would
like to thank all the churches in particular the Catholic Church in being with
us over the last five years to bless the crib and be a part of the program.”
“Of course all the other churches have been part of the
program in various way in choir singing and other areas as well.”
“This program is what we use to bring our community together
in the city. All our different suburbs, different nationalities, different
faith, and all our different linguistic and tribal groups.”
“We are a mini Papua New guinea reflecting the character of
our country. So many tribes so many languages putting it together and
sustaining it is no easy feat. It is hard to put a nation together like we have
done, but we have been successful and our faith has been a part of that success.”
Governor Parkop added that mutual respect was key to creating
a great city that would in turn create a great nation.
“We can have a city that our people can walk freely and go to
markets freely, go to dances, go to church, go to school without fear and the
threat of violence with a lot of respect and tolerance and support, and
bringing our faith into reality.
The Christmas program has been put together by the National
Capital District Commission with the support of corporate support Global and Hebou
Construction, Paradise Beverages, and Vision City.
Celebrations will see other central areas as well apart from the Jack
Pidik like the Ela Beach Amphitheatre and the Vision City Mall Amphitheatre as
well.
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