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Probus Club of Lomond Probus Club of Lomond Newsletter 6 December 2006 From our Chairman Then I thought of Teddy Vernon. The Reverend Edward Vernon, uncle of Gavin Vernon of Stone of Dear All, Destiny fame, was the minister of the church I he editors of the newsletter asked me to attended regularly as a teenager in the early 1950s. I provide you with a seasonal message. I used to sit enthralled, not for an easy 15 minutes but couldn't think how to start; the virginal for a rigorous 35, Sunday after Sunday and, amazingly T after more than fifty years, I can still recall great whiteness of the paper seemed to inhibit me. So, as usual, I indulged in some displacement activity. I read chunks of his sermons. Except he didn't preach five articles in today's paper. sermons, he gave people messages. He thought The first was about Iraq and Afghanistan: “Bush deeply; he used words playfully; somehow he managed and Blair should be arraigned for war crimes”. to get through to listeners of all ages. He was the The second was about our profligate use of energy person who most shaped my thinking in early life. If and the impending disasters of climate change. those of you who know me well are mildly surprised The third was about toxic childhood: “We are that I should give such high praise to a minister of creating a generation which is inarticulate, egocentric, religion, don't be. We moved house and joined a destructive and disturbed”. different church. The minister there was a shallow The fourth was about a Canadian documentary thinker, who used words carelessly and mostly in which will seriously damage Glasgow's bid to host the support of a rabid anti-Catholicism. The contrast with Commonwealth games: “Glasgow is a city awash with Teddy was too much for me and I disjoined; I still gangland violence - a public health catastrophe”. have a certificate of disjunction to prove it. I turned to the book pages hoping for something cheerful. “The Christmas book list will be dominated Here are three of Teddy's messages. by misery memoirs: harrowing tales of abuse, 1. To those who despair of this world. alcoholism, blighted childhoods and terrible traumas - “If you stand in the garden your view will be 'tis the season to be sorry.” dominated by the horror of the Cross; if you stand By now thoroughly depressed, I flung the national in the shadow of the Cross, you will see the newspaper aside and sought inspiration from an article blooms in the garden.” I had to edit for our village newspaper. This provided 2. To those who are depressed. me with a “fitness message” for the festive season. We “I take my text from 1 Kings, 19 vs 4. ‘Elijah sat should eat less salt, less sugar, less fat, less fast foods down under a juniper tree.’ Depression is a normal (over-processed industrial slurry) and less junk. No- and necessary part of the human condition. It is a one should smoke, but alcohol in carefully controlled sane response to an insane world. It is not amounts is permissible. We should drink enormous advisable to stay under the juniper tree - nor is it volumes of water every day and take much more sensible to think that juniper berries make gin a exercise. Most importantly, there is sound medical good way to escape from life.” evidence that unhappiness causes ill-health - so above all we must be happy. So would you welcome a 3. A seasonal message. message like this one from me? “Confront the “I will not wish you a merry Christmas. The word manifold miseries of the world with a permanent grin merry reminds me of sherry and those female on your face - in between your regular sprints to the relations who never allowed a drop of alcohol to loo.” cross their lips except for a sherry (or four) at Continued on page 2 1 Continued from page 1 Probus Exchange Christmas. Nor will I wish you a peaceful New We have received a message from Michael and Lisa Year; thanks to the stupidity and greed of Harrison of the Beaver Valley Probus Club, Ontario, aggressive men it will not be. I do, however, exhort Canada. They have an “Activity Group” who are you to work for peace; your contribution may be interested in exchanging homes with other Probus small, but it is vital. I will not wish you a Clubs. prosperous New Year; most of you already have If any members are interested they should contact more money than you need. I wish you a happy the Harrisons directly at :- Christmas and a joyful New Year. But, let's explore what I mean by joy ....” 