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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Felicitations,one and all.
And a HAPPY HOOOOOOOPY BIRTHDAY to
GORDON64 and yon fella who hijacked yer day!!!!!!!!
A merry christmas to all and let’s hope its a good one , as some guy from Liverpool once sung.
A big shout out for those helping the homeless and lonely today by offering company, food and shelter .
A very Merry Christmas to one and all. And in the words of Clarence Odbody ‘No man is a failure who has friends’. Itsawonderfullifecsc Hh
Merry Christmas to all the Bhoys and Ghirls all over the world. Hail Hail . Jim
Merry Christmas troops
G64 -Hoopy Birthday big ghuy HH
Merry. Christmas to one and all and a happy birthday to Gordon64
Hope everyone has a great time
Someone on here the other day saying they wished there was no Hamilton FC
https://twitter.com/talkingbaws/status/812635580723036160
A wee community club that pays its dues, has given Scottish youth a first team chance. And whose chairman played goalie while wearing his suit to make wee Jay feel like Henrik.
They have my respect.
HH jamesgang
Happy Christmas to all on here.
Managed to meet a good few of you this year and enjoyed the company of each and every one. .hopefully catch up with many more in 2017 .
Thoughts With all those suffering illness or bereavement at this time.
Peace and love to all. Even old Corkie. .I miss him!!
Oh and for old times sake. ..Rodgers Out
I don’t post much these days but still a serial lurker
A very merry Christmas to one and all
A Holy and Happy Christmas to all at CQN.
Hoopy Christmas bhoys n ghirls have belter of a day HH
A happy and peaceful Christmas to all on CQN.
Have a great day!
HH!!
Wishing a Merry Christmas to all at CQN
Hope you all have a good day
KTF
Merry Christmas and a happy healthy new year to you all
Merry Christmas to all you bhoys n ghirls.
MWD
Merry Christmas to all on CQN and the Worldwide Celtic Family!
Merry Christmas to all who CQNers and Celts everywhere.
Jimbo67
SOAL.
I hope you don’t mind me plagiarizing you.
My message to all is LOVE.
I consider myself very fortunate.
My 6 year old woke up at 1.40 saying Santa had woke her up by being noisy. Amazingly on Santa’s tracker he had just left UK and Ireland and was heading to Iceland. So downstairs we went to open the presents. Family and friends were very generous and she is aware that she is fortunate.
Paddy Bhoy appeared at 7.30 for breakfast and to spend time with his young sister. The oldest faced timed us from Seville. All in all just magical.
I truly hope you all experience LOVE today. We all need some.
Hail Hail
Happy Christmas everyone, I hope you all have the day you’s are hoping for.
Merry Christmas to all the Celtic family and a wee special thought for Delaneys Dunkys mammy today.
God bless you all.
May the magic and the wonder of the holiday season stay with you throughout the coming year.
Merry Christmas.
A very Happy and peaceful Christmas to everyone.
Hail! Hail! PMTYH
Just managed to watch the goals from yesterday……
Stretch’s effort would still have flew in the top corner if it was another 25 yards out!!
Johnny Reppesque!
What a fantastic run of form he is having since getting handed the other central midfield berth next to Broony.
Merry Christmas to all posters/ lurkers that grace this hallowed site.
Catch up on the 28th at the corner, lionsroar it was good seeing you again. Hail Hail.
Sniffs oxter……
THUNDER ROAD
You can sniff your own oxter?
No end to your talents,bud.
Speaking of bud,crack one open and we’ll toast each other in absentia.
HH
Nice to see the smile on my 90 year old father when he saw his mug in The Faithful section of the marvellous Celtic The Collector’s Edition this Xmas morning.
Hope my fellow Tims and CQNers are celebrating in their traditional way, so I’m off for my traditional Xmas – to the world famous Roseburn Bar for some Guinness before a delicious Indian spread washed down with a good Champagne and another watch through a bleary eye of the iconic Casablanca ..
“Of all the pubs in the best town in all the world, I’ll walk into mine – Pour it again Tam”
I’ve posted this on previous Christmas days but as Paul’s blog is about values, it’s a reminder about carrying what we value into the world. I find it quite inspirational.
Merry Christmas.
“There is an old Christian tradition that God sends each person into this world
with a special message to deliver
with a special song to sing for others,
with a special act of love to bestow.
No one else can speak my message, or sing my song, or offer my act of love.
These are entrusted only to me.
According to this tradition, the message may be spoken, the song sung,
the act of love delivered only to a few,
or to all the folk of a small town,
or to all the people in a large city,
or even to all the people in the whole world.
It all depends on God’s unique plan
for each person.
Your message has been heard in my heart,
Your song has warmed my world,
And your love has brightened my darkness . . .”
Bmcuwp
Knew those toiletries were a hint :)
Cracked a few open already and there’s more to follow……Cyber clink to you’s all :))
I’m in Naples FL for the Sevco game. Anybody got inside info in a proper-minded place to watch the game?
Happy holidays to everyone.
Wishing Paul67 and everyone else in the CQN family a Merry Christmas.
Dinner on now its time to marinade the chef in a mix of beer, Prosecco and a nicely chilled Sancerre.
Good afternoon CQN
Merry Christmas to you all
Hail Hail
Erik sums the Celtic family up well.
A very decent sounding person with huge family beliefs.
http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/10707515/special-interview-with-erik-sviatchenko
As long as the nice guy image disappears against that excuse of a coward Garner at Sevco at New Year.
A very Merry and Peaceful Christmas to all CQN’rs
Hope all your wishes have come through :-)
Found this wee snippet on-line today, fair made me smile
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>………………. ‘Rangers’ missed out on a share of a £600,000 pay-out from former TV company Setanta – because technically they don’t exist anymore…….. Clubs who were part of the SPL between 2009 and 2012 received payments this week as their final dividend for the company going into administration back in 2009……… But ‘Rangers’ got nothing because they were classed as a club which no longer exists after their liquidation in June 2012…….. Talk about a kick in the BAWS……. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>………… The Timternet is wonderful,isn’t it………
Hail Hail
Today I shall be eating assorted seafood, turkey, various vegetables, sherry trifle, pannacotta…and drinking beer, prosecco, red wine and gin.
…but not necessarily in that order!
Buon appetito and cin cin!
HH!!
Merry Christmas to all in the Celtic Family no matter where you are in the World.
Hope today has been Great and hope that 2017 brings happiness, peace and contentment to you all.
( a wee treble would be nice also, so would honesty, justice and a bit of karma.)
Hail Hail.. God bless you All.
As a few lads who have been missing in action resurrected themselves to send Christmas Greetings, I feel I should follow suit. Always felt blessed that my kids are all living in the same neck of the woods as me.
Very soon I’ll be breaking bread with my 3 children their spouses and my 8 grand kids.
Family, Faith, Club & Country is what defines my life.
Celtic is my Club & you guys out there are my Celtic Family so may God Bless you all, and may he comfort those of you who are sick or are troubled by life’s problems.
I send a special greeting to El Diego Bhoy, I sincerely hope you are doing well.
I also remember our deceased CQN’ers & Wee Oscar,
Be good lhads and if ye can’t be good be careful.