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Servizi Speciali
Agrigento Visited
Pesce d'Aprile
Elezione Europee
North v. South
St. Peter's Accounts
Cos'e' un Patronato
In Pace
p. 5
p. 10
p. 10
p. 14
p. 30
p. 31
p. 36
Regular Features
Due Parole
The Hill
Cronaca della Comunita'
Dall'Italia
In Cammino con Carmelo
Ecclesia Nostra
For a Rainy Day
Face to Face
p. 4
p. 8
p. 18
p.23
p.24
p.29
p.34
p.36
Entertainment, Leisure &: Sport
Cinema
Sportlight
Italsport
Anglo Italian Football League
Tempo Libero
Mamma's Ricetta
p.37
p. 40
p. 41
p. 42
p. 45
p. 46
North versus South.
The big shootout.
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Due Parole
Carl Amici,
Con queste Due Parole ci faeeiamo una ehiaeehierata sulle
famiglie: sulle vostre famiglie, quelle
ehe avete formato voi. La ehiaechierata la faecio con tanto rispeltO verso
di voi.
10 sono un prete: ho solo la
famiglia di origine,ma non ho ereato
una nuova famiglia. Per questo devo
pregare .tanto iI Signore. Dio ehe mi
faecia sentire i suoi sentimenti di
Padre buono e misericordioso. 10 non
Padre Roberto Russo
voglio fare iI maestro, non. ho mai
fatto iI maestro: pero' voglio vivere
con voi la vita del mondo in cui tutti
noi viviamo. Per questo dobbiamo
aiula!"ei e per questo tutti possiamo
.parlare di famiglia: perche' tutti
quanti siamo ehiarnati daI Signore Dio
a vivere nel mondo con le nostre
famiglie e con le aItre
famiglie del mondo. II Signore Dio ei dara' la grazia
per portare aiulo a tutti, ma
dobbiamo avere tanta umi1ta' e tanta preghiera.
E' sieuro ehe se abbiamo una fainiglia 10 ha
voluto il Signore Dio, anehe se noi non ei pensiamo:
e aIlora dobbiamo essere
proprio orgogliosi perehe'
Dio ci ha scclto per formare una famiglia, anzi
quella famiglia ehe abbiamo. Dio da una grazia
speciale ai genitori, ai figli, al marito,
alia moglie, a fratello e sorella: e'
vero, Dio da questa grazia speciale a
ognuno della famiglia perehe' quella
famiglia possa andare'avanti bene. Ma
per scoprire tUIIo qUcSto, e' bello
Dear Friends,
With these Due Parole I would like to talk on the
subject of families, your families; those you have ereated
and, formed around you. And what I have to say I say
purely because of the great esteem I have for you.
I am justa priest whose only family is the,one I was
born into. I never ereatCd a new family of my own and
because of this I constantly pray to Our Lord God that He
may instil in me His feelings and sentiments of a Good
and Mereiful Father. .
I have never been a teaeher, 'nor has it ever been my
intention to be one; all I want is to live and.be part of the
life we all live in. To do' this wc must always help eaeh
other because then we will be in a better posilion to talk
about things eoncerning families, and also because, we are
called upon by Our Lord God to live and co-cxist
peacefully not only within our families but with other
families in the world as well.
Our Good Lord God will give us the graee to help
everybody, bUI we must at all times be full of humility and
willingness to pray. Even though it may never enter into
our minds there is no doubt that if wc are blessed wilh a
family it is because of God's will, and we should feel
proud to have been ehosen to receive the gill of ereating
our very own family.
It is true that God has bestowed a special grace on
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poter pregare: andarc a mcssa la
domenica, dire le preghiere ogni
giorno; accostarsi ai Saeramenti e fare
iI bene.
Mi voglio fermare solo su questo
ultimo punto e pensiamoci bene.
Sarcbbe tanto bello se tutta la
famiglia 0 anehe famiglie amiehe, si
unissero insieme' e "sponsorizzasscro"
una opera buona. Se prendcssero Sotto
la loro protczione una famiglia pove.ra
o bisognosa di aiuto; se invitassero
dei poveri a casa; 0 se comprasscro
della roba per i poveri. Ma dovrcbbe
essere una opera buona ehe uniscc in
qualehe modo tutta la famiglia 0 le
famiglie e ehe nascc da un vero
saerifieio di tutti i componenti delle
famiglie. Non dovete dare i soldi al
prete. 10, Padre Russo, vi posso
aiutare a fare questo, ma siete voi ehe
direttamente dovete incontrarc le persone ehe volete aiutare.
Insomma. preghiamo e pensiamoci:
se faremo eosi', sieuramente le nostre
famiglie diventeranno migliori: e ei
sentiremo santamente orgogliosi
perehc' . Capiremo quanto e' bella e
importante la vita delle nostre
Famiglie. Coraggio.
parents, sons, falhers, mothers, brothers and sisters. Every
member of the family has rcceived a special grace from
God so that all families can go through life successfully.
BUI to become aware of all this it would hi: so nice' to pray
eonstantly, to go to Mass on Sundays, to say one's
morning and night prayers, to receive the Saerame:lls and
to carry oul good works.
On this last point I would like to dwell a little and
ponder deeply: how wonderful it would be if the'whole
family, together with other friendly. families, could gel
together and make themselves sponsors of some good
work, sueh as taking under one's proteclion some other
family in desperate need of help, inviting home a few poor
people, or buying things for the poor and needy. But it has
to be a good and generous aet that unites not only the
family or families, but one that springs forth for saerifices
made by various members of the family. There is no need
for you to give money to"the priest.
I, Father Russo, can help you in this way, but it is you
who must directly meet with those you wish to help. Let
us therefore give plenty of thoughth to this and continue as
usual to pray; if we do so our families will eertainly be all
the belter for it and we will also feel proud, in a saintly
way, because it is then that wc will ultimately understand
and grasp the significance and importance of family life.
Take Heart.
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Agrigento Visited
Forty one other people and I
booked a long weekend in Agrigento
organised by Cav. Franco Sistina,
president of the Italiani nel Mondo in
conjunction with Alitalia.
I had always been told how beautiful Sicily is but what I, and many
others in the group, did not exeept
was what awaited us.
Our party arrived at Catania and
we travelled to Agrigento through
~~,?.o(~!'.'?..!1!ost spectacular countrysIde Imagmable. There were groves
upon groves or orange and olive' trees
that gave way to rugged mountains
and vivid green fields only to be
followed by well kept vineyards that
went on for miles.
We were warmly welcomed on
arrival at the Collcverde Park Hotel.
This smart new hotel was built on a
hill where the panorama was spectacular. Two of the five temples we
were to visit were elearly visible.
Our first tour began on Friday
morning at the Valley of the Temples
where our guide explained that th6
temples were built in the time <if the
early
Greek
domination.
There were tyrannieal as well as
demoeratic regimes. The first
of the tyrants was
Phalaris and he
was well known
for being particularly cruel to his
enemies
by
pUlling them inside a large
bronze bull and
lighting fires undernc.~th it. Their
cries, as they roasted to dc.~th, gave
the impression of the bull roaring.
The temple of Juno surmounts a
rocky ridge which formed the city
rmllp.~rts. Juno was the proteetor of
engaged or married couples.
The Temple of Concordia seemed
almost perfect: built over 200 years
ago it has stood the test of time.
Originally built by the Greeks the
temple was later converted into a
Catholic Church. Pcople are no longer
allowed inside due to the r.~ct that
parts of the structure may r.~1I away.
The Grecks did not use ccment of
any type to build their temples or
walls. The pillars of the temple were
made in a 'Iego' r.~shion with c.~ch
section of pillar being as if sliced
with a nail protruding undernc.~th the
ccntre which is Ihen slotted into the
Pia PeJlicd
specially carved hole in the centre of
the section on which it was placed.
The Temple of lous, which was
never finished even after 80 years of
building by the Greeks, and whose
blocks of stone were latcr used in the
building of another kind, was originally constructed with 38 Giganti
holding up the entablature of the
temple with their raised arms. Unfortunately just one remains and is in
safe keeping in the Archaeological
Museum. As we walked further on we
were shown the underground catacombs originally used for water storage and channels, but later they had
another use as burial chambers.
Our tour lasted a lot longer than
expected. These magnifieent structures just left you in awe of their
height. size and beauty. To think that
over 2000 years earlier people had
walked where I was standing nowl
Having tom ourselves away from
the Valley of the Temples we were
taken to the house of Luigi Pirandello,
NobCl Prize Winner for Literature in
1934. Pirandello's house is now a
museum of his
books, photographs and letters. The house
is just outside
Agrigento in
the hamlet of
Caos. Pirandello used to
laugh and say
he was born in
"chaos"! He
had asked that
when he died
he should be
taken back to
his beloved
Agrigento and buried under a solitary
pine tree; it is exactly what happened.
On the Saturday morning we were
taken by coach to the centre of town.
Here. those who were 'able (this tour
meant a lot of walking uphill and
numerous stairs as most of the streets
were. in fact, stairs), alighted from the
coach and began our tour of the older
part of to\\n.
The houses or apartments were
built close together to give each other
shade in the hot sun. As we were
cunous to sec C\'Cl)1hing so the
people of Agrigento \\'Cre just as
curious to sec us and many eame out
onto their balconies to say hello.
Our first stop was at the Cistercian
Convent of Santo Spirito. Outside the
church looks very plain but on entering one would have a hard he.~rt not
to take a sharp intake of breath at the
beauty.
The decoration is Baroque. White
plaster reliefs make the setting for the
altar and four large pictures on the
walls depicting The Annunciation,
The Nativity, The Magi and The
Flight into Egypt. These stuecos area
attributed to Sepotta and date from
the early 17th century, (the church
was actually founded in the 13th
century). The Sisters of the Convent
of Santo Spirito are very famous for
their cakes and biscuits which they
make from a secret recipe but which
consists of pistachio and. almonds
shaped like flowers, snakes and shells.
Moving on \\'0 came to the Cathedral which is the fourth largest in all
Italy. It was founded by a Norman
bishop called San Gerlhando in the
14th century. Part of the original
Norman ceiling which is painted with
pictures of the saints still remains and.
believe me. it is really stunning.
Again as in the church of Santo
Spirito the decoration around the altar
is that of the Baroque stueco reliefs of
chcrubs, but this time in such quantity
as to be overpowering. There is a
glass cabinet on the wall as you enter
the Cathedral and this houses a mummified Crusader, it is not kno\\n who
he is or why he was place there.
Saturday afternoon \\'0 all went to
the beaeh. You cannot go to an island
and not sec the beach. It was also an
cxcuse to have an ice-<:ream (although
who nceds an excuse anywayl).
Saturday evcning was to be a
special onc at the hotel and it really
was. A group of about 20 young
peoplc all dressed in national costume
came to perform a ,"Folk Evening".
These young people played their own
instruments and from the first very
exciting and energetic song and dance
to the last their energies and smiles
did not ebb. They looked as though
they enjoyed every minute of it - \\'0
certainly didl It is true that many of
the little 'commedie' they performed
was not undcrstood by all, but the
atmosphere was set and people \\'Cre
carried along by their excitement.
On Sunday \\'0 travelled back to
London sad to leave such a beautiful
place so packed full of history. The
only thing which eased the journey
back to the airport was that \\'0 \\'Cre
able to feast our eyes on the stunning
scenery one last time.
Would I go back to Sicily? Without a doubt. But next time I would
stay for longer. much longer, much
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The Hill
Olive Besagni
For this month's article, it was
my intention to write a feature on
Famiglia Terroni. Famiglia Terroni
were .the well known proprietors of
the delicatessen situated next door to
St. Peter's Italian Church in Clerkenwell Road 'from 1878 until 1980.
I called on Luigi and Bruna Terroni at their home in Bounds Green
where I received a most· cordial'
welcome. "I've got something to
show you that I know will please
you" said Lou. He produced the
eentre page spread of an old news'paper "The Grapie" dated 17 February 1923. '''Look'' he said pointing
to a photograph, one of several feaentitured in the artiele which
tled, "The Italian Colony in London
and' i!S many activitiCs". I was deMaestro Giolighted, there he'
vanni 'Ferrari, my grandfather in a
group of "Staff of the Italian
School", I was' so' intrigued by the
ph~tographs ,and accompanying lit,erature I thought that' you might
enjoy them as much as I did. I'm
sure you'll agree that it's a fascinating glimpse back in ,time to "n
Quartiere,Italiano" in the year 1923.
"We are a very human people,
and if the first thought that comes to
mind rclating to Italian life in London ,is the memory of, happy evenings in Soho - well it is, a weakness whieh does not call forapology. The Italian restauranteurs, between Oxford Street and Shafiesbury
Avenue" have given the English a
new appreciation of 'the pleasures of
the table. The dainty and' well
was
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cooked food, the light
and sparkling wines, and
the cheerful diningrooms of the quarter
have contributed much
to our pleasure. Add to
this 'the animation and
courtesy of the quick
Italian waiter, and the
bright eyes and musical
voice of Signorina, and
you may be sure that
many English folk have
received their first call
to what Alice Meynell
has deseribed as "the
unfolding South'" from a
visit to Soho.
In actual fact, of
course, in Soho it is
only a glimpse, one gets of the
Italian life of London., The subjeets
of King Victor Emmanuel, while
they have their special haunts, are to
be found in all parts of the Metropolis. They have become diffused, in a
greater measure than used to be the
ease amongst the crowds that make
up the grcat eity.
We have to go farther east from
Soho to find such a '''Colony'' as
still exists. Go through Hattlm Garden, where the diamond merchants
,are, and cross over to the northern
side of Clerkenwell Road, and you
find yourself in "Little Italy!;. In
half a dozen typical strcets houses
and' shops are all occupied by lta)ians.
It looks' a poor neighbourhood,
but I got a suspicion that the neigh-
bourhood is not as, poor as it looks.
