What a great night we had on Sunday at Jacko's. Grateful thanks go to Jacko and to Anne who were our hosts for a Seafood Spectacular which was organised by Barb, Ros and the Fellowship Committee, Beautifully prepared seafood and salads were enjoyed by all. It was a credit to all and of course to the Chef, Scott Millar who prepared the 5 courses, and to Barb, Ros and the team who organised the wonderful low calorie cheesecakes !!!
It was a great opportunity to have a chin wag and to meet old friends.
Wives and partners, guests all enjoyed the opportunity to meet. Attached are some photos of the happy group.
The "Seafood feast" was a fabulous get-together of Rotarians, non-Rotarians, ex-Rotarians, spouses and other "hangers-on". Judging by the chatter, there was a lot of cameraderie, and even a bit of Rotary talk.
And to top it off, the food was delicious and there was plenty of it.
I guess because of the "fish" content I'm reminded of the loaves and fishes story in the bible - not your usual Australia Day message, but maybe we could get a message from it. Since it is the only Gospel miracle which is told in its fullness in all four Gospels it is obviously significant, but why ?
Let me give a very short summary of the story.
Jesus took a four mile boat ride to a remote, wilderness area, but the crowds could still see the boat from the shore. The crowds followed along the shoreline, keeping an eye on his boat, and so when Jesus’ boat landed, many of the crowd had already arrived - about five thousand men, plus women and children. After a session of teaching and healing it was time for something to eat. PhiIip said it would take more than two hundred denari, more than two hundred days of wages, and even that wouldn’t be enough bread to feed all these people. Jesus said, “Look around the crowd and see what you can find.” Andrew found a young boy with five loaves of bread and two fish, and brought the boy, fish and bread to Jesus. Jesus invited everyone to be seated on the green grass. Jesus took the bread…looked up into heaven...gave thanks...broke it…gave it to his disciples...who gave it to the crowds. And they all ate and were all satisfied ...and… there were twelve baskets of bread left over.
For those who don't believe in miracles as such, it has been suggested that what really happened was that when the five thousand men saw the example of the little boy giving Jesus his five loaves of bread and two fish, these men were inspired to look inside their coats and share the food that they brought with them, food that had been hidden inside their clothing. The real transformation then, was not of the loaves, but of five thousand selfish hearts.
I would suggest that by spreading the word of Rotary in a selfish world which is hungry for our words of Peace, Understanding and Service to others, we may be able to transform at least some hearts in the same way that this parable describes. So let's go for it, spread the word, "Light up Rotary".
Over 6 months have passed since the most recent case of wild poliovirus type 1 had onset of paralysis in Nigeria. This signifies dramatic progress in the drive to end polio for good in the last polio-endemic country on the African continent.
Ministers of Health from around the world are convening this week at WHO’s Executive Board meeting to set global public health policies. Among other topics, representatives are anticipated to review the current polio epidemiology and global preparedness plans for the phased removal of oral polio vaccines. A report has been prepared to facilitate discussions.
This week, a review meeting of experts is taking place in Beirut, Lebanon, to review the impact of current outbreak response activities in the Middle East and agree on strategies for moving forward for phase III of the outbreak response.
An archaeologist was digging in the Negev Desert in Israel and came upon a casket containing a mummy. After examining it, he called the curator of a prestigious natural history museum.
"I've just discovered a 3,000 year old mummy of a man who died of heart failure!" the excited scientist exclaimed. To which the curator replied, "Bring him in. We'll check it out."
A week later, the amazed curator called the archaeologist. "You were right about the mummy's age and cause of death. How in the world did you know?"
"Easy. There was a piece of paper in his hand that said, '10,000 Shekels on Goliath'."
Once upon a time, there was a policeman that saw a man sitting in a car with a tiger sitting next to him. The police officer said, "It's against the law to have a tiger in your car. Take him to the zoo."
The next day the police officer saw the same man in the same car with the same tiger. The police officer said, "I thought I told you to take that tiger to the zoo." The man replied, "I did. He liked it so much we're going to the beach today."
Finishing up our work at a trade show in San Diego, my co-worker Maureen and I decided to go sightseeing across the border in Tijuana, Mexico. While there, we went shopping and bought a few pieces of clay kitchenware.
As we crossed back into the United States, a customs official asked if we had anything of value to report.
"Not really," Maureen replied, digging in her bag for the bean crock she had purchased. Everyone around us froze as she continued, "I only bought a little pot."
Seeing that we have a couple of weeks away from Lyndon Grove, here's the list of birthdays/anniversaries up to 12th February.
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