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Mal Ryan Ph: 0419 741 223 - mspa.com@optusnet.com.au - Capalaba, Brisbane. Check out our website: www.octopusgrip.com to find a distributor close to you. British Car Specialist & Rover T4 Diagnostics 2 Trade Street Ormiston Q 4160 8 The Octagon - November 2016
HO, HO, HO, AND A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS - by Club Chaplain Ken Trudgian “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth”, and if you can remember that song you are probably a bit like me, getting old and wanting more than just my two front teeth. Perhaps like so many these days we want ever soooooo much for Christmas. Sometimes it may be something very worth while such as a loved one to be better and recovered from an illness, or to not feel the agony of old age. Yet more and more it seems that the Christmas message has become a “Calvin” list, and a long one at that, of wants. Not only that, instead of little things the list has big and expensive items; a new car, overseas holiday and many items that would eat up an average person’s pay packet. Then there is the big concern that is worrying many people world wide that will challenge their Christmas season; who will be the next American President? By the time you read this you’ll know and either have breathed a sigh of relief, or be wondering where the world is going. How many people in Australia look at the American Presidential election and hope that such an amazing extravaganza will never happen here. The cost of electing the President would feed and clothe much of that nation’s poor. What a Christmas that would be! As I write this the advance upon the ISIS stronghold is taking place. If it is successful, I am sure the world will feel at peace, and if it happens before Christmas many will believe it to be a truly blessed event. Since 9/11 it seems the world has been held at ransom with London, Paris and many other places caught up in extreme fear. Will that advance upon ISIS bring peace to the world once again, or will it simply cause us to look for the next wave of destruction? When people have a like passion and accomplish goals together it allows them to put aside the fears of things such as mentioned above. Recently I went for a motorbike ride with a group from a Ulysses club. They are men and women from completely different walks of life but with a similar passion, just enjoying each other’s companionship and leaving the cares of the world alone. Each time I read a new copy of the Octagon I have a similar feeling as it draws me to the joy of our club. It’s not only when people get together either for a mid week run, hill climb or Noggin ‘n’ Natter but all things that remind us that we are members of the MGCC. With that in mind a very big thank you to Elaine for a great magazine. So, what do I want for Christmas? Honestly there are probably many things and at the top of the list would be PEACE for the world along with some selfish desires. However my mind goes back to Christmases past when my boys were young and I remember the incredible joy of them receiving their gifts. The joy of Christmas is not in the receiving but in the giving. The challenge for me then becomes “what can I give to the MGCC”, rather than what can it do for me. Christmas is a good time to remember that God gave first, and that the best part about Christmas is the giving. Apart from the media hype and political correctness the true meaning of Christmas is the birth of Jesus, who came to bring true peace to the world. Yet I believe that a Bible verse sums up the message of Christmas best. JOHN 3:16 “ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”. (NIV) The song many years ago went, “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth...so that I can wish you Merry Christmas”. The Octagon - November 2016 9
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Page 3 and 4: President’s Report It seems hard
Page 5 and 6: Notice Board The Clubrooms are open
Page 7: Inspired by the nesting curlew, Mal
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Page 13 and 14: To the Editor Hi Elaine I would lik
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Page 17 and 18: MY TRIP TO THE PRE-1955 BAY TO BIRD
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