The laughing and boisterous children
,romping in thci roadway had dirty
faces and mostly worc ragged
clothes, but their health and vitality
were unmistakable. In their games
Italian boys and girls givc vent to
tremendous lung power. I' was assured that thc ratc of infantilc mortality in the colony is rcmarkably
low: a tribute to thc carc and devotion, of Italian' mothers to their children.
To sce a characteristic' Italian
scenc onc should go to "Little lIa.Iy" on the Sunday following July
16. This is the fcast day of Our
Lady of Mount CarmeJ, to whom' all
Italians render devotions.
On that day thc people of the
colony walk in procession. and carry
with rcverence thc statuc of the
Madonna' through the district which
they have madc their own. The drab
thoroughfares of Clerkenwell Ro.1d,
Eyrc Street Hill, Great Bath Street,
Farringdon Road, Cross Street and
Hatton, Garden 'present a scene of
animation and colour, Priests,' acolytes, thurifiers, cross-bearers, boys
and girls in national costume, and
banners and bands make up a notablc spectacle. ' . ,
Saffron Hill is in this neighbourhood, too, and it is herc that one
finds St. Peter's (now LCC) School rieh . in memories of Mazzini - in
whieh morc than two-thirds of the
nine hundred scholars bear Italian
names. Special evening classes arc
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held for the teaching of the language. The Italian Chureh of St.
Peter's built sixty years ago. faces
Clerkenwell Road. Its interior is very
beautiful and its staff of clergy,
including both English and Italian
priests, minister to the spiritual needs
of the people of the colony.
It is by some supposed that most
Italians get a livelihood by selling
ice-cream or by taking round barrelorgans. They may have been so at
one time, but it is difficult to find
an Italian organ-grinder today. One
or two Italian firms, I learn. let out
organs on hire - to' Englishmen. The
ice-cream trade still has its headquarters in the district, but it is now
a highly organised and ehiefly English business. with its strong trade
organisation - a development which
has led to great advances in the
conditions under which the delicacy
is made.
Generally speaking the Italian
workman has taken a step upward in
recent years. The Society of Italian
Workmen in London. with a thousand members. was founded by Mazzini and Garibaldi nearly sixty years
ago, and has its headquarters at the
Garibaldi Club in Laystall Street A
social centre of Italians. founded in
1919 is the Italian Co-operative Club
in Greek Street. Soho.
In work of benevolencc and philanthropy the Italians are second to
none in caring for their compatriots.
and how the Italian Hospital began
is an interesting example of this.
More th3l1 forty years ago a successful Itali,!n business man in London.
Commendatore G.B. Ortelli, and his
wife visited a
poor Italian in
an English
hospital. They
noticed that
although he
was receiving
every eare
and attention
he was not
happy. No
one eould
speak his
tongue. nor
could he make himself understood in English. Mr. Ortelli decided that the Italian
in London should have a
hospital of their own, where
doctors and nurses would
be able to talk with the
sufferers in their own language. He provided the
house and spent thousands
of pounds on its equipment
and expansion. and the Italian Hospital in Queen
Square. W.C. stands today
as the first lIalian Hospital founded
outside. Italy by one of her sons.
The cost of the building and
equipment. whieh he defrayed. was
£23.000. A bronze tablet in the entranee hall of the hospital testifies
the gratitude of Italians to the generous founder. Sick and injured lIalians have the first claim to the
serviees of the hospital. but non-.
lIalians are also cared for.
The lIalian Benevolent Society
and Home for the aged lIalian poor
in London is doing a noble work in
caring for a poorer members of the
lIalian communi!)' - a benefieent
mission begun more than sixty years
ago, 11 repatriates distressed and destilule compatriots back to lIaly. and
conducts a small home for the aged
poor of the colony at 2 Parton
Street. Red Lion Square. W,C.
The boundless cnthusiasm that
oue finds among all lIalians for the
\\elf.1re of their o\\n countl)' aud
people fiuds outstanding expression
in the devolion sho,m b)' volunta[)'
wOlkers to movcments like tl.1t of
the Bcnevolent Societ". Mr. A, Mo-.
linari. for example. has raised n.1n)'
thousands of pounds for Italian
charities by sports and athletic meet-·
ings that he has organised, Anothcr
unquenehable spirit for all lIalian
eanses is that of C,n'. Ramlele Terroni the honor:uv 5<.'Cretal\' of the
Benevolent Socieiy, 11 wO;lld 5<.'Cm
as if the mmn snn that bathes Italy
walms :1Iso the hC<lrts of her l"'Ople."
Next month's fealure \\ ill be
Famiglia Terroni. In the mC<lIltimc
many thanks to Luigi for allo\\ ing us
to use Ihis pr\."f:iolls. wdl prc$Cn"oo.
pil"l"C of Italian 1I1clllombilia.
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Pesce d'Aprile
E si', le votazioni del 26-27
marzo di questo anno sono state un
vero e proprio "pesce d'aprile" per
i vecchi schierainenti, per le vecchie
alleanze, per i vecchi, eterni,
panciuti e "gobbi" politici. Un
pesce d'aprile in anticipo ma
assolutamente pieno del suo tipico
senso bcffardo. Ma e' stato anchc
una sorpresa per tutti. Per tutti?
Proprio per tutti. Infatti nessuno
volcva quei risultati, ma tutti hanno
votato per loro. Nessuno avcva mai
pensato ad un simile scherzo, ma
tutti sono stati attori protagonisti di
questo "colpo di sccna".
Sembrerebbc come se ad uno ad
uno ogni votante avessc voluto tirare
un tiro mancino' al prossimo elettore,
non eonsapCvole ehe iI prcccdente e
iI seguente aveva avuto la stessa
idea.. Molto cocrenti questr simpatici,.
giocherelloni, vivaci italiani. Pronti a
a bcffarsi. E si',. per
bcffare
cocrenza questo tricolore stivale non
ha rivali. Pronto a dire "si'" per
dire "no", e "no" per dire "sr'-'-'.
Per piu' di quarant'anni ha
sempre detto "porco govemo'" ma
dicendogli '"si''' ad ogni elezione.
Ed' ora e' pronto ad accoglicre un
governo nuovo, stabile, aperto, pur
rieonosccndo ehe le sue fondamenta
sono I'instabilita', iI suo nuovo e' iI
vcci:hio, e la: sua aperiura e'
I'asscnza di riconosccnza: chi siamo?
Forza ltalia fu forse iI grido di
/iuerre
battaglia
durante
le
d'indipendenza. I nostri vecchi,
e
oncsti,
improvvisati
"costruttori"
dello spezzcltalo stivale J'avevano
pure eantato' davanti a un plotone
d'csccuzione; cd avranno pure forse
sorriso davanti alia morte, sapendo
che ogni pallottola riccvuta nel peilO
avrebbc impoverilo le scorte d'armi
del nemico invasore.
Invecc iI caro commendalore da
e'
improvvisalo
costruttore
si
martire, suI punto di un'csccuzione
capilale, lanciando un ullimo sorriso
di augurio denlro un grido lelevisivo:
Forza (canale 5) Italia (uno).
Ma gli italiani sono meno
disumani degli ex-invasori, e invcCc
di pallottole hanno lancialo voti al
caro commendalore. E I' Italia si e'
'~~rotta".
Si e'
rolta dalla parte Nord,
scgucndo iI "Boss" divisorc, ubriaco
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riuscilo a sopravviverc, anzi a
progrcdire sotto i morsi fameliei dei
vccchi "'accetta..mazzettc", cosa mai
puo' fare 10 stcsso uomo in un
governo dove egll siede uno e irino?
E cosi' gli italiani, per natura
pocti, filosoli, maghi, esploratori,
attori, non potcvano privarsi di
assistere a11'ultimo atto dell'opera :
The Second Coming.
Pero' qualcuno avanza anehe
I'ipotesi di utilizzare i proverbi,
prima di votarc: Fra i mali, iI
minore.
Se e' vero che i proverbi sono la
saggezza della vita, atlora puo'
csscre saggio appliearlo at nostro
caso.
Fin;: or~ine,_ discipline.. marce
da maltina a sera di amaro,
Ramazzotti, promettendo "Una Terra
Promessa"; e a causa dell'alone di
Amaro, una parte di ubriaealura I'ha
bcccata anche la cara dca Giuslizia,
la quale ha comincialo a fare
oscillare la sua bilancia da una
all'allra parte. E se prima aveva
condannato Mussolini e ogni forma
di violenza per afferrnare iI '''giusto''
per tutti, ora assolve e restaura quei
uFini"· : ordinc, disciplina, marcc.
Ancora una volta l'Italia ha
applaudilo a se stcssa: all'arte. L'arte
di rccitare, di improvvisare le parti,
di commuovere.
Come poter mai pensare ehe
dictro a quel sorriso di qucl signore
denlro la sua "umile" slanza
riempita di libri, poleva mai
vecchio
nascondersi
un
rapprcscntanle del corrotto sislcma?
11 suo sorriso, iI suo invilo a
ricoslruire viene da un uomo ehe e'
arrivalo a delenere il monopolio
delle TV privale in Ilalia duranle iI
governo di "Babilonia". Un uomo
che e' riuscilo ad evilare la "frusta"
a.polilica, a·razziale, a·sociale del
giustiziere Di Pielro. Un uomo che
si e' sempre piu' fortiliealo duranle
il vecchio corrotto sistema, sotto iI
quale gli "onesli" imprendilori
erano forLieri da svuolare.
Se un uomo del genere e"
Da una serie di interviste fatte ai
ciltadini italiani, it commendatore
puo' cssere la risposta giitsta cd
uniea ad una appllrente immobilita'
industriale, Iinanziaria nel nostro
pacsc.
11
continuo
allargarsi
della
"macchia d'olio bcrlusconiana", che
dalla . TV privata si affaccia
all'cditoria, dal calcio idle piu' varie
'attivita' Iinanziarie, ei porta a
vcderlo come iI Ccsare invasore che
dopo I'''alea iacia dada est'" col suo
jet personale salta iI Rubicone per
restaurarcit ColosScO. ' '
11 .. pubblico' romano asj>etta di
vcdere
nell'arena
sfilare
i
"cristianieodcmocratici'\ sbranati dai
debiti illferociti. Ma iI commendatorc
vuole costruiic, e dal suo pOdio alza
iI pollicc per dare iI via verde per
tamponarc la disoccupazione.
Certamente it cOmmendalorc non
manehera' alia sua promcssa, perche'
Lui e' un cdilicalorc di ricchezzc. E
se nell'aumentare le
ricchczzc
produttive dell'ltalia aumenta anehe
le sue quote, cio' non e' da
rimproverare: ma anzi da c1ogiare.
Dopotutto c'e' un allro proverbio
da cilare, in una terra dove tUlta la
sua saggezza e' racchiusa dentro i
"mang{a e fai
suoi proverbi,
mang;are~)a
11 commendalore ha espresso la
chiara inlenzione di molliplicare i
posH di lavoro, di ammodernare le
induslrie. e migliorarc i prolilti.
Se lui c'e' riuscilo lino ad ora,
perehe' non dovrebbc conlinuare ad
ingrossarsi ora da Presidenle del
Consiglio?
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C'era una volta... e c'e" ancora.
Tanto tempo fa', ma non troppo,
a govemarc erano i potenti. GIi
uomini piu' ricchi comandavano su
quelli piu' povcri. Eire piu' ricchi
e potenti potcvano comprarsi piu'
soldati, piu' traditori, per espugnare i
castelli. Piu' ricco era un re,' piu' cra
facilitato nell'allargare i suoi domini,
invadendo quclli degli altri. Insomma
la storia ci iosegna che la ricchczza
era l'acccsso alia dominazione.
Giunse la Chiesa col suo vangelo
sull'ugnaglianza,
e
i
poveri
cominciarono
a
sopportare
le
ingiustizie e i ricchi, con divina
acccttazione.
Ma poi arrivo' i1 socialismo, che
promellcva liberta', incitando a
comballere
contro
i
padroni,
risvegliando i1 vangelo democratico
divulgato <la Gesu' Cristo, ma mal
impacchettato dalla Curia, allenta a
proteggcrc le anime che i corpi.
Molti cominciarono a sollevare le
teste dai profondi cd etemi solchi
tirati da stanchi animali. Le loro
faccc, sporche, cominciarono ad
inorgorglirsi
di
liberta',
di
uguaglianza, di umanita'. 11 padrone
comincio' ad essere visto non piu'
come un Dio,. ma come un nemico,
un nemico opprcssorc che si nutriva
delle umiliazioni dei lavoratori.
Quando
poveri si erano poslo di lavoro.
Dielro gli stendardi di liberta'
riconoseiuti, rafforzati, i padroni
si
nascondavano
invcntarono la guerra per stroncare i democratica
iI
silenzio,
la
giovani difensori deU'uguaglianza. I'oppressione,
Ma la guerra non fu sufficiente per vigliaccheria di riprendere i forconi.
Ma oggi con le
recidere le radiei
votazioni del 26-27
della dignita', e
marzo 1994 si poleva
cosi' i padroni
saltare avanti nel
assoIdarono menti
consolidamenlo deUe
malate,
infelle
lolle
del'900;
si
d'odio ehe si
poleva,
imparati
fasciavano dentro
del
dall'errore
gcsti di opprcspassalo, secgliere piu'
sione.
Iiberamenle e razi·
Venue un'a1tra
onalmente; cd invccc
guerra, i contadini
sono stati consegnati
mutarono i loro
secllro e corona aI re,
foreani in fueili
iI quale non solo ha
per difendere la
utilizzalo piu' anni,
loro
terra. Si
ma ha colpilO la parte
abballe la Monpiu' intima di ogni
archia,
si.
ciltadino: i Calor della
proclamo"
la
Democrazia.
