A message from Fr John

Dear Friends

Good morning - do you think it will warm up today?

I see our government is encouraging us to be healthy - rightly so - but I’m cautious of bike riding on the A6.

On which note here are a couple of ditties on the subject of losing weight:

How to Lose 2lbs a week - Gyles Brandreth

To lose two pounds a week
To regain a figure slim and sleek
The rules are simple, if not nice:
No bread, potato, and no rice,
And when it comes to pasta, basta!

Carbs are out, and booze is too.
It’s tough, but do it and the news is you,
While inwardly resentful, bitter,
Outwardly are lither, fitter,
Trimmer, slimmer - nippy, zippy!

Yippee!

Against Dieting - Blake Morrison

Please, darling, no more diets.
I’ve read the books on why it’s
good for one’s esteem.
I’ve watched you jogging lanes and pounding treadmills.
I’ve even shed some kilos of my own.
But enough, What are love handles
between friends? For half a stone
it isn’t worth the sweat.
I’ve had it up to here with crispbread.
I doubt the premise, too.
Try to see it from my point of view.
I want not less but more of you.

We must all try to stay healthy and safe for sure - sensibly. It really is part and parcel of our care for the whole of creation.

Please pray for a young man and woman who have particular struggles at the moment.

St Joseph guardian of families, pray for us

Every blessing

Fr John