Marist Messenger February 2023 51 Mac fostered Marriage Encounter and his own life and the lives of those he established it in Fiji and in several other served. He also encouraged other countries in the South Pacific. He weaved movements within ministry such as Marriage Encounter into the various Christian Meditation and the Ignatian courses at Tutu and the formation of the thirty day retreats. And if he supported a future leaders of the Centre. It was about movement, he practised it seriously listening to and responding to the very himself. personal and intimate thoughts of the other. But he always insisted that we Returning to a very different New remember that the truths we live by are Zealand in 2019 was difficult for him. the ones we discover for ourselves. This Being able to watch more rugby and was a fundamental principle for him. cricket was a small consolation. But looking after Pahiatua and later, Mike’s ability to listen to others and to Dannevirke, gave him the caring and remember their stories allowed him to tell supportive communities which helped stories his way to convey his message. him gradually settle back. “Jesus”, he would say “was a man who reached people through stories”. Whether The great joy of his last few months was he was teaching, or preaching or sharing to go back to Fiji and to say his goodbyes. intimately with a community or a group of He was warmly welcomed, joyfully people, Mac told stories. He had a celebrated and sent on his way back home wonderful sense of drama – the ability to with many tears. Lani Tatini , the Finance hold attention, to pause just long enough Officer at Tutu wrote: “With great sadness to make an important point; and and deep sorrow in our hearts we say good inevitably you would be captured by his bye to our hero, our beloved priest, our infectious laughter at his conclusion. best friend and companion on mission. We love you dearly and miss you greatly.” Having time for others was important to Mike and many life-changing May Michael McVerry rest in peace in experiences took place on the verandah of the presence of Jesus and his mother Mary, his house. The conversations covered all of and be welcomed by those to whom he life: rugby, politics, and society. ministered so generously in his rich and wonderful life. Amen. He always remained close to the grassroots people, especially in Fiji. But he Based on the Eulogy by Fr Michael insisted on receiving advice from the best O’Connor SM academics: be it in agriculture, politics, sociology, theology, culture, spirituality and all the other disciplines that touched
52 Marist Messenger February 2023 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Can You Bear It? I went to the doctor for my yearly physical. It's been a strange day! First, I found a hat The nurse starts with the basics. \"How full of money on the sidewalk. much do you weigh?\" she asks. Then I was chased by an angry man with a \"115,\" I say. guitar. The nurse puts me on the scale. It turns out my weight is 140. Q: What has more lives than a cat? The nurse asks, \"Your height?\" A: A frog. It croaks every night. \"5 foot 8,\" I say. The nurse checks and sees that I only Atheism is a non-prophet organisation. measure 5'5\". She then takes my blood pressure and tells me it is very high. \"OF COURSE IT'S HIGH!\" I scream, \"When I came in here I was tall and slender! Now I'm short and fat!\" The teacher heard one of her students, Before you criticise someone, walk a mile Johnny, use some off-colour language and in their shoes. That way, when you do was shocked. criticise them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes. \"Johnny Martin, don’t you ever use language like that again, not near me, not Last night my wife was complaining that I in school, not anywhere! Where on earth never listen to her… or something like did you learn that?\" that. \"I got it from my dad, Miss Rollins,\" Adam & Eve were the first ones to ignore replied Johnny. the Apple terms and conditions. \"Well, your father should be ashamed. I Despite the high cost of living, it remains doubt you even know what all that popular. means?\" \"Oh Miss Rollins, I do,\" said Johnny. \"It means the car won’t start.\"
Marist Messenger February 2023 53 Crossword by Max The winner of the Marist Messenger prize for the November Crossword was Sr Francis O.C.D, of Auckland Solution for December Across: 1 Cope, 3 Vocation, 9 Tarried, 10 Gorse, 11 Cruet, 12 I cried, 14 Moppet, 16 Venial, 19 Logjam, 21 Altar, 24 Relic, 25 Unclean, 26 Parables, 27 Lent. Down: 1 Catacomb, 2 Purau, 4 Ordain, 5 Anger, 6 Israeli, 7 Noel, 8 Virtue, 13 Clarinet, 15 Prowler, 17 Exarch, 18 Impure, 20 Jacob, 22 Theme, 23 Trip. Clues Down Across 1 Lad leaves archaic damosels in distress and 1 All out subliminal disruption produces a small receives two tablets! (5) public transport vehicle! (7) 2 Revised on edict and paid attention! (7) 5 Scale (5) 3 Government officials use Arabic cure 8 Companion of Dionysus a defective stray! (5) 9 Go to pieces as Roman rower! (7) unusually! (13) 10 Concept of fairness in society the result of 4 Capital of Macedonia source of P jokes! (6) 5 Anarchist in me changes personal appellation! Jesuit's calico! (6,7) 11 Informal physician makes a hash of social (9,4) 6 Poets' feet are regularly stressed? (5) media without alias! (6) 7 Petrol has been deployed around branch of 12 Sissy half-male in sister's headdress! (6) 15 Latvian mayors originally founded by William Buddhism! (7) 11 She aims surprisingly, to be a saviour! (7) Booth! (9,4) 13 \"Every happening, great and small, is a ___ 18 Encourage within church edifice? (7) 19 Discovered Abraham blessedly, can walk with whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message\". Malcolm Muggeridge (7) a slow pace! (5) 14 Stop trying - there's no art in purgative 20 Frenzied shark pays attention! (5) reformation! (4,2) 21 Fake it before nurse! (7) 16 Alas, erased secretly by beam of light! (5) 17 Produce and give up? (5)
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Marist Messenger February 2023 55 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Remembering Our Dead The Eucharist is celebrated each month by the editor for those whose names occur in this list. To add a name, write or send an email to the secretary. Each name is published for three years, after which the name must be re-submitted. Please, no more than three names at a time. Recently Deceased: 12th Kevin Barry, Janet IJsseldijk, 13th Marion Frances Hyland, Denis Dowling, Olavo Fonseca, 14th Fr Patrick Cahill, Leo Mary Frame, Cecilia Gerard McPherson, Tess McKeefry, Mary Arscott, 15th Sarah Jane Gittings, Nicolette Buisman, Colin Cameron Howat, 16th Krystyna Downey, 17th Fraser, Jim Brodie, Apolonia van der Peet. Nancy Joyce Nevin, 19th Gordon Savage, Monica Faulkner, Fr Terence O’Neill SM, In Memoriam: Chris Ward, Shirley Ryan, 20th Vicars February 1st Alma Mary Frame, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Margaret Smith, Lumen O’Connor, 2nd Kieran Patrick O'Connor, Roma, 21st Adele Patricia Ryan, Joyce Ita McIntyre, Peter George Kelly, Daniel Elizabeth O’Keeffe, 22nd Bernadette Martin Taylor, 3rd Michael J Hartstonge, Mohekey, 23rd Hubertus Yark, Gordon Savio Cordeiro, Maria Bell, Betty Knight , O’Sullivan, 27th Father Michael Edward Banks, 4th Doreen Williams, O’Meeghan SM, Annette Bernadine Watts, Peggy Beck, Helen Arrow, 5th Thomas 28th Vic Clark, Mark McRae, 29th Teresa Patrick Ritchie, 6th Dorothy Parsons, John Czochanska. Patrick Murphy, 7th Margaret Ann Stoddard, Luc Marie, Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Percival, Kathleen Mary Barrett, Petronella Yark-van den Eng, 8th Joseph O’Neill, 9th Terence Pereira, Karen Barreto, 11th Owen McGarvey, Nancy Koopmanschap, Edward Henry,
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