Y's Men's Club of Dehiwela Community Service at Blind School Ratmalana on 15th June 2014 Theme: Love is more about Giving than receiving. It is more about ACTION, than WORDS. -Pope Francis- Slogan: Let us walk Together along the Path to full Unity, Despite our different starting points. THE Y’S MEN’S CLUB Then we will succeed , as a Nation. OF DEHIWALA (Chartered 13th June 1981) JUNE ISSUE APRIL— JUNE 2014 contents Some members of Dehiwela Club at the Blind School sick room YM Shehan distributes towels Editorial Pope Francis Mnt. Jeyam distributes bed sheets & YL Jayanthi distributes linen Kandy pillow cases On Father’s Day Annual Club Report Community Services Regional Convention More Community Services THE TWO HEARTS DEVOTION: Obituary Consecration to the Two Hearts of Jesus and Mary promises great Recipe Corner graces and protection upon you, your family, and your home. It also Vegetarianism helps to prepare us for the coming Era of Peace whereby the world will experience the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart and the New Knowledge of Eucharistic Reign of the Sacred Heart. The Miraculous Medal vision Y’sdom to St. Catherine Lamoure revealed the image of the Two Hearts of Jesus and Mary united, side by side. Jesus told her that those who Breaking News venerate the image of the Two Hearts would receive great graces.“The Community Service Hearts of Jesus and Mary are attentive to your prayers and supplica- at Blind School tions.” Angel of Fatima to the 3 visionaries of Fatima “Make it known that the Sacred Heart of Jesus wishes that the Immaculate Heart of Mary be honored with Him. People must ask for peace through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, for God has confided the peace of the Editor world to her.” Bl. Jacinta of Fatima “I desire My Church… to extend Shane Balthazaar the devotion to [Mary's] Immaculate Heart together with My Sacred Heart.” Jesus to Sr. Lucia of Fatima“By dedicating ourselves to the E mail heart of Mary we discover a sure way to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, symbol of the merciful love of our Savior… SEEK to deepen in all shane_balthazaar@ho hearts the awareness of the intimate and indivisible relationship there tmail.com is between the Two Hearts, and the immense value the authentic devo- Telephone 2811800 tion and consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary has in our time.” RD & IPP Anton distributes bed sheets Items donated to sick room of Blind School 77 1978551 (M Bl. John Paul II EDITORIAL THE 266TH PONTIFF OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH POPE FRANCIS -THE SIMPLE LEADER (we await his visit to Sri Lanka in Jan 2015.) CLUB MEMBERS - LET US PREPARE… Pope Pope with our flag in the background Francis 6 Months MORE!!! Let us prepare for the Visit of POPE FRANCIS to Sri Lanka in January 2015. We should reserve our seats early and be there to attend His service and blessing. This is an idea for the Region too. Let us come forward and grab this historical opportunity for us, Y’s Men and Y’s Ladies of the Sri Lanka Region, to see POPE FRANCIS in person. On 13th March 2013, aged 76, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was named the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first from South American to be Pope. He was the first from the Jesuit order too. He loved the name of St. Francis of Assisi. Prior to taking the election for Pope, he had served as an Archbishop and Cardinal in Argentina for more than 12 years. He was born in Buenos Aires on 17th December 1936 to Italian immigrants. When Pope Francis was a young teenager he underwent surgery to remove a lung due to a severe infection. In 1958 he commenced his priestly training to become a Jesuit. He was ordained a priest in 1969 in Argentina. He was made a Cardinal by the late Pope Blessed John Paul the 2nd . He is a very simple person who travelled in public transport for 15 years to his Episco- pal Ministries, prior to becoming Pope. YM Shane Balthazaar Pope in prayer Pope arrives by bus FROM THE NOTICE BOARD 1. Right now, Dehiwela club is doing their internal audit Pope Francis among crowd at Easter headed by audit board president YM Asoka Peiris, the club Vice President 2013-14 .This audit will be submitted to ALL the members of Dehiwela Club for their information at the AGM in July. 2. The Chief Guest at the Regional Convention on 21st June was Asia Area President Mr. YAZ OKANO. The Key note speaker was Dr Ajith Fernando. The guest of honor was Chairman of the National Council of YMCA’s, Mr. K Gunawardena. 