La
Prima Minis/ro di Babilonia
sua bandiera e dietro
il
grido
"Forza
Liberta' sembro'
Italia" si gridava: "Viva iI re'
essere stata raggiunta.
Ma dietro <la libertil' di voto si risono" •.
E tullo cio' perehe' ncssun Dacco
nascondavano
occulte
all~nzc,
politiei disoncsti; cd elellori costrelli Olmo si e' soUevalo Per conlestare iI
a vendersi, a veildere un secolo di padione. . Troppo stanehi e delusi
ercdita' storica - la continua lolta sono gli ultimi onesti lavoratori per
per affermarsi uomini e 'non bestie gridare: "Siamo tUlti Fratelli!".
dei padroni - per stringere a1lcanzc
con I'uno 0 I'altro politico per un
Elezioni Europei
Awiso del Console Generale
Nel prossimo mcsc di giugno (in Inghilterra iI 9 giugno) si svolgeranno le clezioni per il rinnovo del parlamento
europco. GIi italiani residenti nei pacsi deU'Unione Europea portranno esercitare il dirillo di vOIO all'estero
scegliendo tra due opzioni: votare per le liste locali nei seggi locali oppure volare per le Iiste italiane nei seggi
istituiti dai consolati. Si. ricorda che potm' esscre scclto uno solo dei due sislemi di volo e ehe sono previste
sanzioni a carico di coloro ehe votcranno in entrambi.
GIi italiani rcsidenti in Gran Bretagna che scclgono di votarc nei scggi
brillanici dovcvano prcscntare una apposita riehiesta .11 comune brittanico di
residenza entro i1 29 marzo. (BACKHILL e' stalo informato di qnesto fallo solo
dopo che i1 numero di aprile e' andalo in edicola). Si consiglia comunque di
conlallare i1 locale borough per ulteriori huormazioni.
In allernativa ai seggi brillanici gli italiani residenti in Gran Bretagna
potranno sceglierc di votare per le Iiste di candidati italiani presso i scggi
appositamente istituiti dai consolati. Saranno ammessi .11 voto gli Italiani ehe sono iserilli all'AlRE (Anagrafe degli
italiani Residenti all'Eslero) e sono inclusi negli elenchi elellorali prcdisposti daI Ministero dell'Inlemo. La data per
10 svolgimcnto delle elczioni nei seggi del Consolalo e' sabalo I1 giugno.
11 Consolato Gcnerale in Londra sta predisponendo un piano di dislocazione dei scggi in tUlta I'area della
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Consolato Generale d'ltalia, Ufficio EI=ioni Europec, 38 Ealon Place, SWIX 8AN
Tel: 0585- 280976
Fax: 071-630 5711
Si invitano tUlli i connazionali a partccipare aUe votazioni per escrcitarc·il fondamentale dirillo di volo.
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North v South
What do you do on a spring day
with rain, hailstones, snow and 70
m.p.h winds? Sounds like perfect
conditions for clay pigcon shO!ltingll
I am not surc this was, precisely
what the Associazione Italiana Tira a
Volo (AITAV) had in mind whcn
they organised the Grand Premio
d'Italia
Nonh
v.
South
at
Nuthampstead Shooting Ground on
Friday 1st April. As onc 'competitor
was heard to remark: "I felt enough
of a fool standing'out there'"
'
particularly the competitors, that
despite the atrocious conditions the
spon was the winner on the day.
The tournament comprised of
each . person shooting 100· clays in
the Olympic Trench disciplinc. This
is by far the hardest discipline with
the clays flying past at over 120
m.p.h.. (Add that to the strong
winds!). The best 6 scorcrs of each
team were added together to
determine the team winners. This
year it was a very close run thing.
Winners ofthe North v. South Cup. From left ot right: Michele Raslelli,
Roberto Olivieri, marco Fiori, Re~o Vignali, Slefano Fior; and Piero Finocch
The competitors signed in under
Nonh or South. Nonh or South of
Rome, that is. As far, as I am
concerned this was the first
courageous
decision
by
the
organisers. Can you imagine 45
Italians
armed
with
shotguns
disputing
a
decisionl
To
counteIbalance this two independent
referees
with
impeccable
qualifications
were
called
in:
ex-World Champion and England no.
I Peter Boden and cx-European
Champion Chris Cloke. Both were.so
impressed with the competitive but
friendly atmosphere that they have
already booked themselves the
referees spot for .next year's
tournament.
The AITAV committcc must also
have been pleased to see not only
everyone shooting the clays and not
each other but also the manner and
spirit of the competition. It seemed
from everyones reaction to the day,
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Of the 600 clays shot at, only 3
targets separated the two teams.
NcVenhelcss this year's honours
went to the Nonh.
. Next, the top 3 marksmen of
each team went forward for the
individual title. Here they had 25
flash targets. In, conditions more
suitable for trick shooting the scores
were to be admired. Again only 4
clays separated the six with Claudio
Capaldo defeating Salvatore di
Franccsco by onc clay and picking
up a traditional shooting prize of a
Tag watch. Cups, medals and other
prizes were duly distributed after, the
wine and polenta
had been
Consumed and Robeno Mancuso
walked away with the booby prize.
Like any well organised serious
sponing event, sponsors play a vital
role in the proceedings and therefore
AITAV must have been delighted
when Salvo CFS Limited agreed to
sponsor . the entire event from
]oanna Giacon
breakfast to shooting venue and have
also pledged 'their continuing suppon
for the event. Salvatore Cumbo of
Salvo (CFS) Limited hopes, in the
future, to place this tournament on
the European 'shooting ealendar.
. .' The second potentially daring
decision by the Committcc was the
choice of venue. Nuthampstead (near
Cambridge) is relatively new ground.
But if the smooth and efficient shoot
that Martin Barker and his team put
together is anything to go by, it
seem to have a bright future ahead
of it.
I am sure you, as well as the
major British and Italian shooting
magazines
that
covered
the
tournament, would be forgiven for
asking just who are,AITAV? Well, it
is a club that has been in existence
for some 20 years made up of about
twenty serious,. some would say
fanatical (especially their wives),
shooters. Shooting has gone beyond
the stage of being just a hobby for
them. They Will travel the country
(and Europe when possible) not only
representing themselves and their
club but the Italian ,Community as
well. President of the AITAV Flavio
Mazzi and Captain Leonardo Rastelli
are typical of the clubs commitment
to foster an interest of the spon
within the Italian Community. Hence
they will soon be working with the
Associaiione Italiani dei Cacciatori
(A.I.C.) in giving their considerable
experience
and
knowledge
frCe-<lf-charge in training others.
(On a personal note I find it
heanening to find a group 'vithin our
community that is not only thinking
of the future but genuinely willing
to work with others' for a common
interest).
For those that are curious Nillo
Alu', the Junior CO-<lrdinator of
A.I.C., is organising a training
course for anyone over the age of 12
who is interested in clay pigeon
shooting. The instructors will be two
AITAV members, Miehele and
Leonardo
Rastelli
who
have
competed internationally for Grcat
Britain. and have themselves been
trained by World Champions. The
course will consist of six lessons
beginning in May and will include
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All the equipment is provided in the
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ECI.
When I asked the Rastclli
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give up all this frce time they said it
was purely to put something back
into the Italian Community and to
hope to spawn a top class marksman.
As onc of them said: "Nothing
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There again, you could be like
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tournament!
Above: Ex-World Champion Peter Boden congratulating the
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Right: Individual finalists - Roberto
OJivieri) Sa/vatore di Francesco,
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attivita'della comunita'
Associazione Val D'Arda
( Assoc. Campani nel Mondo )
L'Associazione Campani nel Mondo, sezione di Londra ha celebrato la tradizionaIe
Festa di San Giuseppe aI Centro SeaIabrini,
con ISO partecipanti, soci ed amici del circolo
presieduto daI cav. Teodoro Di Nardo.
Ospiti della scrata erano iI Dott. Vittorio
Roceo di Torro Padula, prima scgretario e
addetto a1I'Ufficio Stampa dell'Ambasciata
Italiana di Londra, Dolt. Luigi Foroi, corrispondcnte del Mattino di Napoli, e gentile
signora, iI Comm. Giuseppe Giacon, presidente del Coasit e signora, I'Avv. Salvatore
Sammarco.
A tutti, ospiti e parteeipanti, ha dato iI
benvcnuto iI presidente cav. Teodoro Di
Nardo, che e" intervenuto soprattutto per
ringraziare e per soltolineare iI significato
della scrata. La festa era infatti a beneficio dcl
Coasit, I'ente gestore dei corsi di lingua e
cultura italiana. Ed aI Coasit sono stati devoluti i provcnti.
11 Comitalo eon if Presidenle del Coasit
Comm. Giaeon
Foto: P. Gaetano
Gli ospili dell'Associazlone
Sabato 5 marzo e' Dinner and Dance annuale della Assoc. Val
d'Arda al Marritott Hotel. Sono presenti circa quattrocento persone
fra soci e amici.Massiccia la partecipazione dei giovani. 11 presidente, Dante Leecacorvi parla con orgoglio, con passione, e presenta
le nuove reclute che sono entrate nel comitato, diciamo degli
anziani. Sono Lino Perdoni, David Silva, Dimitri Iesini, John Losi e
ROberto SeaIzo. E" sangue nuovo, idee giovani, un contributo
partiCQlarrnente promettente per iI futuro della Associazione. Non
solo. E' nata pure la VaI d'Arda Giovani".Presidente e' PhiJip
Inzani e nel Comitato ci sono Milcna Inzani, Stcfano e Liza Ispani,
Macco Gianetti, Remo Sartori, Paolo Robinson. GIi anziani applaudono generosi. L'Associazione Giovani - dice iI Presidente - ha gia"
dato un grande contributo alle attivita' di beneficenza della
associazione, dando prova di grande dedizione ed impegno.
Dall'ltalia e' venuta per I'oecasione una delegazione guidata dal
parroco di Monastero, Don Romano Mazzoni. Don Romano e'
visitatore fedele, anche se ora c' impegnato con ben tre parrocehie
della Valle. A tutti porge in benvenuto iI Presidente Leecacorvi. Che
rivolge inoltre un scntito ringraziamcnto alia Cassa di Risparrnio di
Piaccnza e Vigevano, che anche quest'anno ha contribuito alle
attivita' della Associazione, ai numerosi sponsors, .compagnie e
amici che hanno offcrto i regali della Lotteria, alia Direzione e
personaIe del Marriott Hotel per I'ottima ccna ed ospitalita'.
L' Avvocato Giovanni Comenetti, consigliere della cassa di
Risparmio di Piacenza e Vigevano c ospite d'onore della scrata,
ringrazia con viva cordialita" per I'invito e I'ospitalita".
(
Cose Nostre
)
Continuano ancora i nostri bravi italiani a fare qualche cosa
di nuovo, nonostante i tempi cosi' difficili. Vedete questa
famiglia7 Mi hanno chiamato (padre Russo) a benedire iI loro
nuovo laboratorio di parrueehierc: fatto con tanto gusto, buona
volonta', capacita' ed csperienza. Si trova proprio dalle parti di
Edgware Road. E' tanto bello vedere che voi andate avanti. E'
molto bello che mi chiamate per benedire i vostri locali.
Lavoriamo con la benedizione di Dio, con tanto amore, ,con
tanta onesta'. Non significa ehe faremo tanti soldi, anzi puo'
anche essere che le cose andranno male: ma non andremo mai
male davanti a Dio. Rimarrcmo sempre figli di Dio e saremo
ricchi dell'amore di Dio nel nostro cuore, perche' in tutto
avremo cercato la sua volonta'.
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Associazione Parmigiani Valtaro
)
Sabato 26 febbraio, all'Hillon Hotel i valtarcsi si ritrovano in
seltecento e piu'. Nutritissima la delegazione dell'ltalia, ospite
d'onore nientemeno ehe it Ministro della Difcsa, il Sen. Fabio
Fabbri.
Anehe it programma della serata c" tra i piu" splendidi. Fra una
portata e I'altra e' tulto Cabaret. Aprono con la danza artistica le
ragazze del "Kensington & Chelsea Rythmie Team", in cui rnilitano
anehe le figliole di Tonino Boniei, un membro del Cornitato. Segue
it reggimento delle squadrc scozzcsi, armate di pifferi. comamuse e
tamburi d'assaIto. Per arrivare aI Cabaret propriamente dello dei Dik
Dik, it mitico gruppo italiano degli anni Scssanta.
11 discorso del Prcsidente John Fugaceia compendia i "momenti
piu'" della serata. La scopo della 50rata ehe intende contribuire
all'acquisto della TAC per I'ospedale di Borgotaro, il gesto solidale
del gruppo giovani valtarcsi che hanno raccolto mille sterline per la
stcssa causa, it ringraziamento allo sponsor della serata, la Cassa di
Risparmio di Parma e Piacenza, la riconoscenza ai sostenitori della
festa, la medaglia d'oro della Associazione consegnata aI Cornmendatorc Giuseppe Giacon per it suo impegno a favore dei corsi di
lingua e cullrua italiana. Una sorpresa - ha dello il Bepi - per cui
Presldenle John Fugaccla presenle iI
'''ringrazio, mentre ringrazio tutti coloro ehe mi hanno dato una
medaglia d'oro a Comm. Gluseppe Giacon
mano per tenere viva la cullura italiana per i nostri figli".
Foto: Salvatore Manwso
Dopo it presidente prende la parola il Codirellore della Cassa di
Risparmio di Parma di Piacenza, il dotl. Renzo Ccsari, per
ringraziare le autorita' ma sopraltutlo gli organizzatori della manifestazione valtarese. 11 Sindaco di Borgotaro, Doll.
Pierluigi Ferrari porta it saluto della valle un ringraziamento "sentito" per I'ospitalita' e l'amieizia. Addita il contributo
dei giovani per I'ospcdale di Borgotaro come un ges\o di coneretezza e di speranza.
