1994 september 94 - Backhill online

Due Parole Padre Roberto Russo
Cari Amici,
Ci vogliamo fare una chiacchierata
che ci fa assaporare meglio le vacanze
che abbiamo falto 0 che.stiamo
per fare.
Abbiamo lelto e pregato tante cOse
belle nelle'mesSe cheabbiarno seguiio
in questi;ultimi tempi: abbiamo lelto
"La tua lode si estende 0 Signore fino
ai confini della terra". Poi abbiamo
delto ancora: "Donaci una rinnovata
gioia pasquale perehe' parteeipiamo
alia felieita' eterna".
Cioc' sono tulte preghiereche ci
fanno sentire che siamo in famiglia
con iI Signore Dio: siamo la famiglia
di ogni giomo. E' qucsto grande
pensiero che e' dentro di noi e muove
ogni giomo iI nostro cuore e la nostra
anima. Come poi muove iI nostro
cuore e la nostra anima, io proprio
non 10 so. Ognuno se 10 deve sentire e
ognuno deve conoscere Gcsu' per
conto suo.
Noi talvolta diventiamo un po'
stanchi di tulto questo perche' ci
abituiamo a stare con Gcsu'. GIi
vogliamo bene, ma e' un bene un po'
addormentato.
Noi pensiamo di sapere tulto su
Gcsu' e invece Gesu' e' nuovo ogni
giomo. Ogni' giomo noi conosciamo
Gesu' piu' profondamente: conosciamo
la sua parola, i suoi doni.
Sentiamo la buona notizia che ci
porta Gesu': la notizia dell'amore di
Dio e ogni giomo la sentiamo in un
modo nuovo e piu' profondo nella
Can We Talk, Lord?
Lord, are you there? I feel I'm dying inside. On the
outside I'm am fine, everything's cheery, not a care in the
world. But inside, Lord, oh, that's different. A lot
differentl
Where has all the laughter gone? The joy, the
happiness of the life I used to know? Has it completely
gone, Lord, out of reach? For I need it, Lord, that fire
which burned so strong, that now only smoulders, buming
embers of a distant memory, disappearing on the lonely
wisp of dusty smoke. Lord, are you listening? I'm really
beginning to wonder. What isIt all,about? I've changed so
much, Lord. But I'm hurting. My heart is beginning to feel
the strain. Are you wanting this to happen, Lord? Is it part
of your "Great Plan"? My faith used to be so strong. I
lived for you, loved you. Yet now...?
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nostra anima. L'amore di Gcsu',
I'amore di Dio sono iI grande mistero
della nostra vita che noi crediamo di
conoscere bene. Invece la gioia e la
serenita' della nostra vita sono proprio
queste:· entrare nel mistero di Gcsu\
Non siamo iso/ali,
abbiamo /'or-.
goglio di essere
Chiesa, di ricevere
i suoi Sacramenli.
scoprirlo ogni giomo - ogni giomo e'
nuovo. Mi sento tanto avvilito quando
incontro persone che sono stanche
della vita. Invece mi sento molto
umile quando incontro persone che
portano iI dolore nclla vita e 10
portano con tanta fede perche' la
concJusione e' tutta qui: accogliere
Gesu' con fede, con la nostra debole
fede. Vedete iI Vangelo. Gesu' vuole
essere accolto. Non importa come ma
vuole essere accolto anche se non
sappiamo che fare, pero' vogliamo
accogliere,Gesu'. Con la preghiera per
prima cosa. Con la preghiera personale
e con, la preghiera della Chiesa,
perehe' noi siamo anche Chiesa. Non
siamo isolati, abbiamo I'orgoglio di
essere 'Chiesa; di vivere con
Gesu', di ricevere .j suoi
Sacramenti: insieme. Noi accogliamo
Gesu\ perche' aceo'gIiamo
i nostri fratelli,
perche' partccipiamo alia
vita che e' intomo a noi.
Ognuno di noi e' falto a
modo suo, cioc' Dio ci ha
dato doni diversi. Cominciamo
a vedere iI mondo in
questo modo, cioc' non diciamo
che ognuno e' falto a
modo suo, ma diciamo che
Dio ha dato ad ognuno doni
diversi e noi abbiamo la
gioia di scoprire questi doni.
Noi entriamo nel mondo con
la nostra fona, con la nostra
intelligenza, con le nostre
discussioni e con le nostre
Iiti perche' Dio ci ha creati per
conoscerlo, arnarlo e scrvirlo e ci
conduce di giomo in giomo ad
esprimere in noi la vita nuova del
Cristo suo Figlio: questa e' la nostra
fede.