905 Inverness Village, 138 Kionontio Trail Box 1118, Hilton Head, SC 29928 Collingwood, Now I have it. With grateful acknowledgement to Ontario L9Y3Y9, Canada. Teddy Vernon and C.S.Lewis: over Christmas and Or email :- [email protected] throughout 2007 may you all be surprised by joy more often than you dared to hope. There is also a website at :- www.beavervalleyprobus.com Yours, in Probus friendship, which includes a note on the activity group. Colin Holroyd. Now that we are Organised, what Ready for our Sept 06 start, the secretary had produced the yellow “Programme of Meetings” cards. do we do? I WAS ORGANISED! Thoughts on the role of the TALKS organiser. NOT QUITE! ou will appreciate that my own organisation From the original 7 speakers planned up to Christmas, started at the April 2005 AGM when I was this is the actual end of Term Report. Yasked to arrange the “Talks” from Sept 06 to For a variety of reasons :- April 07, then a span of 2 years. 3 speakers spoke as planned. When best to commence? Starting too soon risked l had been substituted by a new speaker. responses like “ring me back nearer the time” or 2 had been replaced with new speakers and topics. “OK, if I'm still alive”. Starting too late and I was 1 did not show (smoke signal lost in the wind). warned that all the best speakers would be booked up years ahead. What for 2007?? Once the specific Thursday dates had been I can only hope that the 7 speakers will perform as confirmed (no easy task without long dated diaries), I programmed! suppose I bit the bullet about September 05. I had I would like to use this opportunity to thank all our collated a “long-list” of speaker names over the guest speakers for their ready responses to the summer, ranging from personal friends and invitations to come to the Club. It made the acquaintances - press and local authority publications - organisation much easier. I am particularly grateful for inherited ideas from our past Probus talk officers, and those who were late replacements and for the some (then current) suggestions from members. resourcefulness of our Chairman and Club members Rather than offer a range of dates for my early standing in. approaches I started from week one and worked in Your committee has suggested we encourage Club turn through each programme slot. Obviously some members to volunteer themselves, so we can start an feedback did demand a certain flexibility of approach. “emergency reserve register” – to cover late In two cases, a simple switch of “pairs” of speakers unforeseen speaker problems. This would certainly solved the problem. help the Talks Organiser, and guarantee members a In all cases initial contact was by phone to explain “re-organised” meeting. our requirements. Then a letter to confirm agreed date I think I have enjoyed the “Talks Organiser” and topic etc. experience (to date!!) By Feb 06 the committee had a draft programme I would encourage members to consider themselves and in April the Final version was sent to all speakers for future committee nominations. You never know, “for information” - but in reality, to remind them to you might even get elevated and be invited to arrange let me have any visual-aid requirements and their CV the talks programme. some 4 weeks prior to each commitment. This was You would then be able to GET ORGANISED. followed by an individual final letter, to confirm this Mike Gastall feedback. 2 Visits and Social Events, Past and Future Well fed members and guests at Pitlochry Theatre prepare for the journey home Theatre Trip to Pitlochry, October 18th Annual Lunch 2007 and Beyond hirty eight members and guests enjoyed a day he Annual Luncheon will be on 11th January out at Pitlochry Festival Theatre on 18 2007 in the Winnock Hotel 12:30 for 13:00. TOctober. John Warburton had secured our TThe cost will be £19.50 per person which usual comfortable coach and friendly driver avoiding includes wine and/or soft drinks with the three course the need to drive, though a few members made their meal. own travel arrangements. At the time of writing there were 60 members and A stop was made at the Glass Factory in Perth for guests on the list for lunch. As John Warburton is morning coffee, sticky buns, shopping and other indisposed at present, please contact either Colin important comforts. We then continued on to the Holroyd or Peter Holmes with any queries about the theatre arriving in good time to allow trips over the lunch including additional bookings. notorious swinging bridge for those who wanted to Looking to the future, in May 2007 it is hoped to contribute to the profits of the local shops. Lunch was organise a guided tour of a visitor attraction, within “do as you please” with several options in the theatre one to one and a half hours drive from Drymen.
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