11 Ministro della Difcsa Fabbri considera un grande onore portare il saluto suo personale e quello del govemo della
Repubblica. Fabbri sotlolinea la sua presenza come Ministro, che in fondo e' un omaggio alia presenza valtaresc a
Londra. Un falto che non era certo immaginabile quando, studente in inglese a Londra nel '53, avcva a1laceiato i prirni
contalti, e lavato qualche piallo, con i pacsani della valle, ehe oggi celebrano in 700 la loro italianita' ed il loro
attaccamento alia terra di origine.
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Rossini's birthday? Let's have a concert!
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when Rossini himself cannot
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together some talented soloists to perform an excellent
selection of pieces of music?
At the Royal Overseas Leaguc there is a vibrant
~tmosphere of expectation. The macstro. Alexander Bryell,
IS at the entrance of the concert hall to welcome and
personally grcet his guests. Suddenly he disappears. The
concert is about to begin. Elegant women make Iheir way
to their SC3tS. One by one. the members of Ihe orchestra
enter and start tuning their instrumenls to play the first
piece:' a piece from Rossini's Semirande. The orchestra is
ready to start. The audience respectfully drops into silence
and the atmosphere becomes solemn. However" Alexander
Bryelt prefers to break the tension and tells the audience a
wilty anecdote concerning Rossini and his mceting with an
opera singer in Paris. The trick has worked. The audience
breaks illlo laughter. We are there, all together. to remember Rossini's genius.
The second piece is "Come un'apc ne' giomi d'april u ,.
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from Rossini's La Cenerentola, followed by "Come
scoglio", from Mozart's Cosi' fan tulte. Many other
pieces are to follow and musical passages for solo and
orchestra allemate wilh soprano's or baritone's arias. The
audience thoroughly enjoys every single interpretation.
The evening flows and when the interval comes none
of us realises lhat Ihe time has gone by. The musie has
created an atmosphere out of any sense of time. Up to that
point, all of us have been transported into other dimensions and have forgollen abouI Ihe present.
During the interval waiters serve some exquisite
refreshments. Pcople talk. /( is an opportunity to sce
people who ,ve have not mel for some time, as \\1:11 as to
mcet new ones. The maestro mixes with the audience.
Suddenly he disappears and we know that the second part
is to start shortly. In no lime the orchestra is on the stage.
Once again, we all will be transported in the arias of
Verdi, Donizelli, Rcspighi, Cambini and, of course,
Rossini.
.
At the end of the last piece, from Verdi's I Vespri
Sieiliani, the audience breaks into a roaring applause. The
evening is nearly over but not before the maestro has
personally thanked the orchestra and the audience. Beauti·
ful things do not last for ever, but lhat is probably Iheir
beauty. If they were there all the lime we would lake
them for granted and forgel how precious they are. For
Rossini's next birthday we \\ill have to wait another }'ear.
but it \\ill be all worthwhile and our expectations \\ill not
be disappointed.
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Easter Vigil at St. Peter's Italian Church
The Night of Nights. The Passover of Passovers. The Church calls all of us to be alert and awake on the Easter Vigil
when the Tridium comes to a close and all members of the Church can proclaim: Christ is Risen.
Hundreds gathered at St. Peter's to witness this event. The. altar of
Repose was empty - just like the tomb, the Pascal candle was lit from
the burning ashes, the Chureh was full of flowers reminding us of
Christ risen from the earth. For the first time at St. Peter's Church a
Resurrection scene was built on Easter Saturday. It will rcmain in the
church throughout the fifty days of Easter celebrations whieh end at
Pentecost.
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Associazione Trinacria
SOlto la prcsidenza del Doltor Aldo Bevacqua e la
regia del Vicc Presidente Vincenzo Abcllo, I'Assoc. dei
Sieiliani di Gran Bretagna ha portato al Grosvcnor House
Hotel di Park Lane, domenica 20 marzo, oUre 1200
corregionali, provenienti da ogni dove, Londra, Bedford,
Hoddcsdon, Sulton per nominare solo alcuni posti. E la
fcsta e' stata grandiosa, vivace, esaltantc. L'csa\lazionc
ha raggiunto iI eulminc quando in seena c' entralo Toto
CUlugno, iI cantante siciliano "guest star" della serata.
Ospite d'onore della fcsta era iI Vcscovo di Messina,
Mons. Franccsco Miceiche'. Pasloralmente preoccupato,
ha COllo e considerato sopraltulto iI dramma dei genilori
per I'cducazione religiosa dei figli. Altri ospiti erano
I'Ambasciatore d'ltalia in Londra S.E. Giacomo Altolico
e la contessa Serena, iI Console Generaie DOll. Brofferio,
iI Console Fortunato Mirabile, fondatore e Premio d'Argento della 'Associazione, iI Direllore dell'Enit Emilio
Tommasi,l'awocatcssa Grasso di Catania.
Nel saluto rivolto ad ospiti e partccipanti, iI nuovo
presidente dell'Associazione, iI Dotl. Aldo Bevacqua, ha
ringraziato per la solidarieta' e la partecipazione aiI'cdizione 1994 della fcsta. Un pJauso soprallullo aI Vice
Prcsidente Vincenzo Abello, regista ecccllente della
manifestazione, al responsabile delle pubbliche relazioni
Cav. Uff. Lillo Mililiello, ai membri del comitalo, alle
persone e dilte che, dall'lnghilterra e dalla Sicilia
'''hanno inondato la scrata di regali".
11 prcsidente ha reso omaggio ai predecessori, il
fondalore e presidenle onorario Fortunalo Mirabile. iI
prcsidentc onorario Salvatore Alfano e, fra i membri
fondatori" Mimmo Scolaro, Mario Perricone, Nicola
(
)
Paollo. Ha ricordato con orgoglio soprallullo 10 sviluppo e
la vivacita' delle sezioni della periferia, iI Circolo di
Bedford. GIi obiettivi della Assoc Trinacria rimangono
quelli di promuovere I'unita' dei siciliani in Gran Bretagna,
una migliore conoscenza della terra e tradizioni d'origine,
soprallullo per le nuove generazioni. Rimangono quello
della promozione
della CUllura,
del I e
bellezze,
del I e
lradizioni c
dei prodolti
siciliani alI'cstcro. Un
ruolo panicolarmente
adallo ai siciliani sparsi
in tutto iI
mondo, che
giustamcnte
si sentono
fieri di una
terra ricca di
ogni benc.
Toto Cutugno
Foto: Mancuso
Festa di Gropparello
Gropparcllo sci scmpre piu' bcllo.Penso proprio chc sia iI caso di dirlo per questo piccolo paese con un cuore
grande capace di organizzare semprc feste picne di amicizia, di serenita', di affcllo.
Non possiamo dirc chc in questc fcste noi dimenlichiamo i noslri problemi: possiamo solo dire ehe in qucsle fcsle
noi prendiamo tanta forza perche' scnliamo cbe. se abbiamo bisogno, tanli noslri fratelli come noi, ci sono vicini con
I'affelto e la comprensione. 11 nostro Dio Padre, nella serenita' della fcsta, ci fa inconlrare con tanta sincerita'.
Sia voi che organizzale, comc voi cbe regalale le cose, come voi cbe panecipale, IUlli dovele vcdere in qucsta fesla
la prcscnza di Dio nel mondo: c siele voi, con la vostra vita e con la vostra allivita' cbe portale Dio nel mondo. Qucsta
non c' una prcdica, ma c' la verita' della noSlra vita.
Foto: P. Russo
Destra: Cuoco Franchi
Sotto: Presidente Badini con if comitato
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A Gala Charity Concert
and
A Prayer
in aid of
CANCER RESEARCH
at St. Peter's Italian Chur~h
on
SUNDAY 15th MAY 1994
from 20.00 to 22.00
with ORCHESTRA CARDEN
Conducted by Dereh Carden
Tickets £10.00 - £7.50 - £5.00 (Under 13)
Tel: Gio'Vanna 071-837 1528
BflCKHILL Lunch
at
Tl"e VILLfl CllRLOTTll
Cl.arlotte Street, London 1l'~p ~11A.
19t1" lune 1994
For Ticl~ets Contact
Giovanna Giacon Tel: 071·580 7399
Lisa Ciccone Tel: 081.4462933
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Dall'ltalia
11 debito del scttore statale italiano ha
raggiunto alla fine del novembre scorso
il livello di un milione 795 mila
miliardi: 10 si rileva dalle tabole resc
note dalla Banca d'Italia. Un auno fa
questo aggregato si collocava a quota
un milione 616 mila miliardi di lire.
Grosso modo la ercscita e' un po' aI di
sotto dei 15 mila miliardi aI mesc:
qucsto ritmo il raggiungimento della
soglia dei due milioni di miliardi non
sarebbc lontanissima ma ncanehe
vieina: ei vorrebbcro 14 mesi. Occorre
pero' rieordaro ehe il debito del settore
statale
comprende
solo
quello
dell'amminstrazione ccntrale, con
I'appendicc delle aziende autonome e
degli enti assimilati.
11
sacerdote
veneto
Gino
Malvestio e' stato promosso dal papa
veseovo di Parintins, diocesi della
dell'Amazzonia
dove
localita'
attualmente svolge il proprio minstero
pastorale. La dioccsi, di 75.000
chilometri quadrati, c' vasta un quarto
deII'Italia, quanto almeno quattro
regioni del nostro Paesc.
Negli ultimi venti anni in Italia si
c' quasi dimezzato il consumo del vino,
ma si c' quadruplicato quello della
birra. E' uno dei dati cmersi nel corso
del eongrcsso rcgionale toscano delle
famiglie e degli operatori ehe fanno
parte del club degli aleolisti in
trattamento, congresso ehc si c'
conelusa al Palaffari di Fircnzc. Nel
1970 in Italia si consumavano lIO litri
pro-capile di vino aII'anno, nel 1980 si
era seesi a 93, nel 1990 a 60 litri. Pcr
quanto riguarda la birra, invccc, si e'
passati dai sci litri di consumo
pro-capite del 1961 ai 17 del 1980 cd ai
24 del 1990.
Un subacqueo dilettante, Paolo
Capone, eonsigliere comunale a
Milazzo, ha rccuperato su un fondale di
50 metri, dopo avcre informato la
Sovrinlendenza alle antichita' di
Messina, un'ancora di piombo del peso
i 100 ehili, risalente al terzo 0 quarto
sccolo a. C. I1 reperto c' stalo affidalo
all'Antiquarium di Milazzo. L'ancora,
sccondo gli csperti, potrebbc derivarc
da una dellc navi affondatc nella rada
di Milazzo nella guerra punica 260
a.Coo
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COMUNITA'ITALlANA
news from Italy you may have missed
I formaggi grana
tornano sovrani in
tavola. La dicono le
eifre: a fronte di un
caIo dei consumi delle
famiglie
italiane
dell'I,3%, iI consumo
del
ParmgianoReggiano nel 1993 c'
aumentato dello 0,8%,
e la erescita si e'
eoncentrata soprattutto
negli ultimi quattro
mesi dell'anno. Buone
notizie arrivano anche
dall'estero, dove il
parmigiano
ha
guadagnato iI 10% in
piu' rispettoal '92.
Responding to pressure over the
incompatibility
betwcen
Silvio
Berlusconi's economie empire and his
politieal stature as front runner for the
post of prime minister, the board of
directors of Fininvest, in agreement
with the board of Berlusconi-owned
leading publishing house Mondadori,
have announced plans to sell off
Berlusconi's print media empire. The
strategy is to put Mondadori back on
the stock market this summer and sell
off Fininvest's majority share. The
good news for Berlusconi is that the
sale is estimated to bring between L792
billion and L990 billion ($488-611
million). The concern is,that holding
less than a majority share does not
guarantee that such a shareholder
eannot in effect control the group· one
need only look at Gianni Agnelli, who
is the undisputed power behind Fiat
while maintaining only a 20 per cent
share.
Segnali di ripesa dall'industria,
ehe ha fcbbraio ha registralo un
aumento della produzione dello 0,8%.
Sccondo I'indagine congiunturalc del
Centro studi della Confindustria,
scmpre a fcbbraio I'indice della
produzione industriale, depurato della
componenle stagionale, ha evidcnziato
un recupero dell'I,I% rispetto a
gennaio, riportandosi a Iivelli analoghi
a quelli del fcbbraio '93. In aumcnto
anche le vendit (+4%) e gli ordini
(+4,2%).
Pope John Paul 11 unveiled
Michelangelo's
restored
Last
Judgement at a Mass in the Sistine
Chapel after four years of painstaking
restoration.
n
sindaco di Firenze Giorgio
Morales ha conferito ufficialmente al
maestro Zubin Mehta la cittadinanza
onoraria. Con iI riconoseimento iI
consiglio comunale ha voluto sigIare
l'amicizia pluridecennale fra la eilta' e
iI musicista • direttore principale
dell'Orehestra del Maggio - eulminata
I'anno scorso nel grande concerto
offerto e diretto da Mehta in piazza
della Signoria, a un mesc dall'attentalo
di via dei Gcorgofili.
SAeIS, the sales arm of Italian publie
broadcaster RAI, is looking to expand
beyond TV products, and its market
beyond the public service. To
accomplish this, its general manager
Andrea Mclodia and president
Gianpaolo Sodano are preparing to
privatise thc company, bring in outside
capital and agressivcly seek produel in
feature films, music and foreign TV
produclion • and to sell to private
Italian networks, o\\ned by Silvio
Berlusconi. Amid aggressive rumblings
from (he Berlusconi machine and the
beginnings of a campaign to discredit
many of ilS executives, SACIS is not
beating a retreat. "I hope Berlusconi
will take a stake in SACIS," Sodano
joked, "though I don'tthink he will".
