A message from Fr John

Dear Friends

Good morning - I hope you’re well

An early start for me this morning - the chimney sweep was here at 7.30am

Do you fancy a little more Baden Powell - he seemed to go down well yesterday

‘Remember, too, that a scout is not only a friend to the people around him, but a “friend to all the world”. Friends don’t fight each other. If we make friends with our neighbours across the sea in foreign counties, and if they keep friends with us, we shan’t want to fight. And that is by far the best way of preventing future wars and of making sure of lasting peace.

‘One thing which brings about wars is the fact that people of the different countries know very little about each other personally, but are told by their governments that the right thing is to fight. So they fight and are jolly sorry for it afterwards.

‘If they had been good friends in peace time they would have understood each other better and would never have come to blows’.

Naive possibly but not bad lessons to teach young people of any age - and for all leaders of government across the world of this age.

St Joseph, guardian of the young, pray for us

Every blessing

Fr John

PS Thank you for your support of the Food Bank and APF/Missio