THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK: Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
PERSONALS: Happy 80th Birthday greetings go to Russell Hurren from family and friends.
Birthday wishes go to twins Evie and Allie Dunstone, Brett Crofts, Pam Shepherd, Hanna Melican, twins Darryl and Anita Lynch, Olivia Canobie, Lucy White, Allyssa Constable, Alison Green, Tainie Northausen, Marnie Mapperson, Martin Coll, Sarah Sidebottom, Scarlet Ormond, John Hilton, Doc Paul Lejins, Brad Friedrich, Bowan Shelton, Martin Langdon and Melinda Simonis.
Happy wedding anniversary wishes go to Jo and Mick Mitchell and to Steven and Lisa Miller.
OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY: Sympathy goes to the family and the friends of Bill Ewing and sympathy also goes to the family and friends of Sarah Locke.
Both passed away recently and will be sadly missed.
WHAT ABOUT PATRIOTISM? While in hospital last week a Filipino nurse spoke to me about patriotism.
She asked me how I had gained mine.
I said I learnt from the age of five an oath of Allegiance.
It went like this. "I love God and my country, I will honour the flag, I will serve the Queen and cheerfully obey my parents, teachers and the law."
That oath of allegiance was said in school assemblies all over Australia in days gone by.
Today, however, that pledge is no longer borne on children's voices.
There are four elements in that old oath that are still among the pillars of our society —whether or not they are recognised and honoured.
They are: (1) our God, (2) our nation, (3) our monarch, and (4) our laws.
We also sang "God save the Queen" after pictures shows and stage ones ended in theatres, at dances and balls, major sporting and organised events and after TV Transmission closed each night.
I feel that singing or playing "Advance Australia Fair" does not show our patriotism enough.
COMING UP: Saturday, August 27 – Nagambie Bowls Club's Nagambie Cup evening.
A social night for all to enjoy.
6.30pm sharp – bookings to F Smith at 0418 942 446.
28 August – Nagambie Farmer's market at Tahbilk.
30 August – Nagambie Recreation Reserve's AGM.
Clubrooms at 6pm.
5 September – Nagambie Tennis Club AGM at 7pm.
10 September – Tahbilk Community Festival at Tahbilk Winery from 10am–4pm.
Free entry, live music, food trucks, wetlands boat tours, picnic–wine tastings, markets, Taungurung workshops, snake man.
Book free workshops at tahbilk.com.au
11 September – Avenel market.
NAGAMBIE LAKES COMMUNITY HOUSE NEWS:
September 3 – Spring Soiree at 7pm at Community house.
September 16 – Jabba the Bus will be parked outside the Nagambie Lakes Community House between 10am and 3pm.
Get your COVID shot–both adult and paediatric Pfizer available.
September 21 – AGM at 1.30pm at the Community house.
Memberships due now.
CHURCHES: ANGLICAN–PARISH OF CENTRAL GOULBURN:
Thursday, August 25 – MU Mary Sumner Day and Wave of Prayer.
At St John's, Nagambie at 1.30pm.
Sunday, August 28 – The Anglican Bishop of the Wangaratta Diocese Clarence Bester will visit Christ Church Seymour at a combined service at 10am.
Followed by morning tea.
No services at Avenel or Nagambie.
POC. Rev Richard Pennington 0477 921 111.
CATHOLIC: Nagambie St Malachy's.
POC Wendy Keenan. 0459 595 908
Avenel St Mary's – POC Grace Kenworthy at 0405 125 963.
UNITING CHURCH: Nagambie Connect Faith Community.
POC Ruth Close 0402 286 277.
PRESBYTERIAN: St Andrew's – POC Bill Day 0429 933 116.
AVENEL AND SEYMOUR UNITING: POC Reverend John Payne at 0408 176 754.