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RIVISTA DELLA COMUNITA'rrALIANA
In CamminoCon Carmelo
Carissimi Fra/elli e Sorelle,
Conscrviamo ancora nel cuore i
giorni della Pasqua e quella pace-che
Cristo e' venule a portare. Vorrei
proporvi le parole che iI Papa ha
rivollo a tulti gli uomini della terra iI
gomo di Pasqua in occasione anche
dell'anno della Famiglia.
"Pietro giunsc al scpolcro insieme
con Giovanni, vi entro', si chino' e
vide le bende per terra. "Vide e
crcdette" (Gv. 20,8). Insieme con
Giovanni tomo' poi al Cenacolo, dove
gli Apostoli erano riuniti per timore
dei Giudei. Lo stesso giomo dopo iI
sabato, di sera, Gcsu' verra'nel
Cenacolo a porte chiusc. Salutera" gli
Apostoli dicendo: "Pace a voil" cd
aggiungera':, "Come iI Padre ha mandato me anch'io mando voi(oo.). Ricevele 10 Spirilo Santo" (Gv 20, 21-22).
Cosi' Cristo risorto saluta questa particolare famiglia, questa riunione apostolica della Chicsa, a cui ha a\lidato
iI mistero pasquale, mistero di morte e
di risurrezione.
Preannunzio di talc evenlo fu la
prima Pasqua dell'Antica Alleanza,
nella notte dell'csodo dall'Egitto. AlI'ordine di Mosc', si riunirono i figli e
le figlie di Israele nelle case con le
loro famiglie e la' sperimentarono la
salvczza mcdiante iI sangue dell'agnello, asperso sugli stipiti delle case.
Arrivo' poi la liberzione. Mosc" condussc fuori dall'Egitto iI popolo, le
famiglie riunite in una, facendo loro
attraversare iI Mar Rosso per festeggiare la Pasqua nel dcscrto e per
consumare i cibi santi portali dall'Egitto. lnizio' cosi' iI cammino verso la
Terra promcssa, un cammino durante
iI quale Dio cambio' i loro cuori e
mise dentro di loro 10 spirito nuovo
(efr Ez 11,19). Nel dcscrto si c.oinpi la
grande Pasqua del popolo eletto, che
sarebbe poi stata celcbrata di generazione in generazione.
"Come iI Padre ha mandato me,
aneh'io mando voi". Nel cenacolo
Pasquale dell'anno del Signorc 1994,
la famiglia umana riscopre la sua
missione: I'elema vocazione a\lidata
d3 Dio all'uomo, ercato maschio e
femrnina. Dissc Iddio:"Per questo
I'uomo abbandonera' suo padre e sua
madre e'si unira' a'sua moglie e i due
saranno una sola came" (Gn 2, 24).
Entra nel Cenacolo Cristo stcsso, che
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qui avcva pregalo iI Padre perehe'
tutti fosscro una sola cosa: "Come tu,
Padre, sci in me e io in te, siano
anche'essi in noi una cosa sola" (Gv
17,21). Pregando cosi', Egli apriva
all'inlell~tto
umano irraggiungibili
prospettive" rivelava che vi e' una
certa sorniglianza Ira I'unita' elle
Persone Divine e I'unita' dei figli di
Dio, associati nella verita' e nelI'amore. "Questa similitudine manifesti ehe I'uomo, iI quale in terra e' la
sola creatura che Iddio abbia volulo
per sc stcssa, non puo ritrovarsi
pienamente se non attraverso iI dono
sincero di sc'" (GS,24).
Vocazione della famiglia e" di
riscoprire, insieme a Cristo, questa
verita' sull'uomo. Vocazione della
famiglia c' di incarnare questa verita'
nella realta' viva dell'unica cd irrepetibile comunita' umana, formata
dai genilori e dai figli, comunita'
dell'amore e della vita, comunita"
dellc generazioni. Pietra angolare di
questa comunita' e' Cristo risorto. E'
necessario che la vita di ogni famiglia
sia nascosta con Crislo in Dio (cfr Col
3,3). Bisogna che, per mezzo di
questo nascondimento, cssa maturi per
la gloria della risurrezione. Alle
famiglie c' necessaria questa polenza
che da Dio proviene, altrimenli non
saranno in grado di rispondere alia
loro vocazione. Questa potenza divina
e' necessaria particoJarrnenle nei nostri tempi, in cui molteplici minaccc
insidiano la famiglia alle radiei stcssc
della
esistenza.
E', quindi, indispensabile alle
famiglie umane la parola pronunciata
da Cristo risorto: "Abbiate fiducia: io
ho vinto iI mondo" (Gv 16,33). Alla
grande famiglia dei popoli giunga
oggi quest'annunzio della Risurrezionc, irruzione di luce e di vita per
ogni abitante della terra. Fralelli e
Sorelle, ascoltalc quest'annunziol Ac-
sua
coglietelo nel vostro cuorel Se in
Cristo morto e risuscitato Dio trionfa
nel mondo, anehe l'uomo puo'
vincere iI peccato e sconfiggerc le sue
conscguenze. L'umanita' ha bisogno
di Cristo: Egli e' la sorgente della
pace, della vita ehe non muore.
Possa questa lieta notizia risuonare
anzitutto a Gerusa\emme, come avvenne la prima volta. Possa risuonare
nei Balcani, nel Caucaso, in Africa cd
in Asia e in lutte le nazioni dove
ancora continuano a tuonare le armi,
dovc in nazionalisrni provocano forme
pericoJosc di' nefasto estrernismo,
dove etnie e classi sociali si affrontanG scnza tregnal Possa qucsl'amluncio di pace ispirare quanti nelle
societa' del bcncsscre si sforzano di
dar scnso alla vita e di organizzarc la
civile convivenza sulla base di valori
piu' consoni alia dignita' dell'uomo
cd alia sua trasccndente vocazionel
Vinca I'amore sull'odiol I popoli,
prostrati dalla rniscria materiale c
morale, hanno scte di sicurezza e di
pace. Quando potranno gli uomini
finalmente vivere come fratelli Ira
loro solidali1
In questo giomo di gioia e di luce,
di fronte alia Vita che irrompe nella
storia, indietreggi la cultura di morte,
che umilia I'csscre umano non rispettando c creature piu' deboli c fragili
etentando persino di scardinare la
dignita' saera della famiglia, cuore
della societa' e della Chiesa. Preoccupalo di tali minaccc, st~ inviando in
questi giomi una lettera a tutti i Capi
di Stalo del mondo, in occaisone
dcll' Anno Internazinale della
Famiglia, indetto dall'Organizzazione
delle Nazioni Unile con la cordiale
adesione della Chiesa cattolica. Nella
lettera chicdo che sia compiuto ogni
sforzo, a\linehe' non venga sminuito
iI valore della persona umana, ne' iI
carattere saero della vita, ne' la
capacita' dell'uomo di amarc e di
donarsi. La famiglia rimane la principale fontc di umanita': Ogni Stalo
deve tutelarla come prezioso tcsoro.
In questo mattinG di Pasqua, come
vorrcmmo che ogni uomo e ogni
donna accogliessero la luce di Crislo
che dirada le tenebre cd inaugura iI
trionfo della vita sulla mortel Fratelli
e Sorelle di tutta la terra, bcncdile con
noi "questo giomo ehe ha fatto iI
Signore". Cristo e' risorto, alleluia".
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La Vita della nostra Parrocchia
Sono nati alia vita di Dio con iI Santo Battesimo
Daniele Boeri: Sandro Boeri e Dominique Cavaciuti
Andrea Fononi: Antonio Forzoni e Nadia Cavaciuti
Steran Fononi: Antonio Forzoni e Nadia Cavaciuti
Marco Valentino Beschizza: Paul Beschizza e Graziella Drago
Elio Matteo Giovita Papini: Remo Papini e Karen McConnell
Elisa Claire De Luca: Sergio De Luca e ]oanne Doherty
Giorgia Marietta Fiori: Marco Fiori e Aurelia Belli
Matthew Alexander Lorenzo Bassett: Robcrt Bassetl e Maria Mastrangelo
Vineenzo Monachello: Giuseppc Monachello e Antonietla D'Agostino
Anna Louise Elizabeth zampino: Donato Zampino e Karen Fanning
Giuliano Giovanni Grasso: Vito Grasso e Carola Pelliccioni
Bianca Leandra Albano: Antonio A1bano e Antonietla Rocco
Lauren Corradi: Giuseppc Corradi e Maria Ryan
Alessandro Antonio Giovanni Santamaria: Giuseppc Santarnaria e Antonietla Rocco
Bianca Patricia White: Stephen White e Lissa Napolitano
Joseph William White: Stephen White e Lissa Napolitano
Stephanie Patricia White: Stephen White e Lissa Napolitano
Anthony Daniel Newberry: Peter Ne\\beny e Rosalinda Savoia
Naomi Nadine Ronaldson: Bryan Ronaldson e Colomba Ghisoni
Sabrina Malgieri: PasquaJe Malgieri e Angela Arcadipane
Christopher Gerard Monticolombi: Carlo Monticolombi e Dcborah Barter
Hanno unito le loro vite davanti a Dio nel Matrimonio
Dolores L1000 - Mallco De Bergolis
Franccsca Banham - Alain Wyffels
Tina Harwood - Antonio Lahate
Sandra Bionisi - Rocco Magno
Riposano nella Pace del nostro Signore
Florence Maud Piemonte
FOOele Cassali
Gina Quaradeghini
Avvenimenti alIa Chiesa
Le Cresime
Domenica 8 maggio ane ore 11.00
(non ci sara' la mcssa delle 12.15)
Le Prima Comunione
Domenica 22 maggio ane ore 11.00
(non ci sara" la mcssa delle 12.15)
Pelligrinaggio a Aylesford
Domenica 6 giugno
Processione deIIa Madonna di Carmine
Domenica 17 lugIio ane ore 15,30
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Ecclesia Nostra
Nei rapporti Ira cattoliei e riformati la ncccssita' di una riconeiliazione della memoria riveste una notevole importanza per iI progresso ccumenico. Le scissioni verificatesi nel
scdiccsimo sccolo e anehe prima,
haooo laseiato spcsso nella memoria
collettiva della comunita' cattolica e
di quella riformata immagini fosche
dell'una e dell'altra ehe persistono
ancora oggi. E' stato fatto molto
nell'ambito del modemo movimento
ccumenico per superare queste tendenze atlraverso iI dialogo teologico,
la preghiera comune e la testimonianza congiunta. E' eresciuto da ambo
le parti iI desiderio di ereare nuovi
rapporti tra eristiani scparati in armonia con I'autentica, anche se imperfetta, comunione ehe essi condividono
nonostante la divisione. Tuttavia iI
persistere di una triste memoria puo'
costituirc un ostacolo all'ccumenismo
c soprattutto alia metanoia 0 alia
conversione del euore nccessarie affinche' qualsiasi attivita' ccumcnica
abbia realmente cffetto e affinche' 10
scopo di ccrare I'unita' visibile dei
eristiani venga pcrseguito con convinzione.
11 rapporto della scconda fase
(1984-1990) del dialogo intemazionale tra la Chiesa cattolica e I' Alleanza
riformata mondiale, Verso una
comune comprensione della Chiesa,
ha cominiciato ad affrontarc questo
argomcnto nel primo capitolo intitolato "Verso una Riconciliazione
della memoria". In esso i riformati
hanno affermato che ,"fino a oggi iI
ricordo della persccuzione dclle minoranze riformate ha giocato un ruolo
negativo"" c che 10 sviluppo delle
tradizioni cattoliche e riformate, rimaste isolate ne corso dei sccoli,
"rafforza le attitudini negative nei
confronti della dottrina, della pieta' e
della pratica della Chiesa cattolica
romana". I c<~ttolici hanno affermato
che "Iaddove i cattoliei costiluivano
una minoranza, si sentivano spesso
oppressi dai membri della "struttura
protestante" (protestant establishment)". Lo sviluppo scparato e frequentemente antagonistieo della
Chiesa riformata e della Chicsa
Cattolica Romana tendeva a perpctrare stereotipi e, in alcuni casi,
continua a impcdirc iI dialogo anche
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Gloria
11 Papa ha espresso inollre la
Anehe Papa Giovanni Paolo 11, nel
contesto dei rapporti Ira cattolici e spcranza che i cattolici e i protestanti
riformati, ha affrontato, in numerose svizzcri possano un giomo esscre in
occasioni, iI tema della riconeiliazi- grado di scrivere insieme la storia di
one della memoria. Fra g1i argomenti quell'epoca torrnentala, con un'obielaffrontati si trovano i reciproci atteg- tivita' radicata nella carita', cosicche"
giarnenti nei confronti di riformatori possano "affidarc it passato alia misehiave e la necessita" oggi di una ericordia di Dio scnza reticcnze e
rcciproca lettura del ruolo da essi esscre protesi, in piena Iiberta', verso
svolto nella storia della Riforma. it futuro per renderlo piu' conforrne
Durante la sua visita in Svizzcra, nel alia sua volonta"'.
giugno 1984, in occasione dell'inconDurante la sua visita nella RepubIrO con la Fcderazione delle Chiese blica Cccoslovacca nell'arile 1990, in
un discorso a personprotestanti
a1ita' della cultura e
svizzcre a Kehra rappresentanti di aisatz, il Santo Patre comunita' erisdre parlo' di Hultiane, il Papa parlo'
dryeh Zwingli e
di Giovanni Hus, it
di Giovanni
discusso riformatore
CaIvino, i due
del quindicesimo
piu' importanti
sccolo, iI cui ricordo
promotori della
e' stato fonte di acreRiforma in
dine Ira cattolici e
Svizzcra, e dissc
protestanti. Ancora
ehe aleuni eluna volta it Papa,
ementi della loro
auspicando una putcoIogia da una
rificazone della mepane "mantengono legami promoria" disse che
"sara' compilo degli
fondi" eon i
esperti, in primo
&>pra: lluldrych ZWing/i
cattoliei e dall'a1luogo dei teologi
tra "rendono le
&>110: Giovanni Calvino
cechi, definire con
nostre divisioni
maggiore precisione
ccclesiali sempre
it ruolo che Giovanni
attuali". RibHus rivcste Ira i riadendo che ogformatori della
nuno di noi giuChicsa... AI di la'
diea gli evcnti
delle convinzioni
storici del proprio
teologiehe da lui
tempo in maniera
propugnate, non si
differente il Papa
ha affermato: ," iI
possono negarc a
Hus personale integrieordo degli
rita' di vita e imavvenimenti del
pegno per I'istruzipassalo ..·. non
one e I'cducazione
devc Iimitare la
morale della naziIibena' dei nostri
onc".
sforzi attuali diQuesti pochi
relti a riparare i
passi mossi verso
danni provocali
da quegli awenimenti. La purificazi- una riconeiliazione della memoria
onc della memoria e' un elemento di sono significativi, ma rapprescntano
capitale importanza nel progresso ecu- solo I'inizio. Saranno neccssarie a1tre
menico. Essa comporta it franco iniziativc per perrncttere ai riformati e
riconoscimento dei torti reciproci e ai cattolici di tendcrc alia picna
degli errori commessi... nel modo di comunione a cui Cristo Ii chiama.
rcagire degli uni verso gli a1lri, pur
avcndo tutti I'intenzione di rendere la
Chiesa piu' fedele alia volonta' del
suo Signore".