3. The Colombo YMCA celebrated 132 years on the 24th June 2014 with a formal Christian Religious Service at the Cathedral of CHRIST the living Savior; which most Pope Francis and Y’s Men and Y’s Ladies attended. boy on stage Page 2 PAGE 3 KANDY By YY Natasha Balthazaar ANNUAL CLUB REPORT -Y’s Men’s Club of Dehiwela st TH Kandy is the second largest city in the country after Colombo and it was the last 1 MAY 2013 TO 30 APRIL 2014 capital of the ancient Kings of Sri Lanka. The large town is located in the Cen- tral Province.Historical records suggest that Kandy was first established by King MEMBERSHIP – 1st October 2013 – 19 - subscription semester fees paid Oct 2013 Vikramabahu III (1357-1374 CE), who was the monarch of the Kingdom of 1st February 2014 – 1st February 2014 - 22 - subscription semester fees paid Mar 2014 Gampola, near the Watapuluwa area, north of the present city, and named No. Of Members Gained – 08 ( 14 plus 8 =22) Senkadagalapura at the time. Sena Sammatha Wickamabahu (1473-1511) was No. Of Members Lost – 5 (19 minus 5=14) the first king of the Kingdom of Kandy; he was a royal from the Kotte royal REGIONAL PROJECTS Target Amount Paid Date paid Blood line and ruled Kandy as a semi-independent kingdom under the Kingdom Alexander scholarship Fund 4814/ Nil Nil of Kotte, making it the new capital of the Kandyan Kingdom, The city lies in the Brotherhood Fund 46216/ Nil Nil midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, Endowment Fund 8935/ Nil Nil mainly tea. Kandy is one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka; it is both an ad- Time of fast 42,000/ Nil Nil ministrative and religious city. It is also the capital of the Central Province. Y’s extension Service (YES) 5600/ Nil Nil Kandy is the home of The Temple of the Tooth Relic , the most venerable place Roll back Malaria 4357/ Nil Nil for the Buddhist community of Sri Lanka and all around the world. It was de- CLUB SERVICE PROJECTS: clared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. The Annual Esala Perahera Colombo Mentally Retarded Home Maharagama: (06 Children). Ex Books, Stationery or Pageant draws lakhs and lakhs of visitors and Tourists every year. and Biscuits for Rs.2,800/- was donated to six children in April. KFC Dinner was pro- vided in February, 2014 to the value of Rs.3000/- for six children and three supervisors Places to visit in Kandy: Total value of donations 5800/ On route to Kandy, visit Pinnawella Elephant Orphanage Other Features: One member serves on the board of trustees Temple of the Tooth...The Dalada Maligawa. 02 members in charge of project Kandy Lake St. Joseph’s Home for Elders, Madapatha Hantana Tea Museum – The Tea Factory here was built in 1925 Dinner was provided to the Home – Cost Rs.3000/- Commonwealth War Cemetery Tea rations (Tea leaves, sugar and milk powder) given to the home each month at Peradeniya Botanical Gardens Rs.1,500/- per month. Total value of donations for period under review Rs 21,000/ The Victoria Golf Course at Digana and Victoria Dam SS Mary & John Elders Home, Kotte Dinner at a cost of Rs.6000/- was provided to the Home in March 2014 – 08 members The only drawback is that the town is congested and there are eternal traffic and Menettes participated. Dinner was provided to 22 inmates and staff at a cost of problems...the fumes of fuel like diesel and petrol are a nuisance. My advice is Rs.5000/- in the month of December 2013. Dinner and Soup were donated to the Home start your visits at dawn. in Sept 2013 to the value of Rs 4000/ Total value of donations in the period under review Rs 15,000/ Clarendon Home Mt Lavinia ON FATHERS DAY OF JUNE 2014 By YY Shenolla Keegal Every month during the period under review a sum of Rs 5000/ in cash or rations worth There were times in years gone by where Fathers ruled their homes like Kings. this amount ; has been donated that’s 5000/ into 12 months which totals to a Sum of Rs Most of them were feared and so deceived in trivial things, just because they Sixty thousand. were tyrants to their young; their manners, hard on hand and harsh on tongue. Freedom Home Kelaniya The modern father rules with love and is his children’s friend. The Teacher and Rs.2, 000/- paid each month from May 2013 to March 2014 towards electricity – adviser on who young and old depend. His home coming is joyous; he is ready Total Rs.22, 000/- Blind School for a game of cricket. The home rings with his humour.