Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
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Christmas Cards Are Precious by Melvyn Brown
Christmas Cards are Precious By Melvyn Brown
The other day a little girl of seven came to see me along with her mother. As mother and daughter entered the room the child gave me a Christmas card. The mother looked apologetic and said,” I told her to pick a bigger size card but she insisted on the tiny card. The mother added: “My daughter said, that since she was small you would like the tiny card”.
From the collection of cards I have received, the little girl’s card is the most precious one.
I feel I’m blessed to still receive Christmas cards in the post. I find hard-copy cards are personal, warm, filled with a kind-of-closeness and never fails to race through your veins.
Sending and receiving internet e-cards is rather sad. It is cold and indifferent, to think of how he must have tapped the ‘send’ key and sent it to everyone he knows in one-shot.
May be the person thought it was one way to save money from having to buy and post cards. Fine. May be he saved a lot of physical energy. All the above goes well for a corporate business, not for human relationships. For me, there is nothing better than to receive by hand or by post a Christmas card, or for that matter any other type of greeting card.
The other day a little girl of seven came to see me along with her mother. As mother and daughter entered the room the child gave me a Christmas card. The mother looked apologetic and said,” I told her to pick a bigger size card but she insisted on the tiny card. The mother added: “My daughter said, that since she was small you would like the tiny card”.
From the collection of cards I have received, the little girl’s card is the most precious one.
I feel I’m blessed to still receive Christmas cards in the post. I find hard-copy cards are personal, warm, filled with a kind-of-closeness and never fails to race through your veins.
Sending and receiving internet e-cards is rather sad. It is cold and indifferent, to think of how he must have tapped the ‘send’ key and sent it to everyone he knows in one-shot.
May be the person thought it was one way to save money from having to buy and post cards. Fine. May be he saved a lot of physical energy. All the above goes well for a corporate business, not for human relationships. For me, there is nothing better than to receive by hand or by post a Christmas card, or for that matter any other type of greeting card.
Monday, 15 December 2014
Melvyn Brown's Christmas Tree- Calcutta 2014
AFJ CHRISTMAS AT THE CHAPEL THIS YEAR
The Ambassadors For Jesus, Calcutta chapter, brought in the Spirit of the season last Sunday at the Chapel of Divine Mercy, designed to prepare the yuletide for Christ’s holy arrival.
The AFJ annual Christmas treat for less-privileged Catholic children was organized under the direction of their founder Melvyn Brown, and the event catered to ages 6-12 years.
The focus this year (the year of Consecrated Life) drew attention to the values of the Gospels, to courage, evangelizing the Word and to holiness.
Melvyn Brown used the medium of songs and games to ‘Awaken’ the urge in youngsters (see pic. of Melvyn with some of the children) helping his audience to enrich the faith with their visions. The pre-Christmas celebration was witnessed by friends, parents, and well- wishers. AFJ NEWS.
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