P.O. Box 1404, Lindisfarne, Tasmania 7015
NEWSLETTER – DECEMBER 2016
Christmas Greetings from our President Pat Gillespie and all the committee members. We wish you all a very happy
Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year. We hope that everyone here today enjoys our Christmas Luncheon
and we remember those who are not able to be with us and wish them well.
Events in Lindisfarne:
Gwen has advised that there will be no Sing-a-long in December. The next will be on Wednesday 18th January 2017
at the Lindisfarne Activity Centre from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm.
The last class for 2016 for Sheila Spargo’s Tai Chi Classes will be on Thursday 15th December at the Lindisfarne
Activity Centre at 11am. Classes will resume on Thursday 5th January 2017.
OUTINGS: On January 17th 2017, the Probus Club of Lauderdale Combined will be holding their Quiz. The cost is
$8.00 and there will be Morning Tea at 9.30 am and a sausage sizzle afterwards. Please speak to Rosemary
Jankus at our January meeting so that she will know who is going and if transport needs to be arranged.
Outing in January: The arrangements are uncertain at the moment but we will hear about them at the January
meeting. Please bring $5.00 in a named envelope if you would like to go on the Mystery Trip.
Elaine has booked the Clarence Bus for whenever there is a 5th Monday in the month:
30th of January
29th of May
31st of July
30th of October
GUEST SPEAKERS: At the January Meeting, Betty Debnam will be the main Speaker.
Meeting dates for 2017
9th January; 6th February; 6th March; 10th April; 8th May; 5th June; 10th July;
14th August; 11th September; 9th October; 13th November.
The Christmas Luncheon for 2017 will be held at the Beltana Bowls Club on Monday 11th of December 2017.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE MOTOR YACHT CLUB
MONDAY 9th JANUARY 2017.
President: Pat Gillespie (6243 7155)
Newsletter: Leone Paget (6243 0604)
Speakers: Helen Emanuel (6243 6138)
Secretary: Shirley Cleland (6243 4428)
Outings: Elaine Balmforth (6243 7338) / Wanda Kellett (6243 8786)
Treasurer: Jenny Wiggins (6243 4460 Liaison / Membership: Patsy Bunyard (6243 6452) / Sally Reason(6294 0420)
A little challenge for the holidays:
Members of the Commonwealth.
These fifty-four diverse nations represent a quarter of the world’s population and include republics,
national monarchies as well as those who recognise Queen Elizabeth as their Head of State. However, all
these nations acknowledge Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth.
Can you name them? Some have two blank spaces together and some have more than one word.
Anti_u_
A_s__a_ia
_aha_as
_an_lad_sh
Be_iz_
_ar_a_os
Bo_s_an_
B_it_i_
B_u_ei
_amer__n
_ana_a
C_pr_s
_omi_ica
_ij_
The Ga__ia
_han_
G_ena_a
Gu_a_a
_nd_a
_a_a_ca
Ke__a
K_r_b_t_
Le_oth_
Ma_aw_
_ala_s_a
_al_a
M_l_i_es
Christmas thoughts:
M_uri_iu_
_o_a_b_q_e
Na_ib_a
_au_u
Ni_e_ia
_ew _ea_an_
Pa_is_a_
_ap_a Ne_ _uin_a
R_an_a
St. _uc_a
St. _it_s and Ne_i_
_am_a
_ey__el_es
_ierr_ _eo_e
_in_apo_e
So_o_on _sla__s
_ou__ A_ric_
S_i L_n_a
S_az__an_
_on_a
Tu_a_u
_a_za_i_
_ri_ida_ and To_a__
U_an_a
_a_ua_u
Za__ia
Zi__ab_e
from A Garden of Solitude edited by Rowland Croucher
Lord, if in quietness and confidence is my strength;
If I know you best by being still;
If I rest by ‘coming apart’ from life’s busyness;
And if I get more and better work done in six days rather than seven….
Help me to understand that my life’s quality is not to be measured by its speed
or my self-worth by multiple attainments…..
Most of nature praises you in silence…..
The best of music is enhanced by its pauses….
Life’s most beautiful things are often still and quiet:
Sunsets,
Flowers,
The night sky,
A tree at dusk,
A sleeping baby.
You are waiting in the silence…..