April 2006 Newsletter

There has been a good atmosphere around the Clubhouse since we got our good news in being awarded our Accreditation. A joint celebration meal was held in the White Water Hotel and attended by all. We would like to wish Patrick, our youngest member, a very happy 21st. We extend a warm welcome to our new members, Tommy, Sean and David. We would also like to wish everyone a happy and peaceful Easter holiday. Hope the Easter Bunny brings lots of Easter Eggs that have no calories

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I once knew of a man who was sent to jail for a crime he did not commit. Not alone was he sent to jail, but he was sentenced to die, for a crime he did not commit. At his trial some of his friends and family told of all the good works the man had done during his lifetime, like helping the sick, those who lost loved ones etc. Yet the judge choose to believe his enemies and sentenced him to death. On the day of his execution he was taken out of his cell by the prison wardens, beaten with batons, made to carry a tree to his place of execution. There he was stripped of his clothes, made to lie on the tree where the wardens hammered nails into his hands and feet. They stood him up on his tree and plunged a knife into his belly. On Good Friday this man died on the cross for us, his name was Jesus, and we celebrate his death for us every Easter. There is no doubt that this man was a good friend to us all, after all how many friends are willing to give up their lives for people they do not know, yet to save us all from our many sins?

Philip

ENJOY Summer’05 Best
Lydia

Socials for April:

Wed 5th of April Bowling
Easter Monday 17th of April Chat & Chew

Clubhouse

Employment Dinner
Newbridge
Fri 28th of April

I was thinking about eggs! I suppose like Spring they reinforce the expectation of new life and new hope as in the religious context. I was also thinking of the word ‘over’, not just Passover, flyover, move over, or even ‘easy over’ for an American egg; but how musical the word can be. “Were going over, were going over and it wont be over till it’s over over there” is my first example. This was a war song as you may know if of ’ an age’ ! When Lent is over we celebrate also. If we want to go somewhere special ‘somewhere over the rainbow’ is an interesting concept in free flight .

In the Student Prince musical we looked to the sky to set the romance for “overhead the moon is beaming”. Of course the man in the moon probably has a few secrets also at this time of year. Don’t tell me to get ‘over it’- my eccentricity can be productive in portraying individuality! Let’s get back to ’over easy’ and the chicken and the egg debate—the egg first surely, and a new life—the ‘Faberge’ egg (decorated Russian gold eggs) were so decorated as to make it a priceless possession, which must carry a lot of unexpressed hope for the future of Nature, as well as for the Human race . If, however, things are not all ‘spring lambs and daffodils’ for you today, hope still springs up to say “this too will pass-’over “ and some responsibilities of this world will quickly pass to the next generation . Leave them also with the thought of an egg at Easter time and the hopes and expectations of new life for them also.

Best Lydia

The footballers of Kildare slumped to their 3rd defeat in four outings against old rivals Galway in Newbridge on Sunday last.

Playing with the elements in the first half they managed to kick 9 wides and just four points, Kildare led at half time by 0-4, 0-1

Galway quickly made up the deficit on the resumption drawing level by the 10th minute of the second half. Then followed a mini spurt by Kildare as they raced into a 3 point lead. That, however, was the last time they would raise a flag and there was still 20 mins remaining. Little by little Galway edged their way back into the tie drawing level with time almost up. An injury time point gave the match to Galway.

Kildare will now have to work very hard if they are to avoid relegation.

Final Score Galway 0-9 Kildare 0-8

Pierce

Clean the inside of a steam iron ,by filling it with a liquid mixture of 2 dessertspoons of white wine vinegar and 2 dessertspoon Of distilled water, plug in for 2 minutes ,and rinse.