TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO 5, FAMILY AND FRIENDS (MAINLY SISTERS )

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Today I thought it might be nice to post some photos of family (mostly sisters) and friends. This is a small selection and I hope to be able to post more before the end of June. I think you will recognize some of the people - you just might even be one of them. Enjoy! 

Judy and Betty, still singing

Mary and Gerri

Beth Anne, Paula, Susan and Barbara

Gerri, Mary (Mom), Carmie

Katrina and Heather 

Brenda, Moya, Janet, Dianne, Barbara, Norma, Lauren

Doreen, Pat, Sheila, Betty and Donna

Catherine and Pat visit their Alma Mater

Matthew, Teri, Melanie, Sharon and Owen

TWO WEEKS LEFT

Here we are more than half way through Mary's month of May.  At the beginning of the month we threw out a little challenge - a Rosary a day for the month of May!  Did you take up the challenge?  If you did, how are you doing with it? 

"Pray the Rosary every day"

The word "bead" is from the Old English, "bede".  It means "to request in prayer".  There are still two weeks left in May, so come on, let's "request in prayer".  Pick up your "Beads" and get praying the Rosary.  As long as this Covid 19 continues to devastate the world, every prayer is needed.

Stay safe, keep well, and may God and His Holy Mother Mary protect us all.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

This is a nice little Christmas video. It will probably set us straight on some Christmas "facts". Enjoy the video and a very Happy Christmas to everyone.

CHRISTMAS LONG AGO

FIGURE OF INFANT JESUS FROM ST PATRICK'S
CHURCH CRIB, CHRISTMAS 1948

 

Once again it is almost Christmas and I have a very special Christmas picture to post.  Some of you will have no recollection of the wonderful living Nativity scenes that were re-enacted at Midnight Mass in St Patrick's Church long ago. 

 

However, I have no doubt that many of us not only remember but have very fond memories of those Christmases of our childhood.   If my memory serves me correctly, the children from Kindergarten and grade 1  were chosen to play the parts of Mary, Joseph and the Angels.  At the beginning of Midnight Mass (and it actually was MIDNIGHT Mass in those days!) priests, altar boys, Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus and all the Heavenly Host processed into the church.  The crib was blessed and the Holy Babe lovingly placed in the waiting manger.  It was a simple yet beautiful and moving ceremony.  Despite the years and the miles between now and that very happy childhood experience, the memory of it still adds  a warm and happy feeling to my Christmas Mass.

 

Are you ready for this?  As promised, here is that very special picture.  It was taken at Christmas 1948 and in it we see Mary and the Heavenly Host.

 

 MARY, ANGELS AND INFANT JESUS - ST PATRICK'S CHURCH, CHRISTMAS 1948

 

 

FRONT ROW:   Carol Ann Maddigan, Constance Jackman, Judy Murphy, Bernice Everard, Judy Whiffen

 

BACK ROW:  Roseann Bulger, K Jardine, Catherine Simms, Peggy Bradbury

 

A very big "THANK YOU" to two wonderful St Patrick's girls, Cathy and Betty Simms, for this beautiful picture.   Cathy is the proud owner of the picture and Betty obtained the picture and Cathy's permission to post it here.  Thank you both for sharing it.  I think it will provide a very pleasant walk down Memory Lane for a lot of people this Christmas.

 

A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO

ST PATRICK'S GIRLS AND BOYS

EVERYWHERE. 

MAY 2014 BE FILLED WITH MANY BLESSINGS FOR EACH AND

EVERY ONE OF YOU.