Continuo a ricordarvi sempre che,
chi vuole parlare con me, 0 mi
telefona in Chiesa (071) 837 1528, 0
mi chiama sui portabile 0860612964.
Now I am drifting. I'm confused, unstable, with
nothing to hold on to. I have a friend, Lord. The greatest
gift you ever gave. Someone I trust, and care for like no
other. But am I loosing him too? I'm not angry, Lord, he
needed what has been given. But I'm jealous. Not of him,
Lord, not of you. Just jealous. He is so happy, yet the
happines he has is still out of my reach. So again I'm
feeling alone.
It's so easy to say, "With you I'll never be alone". But
I'm only human. How much am I meant to take before
breaking? I'm fighting, Lord, but I can't win. Much more,
and I don't think I'll get up again. Can't you see that,
Lord? Hasn't there been enough heartbreak? Isn't it about
time you picked me up, out of this choking dust? Please...1
(Ex/rac/from "Can we /alk. Lord?", Copyright Kevin Meyhew, licence
no. 29031)
Seplember 94
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and families were allowed to visit
their men folk at the internment camp.
Fortunately Lou was able to join
his uncle Roberto in running the shop,
but once the stock that they were
carrying ran out, the business rcally
suffered. Obviously there were no
longer imports from Italy or any other
European country for that matter.
However they managed to keep going
by onc means or another.
In 194 I another devastating blow.
The family had just left the house
when it suffered a direct hit, the bomb
demolished No 34 leaving No 32
standing just long enough for the
family assisted by Mr White, a friend
who owned a linoleum shop in Exmouth
Market, to recover most of the
family furniture. The retrieval of the
furniture was overseen by Paola
Maria who took charge and being the
strong minded little body that she was
insisted on them climbing up to the
upper floors and saving some of her
home against what seemed to be
impossible odds. You can imagine the
family's feelings when realisation
dawned that the family home, home to
the Terroni family for 27 years, was
no more
A sad day indeed, the one consolation
was that the family remained
intact. Paola Maria \vith Lou, Pip and
Luisa moved into a small house in
Wren St, near Grays Inn Road, not
too far away from the old home. In
1942 Lou married his childhood
sweetheart Bruna Zanelli. After the
wedding which was a small family
affair, tile reception was held in the
Zanelli home in Paekenham Street.
The onc blot on their day was the fact
that Raffaele was unable to be there.
For their honeymoon they went to
Richmond, because Lou, who if you
recall had been born in Italy, was not
allowed to go beyond a certain radius
of his home as he was registered as an
alien, which meant that he had to sign
on at the Police Station in Grays Inn
Road at regular intervals. The newlyweds
seWed down in Wren Street
\vith Paola Maria, and it was here that
their two daughters Paola and Stephanie
were born.
The next family member to join
the matrimonial stakes was Luisa who
married Peter Di Giuseppc. Peter was
a member of Famiglia Di Giuseppe,
well known throughout '11 Quartierc',
as they were probably responsible for
cutting the hair of our Pacs.1ni for
many years. Peter's business was in
Lcather Lane until he retired ten yems
ago. The couple had onc son, Peter.
Unlike his predecessors young Peter
did not go into the hairdressing
profession. He studied accountancy
and is now a partner in the well
known company of Chartered Accountants,
Ernst & Young.
As I mentioned in last month's
article Pip married Peter's sister Carolina
Di Giusscpe in 1944, their eldest
son Raphel is a concert pianist, 10hn
has a career in Phillips Petrolcum, for
whom he travels world wide and their
sister Maria
specialises in
chi I d re n' s
hearing.
Raffaele
returned home
from the internment
camp in 1944
but was not
allowed to
join the family
in the
business, he
had to do
compulsory
work towards
the war effort.
During this
period Lou
carried on assistingRoberto
in the
shop.
1946 the war was over. What a joy
it was to see the celebration of the
Procession for Our Lady of Mount
Carmel return to the streets of Clerk·
enwell. Raffaele walked alongside
Santa Lucia once again. Things were
improving all round Bruna recalled
happy times spent with her fatherin-law.
As he indulged in his passion
for picking mushrooms they would
leave the house in the early hours and
go to secret places in Chingford in
search of mushrooms, (secret because
one Italian never lets on to another
exactly where the best funghi are).
Raffaele would only pick porcini, he
had a nose for seeking funghi, he
would point to the spot with his
umbrella and there would be the
prize. Raffaele was a good natured
family man who loved children and it
was during this period that he was
able to give more time to his grand·
children.
