If you have anything you would like to share, not just with the parish but with the wider world, here is your chance! Just as with Living Water (the former parish magazine), please send contributions to Gwen at gwen@chiosso.com and they can be posted up here.
Tribute to Ron Smith
Ronald James Smith was born in Kennington, south London, and lived in that area for much of his early life. He was one of seven children.
Growing up in the war years and just after is very different from today. Dad left school at 14. Over the years he has dropped a few things into conversation. He was made head boy. It was suggested he should consider further education. It makes you think his life could have been very different if he had had the same opportunities as today.
Southwark Jubilee Pilgrimage: My Personal Experience
On 1st February I was given the worrying news that I probably had prostate cancer, and I needed an MRI scan to confirm this. However, because I have a pacemaker, I was kept waiting 3½ months before I had the scan done safely and then it took a further two weeks for me to know the results. This was an anxious time, and my wife Gwen and I were praying for a good outcome. Continue reading “Southwark Jubilee Pilgrimage: My Personal Experience”
Tribute to Fred Baker
Fred was a well known and loved parishioner of St Stephen’s over many decades, coming to live in Welling in 1952. Living a few doors down from the church, in Deepdene Road, he attended Mass almost daily when he was able. He was a keen member of the 11.30 choir and loved the little birthday parties held for choir members, particularly enjoying the home-made birthday cake. Fred was also a Eucharistic Minister and an active member of the SVP over many years. Continue reading “Tribute to Fred Baker”
Lent Activities with Churches Together in Welling
Welcome to this year’s Lenten Activities brought to you by the Churches of Welling. As the secretary for Churches Together in Welling, the job has fallen to me to compile the leaflet. Continue reading “Lent Activities with Churches Together in Welling”
Tribute to Jovito Dias
My uncle Jovito Dias was born on February 15, 1931 in Goa, India. He was the seventh of eight children. He lost his Mum when he was only 2 or 3 years old and together with his siblings was raised by his older sisters, Maria Dias and Ludovina DeMello, my mum. Their Dad left Goa in the early 1940s to work in Kenya, East Africa. Jovito and his siblings were educated in Portuguese schools in Goa. Continue reading “Tribute to Jovito Dias”