On April 17, 1915 Brother Walfrid passed away.
The Marist Brothers reported his passing with these words,
“Frère Walfrid est mort. Je perds en lui un vrai père !
Que de services il m’a rendus et avec quelle affectueuse charité !’’ (Avril 25, 1915).
“Brother Walfrid is dead.
In losing him, I lost a true father.
How many things he did for me… and with what loving kindness!”
A Father figure then and an inspirational father figure now, 100 years after his death.
Walfrid’s role in the founding of the Celtic was key. Not only did he achieve his aim of funding the Poor Children’s Dinner tables to feed the hungry of the East End, he also brought together visionaries who ensured that Celtic would have a lasting impact on football and society in Glasgow and far beyond.
Poverty and hunger are still in evidence in both the East End of Glasgow and beyond. To mark the 100th anniversary of Walfrid’s passing Celtic, its charitable arm, Celtic FC Foundation, and Celtic supporters groups will pay their own tribute to Brother Walfrid on April 15.
To support the principles upon which Walfrid founded the club, Celtic supporters will be having a food collection to support the work of Foodbanks in and around the West of Scotland.
On Wednesday April 15 when Celtic play at home to Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership, Celtic supporters are invited to bring items requested by the Foodbanks.
As well as being supported by Celtic FC, the collection is backed by the following Celtic fans groups and forums:
Affiliation Of Registered Celtic Supporters Clubs, AICSC, Celtic Graves Society, CelticMinded, Celtic Quick News, Celtic Supporters Association, Celtic Trust, Celtic Underground, Etims, Hail Hail Media, Green Brigade, Huddleboard, The Kano Foundation and Kerrydale Street,.
Under the banner of Walfrid’s Legacy, the supporters groups and forums have released the following statement: “100 years after the passing of Brother Walfrid there is still hunger and need in our communities.
“Walfrid’s vision was the formation of a successful football club based on the core principle of the alleviation of poverty in our society.”
“Walfrid’s legacy is a thriving Celtic Football Club with a support fundamentally committed to his ideals of supporting those in need locally, nationally and far beyond national borders. “
“To honour Walfrid and his ideals we would urge all Celtic supporters able to attend the match against Kilmarnock on April 15 to bring a donation for the foodbanks we are supporting.”
In addition to the food collection on April 15, on April 17 Celtic FC and Celtic FC Foundation will mark the 100th anniversary of Walfrid’s passing by hosting a lunch for 500 individuals from the city’s homeless community in the Number 7 restaurant in Celtic Park.
Peter Lawwell, Celtic FC Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted to be working with our supporters on this magnificent initiative. So many years after our formation, Celtic continues to be very well aware of its continued social responsibility and the club does more charitable work now than ever before. “We are proud that Brother Walfrid’s spirit remains so strong at Celtic and through such initiatives we will continue to honour the ambitions of the club’s founders and make a positive difference to the lives of people in need.”
Tony Hamilton, CEO of Celtic FC Foundation, added: “The phrase ‘more than a football club’ rings true with this joint approach from the Club, its supporters and its charitable arm. The story of Celtic, as seen by our Founding Father, is alive and well today more than 125 years after our formation and I hope that both of these events will be supported.”
We would urge fans to brings donations of the following items.
- Sugar (500g)
- Fruit juice (carton)
- Soup , Pasta sauces, Tomatoes (tinned)
- Cereals
- Tea Bags/instant coffee
- Rice/pasta
- Tinned meat/fish, Tinned fruit
- Jam, Biscuits or snack bars
Donations will be collected on The Celtic Way by volunteers from the Celtic support.
The aim of the collection is specifically for food items as detailed above.
The collection will benefit a number of Foodbanks including, Loaves and Fishes, Coatbridge Foodbank and Hamilton Food Drop among others.
Any cash donations will be passed to Celtic FC Foundation lunch for our homeless citizens on April 17 and the charities they are supporting. Details here http://www.celticfc.net/news/7921
November 1887
“Many cases of sheer poverty are left unaided through lack of means. It is therefore with this principle object that we have set afloat the “Celtic”
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Saint Stivs
16:13
Came across that book a couple of years ago.Superb.We think we know a lot about our own city, then you read John Burrowes excellent book and you soon find out you didnt really.Very informative.Recall reading about the first catholics arriving in the city, from Western Isles, and overnight
50 anti catholic organisations had sprung up.Also the part about the Saltmarket, Section14 they named it and the great and the good came from all over Europe to witness first hand the abject poverty the likes they had never seen.If you are goin your hols any time soon, get a hold of this book.You wont be disappointed.
THE GLASGOW IRISH
THE STORY OF A CITY AND A NATION
HH
garygillespieshamstring
The Hoops Bar in Los Christianos…along from Buddies Bar up the hill a bit
All season I have been betting 4-0; 5-0, 6-0 and a player hat trick.
Tonight I think it’s going to be tight.
