The Parishioner - Edition 25

BAPTISMSMarch 2015Rene Turner, Oliver Brzeski, Seweryn Zajac,Annabelle Simpson, Julia Reis, Harvie PullumbiMatthew ColeApril 2015Louis Tandoh, Aubrey Tandy, Fabian Ciesielski,Kaya Luft, Bernard Adach, Caitlin MorlingAidan-James Stevens, Grace ChapmanKaya GlowaMay 2015Leo D’Souza, Sofia Thompson, Michat NowakLukas Stepien, Maja Olik, Cash SmithJune 2015Oliver Brook, Elsa-Grace Waigo, Lilla BatogKinga Mozdzen, Prosper Mbala, Joshua HickeyKasia StockingJuly 2015Saorsa Godfrey, Aiden Tilbee, Jan MazantowiczZanelle Page, Matthew SavageMARRIAGESMarch 2015Gavin Andrew and Emma NeildApril 2015Tristan Thomas and Sharon RodriguesPawel Adach and Aiste KaranauskiteAnthony McEwan and Sinead CorbettMay 2015Mark Clune and Emma GarnettJune 2015Andrzey Stefanski and Makgorzata KrawczykProsper Mbala and Esther StoneDEATHSJanuary 2015Gerald KeatingFebruary 2015Isabella DuffettMarch2015Michael Mackie, John MaskellApril2015Sirpa Edwardes, Enid SwanJune 2015Daphne KoppJuly 2015Nora Cleak, Alistair Black, Mary Reynolds,Douglas Hoskins.St Francis’ SchoolSports Day,June 26th. Howardhouse (yellow) werethe winners. Here, theexcited champions runa lap of honour - welldone!The World’s True LightI am the flame of the votive light,There to show the prayer you make,I flicker and burn until I’m spent,For I am not the light.I am the candle upon the altar,The work of many bees,My flame will flicker and die away,Because I am not the light.I am the flame of the processional candle,Following behind the cross,†I burn and give myself completely,For I am not the light.I am the candle in the sanctuary,There to tell the Blessed Lord is near,My name it is perpetual, but even I go out,Because I am not the light.I am the Paschal Candle the tallest of them all,Bringing light in the darkness of the Easter Vigil night,I give my light to many, but I too will be spent,For even I am not the light.So all the candles burning, the greatest or the least,Will in time just flicker, until they all go out,But Christ the Light is always burning,Because He is the world’s true Light.Margaret EmersonWALKABOUT MAIDSTONE QUIZ“Where you might hear a cheery holiday greeting from someone wearing ayellow jacket”. Can you identify this shop in Maidstone by this clue? If so, youshould have joined our Quiz on 19th July. The response was not huge, buteveryone enjoyed it immensely. We were blessed by good weather and the 14participants formed 5 teams. Results ranged from 28 correct answers out of 30,to just 5. Times ranged from 23 to 65 minutes. Answers depended onobservation and general knowledge. Entry was free but donations will buymore slates for the Church roof.We will be holding another event like this one in the future so please join us!(For the answer to the above clue come along to the next event!)Len and Viv Watson16