The family moved to Highbury in
1949. Trade was picking up a lillle,
rationing was tapering off and with
the war years behind them, Duilio and
Raffaele joined Roberto in the shop
and it was business as usual
In 1954, Bruna gave birth to a
third daughtcr, Anna. When the baby
was 8 months old, Paola Maria was in
Saviano visiting her daughter Rina,
Raffaele was preparing to join her
when he was taken ill and after a very
short illness he died. The family were
devastated, he was only 65.
Life went on, as it does. "11
Quartiere" was never the same again.
There was still a smattering of the old
residents left living in the little group
of pref'lbS that haod been built as
Paola (left) meeting the Pope with her Mother Superior
temporary homes where the houses in
Bath Street had once stood. 100
Bacuzzi the well known capped English
foolballer, lived in one of these,
with his wife Phyllis and two young
sons for a few years. The Coach and
Horses still reverberated with the
laughter of Damso Molinari, Jimmy
Falco, Johnny Bergomini & Co as
they chipped and teased their old pal
Lou (the proprietor). Sunday mornings
after mass old friends would drop into
the shop for a chat. The Church,
Terroni's, The Gun Makers Arms and
Lou Resteghini's were really all that
remained of the days when '11 Quartiere'
echoed to the sound of varied
dialects, the cries of the Bambini and
the challering of the Marnmas.
1961, with the demise of Roberto
aged 76 years. Lou and Duilio carried
on running the business, which, \vith
the influx of a new generation of
immigrants, was booming, Pasta was
back in fashion and Italian food
generally was in demand. Lou wcnt
on to follow in Raffaele's and Duilio's
footsteps when he took on the job
of 'Hon. Sec: Of the Ilalian Benevolent
Society' and like his forbears, he
was awarded the honour of Cavaliere.
Lou's daughters grew up in the
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Cronaca attivita' della comunita'
( Circolo Veneto
Domenica.3 luglio 1994 si e' svolta la scampagnata
alIa Villa Scalabrini, Shenley. Una giornata ideale.
Grande sole ed una brezza leggera hanno incoraggiato a
migliaia i connazionali a passare la giornata in
eampagna. Non solo da Londra, ma anche da lontano
come Bedford e Peterborough.
La meta sono i prati delIa Villa, le bancherelle, i
gioehi, le giostre, la festa campestre come da pubblicita'..
Ma quest'anno la scampagnata si e' trasformata
in pellegrin.1ggio alia Villa, ampliata di un padiglione
nuovo fiammante, completato in tempo di record.
Numerosi gruppi si sono fatti aecompagnare dalle
guide appositamente incaricate da P. Vico, it Direttore,
a visitare con devozione i nuovi.ambienti. L'attenzione
Foto:
G.Parolin
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(
) Domenica IS maggio 1994, i veneti provenienti da diverse parti
dell'lnghilterra si sono ritrovati a Nottingham per it loro annuale
incontro..Quest'anno I'incontro coincideva anche con it ventesimo di
fondazione del Circolo Veneto. L'organizzazione delI'incontro, alIidata
ai membri del Circolo Veneto di Nottingham, eapeggiati dalla
Cav. lole Stoeco, e' slata perfetta. L'aecoglienza riservata alle
autorita' e agli amici provenienti dal lontano e' slata semplicemente
eecezionale.
Era prescnte anche it Consolo Generaie di Manchester. 11 Console
si e' complimentato con it Circolo Veneto perche' ha saputo aprire le
proprie braccia verso it Midlands, senza fermarsi a Londra. Oltre ehe
da Londra, i veneti provenivano da Scunthorpe, da Grantham, da
Macclesfield, da Manchester, da Leeds e da altre loealita' di quelle
regioni. .
La Scampagnata Scalabrini
)
per I'assistenza· che Villa Scalabrini gia'· presta in modo
egregio agli anziani della comunita' ha evidentemente un
risvollo molto interessato.
11 nuovo padiglione aggiunge alIa Villa 27 stanze singole,
tutte dotate di doccia, ampio WC e lavandino, facilita' per la
telcvisione ed it telefono, quattro salette da pranzo, quattro
sale da soggiomo, lavanderia, medical room, starnpa per
fisioterapia, bagni speciali e cappelIa.
A mezzogiomo P. Alberto ha concelebrato la messa al
campo con allri confratelli. Poi I'assemblea si e' dispersa Ira
le bancherelle, le gare e le giostre. Su tutto vigila it gran
manager, Florindo Rizzi, it cui occhio e' onniprescnte. GH
da' man forte Armando Fugaccia, sacchetto dei soldi sempre
alia mano, la voce di Silvio Grossi al microfono e la
segre­
!aria A.
Amasanti
dal
suo
quartier
generale
di comando
ed altri
bravi
simpatizz
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