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St. Peter's Accounts
P. Carmelo e P. Russo
Carissimi Fratelli e Sorelle,
Qucsto e' iI sccondo anno ehe pubbliehiamo iI rcsoconto economico annuale della Parrocchia.
Le cifre sono rcaIi e non abbiamo nulla da nascondere. Abbiamo anehe formato iI comitato Finanziario composto da
me Padre Carmelo, Don Robcrto Russo, John Belli, Robcrto Cardinali e Modesto Tondelli.
La Chicsa, da sola, non ricscc a mantenersi senza I'aiuto dei nostri superiori di Rorna. Stiamo ccrcando di poter
cssere indipendenti da Roma. Infatti nel 1991 hanno dato £90,000 per i lavori falli, nel 1992 £52,000 e qucst'anno
£30,000.
La nostra Chicsa e' splendida e vogliamo rnantenerla cos;': pulila, dccorosa e dignitosa. Qucsto puo" avvenire con la
collaborazione di tutti voi.
Che qucsto Tempio sacro ci possa aiutare a stare piu" vicini a Dio e formare sempre piu' una comunita' cristiana.
Un abbraccio a tutti e grazie per la vostra ben conosciuta generosita'.
Uscite
Culto
£
£
Candele
1,025
Vino e ostie
618
Fiori e palme
1,220
Organista - Maestro Coro 2,920
Messali, foglieUi messa ecc 1,564
Decorazione Chiesa Natale
710
Nuovi paramenti
3,905
Catechismi
2,668
.--.5lill
Altre
15,199
Elemosine
Ritiri, Incontri Diocesi ecc
Viaggi Apostolato
Pubblicazioni e Stampe
Segreteria Posta e telefono
Cancelleria
Amministrazione
12,761
2,659
5,844
3,647
1ll.6.
Manutenzione EleUricita'
9,404
Gas
4,715
Acqua
900
Ascensore" lampadine ecc ~
Tabemacolo
Oggetti Religiosi
Lavori casa e presbiterio
Pagamenti Diocesi
Stipendi - Impiegati
Stipendi - Sacerdoti
Vitto e Bevande
Assicurazione
Malattia
Imposte eTasse
Rappresentanze Ufficiali
Party Anziani Natale
SpeseVarie
Totale Uscite
30
£
Ministero
£
Comunione/Cresima (125) 1,468
Matrimoni (71)
6,316
Funerali (61)
3,162
~
BaUesimi (189)
14,241
Offerte
Messe
ColleUe Domenica
Candele
Fiori e Offerte
Donazioni
7,741
26,040
9,153
4,826
z:z:m
55,538
5,864
4,470
11,042
Acquisti
Entrate
19,799
1,200
7,266
8,466
5,837
1,006
18,590
4,200
4,550
22,881
849
4,779
5,689
2,352
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Interessi Banca
Stampe e Libri
Bazaar
Sagra e Processione
Aiuto Provincia da Roma
Offerte Prigioni (Privati e Home Office)
Rimborsi
Oggetti Religiosi
Altre Entrate
415
2,951
4,200
10,600
30,000
5,501
1,256
7,365
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Totale Entrate
132,396
Totale Uscite
J.50.433
Bilancio
(18,037)
150,433
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Cas'e.. . un Patronato
Pietro Molle
All'cstero pero', i Patronati non
Giomi fa ho trovato sui mio per salvaguardare i propri diritti. Un
tavolo un biglietto di Giovanna che opcraio, un invalido, una persona si Iimitano a fare solo le praticbe di
telegraficarnente mi chicdcva di seri- cbe non disponcva di mczzi finan- qucsto tipo ma spcsso si trovano
vere qualcosa sui Patronati.
ziari propri non polcva fare qucsto. coinvolti in altri tipi di interventi
Ho aderito ben volentieri a Dovcva per qucsto perdere i propri come le traduzioni di documenti
mcdici e scolastici, come il fare da
questo incarico anche perche' prop- diritti? Non era ccrtamente giusto.
rio I'altro ieri, una giornataeeia inPer qucsto, le ACLI cd alcune inlerpreli presso le istituzioni locali,
tensa, piena di telefonate e di interv- organizzazioni sindaca\i costituirono eec.
In qucsti ultimi due anni, con
iste c'e' stato un battibccco tra chi dei propri ccntri di informazione e
vi serive cd un nostro assistito il di rapprcscntanza cd in un sccondo I'avvenlo dell'lmposta Comunale Imquale un po' arrabbiato alia fine mi momento ne chicscro iI riconosei- mobiliarc, i Patronati sono stati chiamati ad impegnarsi anche nel campo
fa: "voi siete pagati dal Govemo e mento ufficiale allo Stalo.
fiscale, con
mi dovete fare
I'assistenza
quello che vi
nella comho ehiesto". A
pilazione del
parte questo
Modulo 740 e
episodio, penso
quello IC!.
che una chiC'e' da cbiararita sui mole
ire pero' cbe
dei Patronati
solo
per
comunque sia
quest'ultima
necessaria.
attivita' iPaPartiamo
tronati nO'n
dall'inizio.
sono finanziati
I Patronati
dallo Slato
sono
nati
percui, per far
subito dopo la
quadrare i
scconda guerra
conti, essi
mondiale. La
sono spesso
prima repubcostretti a
bHca italiana
cbiedere un
agH InlZl,
piccolo cornquando cio'
penso al citmazzette e
tadino.
tangentopoli
Alcune donon erano stati
11 Palronalo deve assislere graluilamenle ogni cilladino.
meniebe fa,
ancora
indurante una
ventati" ha
fondato la propria costituzione sui
Ncl 19~7 infatti, fu approvato il riunione falta con iI circolo dei
diritto del ciltadino. Ogni persona primo decreto del Prcsidcnte dclla Trentini un connazionale da\ tipo
cioe" poteva rcclamarc una serie di Repubblica cbe riconoccva ai Patro- burlcsco mi cbicde: '''allora, quale e'
diritti come la pensione, I'assistenza, nati iI carattere di istituto parastatale la differenza tra I'INPS (Istituto Naeec. non come una c1argizione da cd accordava loro finanziarnenti cor- zionale dclla Previdenza Sociale) cd
parte dello Stato ma come un prop- rispondenti all'attivita' svolta. Nel i Patronati?". 10 gli bo risposto
rio diritto maturato perehe' si tro- 1981" un sussuguente decreto molto sempliccmenle cbe I'INPS e'
vava in eerte situazioni.
ridefini' i Patronali cbe divennero \'istituto cbe paga le prcstazioni
Con il progrcdire degH anni pero" enti privati ma cbe operavano nel menlre i Palronati sono quelli che
aiutano i connazionali cbe banno
aumentavano anche le leggi della sociale.
Repubblica e con le leggi aumentaIn definitiva, iI Patronalo deve diritto a ricoverli.
Ecco io spero di csscre riuscito a
vano i diritti cd i doveri dei cit- assistere gratuitamente ogni cittadino
tadini. Ora, alcune associazioni di che ha problemi con infortuni e far capire in qucste pocbe battute
lavoratori scoprirono I'uovo di Co- malattie profcssionali, pensioni di cbe i patronati, con tutti i propri
lombo e constatarono che il cit- vcecbiaia, invalidita', superstiti dei limiti, stano dalla parte della gente.
tadino, per chicderc cd ottenere un lavoratori autonomi e dipendenti,
proprio diritto dovcva conosccrlo.
pensioni soeiali, disoccupazione,
Una ditta, un imprenditorC, una prcstazioni familiari, malattie e tutte
persona che aveva a disposizione le altre prcstazioni cbe inlcressano la
adeguati mezzi finanziari poteva in- prcvidenza e I'assistenza pagate sia
caricare un legale oppure un esperto dall'INPS cbe dall'INAIL.
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account, your money is accessible, but
you are able to obtain higher rates of
interest because of the bulk deposits
that the fund can make.
(b) Cash Fund (Iow risk) invested in short term money markets
such as bank deposils and treasury
bills, usually to provide a temporary
refuge for the investor who requires a
high degree of security. They
therefore invest in cash or near cash
(i.e. short· term fixed interest
securities) and represent, as in (a), a
way for small savers to get
"wholesale" rates of interest and at
the same time have easy access to
their money. It invests in all types of
deposit-taking institutions in order to
secure the most attractive rates
available and provides a useful short
term haven for capital awaiting other
investment decisions.
(c) Index-linked Gill Fund (low
risk) - invested in U.K. government
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indeX-linked securities, with returns
expected to be similar to increases in
the Retail Priec Index, whieh is a
measurement of rate of inflation.
(d) Fixed Interesl/Gilt Fund
(Relatively Low Risk): invested in
securities which carry a fixed rate of
interest, such as U.K. government
securities and local authority stocks.
The aim of the fund is to achieve
competitive and relatively secure
returns, although the value of the
traded fixed interest securities may
fluctuate.
(e) Managed Fund (Balanced
Risk): combines U.K. bonds (i.e.>gilts
and fixed interest securities) and,
mainly, U.K. equities in order to
provide a greater degree of security
than a fund that invests exclusively in
shares. The fund manager will
actually
make
the
investment
decisions for you, and will aim to
invest in various sectors that give the
best return at any given point in time.
The aim of the fund is to produec a
consistent real return, over and above
the rate of inflation, over the medium
to long term. It has an element of risk
as the capital value of equities can
fluctuate, ~ particularly in the short
term. However, the diversity of the
fund aims to minimise this risk and
reduce the overall volatility . of.
equities.
(I) Property Fund (Risky): invests
in real property such as offices, shops
and industrial premises occupied by
tenants, as commercial investments, as
well as development projects. The
fund aims to achieve good long term
growth, although the value of the fund
may fluctuate in the short term due to
a downturn rental and capital values.
(g)
Domestic Equities Fund
(Risky): invests in ordinary shares
quoted on the Stock Exchange. One of
the advantages of investing in equities
is that, over the medium (i.e. 3 to 5
years) to long (i.e. 5 years or more)
term, they usually will provide a
growing income as well as increasing
capital values, which outpaec the rate
of inflation and can, therefore,
generate substantial real investment
returns. Equities therefore offer
excellent prospects of achieving real
growth by exceeding the rates of
inflation over the medium to long
Richard Si/via
term. Although the capital value of
eqnities can fluctuate, especially over
the short term (i.e. 1 to 3 years), the
diversity of shares within the fund
aims to minimise risk and volatility.
(h) International Equities Funds
(Very risky): invest in equities on
foreign stock markets. They are
subject to the same' short term
volatility and market sentiment as for
(g), but also include the added risk of
adverse exchange rates and currency
fluctuations. ~ The funds exist on a
geographic basis (e.g. the Far East,
Pacific, Europe or North America).
The above is only a brief reference
to some of the funds that·exist overall, the various funds available
can be listed under 23 or so different
categories! Ncedless to say, there is a
vast choice of funds available,
offering differing potential for both
income and/or growth, and catering
for both the cautious and highly
speculative investor. It is possible for
an investor to switch between funds,
for a small charge, to reflect any
change in his attitude to risk and
return that he may have at any time.
Although unit-linked funds vary in
their strategy and objectives, they all
operate on the same principle. All or
part of the premiums will"be applied
to purchase unitS in -the fund at the
price ruling at the time of payment.
The future value of the policy will
then fluctuate with the value of units
allocated to it. The units are allocated
when the premium is paid at the
"offer
price"
and
eventually
encashed or paid in the event of a
claim at the "bid price". At the time
of purchase, when the units are
allocated, the "offer price" will
always exceed the "bid price"~ by
about 5%. This represents a charge
made by the life office to cover
expenses in setting up the policy.
There will also be an annual
management
charge,
which
is
deducted from the fund before the
prices are calculated.
The value of units can fall as well
as rise, and past performance should
not be relied upon as an indicator for
the future. Thus, it is possible for the
policy to fall in value (unlike
conventional with-profits policies).
Tile value of the underlying assets of
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a fund, as reflected in the "bid price"
will most certainly fluctuate on a
daily basis and in the short term, but
the funds' 'managers will seck to
redress this volatility in the medium
to long term in order to provide
steady growth within -the fund over
and above the rate of inflation.