7-0. 8-0.
And 2 hat tricks.
Muggins
Kitalba
Thanks for posting the video.Been years once I’ve seen it.Happy days.
Saint Stivs
2-0 seems the the way to go for scores.
Saying that i’ve gone for 3-0 @ 11/2 and Griff 1st goal @ 15/1
Dena29
Thanks he will be having a great time
HH
St.Stivs, Bobby and others,
Thanks for the info and replies to my query.
Have now bought the Kindle edition, as I have a family interest in that incident.
Judester
The book had me genuinely open mouthed drawing breath several times.
I had to re read several paragraphs .
I did think I knew it.
But from the opening passage about people looking down from lyle hill at the boats of heads and faces
It was just so thought provoking.
I know my family first arrived in the port sometime in the 18 70s.
They arrived at the first street of the boat. They wee in the same slum at the docks for the next twenty years.
STV, 3 mins of Hun news, 30secs of Celtic, effing joke.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
18:18 on
8 April, 2015
Dena29
Thanks he will be having a great time
HH
:-))
HH
Jude.
The other thing that really stuck out. The Irish came and we’re shunned. The ulster protestants came as cousins. The anti Catholic agenda arose over a quick few years mostly from church aligned agitators.
OOrange ism took longer to really get a hold.
Great book. I am gonna read it again.
Just loving the blog today. Normally I’d be screaming for football chat so close to a game but not today.
Just a wee aside, going to Lisbon for a few days, anyone know a pub that will be showing the ICT match on Saturday.
Off to paradise. Nice night for it.
ernie lynch:
mate I got your last post and the link, but it is late here, I’ll read it and get back to you tomorrow.
In the interim a wee sweet memory…
Nakamura
kitalba
16:43 on
8 April, 2015
Faithful Through And Through The Tommy Burns Story
Many thanks… faith, family and football… just wonderful.
Lovely night for a game. Fancy the Celtic to take a few goals of the Jags tonight.
Hello this is WEE BGFC. Me and Dad just heading off to Celtic Paradise just now.
Prediction:
Celtic 6-0 Partick Thistle
With the exception of St. Mirren, every team in the bottom half is playing well so might be a wee bit tighter tonight than maybe anticipated.
Hope Hamilton don’t end up second bottom – I think sevco would beat them pretty easily. Not so sure sevco will fancy their chances against any of the others though?
Celtic team v Partick Thistle: Gordon, Matthews, Denayer, van Dijk, Izaguirre, Armstrong, Bitton, Commons, Johansen, Mackay-Steven, Guidetti
Ernie Lynch:
Mate, no disrespect but I think – I think – that BBC report is a crock of shit.
I’ll get back to you.
For anyone in the hoose,I think the 6-2 game is on Sky Sports 1 at 7
Cheers Turkeybhoy!
No Griff’s? ………………Guidetti same price as Griff 15/1 1st goal and 3-0.
Not too sure about that team selection, which will probably mean we will walk it.
Looks like Johansen to sit, beside Bitton, with Commons slowing up the game, along with Guidetti.
Thistle will be tough to crack, as they will want to keep as much space between themselves and ‘Well, whom the play at the weekend.
Has Griff been a bad Bhoy ? H.H.
John Guidetti ALLEZ
Subs: Zaluska, Ambrose, Stokes, Griffiths, Fisher, McGregor, Forrest.
Nice to see if Izzy can get to the bye line a bit more this game than last as well as Adam and GMS linking up.
Mon The Hoops.
thomthethim
On Celtic twitter it looks like an untried Armstrong/Bitton in midfield, with Johansen behind Guidetti.
Agree that Commons isn’t suited to the no.10 in Deila’s team, but if the above is correct he should play on the right where he’s been pretty effective. That would mean Mackay-Stevens on the left.
The line up and subs shows that we are still a bit light in the middle of the park. I like SJ as a more advanced midfielder, but so far, he hasn’t shown as much effectiveness when played in a more withdrawn/defensive role (where it looks like he will be lining up tonight). Hopefully, LH gets some much needed experience on loan and is good to go for next season, although, from some of his comments, it seems like RD thinks he might be a bit away still.
up over the goal … hopefully you are right … I would prefer SA in that role to SJ.
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C.O.Y.B.I.G.
Different game to Friday’s on a narrow, rubbish pitch.Our two fullbacks with ability to overlap now on a much wider pitch which looks great from photo earlier. The idea/fade of overlap along with our (hopeful) crisp passing should rip open Partick’s defence. Crosses, cut backs or kid on about those two and play through middle; I think we might have a fair few chances.
COYBIG
up over,
Hope so. Just goes to show how lopsided we look without Scott Brown.
Giving homeless people food or a coffee is more sensible than giving money. Perhaps not a fashionable point of view though.
Saint Stivs
18:19
Same to .Settled in the Port and then onto NY for some , the rest onto Glasgow.Riordan was the family name.