ALL SAINTS
News Round-Up
November 2004
ALL SAINTS NEWS ROUND UP
With your help, this newssheet will be a source of information giving fuller publicity to activities in the parish. Please let us know of future programmes so that others may join in. Everyone should be aware of what we can achieve together.
Contributions will be welcome. Can you share the experience of a trip to Walsingham, etc. Tell us about Fair Trade, or anything that is close to your heart. Please take items for inclusion (marked News Round-Up) to the Presbytery by 15th of the month, or e-mail Anna Burrage on aburrage@onetel.com.
PARISH REGISTERS -CHRISTENINGS
We welcome in God’s Family
September: Benjamin Herbert
Benjamin Cooper
Ella Harris
Samuel Powell
Michael Doherty
October
Luca Rastelli
FUNERALS
Our sympathy goes to all their relatives and friends. May they rest in peace
October
Margaret Verity (Val) GALLAGHER
Margaret SCOTT
Kathleen PHILAPPARD
Vi REECE
November
Patrick COLL
Val CLEMENTS
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
11th December: Christmas Fair
12th March 2005 – Annual Dinner Dance
29th April 2005 Confirmation at Caterham
Reflections and Prayers
An Indian businessman and admirer of Mother Teresa had the following five lines printed for her on small yellow cards. These she called her ‘business cards’.
The fruit of silence is prayer The fruit of prayer is faith
The fruit of faith is love The fruit of love is service
The fruit of service is peace"
"Mother Teresa A Simple Path" compiled by Lucinda Vardey
Our next event will be our:
Christmas Fair on 11th December 2.00 – 4.30pm at St. Mary’s Hall
Come, bring and buy, and enjoy.
A Happy Occasion.
Around 50 people attended the Mass of Anointing on Saturday morning 30th. October. Those seeking the sacrament were there of course but also their carers and a number of other parishioners who had responded to Fr John’s general invitation to come and pray for those of us who are sick or disabled. It was the first time that this special Mass had been celebrated on a Saturday morning and not a Sunday afternoon, so fingers were crossed that people would come and they did. In his homily, Fr John said that that it was wonderful to have with us parishioners who could not normally manage to get Mass and to assure them that they were always prayed for although not present. In return, Father John asked them, as members of our parish, always to remember the rest of us in their prayers. Mass was followed by a light lunch for all in the parish room. It was a happy occasion where parishioners who may not have seen each other for some time were pleased to renew old acquaintances.
Michael Bridson
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Here are some extracts from Richard Turner’s letters from his gap year in Waramadong:
"English may be the official language out here but many of the locals speak it like a second language. Gone is the comprehension of sarcasm or irony. During a game of football the other day, a stray chicken ran onto the pitch. I shouted 'foul' expecting at the very least a series of groans. Sadly this was not to be - all I received were bewildered stares as no-one had been in possession of the ball at the time. A lengthy examination of the use of the pun in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is under way in all English Lit classes"
"The nutritional situation improved dramatically the other day when hunters brought in some freshly killed deer for selling in the local shop. The traditional method of cooking meat here involves covering it in salt and then boiling it for a very long time. Not only does this produce a meal with the consistency of rubber but if you do manage to digest it you can actually feel the salt-laden food sucking water out of already dehydrated cells. Today I bought a pound of fresh deer meat and tentatively asked the school's kitchen staff if I could make use of their resources. Having firmly declined the offer of salt I proceeded to cube the meat and sear it on a high heat with a little fresh chilli. As I finished barely two minutes later, the cooks gathered round me incredulously "but the mean is not yet cooked sir - are you sure that is how you cook it at home?" I just smiled knowing that if I came down with any sort of illness over the following ten days I would be the laughing stock of the whole village. Fortunately I have remained in good health and it was without doubt the best meal that I have had since my arrival in Waramadong." |
STUCK FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT? …. be different
PUT A GOAT, TEACHER TRAINING OR A BROOD OF CHICKENS
ON THIS YEAR’S GIFT LIST
Oxfam’s initiative helps people to give twice – once to a friend or loved one and secondly directly to those who need it most. Oxfam Unwrapped showcases unusual but practical gifts – including goats and teacher training – that can solve the traditional Christmas present dilemma.
Goats are just one of several creative gifts – most of which are sourced locally by Oxfam. They provide nutritious milk, offspring and manure for crops and can also be sold in times of great need. The animals are provided to villagers in need and the first female kid produced is returned to the village to be allocated to others.
A range of ‘alternative’ gift vouchers is available from the Oxfam shop in Oxted as well as a 32-page catalogue offering a further choice of 34 gift ideas.
For further information phone Oxfam at 0870 6081200.