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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR BROTHERCATENIANSBRO MIKE WOOD IS A MEMBEROF THE C OF MANDURAHCIRCLE. Quoting from the RAAFANewsletter ‘AIRMAIL’ Courtesy BroMike Seeber.Bro. Mike Wood is currently thecircle Membership Officer, althoughonly a relatively new member. HeAnd his wife Penny live in the RAAFAVillage, Meadow Springs, Mandurah..He is a valued memberJUST FOR A LAFF!A Polish immigrant went to the DMV to apply for a driver’slicense. First, of course, he had to take an eye sight test.The optician showed him a card with the lettersC Z W I X N O S T A C Z.’‘Can you read this?’ the optician asked.‘Read it?’ the Polish guy replied,…. ‘I know the guy.’ooo0oooMother Superior called all the nuns together and said to them,‘I must tell you all something. ‘We have a case of gonorrhea inthe Convent’.‘Thank God,’ said an elderly nun at the back. ‘I’m so tiredof Chardonay.’It is largely with the help of our advertisersthat we can continue to produce this journal…it is only reasonable that they can expect ourmembers to patronize them when we have aneed for their product or service…you can beassured of a good deal and a good job…GIVE THEM OUR SUPPORTSwiss PrecisionWatch RepairsJ.K. AND E.E. SCHELFHOUT55 ARTHUR STREET, CAVERSHAMPHONE/FAX: (08) 9250 6545Specialising in Repairs ofQuality Watches and ClocksBRO STEPHEN de SZOEKEElder Statesman of Fremantle circle.He rarely misses a meeting and was the Circle President inhis 90s. He has a phenomenal memory and can recall manywartime memories…visit Fremantle circle and sit with him.We are proud of you Bro. StephenPHONED A BROTHER IN DIFFICULTYOR NEED LATELY?IT IS ONLY A LOCAL CALL!GO ON - DO IT NOW.au revoir travel319 Walcott St, Mt Lawley, Western Australia 6050PETER KORAFor the best service and pricePhone: 08 9242 3339 Fax: 08 9242 5773Home: 08 9276 7469 Email:Mobile: 0407 440 597info@au-revoir-travel.com8 October 2009 Western Link
DON’T RAISE YOUR VOICE TO ME!!A saint asked his disciples, ‘Why do we shout in anger?Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?‘Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, ‘Becausewe lose our calm, we shout for that.But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?’asked the saint. ‘Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her witha soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when youare angry?Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied thesaint. Finally he explained, ‘When two people are angryat each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover thatdistance they must shout to be able to hear each other. Theangrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to heareach other through that great distance.Then the saint asked, ‘What happens when two peoplefall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly,why? ‘Because their hearts are very close’. ‘The distancebetween them is very small’.. The saint continued, ‘Whenthey love each other even more, what happens? They donot speak, only whisper and they get even closer to eachother in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, theyonly look at each other and that’s all. That is how close twopeople are when they love each other.MORAL:When you argue, do not let your hearts get distant, do notsay words that distance each other more, else there willcome a day when the distance is so great that you will notfind the path to return.PRESENTATION TO AGM HARROGATEBy Bro Director Gerry BartonCity Population CateniansSydney 4,334,000 325Melbourne 3,806,000 114Brisbane 1,857,000 8Perth 1,554,000 378Adelaide 1,158,000Canberra 339,000 62Hobart 207,000Cairns 136,000 24Darwin 117,000Total 911JOONDALUP JOTTINGSBy Bro John MonkhouseBrothers who have been on Joondalup Circle’s sick listhave included Bros. Nick Spadaccini, Dennis Reid and RolfBank. All have had a spell in hospital but are all now on theroad to recovery. Bro Rolf not to be outdone went back fora minor correction at the end of July, some said it was toimprove his golf swing but only time will tell.Two Brothers that have been taken away from Joondalupfor long periods but were able to join fellow Brothers for theJuly meeting was Bros. Rod Stokes who is working in theNorth -west and Malcolm Vivian who been on assignmentwith Alcoa in Brazil doing 12 weeks on 4 weeks off.Malcolm returns to Brazil in early August. Other Brothers onthe move are Jim Doherty enjoying the delights of Broome,John Frost doing a 21 day cruise through S-E Asia, PeterRoss recently returned from an extended trip to Kununurra,Gene Vance had a few weeks in Queensland recently.No wonder our dinner attendance figures have taken abattering.CARAVANNING A small group made the Anzac longweekend trip to Bunbury. Led by our most experiencedtour leader Jim Doherty a great weekend was had by thoseattending, so much so that all stayed on for an extra day.A social night is to be held in late August to plan our Springcalendar of trips. Please watch this space.MILESTONE Thursday the 9th July was the reason for aLadies night and more importantly to have The ProvincialPresident David Boyle and his wife Maree and Presidentof our Founding Circle Liwara, Bro. Kevin McKersey andhis wife Elizabeth in attendance for the celebration of our50th meeting. Circle President Pat Winton was recognizedin his roll as being our fifth President but more importantlybeing our first ‘ home grown ‘ President for Joondalup.Congratulations Pat, keep up the good work.CATENIAN MEMORY JOLTS.When was the last time you attended a Socialoccasion?When was the last time you visited another circle?When was the last time you paid a visit to a brotherCatenian who is sick or perhaps aged, or lonely...oreven phoned?(Bro Phil Zeid Welfare Officer of the C of Perthcircle has done so frequently)GO ON GIVE IT A GOPRAYER APPEALBrothers are specially asked to offer frequent prayers for thereturn to good health of Carmel Clare, wife of Bro Bill (C ofMandurah) and mother of Bro John (D.Range) She has beenbattling against the odds for a long period and is convinced thatPrayers are keeping her going towards a positive result. Ask theHoly Spirit to grant her Streams of grace to bolster her Positiveattitude, which is simply amazing.PLEASE DO IT NOWWHILE YOU ARE AT IT…Please pray for Bro Vince Debono of the Swan Valley/ Bouvardcircles and his family that God may comfort them in the sad lossof the lovely Lana…She also fought the good fight for a longperiod and it is a huge wrench to all the Debono family to lose awife and mother of such quality.and at a relatively early age.May God comfort them and have them celebrate her life for theloving impressions she has left in theirs and our hearts.PLEASE DO IT NOWOctober 2009 Western Link 9
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