Like you, I get tired of this place sometimes. We’ve all got plenty of other things going on in our lives, plenty of calls on our time and energy, the last thing we need is to deal with the consequences of a narrow win when a comprehensive victory was expected, but, of course, the compensations are immeasurable.
You get home on Christmas Eve, after a long day, and a longer year, and you read something like this:
The donor had been in touch and asked what the next project was. I’ve big plans for 2017. What I’m thinking is that we use the Anniversary Year to push the core values of our community – and our club – to new levels. Like before, we’re going to do work for many causes, but I’ve a notion that the time is right to engage with Celtic fans to a greater extent than has been possible before.
A decade or so into online football communities has given us enough material to measure the impact they have had on clubs, the media and how fans relate, but what is clear, is that we are the first generation for whom it has been possible to engage an entire fan base on helping those who are most in need.
In earlier times this kind of activity was often limited to those collected together in a hall. The call wasn’t able to reach onto your lap (as it is right now). We have to acknowledge this is a new time, with new opportunities to reinvigorate our club with its founding values.
Society changes, the Celtic support has changed. We can’t infuse future generations with a love of the old country’. Frankly, it you follow the demographics, future generations of Celtic supporters will increasingly come from the native population, or England, Eastern Europe, Pakistan or elsewhere. The ‘old country’ will matter less.
What we can do is put our founding value at the core of who we are. Win, lose or draw, our mission as Celtic supporters is to be there for those most in need.
The is what we are going to do in 2017. That £1000 (+ gift aid) is the second substantial donation Mary’s Meals already have towards putting food on the table of Sean Devereux Primary School, Liberia, for a year. We’ll talk more about the work of Sean soon, and about the school in his memory.
This, of course, is just one act in the book of what you did in 2016. I honestly don’t know how many meals were paid for, it must be around 100,000, kids were aided, and the magnificent work of Foundation was supported we discussed on Thursday was helped throughout.
We’ll have a raffle coming up on Boxing Day, which will see someone collect two tickets for Ibrox on Hogmany, with money going to the School, so look out for it – it will only be live for a couple of days.
You deserve a great Christmas – so make sure you have one!
Paul
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Hail Hail ,
just in from mass here in 66 degree heat in Alabama. Just wanted to wish all of you a merry Christmas and all the love in the world to you and your families. Thank you Paul for this,wonderful vehicle. Special wishes to any old Wishy Emerald bhoys.
God bless wee myles and Sean Sweeney.
Sean.
Hark! The Harald angels sing!
A very merry Christmas to everyone at CQN and all those you hold dear.
WWW(GBWO) on 25TH DECEMBER 2016 1:34 AM
Goodnight Rick Parfitt
You where always gallus
HH
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Bit of a shock that one. He always seemed like a fit guy. I know the Quo bacame a bit of a parody jokes band later on, but they were a good band in the 70s.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE IN THE CELTIC FAMILY ……
I am currently trying to coax mmy wife to get up, so that I can open my prezzies… HO HO HO
A merry and peaceful Christmas to all from a mild and dry East Devon.
Great result yesterday, onwards and upwards.
merry christmas everyone
(arguments have started already, anyway)
I wish you all a Happy Christmas, whether you believe or not
Palestine sends you greetings too…
Blessed Christmas to all of you from sunny Queensland. (God Bless her) I hope you all have a safe and peaceful time. Remember to keep the Christmas Spirit and remember what matters (Christ). Share the Joy, get to Mass. If you are prevented from believing go anyway and feel the warmth of this holy time of year.
I feel this will be a big season for Celtic and the end of the midden for good.
“There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say,” returned the nephew. “Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round — apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that — as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!”
DD and Neustadt Braw
Thoughts and prayers for your Ma and Pal, and for all those in need on this special day.
We are spending the time with our daughter, her partner and the newest addition to the family, wee Mollie.
Hail Hail to one and all.
A happy and peaceful Christmas CQN,no matter who
your spending it with,yer loved one’s or yer relatives:)
Just home from Night Shift and reading back. Merry Christmas to all at CQN, Paul 67, W.C. and so many others that I have had the pleasure of meeting and those I have yet to meet.
HH
Good Morning and a very Happy Christmas to one and all.
Today is a day for counting your blessings, lots of smiles and laughter and spreading joy and goodwill to as many as possible.
As Paul’s leader says, we all have plenty to occupy our time.