It has previously been stated that
the main feature of unit-linked
policies is that the link with
investment performance is direct. A
unit-linked policyholder is able to
monitor and value his fund on-a daily
basis because unit prices arc
published in the national newspapers
such as "The Financial Times" and
"The Daily Telegraph". In order to
value the fund all you need to do is to
ascertain the number of units
allocated and multiply them by the
prevailing ,"bid price". It is usual for
the life office to periodically issue
siatements to unit-linked investors
showing the number and value of
units allocated.
Unitised With-Profits Policies:
These are similar to unit-linked plans
insofar as the premiums buy units in
an underlying fund, but differ insofar
as the growth of the fund is
distributed as a bonus (as with
conventional with.profits policies) to
policyholders at the end of each year.
Also, in unit·linked policies prices
can fluctuate up or down, as
previously explained, in line with the
underlying investments. This risk is
lessened in unitised with profits
policies because the annual policy
bonus (like that of a traditional
with·profits policy) cannot, once
allocated, be taken away and its
nominal value remains fixed. Also,
the rate of growth within the fund is
variable and terminal bonuses reflect
the life company's capital gains - just
as you would expect with a
conventional with.profits policy.
Like unit-linked policies, unitised
with-profits policies, have a bid/offer
spread and annual management
charges. Hence the hybrid nature of
such policies, which aim to make the
best use of "both worlds" as
follows:(a) Ensure that the value of the
underlying fund never falls in value
(as in the case with conventional
with.profits policies);
(b) Whilst permitting the investor
to have a direct link with the
investment performance of the fund
(the main feature of unit-linking).
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insurance company must invest a
suitable proportion of the fund in
secure investments like fixed interest
stocks or index linked gilts. Any
excess,
representing
a
small
proportion of the fund, is then
invested in the potentially higher
yielding equity markets.
Unit linking was adapted in the
1970s in response to market
conditions which favoured equity
investments. Under this system the
investor has none of the guarantees
that are a feature of with-profits
policies, which means that more of
investment can be plaeed in the equity
markets. The
amount paid
to the investor
relates
directly to the
value of the
underlying
unit-linked
fund(s) chosen,
which
will fall and
rise
as
markets fluctuate. At the
time that this
method was
introduced"
potential returns from the
stock market
on unit linked
policies were
more attractive than the
All types ofinvestments - even the most speculative/
guaranteed
life companies to redistribute profits laden with-profits method.
The unitised with-profits method
was via with·profits policies. This
mainly relied on underwriting of investing is in effcct a compromise
assumptions which created a surplus that draws upon the main feature of
once claims were deducted from caeh of the above alternative methods.
premium income. The resulting This method enables an investor to
surplus was invested by the life take the higher potential of
companies on a conservative basis unit·linked policies, but at the same
and any profits that were generated time provides the opportunity to lock
look the form of bonuses which were into past gains through with.profits.
periodically added to the guaranteed
basic sum assured under the
with.profits policies. Furthermore,
once added, these reversionary
The information gb'tn aoo\'t is based llpOfI
bonuses represented income carned
our lUlderSlalullng of (Ufrtnlle~islation and laX
from the underlying investments. On regulations, whkh are boIh subJ<d to change.
Rkhard Sillio is a Company RepresenlaJJ\'t
maturity of the policies, or as a result
01 Guardian F;nandal Stn;C't$ marketing
of a claim, a terminal bonus is paid ,Group
(ofwhi<h aremtmbersofUUTROond
which is dependent on investment IMROI only for the purpose of""';";.g on ond
conditions prevailing during the term stlling Ille assuranCt. pension. wait trust ond
tqwty plan produdS btaring G=d.
of the policy. To ensure that t~ere is personol
tan Finandal Senius name.
enough moncy in the fund to mcct
thcsevarious "guarantees" .the
Summary: This article has
looked at the various methods life
companies use in order to redistribute
profits from their activities to their
policyholders, in order for them to
accumulate capital for a specified
time in the future. The policyholder
will want to accumulate capital for
future use for a number of reasons,
such as: providing income for
retirement (via a pension savings
plan), repaying a loan such as a
mortgage (e.g. via an endowment
policy) or for any other reasons such
as paying for a child's wedding etc.
The original method adopted by
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Face to Face
Michele Scotto SAC
Everyone gets discouraged every once in a while.
It's a very nonnaI reaetion to some of the situations
that we encounter in life. It's especially during these
times of great stress that some encouragement comes
in handy.
I remember a certain saintly old nun who has
since passed on to her reward in heaven. In my first
year of seminary, I became very discouraged. I
happened to meet her one day and she could tell
that I was a bit depressed. She took the time to give
me some encouragement and emotional support. At
the end of our meeting she gave me a, very touching
poem ,which I still have with me.
When I feel a little doWn I read this poem and
think .about my situation. After .meditating on the
situation I may presently find myself in I read the
poem once again and pray for guidance. I have
found that courage and determination once again
return and I am able to continue. I would very mueh
like to share this wonderful poem with all of you.
In Pace
COMUNITA'ITALlANA
Don't Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems .all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts. are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is strange with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow You may succccd with another blow.
Often a goal is nearer than it seems
To a faint or a faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the Victor's Cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how elose you are,
it may be near when it seems afar,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit!
It's when things seem worst that youmustn't quit!
If you ever feel discouraged remember this poem. I
am sure you will agree tIlat there is a great amount of
wisdom contained within these words.
My article is quite short this month - but sometimes
the profound can be conveyed without, saying very much.
I hope the point has been made!
WAngiolina w Rizzi Macdni
"We remember with affection Angela Rizzi Maccini who died
on 18th January 1994.
.
"Angiolina", as shc was known,was born in Summer Street on
,20 July 1904 in ,the Italian Quarter. She spent some of her
childhood in Casanova (PR) but most of her life Was spent in
England where she met her husband Giuseppe who was a lodger
in her parents house in King's Cross Road. She went to Italy for
her wedding but'returned soon after. '
She was, in Italy during the war with her children Eugenio.
Giovanni and Maurina while her husband was in England. She
was widowed in 1969.
The family wish to thank all who attended ,the fu,!eral masses,
on Sunday evening of the 23.rd January and Monday morning, for
,their kind expressions of sympathy and donations whieh .have
been sent to various charities.
The family alsO wishes to thank Padri Carmelo, Russo. Vico
and Gaetano for their very moving ceremony
.
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Cinema
I could easily have asked the
Editor to pay my expenses to go to
the USA five or six times a year to
see films before they are released
here; but I know a non-sianer when I
see one. Unlike the Sponlight editor
who, in the last five years, has seen.
three of his ante-post bets for the
Grand National die before the big
dayll
A free ticket to New York not
fonhcoming I will spend this month
dividing up the cinema into its five
main categories: quotes; sequels; remakes; opening and other.
Quote of the month must go to
Paul Newman who-'had this-to say
about Rupen Murdoch: "(He) may be
the most charitable person in Australia, he might have a whole hospital
complex somewhere. He may have
built 63 Presbyterian churehes. But I
think he's a real bloodsucker. He'll
take and squecze and take anything he
can get -and never give anything
back". Not surprisingly the winner of
this year's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Oscar has vowed never to work
for Twentieth Century Fox.
After his inordinate success with
-"Schindler's List" Steven Spielberg
has had me groaning by confirming
that a Jurassie Park sequel is in the
pipeline for a 1995/96 release. As ·if
this wasn't enough he has also agreed
to team up with Gcorge Lucas for a
founh Indiana Joncs film. I thought
the multi-Qsear winning film was a
watershed rather than a one-off. Still
under the heading of sequels Tommy
Lee Jones is expected to get together
again for Fugitive IL I was wondering recently whether Harrison Ford is
in the Guinness Book of Records
under the "Most Sequels" category?
There again, when is a sequel not
a sequel? When it is Star Trek.
Having completed its seventh, and
last, season the Star Trek: The Next
Generation crew have begun filming
their first feature film. What could
potentially be a very long film title is
currently being called - Star Trek:
Generations by the Paramount
bosses. David Carson who has directed some of the t.v. episodes will
helm the feature film which reunites
old Captain Kirk (William Shatner)
and Captain Picard (patriek Stewan)
of the Enterprise NCC-170 I-Malcolm
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heard ofthe Enterprise
McDowell will play arch villain
Soreo. Plaoned opening in the US is
NovlDec 1994.
Next on the list is remakes. The
interestiog combination oC Kenneth
Branagh and Robcn De Niro have
been busy in Britain putting together
a new version of Frankenstein. I
hope it goes beller. than its terror
cousin "Dracula".
The other interesting remake is
The Bishop's Wife from Touchstone
Pictures. The original was on television recently with Cary Grant and
David Niven. The 1990's version is
another interesting pairing of Whitney
Houston and the gifted Denzel Washington. If I_can remember Maverick
then so can you. Mel Gibson takes
over the James Gamer role. James
Garner... well he takes over someone's role and Jodie Foster has a role
all of her own.
Some of the films opening in May
are: A Home of Ou r Own. Kathy
Bates stars as a single mother who
decides to quit the city of the 1950s
and start life with her six children
elsewhere.
The Adventures of Huek Finn.
Elijah Wood (The Good Son) plays
the Il-ycar-old hellraiser Huck Finn
in an adaptation of the Twain classic.
The film, which also stars Robbie
Collrane, grossed $24 million when it
opened in the US last year.
Look Who's Talking Now is the
third in the series with John Travolta
and Kirstie Alley. This time the
children
have been moved aside and
-
.
it's the canine pets who arc talking
with the voices of Daony De Vho and
Diane Kcaton.
A Business Affair is a romantic
comedy set in London's world of
publishing and stars Christopher
Walken and Jonathan Pryce.
The Naked Gun 33 113: The
Final Insult. The third Lcslie Nielsen
and Priseilla Presley series.
Many may have Seen Anthony
Hopkins in the stage version of M
Butterfly. Jeremy Irons stars in the
film version of this tme story which
had a lukewarm reception in the US.
We arc now left with "others".
This month my allention has turned to
videos.
A record two million copies of
WaIt Disney's Bambi were ordered by
UK video retailers. Advance orders
doubled those for "Peter Pan" and
"Fantasia"- and, surprisingly, bellers
-"Beauty and the Beast". Since it was
launched in 1942, the film has grossed
$500 million, ranking it among the
top five Disney films of all time. I am
sure Disney are hoping for such
things from their next new feature
film. This will open in the US in the
summer (and if Aladdin is anything to
go by, we may,sce ii at the end of '95)
and is called The Lion King. Ellon
John and Tim Rice collaborated for
the music. At least that should ensure
something a little different.
We now move to the other extreme of the video market. MGMlUA
Home Video is pulling its 16 James
Bond titles from retail distribution for
at least a year as part of a marketing
ploy to increase demand. The videos
featuring the lhrce Bonds: Connery,
Moore and Dallon will come off the
shelf in May and will nol be re-issued
until at least the summer of 1995 with
the planned release of the 17th Bond
film. 11 is hoped that the unavailability of the titles will increase demand
and create a large backlog of orders.
Well, as I firmly believe that the
only place to sce a 007 film at it's
best is in the cinema and not the t.v.
all this manipulation by the marketing
people, has left me suitable shaken but
nol stirred. What will be earthshallering is if Pierce Brosnan is chosen as
the next 007. James Bond wilh a
personality bypass?1
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Sportlight
I am dictating my article early this
month - not just because I am trying
and obtain some brownie points from
the Editor's assistant - but because I
really do feel the star is in the
ascendance and I do not want to miss
the moment.
What is he on about, do I hear you
say? After writing this column for 17
years has he finally flipped?
Well you may ask - certainly I
cannot recall a time since BACKHILL began when I could record in
these pages the unique double of
Arsenal reaching the final of a European competition and England defeating the West Indies in a Test Match
away from home.
Let us begin with football. To
make the occasion all the more significant, Arsenal will be meeting
Parma in the final whieh definitely
means a case of divided loyalties
within the Evans/
Giacon household.
Somehow" from the
moment Linighan's
header beat Woods
in the final moment
of extra time at
Wembley last year"
I had a sneaky fecling that the two
sides would clash
though.1 never presumed it would be
in the final.
But I am gelling
ahead of myself.
Ar~nal
hl.d performed very crcdilably in Paris but
the tension laM Tueway night al
IIighbury was alrnost ,unlx:arablc. Ar:.<;",,1 were without Merson who h:ld
~uc<.:umbcd
to a fever on the morning
of the rnllleh, Kevin ClI/Ilpbell WllS to
be, his replllcc/lle"t. Now ClI/Ilpbell
I".s "ot been 1Il1ighbury'fllvourite this
yc:or pllrticulllrly 1I1ler the cup exit 1I1
Ihe h:lfIds of Bolton, I" the sixth
minute, howl."Vcr. it was our Kcvin
who ''It)\(;, to meet JJixolI"s cr()\s and
give
Ar~",,1
ti,e 1I11 imporl:mt c:,r1y
~(J;,I
from behind. It was a foul but I would
take some persuading that it warranted the yellow card whieh now
keeps him out of, the, final. Indeed,
one of the worrying features about
this semi-final leg was the number' of
Arsenal players who were already on
one booking. The loss, for example, of
Adarns from the final would have
been even more monumental than that
of Wright. I do not believe it is
insignificant that Arsenal's good run
of form this season coincides with the
renewed pairing of Bould and Adams.
In my opinion Bould is unquestionably one of the most underrated
central defenders in the country. For
those who choose to mock Adams
may I suggest they go and wateh
Arsenal play every week and sce how
influential a figure he has become.
The secOnd half showed continued
adventure from the Freneh but slowly
I sensed Arsenal had
a grip on the game.
Paris St Germain had
their moments to
equalise but did not
seize them. This was
a performance of true
professionalism and
grit from Gcorge Graham's men.
