WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

SEAN

Open Water Swims

Greetings LeatherJackets!

Open water swimmers, if you are interested in the events below please
contact either Todd at toddmacc@optusnet.com.au or David at
david.ricketts@lizzy.com.au

See you in the pool
Sean

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Todd McEvoy <toddmacc@optusnet.com.au>
Date: 19 Dec 2007 19:39
Subject: Fw: Open water
To: Sean Donovan <smp.donovan@gmail.com>

Hi Sean,
Pls read email (original one from Dave) below & forward on to Leatherjackets
Cheers
Todd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd McEvoy" <toddmacc@optusnet.com.au>
To: <david.ricketts@lizzy.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 7:33 PM
Subject: Open water

> Hi Dave,
> All sound good - excellent idea, will get Sean to forward on & see who is
interested
> Cheers
> Todd
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <david.ricketts@lizzy.com.au>
> To: "Todd McEvoy" <toddmacc@optusnet.com.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:47 AM
>
>
> > From: david.ricketts@lizzy.com.au
> > Reply-to: david.ricketts@lizzy.com.au
> > Apparently-from: david.ricketts@pop.lizzy.com.au
> > X-Mailer: NikoSoft WebMail Perl from Alexandre Aufrere
> > Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:47:53 +1100
> > Subject: Re: Fw: Things you shouldn't find in your vegetable patch!
> >
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > Hi Todd, had a think about things aquatic and the following swims
> appeal: 6/1 the roughwater swim at Bondi 2 km. Have not done it before but
> read last seasons report and it seems good- not thousands of people.
> > 27/1 this is a good one: the big swim from Palm to Whale 2.7 km Have
done
> it with Tino & Craig. and despite thousands of people it is not as crowded
> due to the course layout. Only thing is that one must register early as
> numbers are usually limited.
> > If you have the email addresses of the others then it would be a good
idea
> to pass this around and we'll try to get a team and share a car and the
fun.
> Cheers DavidR
> >
>

Leatherjackets Christmas 2007

YOU'RE INVITED TO THE LIVERPOOL LEATHERJACKETS CHRISTMAS BASH!

We are having a BBQ at Craig's Place:

Date: Friday, 14th December
Time: 7pm onward
Address: 5 Brampton Close, Hinchinbrook
Food: Meat, fish, etc. to be provided. Bring a salad, desert.
Drinks: BYO
Cost: ~$15
To RSVP contact Craig at craigfive@optusnet.com.au or 0409 363 533.

Remembrance Song (PS) - (c) Sean Donovan 2000

(c) Sean Donovan 2000
Remembrance Song (PS)

Listen slowly.
Can you hear me?
I am speaking from a long time ago.
Misty memory
calling to you,
softly melting like the snow.
Faded entry
in a diary -
someone you used to know
where the flowers
used to grow.

Whisper to you.
Whisper through you.
All the secrets that you don't want to know.
Do you see me
in the scenery
Looking at the view out your window?
Yellowed photos
long forgotten -
somewhere you used to go
where the flowers
used to grow.

Time scattered with
shadows
stretch long in the
glow.
Seasons go.

Echoed voices
gather 'round you.
Missing friendships that were here long ago.
Walk beside me
through your memory.
Colours bleed until they show ...
Patchy sunlight
flickers briefly
on a face you used to know
where the flowers
used to grow.

Catholic Navy chaplain shares story of Iraqi conversion

I thought that you might find this story interesting:

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=11173

Catholic Navy chaplain shares story of Iraqi conversion

Cross and Icon in Wollongong

To see some pic's of the CYC with the cross and icon in Wollongong go
to http://stjohncampbelltown.blogspot.com/2007/12/cyc-at-wollongong-cross-and-icon.html
(apologies for the blurry shots, but the lighting was, as they say, subdued).

Upcoming Carnivals

Hi!

As discussed last Tuesday, attached are flyers for some carnivals
early next year. Blacktown programme has yet to be released.

Sat 16 Feb - North Sydney (entries 25 Jan)
Sat 1 Mar - Campbelltown (entries 8 Feb)
Sat 8 Mar - Blacktown (entries TBA)

See you in the pool
Sean

Greetings Leatherjackets!

Greetings Leatherjackets!

At the meeting on Tuesday night it was agreed to hold a Christmas BBQ
bash at Craig's place. It is probably just as well because Liz tells
me the price of the restaurant has gone up for Christmas.

So, details are:

Date: Friday, 14th December
Time: 7pm onward
Address: 5 Brampton Close, Hinchinbrook
Food: Meat, fish, etc. to be provided. Bring a salad, desert.
Drinks: BYO
Cost: ~$15
RSVP: Craig at craigfive@optusnet.com.au

See you at the BBQ!
Sean