Croydon Catenians Circle 60

Cookery Demonstration. Gâteau St Honoré

Cookery Demonstration. Gâteau St Honoré

Cookery Demonstration. Spinach, mushroom and goat’s cheese wellington

Cookery demonstration. How to bone, stuff and roll a chicken

At the beginning of his year in office, President Ken Lee announced that his President’s Charity would be The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and throughout the year various fund raising efforts have taken place.

The final event was participation in the Marsden March on Sunday 22nd March. Sadly, Ken an avid runner and walker was prevented from taking part (his son Thomas took his place) but members of the Circle put in much effort to raise funds for the Charity.

Gil and Phil Tomei , Maureen and Clare Melvin walked the 5 mile route whilst Stephen Piper, Andrew Denore and Thomas Lee walked the 14 mile route.

The final amount raised is not yet known but will certainly exceed several hundred pounds when fully collected.

Left to right
Phil Tomei, Gil Tomei, Clare Melvin, Maureen Melvin

Left to right
Stephen Piper, Andrew Denore, Phil Tomei, Gil Tomei, Thomas Lee

Croydon Circle held their Annual Clergy Night Dinner at Purely Downs Golf Club in November attracting the largest group of Clergy and Sisters for many years from the Parishes round Croydon and also the Emmaus Centre in West Wickham. It is the one time in the year when the Circle welcome and give thanks to the clergy who give so much time to their Parishioners.

Circle President, Ken Lee welcomed all the guests and a humorous response was made by Canon James Pannett.

From left to Right
Fr Patrick Cannon (St Dominic, Waddon), Deacon Philip Pond, Fr Joseph O’Connor (Our Lady of the Annunciation, Addiscombe), Fr Patrick Murtagh (retired), Fr Gus Kinnane (Holy Family, Sanderstead), Canon Frank O’Sullivan (retired), Fr Martin McCarthy, (St Gertrude, South Croydon), Circle President, Ken Lee, Tina Lee, Fr Denis Paul (retired), Canon James Pannett (St John the Baptist, Purley), Fr Richard Lear (Emmaus Retreat Conference Centre), Fr William Damah (St Chad, South Norwood), Sister Sheila Moloney (Convent of Daughters of Mary and Joseph, Thornton Heath), Fr Desmond Doherty (retired), Fr Antony Megalan Sellam (St Mary’s, West Croydon), Fr Michael Scanlon (St Mary’s, West Croydon), Sister Felice Wright (Emmaus Retreat Conference Centre), Fr Barry Hughes (behind Sr Felice) (retired).