But if you have any money left down the back of the sofa, then why not help one wee community make a real difference to another community many thousands of miles away?
You will never give a greater or more valued present on Christmas morning.
I hope everyone has a great day.
https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/fundraising/project/jim-mcginley/st-anthonys-balfron-appeal-for-a-meal
Merry Christmas to all in the land of CQN!
Hope you all have a great day and enjoy the time with your famiies
Good morning friends and Happy Christmas form a drizzly and blustery East Kilbride. Hope that everyone as a joyous and peaceful day and hope thatall the bhoys out there have kept the receipts ;-)
Merry Christmas CQN.
BigShuggy 2.43am
I think the card signing is a great initiative and makes lazy Catholics (like me) attend mass, by the way congratulations on the new addition to the BigShuggy fami,y, Collum knows as much about fitba as the rest of the ex-St Ambrose teachers :-)
Onemalloy…… Night shift at Christmas, you were already worth a fortune you must be even more minted……
Have a great Christmas and has been a pleasure sharing a beer with you
Wishing a Merry Christmas to all mineclappers and happy shafters.
52 pts and not even at the half way stage yet.
Whats not to like
HH
Word of The Day
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/
noun
1. The annual commemoration by Christians of the birth of Jesus Christ on Dec 25
2. Also called Christmas Day, Dec 25, observed as a day of secular celebrations when gifts and greetings are exchanged
3. (as modifier): Christmas celebrations. One of the four quarter days Compare Lady Day, Midsummer’s Day, Michaelmas
4. Also called Christmastide: the season of Christmas extending from Dec 24 (Christmas Eve) to Jan 6 (the festival of the Epiphany or Twelfth Night)
Word Origin
Old English Crīstes mæsseMass of Christ
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Merry Christmas to all my CQN Soulmates their friends and families.
We should also take a minute to revere those that instilled the Christmas spirit into us along with many other traits. Their love and kindness should never be forgotten or disrespected
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL
Just back in from a beautiful service at Virgin Marys house.on a glorious sunny morning here.Absolutely mobbed,with so many different nationalities there.Mrs TB,although not Catholic,crying again.Every time we go,she cries.Loves the place.
The “Hamilton penalty”.Gamboa facing his own goal,tries to kick the ball sideways up the park.the hamilton player charges in,unseen by Gamboa,to try and block the clearance,both collide.No intent.Only a penalty if you are a hurting Hun.At the sending off,similar,Hamilton player has a massive swipe at the ball as Mc Gregor tries to close him down,both collide.Only a sending off if you are a clown of a Referee.
Merry Christmas to all.Roll on Wednesday..
Merry Christmas CQN.
As Lefty says, thanks for being here.
Merry Christmas to all in Timdom!
Health and happiness to you and yours in 2017
A very merry Christmas to everyone at CQN, including all the lurkers I love.
Hail Hail
Happy Birthday to Jesus and big G,couple of good ghuys.
Merry Christmas to all .hh
Merry Christmas to all CQNers
Mind the gap/slump
HH
WINNING CAPTAINS on 25TH DECEMBER 2016 12:53 AM
May the roof over your head never fall in
And the good folk below it never fall out
Belter
HH
A Very Merry Christmas to all on cqn and your families
and may 2017 be everything we wish for
HH
Merry Christmas to all the wonderful people of the CQN family. Smiles shared with the happy ones. A wee hug for those who are having a poignant day.
God bless you all.
HH jamesgang
Merry Christmas to you all, and your families, looking forward to the 55 on Wednesday….:))
Christmas Blessings to everyone, wishing you all a happy, peaceful and joyful day…
Remember all of those that you hold dear, especially those no longer with us.
Eat, drink but most of all be happy.
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
https://twitter.com/grahamspiers/status/812954338456961025
!!BADA BING!!
Your children will be Celtic supporters:)))
Merry Christmas to you all, I hope you have a fantastic day. To those in need of thoughts and prayers, you have them.
Hail Hail
Merry Christmas to all. I hope you all have a wonderful and peaceful day.
Off to Mass , 11am here. Family all here, presents all opened, receipts being hunted down.
Have a great day and spare a moment for others. Itison .com are doing a meal for the homeless deal with Social Bite,£5 a voucher. Take a look, also remember the great work done by SVDP all year round.
Hail! Hail!
SP- fair play to him
Peace, Love and Celtic!
A good Christmas to all supporters of Celtic and those who uphold the values of this
Dear Green Place.
HH.