Winner of Challenge #132

Thank you to everyone who took part in last weeks challenge. I hope you have had fun with the sketch.
The winner of the 25 euro gift certificate to spend at Your Zoap is........

NATHALIE GRANTHAM (NGCARDS)

And here is Nathalie's wonderfull card...

Congratulations Nathalie !! Can you please EMAIL ME with your email & postal adress so that I can pass it on to Gepke from Your Zoap who will then be in touch with details of how you can claim your prize.

Have fun choosing your prize.....

Hugs Terry xxxx

Hello Everyone

I'm so glad that you have the time to stop by this weekend. Christmas is just a couple of weeks away I now that the weekends are priceless, so thank-you for participating. If this is your first time here all you need to do is click on the link on top of this blog and it will explain this everything you need to know about posting.
Blessings,
Ginger

Prayers please for Mother Mary Francesca, O.SS.R.

Was ask your prayers for
Reverend Mother Mary Francesca, O.SS.R.
Prioress of the Redemptoristine Nuns
in Maitland,
Australia.

Reverend Mother was urgently admitted to hospital
with cancer of the thyroid
she is awaiting surgery on Friday.

Holy Mass was offered for her on Papa Stronsay this morning,
Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Link for updates on Mother Francesca's condition.

The St. Nicholas Snows on Papa Stronsay

Feast of St. Nicholas
the Wonderworker.

St. Nicholas has been venerated on Papa Stronsay
for over 1,000 years.

Our Lady's cloister in St. Nicholas' snow.

While we occasionally have a little snow in Orkney
this year, with the rest of Britain we are having
an unusual abundance.

The Te Deum procession to the Blessed Sacrament,
made daily after dinner and supper,
had added attraction today.

The lane between the cells
this afternoon at 3.00 p.m.

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Blessed Feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
to all our readers!
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Collect from the 1962 Missal
for the feast.

Oremus.
Deus, qui beatum Nicolaum Pontificem
innumeris decorasti miraculis;
tribue quaesumus;
ut ejus meritis et precibus,
a gehennae incendiis liberemur.
Per Dominum...

O God who didst adorn blessed Nicholas, the bishop,
with miracles unnumbered,
grant we beseech Thee,
that by his merits and prayers
we may be delivered from the flames of hell.
Through our Lord...

Collect from the 1969 Missal.

Oremus.
Misericordiam tuam, Domine, supplices imploramus,
et, beati Nicolai episcopi interveniente suffragio,
nos in omnibus custodi periculis,
ut via salutis nobis pateat expedita.
Per Dominum...

We ask you, Lord, through the intercession of Saint Nicholas,
to keep us safe amid all dangers,
so that we may go forward without hindrance
along the road of salvation.
Through our Lord...


An historical drawing of the St. Nicholas Cross.
The original Cross, found at the chapel site on Papa Stronsay
was dated to be from the
seventh or eighth century.

The St. Nicholas Cross
of Papa Stronsay as a pendant.

St. Nicholas Chapel on Papa Stronsay
was built in the eleventh century,
over yet earlier buildings,
its ruins alone remain.
The drawing shows the two celled chapel which,
against its North wall has the remains of another older
circular cell.
Another wall,
perhaps the apse and part of an older cruciform structure
lies outside the two celled chapel to the East.

Markets - December 6th to 12th

Wednesday 8th December
Ceres Organic Market

Saturday 11th December
Ballarat Lakeside Farmers' Market
Bendigo Community Farmers' Market
Caulfield Farmers' Market
Central Geelong Farmers' Market
Ceres Organic Market
Coal Creek Farmers' Market
Collingwood Childrens Farm Farmers' Market
Croydon Farmers' Market
Healesville Organic Farmers' Market
Hume Murray Farmers' Market
Kyneton Farmers' Market
Metung Farmers' Market
Mont de Lancey Farmers' Market
North Essendon Village Farmers' Market
Pakenham Rotary Farmers' Market
Sunbury Farmers' Market
University Hill Farmers' Market
Violet Town Community Market

Sunday 12th December
Girgarre Farmers' Market
Knox Community Farmers' Market
Melbourne Showgrounds Farmers' Market
Mulgrave Farmers' Market
Natimuk Farmers' Market
Whitehorse Farmers' Market
Williamstown Farmers' Market

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MARKETS

18th December

• Daylesford Twilight
• 4pm to 8pm

21st December

• Hurtstbridge
• 4pm to 8pm
• Churchill Island
• 8am to 1pm
• Tyabb
• 8am to 1pm
• Newtown
• 8am to 1pm

22nd December

• Gasworks
• 4pm to 8pm
• Kingston
• 4pm to 7.30pm
• Veg Out St Kilda
• 4pm to 8pm
• Hume Murray
• 5pm to 8pm
• Bundoora Park
• 8am to 1pm

23rd December

• Casey-Berwick
• 4pm to 8pm
• Slow Food
• 3pm to 8pm
• Croydon
• 8am to 1pm
• North Essendon Village
• 8am to 1pm
• Williamstown Twilight Market
• 4pm to 8.30pm

25th December

• Mornington
• Tralagon

26th December

• Yarrawonga

27th December

• Churchill Island

29th December

• Venus Bay Farmers Market
• 8am to 1pm
• Every Wednesday until January 26th

#244 - Guidance

As we get closer to the beginning of the new year, I thought it might be time to think about guidance.  Do you need some?  Could you give some? Do you know where some could be used?  Is there something new in your future?  It could be something as simple as how to cook the perfect turkey or as grand as the right way to move into 2011.  Give us your take on guidance.

Week #132- Terry's DT week, 4th of December, sponsored by YOUR ZOAP

Hiya ladies, it is Saturday so first of all that means another fabulous challenge at Sketch Saturday and this week it is my turn to host the challenge.....because it is my DT week....but before I give you my story.....I want to thank everyone who entered the challenge from last week, there were some amazing creations wohoooo, thank you all so much for joining in...

Let me tell you that we are being sponsored this week by

Gepke from Your Zoap

www.yourzoap.nl

The shop is THE ADDRESS for romantic accessories for in your house. But Gepke also has lovely zoap, quilts, textile, lace and lots and lots of fabulous paperpads and all sorts of hobby material....wohooo.

She is sponsoring this weeks challenge and the winner of the challenge can pick out beautiful things in Gepke's shop for 25 euro's. Isn't that wonderful???

Thank you so much Gepke for your generosity.

And I have to tell you that my GDT for this month is

the ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

Bev Rochester

wowzers I am so honored that Bev gladly accepted my question if she wanted to be my GDT .....So can you believe it, we are going to have a month long amazing created cards by Bev on SS....wohooo......Thank you so much sweetie for being my GDT this month.....check out Bev's blog ladies cause she makes the most wonderful creations ever.......and I am a huge fan of Bev and her creations......

So here we go.......

This is the sketch that I made for you to play with...I hope you all like it and of course I hope that you will have fun with it. So let the FUN begin.......

This is the AMAZING and wonderful card that Bev made for this week's challenge:

Thank you so much sweetie ...your AMAZING......

And just check out what my Wonderful Teamies made with the sketch:

Jilli

Catherine

Leonie

Terry

San

Cazza

Maya

 Jo

Lisa

Jeanette

Paula

Simonne

Thank you so much for stopping by today

I do hope you have fun with this weeks sketch and do check out my teamies creations on their blogs....and maybe you could leave them a comment...that would be very nice....

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