Let me say a word
or two about lan
Wright. He has reo,
ccived more than his
fair share of bad press
and has sometimes
becn singled out by
tlie media for' his· anties, The more I
have watched him. however" the more
convineed I have bCco/lle that foOlball
is not only hi's life but his love. lie
carc.~ deeply about Ihe game :lIld
wanls to perform on all of its grc:,t
~tagc.~, IIence his tc:ors when Engla",1
f;liled to qualify for Ihe World Cup
;md his
dcs.ol:llion in missing Ihis
filial. Wrighl camc inlo Hac g:unc al a
later age Ih:m many :md c1c:orly fecls
limc is: nllmillg oul for him 10 fulfil
his lifes amhiliolls. Ycs. he is: hol
mcnt" howl.'"Vcr-. was whell Wri~hI (M;<;
;11I;I~k
lip the left
willS: lie, lIt1empled 10 tllke Hoche 0"
lor speed hUI pushed ,'he h,,1I t(Xl lior
:lhC:ld ;lIId III :111 :IIIClllpl to rcdoclII the
;llu;alUJII \11(1 illlo thc, Frcw..h dcfclltlcr
opportunity to prove the lie to that
theory. Certainly I would feel happier
with a player of Wright's pace up
front but Merson will be baek. and
Davis is still there to provide a toueh
of class in mid-field. I have been a
little surprised that Ray Parlour, who
has had
good Premier League
season has not been tried in European
competition. He increases the options
when out wide on the right and a
really bold selection might. see him
playing that role with Merson replaeing Carnpbell up front. If truth be told
I would have a slight preference for
that formation but there is a saying at
Highbury that "Gcorge knows best"
and I am certainly not going to argue
with a man who has won two League
Championships, two League Cups and
an FA Cup in his eight.year tenure.
I am sorry but I am not going to
predict who will win the final but my
son and I will be wearing red and
white, my eldest daughter will 'be
wearing yellow, blue and white and I
am not sure who my'wife and youngest daughter will be supporting (Sorry,
but I suspect you will be outnumbered
- Ed.). It ought to be one hell of an
cvening! Indeed the build up to Ihe
match has already begun with my
daughler going to bed in the Pa'rma
scarf obtained at lasl year's final.,
I am afraid there is not mueh room
leO 10 comnient npon Ihe remarkable
victory of Mike Alherton's men following their earlier three derc.1ls al
the hands of the West- Indies. 'Close
scmtiny of Ihose malches" howevcr.,
will disclose Ihal England had their
opportunilies bUI did'not seize ,them.
It may be churlish to criticise: bnl I
was pualed by Ihe inilial o"'lission of
R:unpmkash and the subseqnenl decision 10 play the Middlesex balsman al
number J when the more eslablished
profc.~sjonal. Smith. was allowed 10
go further down Ihe order. I still feci
Rampmkash shonld be given a Jlm at
number 5. ,I believe there rc;,lIy is the
nl:lking,~ of :j good side especially if
Cr:owley and Cork arc inlroduced for
a
from a «Jeep
IlIis ~umm,?r's C:IIUIl:ligIlS againsl New
roolct1 passion :III«J nol from malice.
It is a Ira/:edy Ilor Wril:ht :md
Ar~lIal Ih:11 he will mi~s oul UII Ihis
big, (x;C:lsioll. There :lfe IllOsc who ~lY
'lh;11 ArM:U:11 c;ulllol pcr'()rllI wilhulIl
Wrighl, Th:'1 may he Irue hili Ihe filial
will ~ive (;c()r~c (;r:lh:llll Ihe idC:11
i',c:,land and Soulh AfriC:l.
By Ihe time I SI)c;,k 10 you again.
hc:nJctI 1)111
lJ"'1uestio,,"hly the ",.ddesl mophoto) well' 011 the
Richard Evans
il 'comc."l:
we will know wllo :IfC the European
('up Winncrs Cup holdcrs fnr I')'H.
Whal price a John JcnsclI gO;11 Oil
his' home soil'l
Italsport
Auto: Esordio viUoriso dcll'Alfa
Romco 155 ncl campionato inglcsc:
sulla pista di Thruxton s'c' imposto
Gabriclc Tarquini.
Pallanuoto: AI tomoo di Dunkcrquc (Fra) viUoria dcl' Scucbcllo,
chc in finale ha baUuto 11-9 I'Unghcria.
Moto: 11 motociclista italiano Angclo Cavandoli, 30 anni, c' morto in
un incidcntc a pochi chilomctri dal
traguardo dclla quarta tappa dcl rally
di Tunisia. 11 ccntauro italiano e'
volato dalla sua Ktm in un traUo
moHo scorrcvolc dclla pista. L'austri·
.100 Kinigadncr e I'italiano Mooni,
suoi compagni, in scgno di luUo
hanno dcciso di ritirarsi.
Ciclismo: '''Ho sccHo la eorsa
giusta c iI giorno giusto, Pasqua, per
ritornare alia viUoria". Gianni Bugllo,
trellta'anni compiuti iI 14 fcbbraio,
cclcbra con molta discrezione la sua
urisurrczionc"" ncl vinccrc la classica
di Gaud (pacsi Bassi) e trova modo di
scherzarci sopra. "Ho vinto si' iI Giro
delle Fiandre, ma non ero morto. E,
poi" scusate, io SOIlO un povcro.
scmplice corridore... "
Calcio: POlltcdera e' ill tcsta alle
classifichc degli accadimcllli mello
crcdibili ilia veri nclla storia dcllo
sport. Unica squadra qucst'anno imbaUula nci c.,mpionati profcssiollistici, c.,polista ncl girolle B dclla scrie
C2, miglior attacco e miglior difcsa
dcll'illtcro tornoo, allcllala dal sacchi.
.1110 Frallccsco D'Arrigo, il POlltcdera
scglla agli a7.zurri due gol ncl primo
tcmpo (.11 19' Rossi, .11 22' Aglictti),
subiscc l'illscrimcllto di Massaro IIclla
riprcs., (12' dopo corta rcspillla Sll tiro
di DOlladolli). rischia iI pareggio .11
24' allcora COli Massaro (traversa e
p"lIa forsc dClltro). poi si aggrappa a
Giulio Drago. vccchio porticre COli UII
passalo ncll'Empoli: duc pamle dcci·
sive c I'impossibilc va in archivio.
11 POlltcdcra batte I'Halia, quclla vcra.
quclla chc alldra' ai MOlldiali mllcri.
c.'lIi, quclla che subilo dopo la quali.,
fic.,ziollc era salita .11 prima posto
dclla c1assilic., Fifa. Nci primi qu"ltro
mcsi del "94" qucll" SICS5:1 It''li,, e'
sprofolld"l" ill due "Ure scollfilte'
umciali (Frallcia e Gem","i,,).
Sandro Prato!;
Calcio: Mcssina, Torino, Milano e
adcsso lwata, 250 chilomclri cia
Tokio, la nuova tcrra promcssa. Toto'
Schillaei (SOllO) saluta c se ne va. Ha
vissuto la sua ultima nolle italiana, in
tribuna, a San Siro. sofTrendo per
l'Inter, "squadra alia qualc sono
1II0lto legato, c 10 dico clavvero, anchc
se non sono riuscito a dare tuUo
quanlo awei voluto, perche' quando
11011 c'c' la salute. bisogna arrendcrsi.
Anchc in qucst'anno balordo. ho seg'
nato cinquc gol in sei partite, ma.
visto che orrnai la societa' avcva altrc
idee. ho prcfcrito andarrnene".
Trent'anni cia compiere 1'1 diccmbre.
separato, duc figli, una Coppa Uefa e
una Coppa Italia con la Juve. ca·
pocannonicrc ai Mondiali '90. "Pal·
lone d'argcnto"" alle spalle di Mat·
thacus, 120 prcscnzc e37 gol in scrie
A, sedici prcsenzc e scllc gol in
lIazionale. I'croc delle nolli n101giehc
oggi partc per il Giappone e mercoledi' 27 aprilc csordira'con la
nlo'glia biancazzura del Jubilo Iwata.
Boxe: A1cssandro Duran ha tcntato
di strapparc la corona europea dei
wcltcr aI mancino scozzcsc Gary
Jacobs sui ring di Glasgow ma non ee
I'ha fatlo: k,o. nel scsto.
Ciclismo: E' riemerso I'incubo di
Roubaix ehe Franco Ballerini a,'C\'a
eercato di canccllare. Sui traguardo
della Gand-Wcvclgem, il ventinovcnnc liorentino ha rhissuto infalli un
dramma di cui era stato protagonista
un anno fa c di cui non a\Tcbbc mai
voluto la rcplica. Appena tagliata la
linea d'arrivo e' salito sui palco deUa
IV per guardare il rcplay deUo sprinl
con Peelers in allcsa del vcrdello del
fotofinish, "Ho \into" ha urlato
qnando ha ,isto le immagini riprese
daU·clicollclO. "Ho perso" ha mor-·
morato qnando sui pieeolo schenllo
sono scorsi i fotogrammi prcs; daUa
tclce.1mcra piazzata .11 traguardo. Ho
perso in/hili per duc ccntimctri,
Calcio: Milan. minicra d'oro, La
partccip.17.ione al gironc di Champions
LC.1guC ha infalli frutlato 6.380,000
franchi sviu.cri (~60,OOO per ciasclln
punto oltennto e 2.700.000 comc
quota fiss.1) p,1ri a 7 miliardi c 200
milioni di lirc.
Scherma: Ai campiol.1ti ilaliani di
Lh'orno 10 spadista RcscgOlli ha con-,
qllistato il tricolore h.1llClldo Bcl·
mond.
Tennis: Stem Grar c' l'uniC<1 "tr:tditricc" dcgli Inlcrnazionali d'llalia:
andra' al torneo di Amburgo. qucllo
dove l'anno seorso fn aeeollcllata la
Sclcs,
P:dlavolo: Sortcggiali i gironi di
MOlldo\'ollc)' (molldiali dalla I"llIa·
\'010) a sellembre ill Grccia: I'llalia c·
COli Giappolle. Cina c Blllgaria,
Basket: L'Olimpia Milano a fine
slagionc :lvra" un no\'o finanziatofc: si
traUa di Giorgio Corbclli. proprictario
dell" Tclemarkcl Corbclli lasccra' iI
h.1skel di Forli' c amanehcra' Gian·,
mario Gabclli con una quota di miuor·
.111".:1. Rc,'oc:llo illlalllo. grazic alia
mcdiazione dclla Lega. 10 seioPcIO
dci giocatori: la catcgoria a"rcbbc
protcstato per il forte ritardo nci
p.1gmllcllli dcgli stipelldi d1 1"1I1C di
alcu nc socicla'.
Atlrtira: AlIctica sen"l pacc. NcI
giorno dclla ricollcilial.ione lr:t la
saltatricc Anlonclla BC\'i1acqna e la
Fedcrazionc. csplode impro",isa una
furibonda polcmiC<1 Ira iI e,l. deUa
n:lIjonalc. LOC:ltclli. c Pictro Mcnll~I,
11 pr;matisla mondiaIc dci 200 mClr;
da' dcll'illcapacc· .11 tccllico. L<X~ltclli
10 bolla comc dOP.1tO: i duc si
rivcdranno in tribullalc lMclIl1ca ha
illfhlli :uuulllciafo una querela).
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DAVVERO? NON Cl CREDOI
Per assicurare la eostante buona
qualita' dei vini sherry, ehe dalla
Spagna vengono csportati in tutto
iI mondo, ed in particolare in
lnghiltcrra, fin dal '700 esiste a
Jerez, la citta' produttrice di tali
vini" un'assoeiazione dei cornmercianti che ne vigila e ne controlla
la produzione e la spedizione.
Verso il 1865, durante il regno
di Alessando 11, l'esercilo della
Russia era manlenulo ad un
livello di circa 750,000 uomini, e
cio' assorhiva un lerzo del reddilo
lolale dell'immenso Slalo. Del
reslo, quello della Prussia, mollo
efficienle, coslava solo 125,000
uomini ma le spese relalive ammonlavano ad' ollre mela' delle en-'
Irale slalali annue.
Il famoso monsignor Giovanni
Della Casa (1503-1556) fu nominato areivescovo di Benevento pur
non essendo ancor prete. Egli"
pcro'" non raggiunse mai la propria
dioccsi perchc' fu inviato. come
nunzio a Venezia. Trasferitosi poi
aRoma e trovatosi in difficolta'
con papa Giulio III, si reeo' a
Nervesa" un paese del Veneto, e
nell'abbazia dei Collalto scrisse il
notissimo Galateo.
WHAT IS IT?
CHERISATA!
- OJ course Ihe box is empty [ 11
says : "No preservatives, no additives , no calories "....
In un bar, un cliente protesta
vivacemente:
- Ma insomma, e" la seconda
voila che Irovo una mosca annegata ne// mia birra!
,-' Non vi agitate! - 10 tranquillizza il barista. - Da domani,
Jomiro' tutle le' mosche d'una
cintura di salvataggio.
Solution to last month'.s
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Mamma's Ricetta
Cavolo Rosso, Cavolfiore e Broccoli
al Forno
MrsM.G.
Red Cabbage, Cauliflower,and
Broccoli Bake
Ingredienti:
Ingredients:
Salsa:
1/2 Iitro di latte
1 porro 0 1/2 eipolla
1 foglia di alloro
acini di pepelsale
25 grburro
25 gr farina
140 gr gorgonzola 0 dolcelatte,
salclnocc moscato
Vegetali:
1 cavolfiore
1/2 cavolo rosso
170 gr broccoli
Sauce:
1 pint milk
1 leek or half an onion
1 bay leaf
peppercorns/salt
1 1/2 oz butter
1 1/2 oz flour
5 oz gorgonzola or dolcelatte chccsc (cut into small
pieces)
nutmeg/salt
Veg:
1 cauliflower
1/2 red 'cabbage
6 oz broccoli
(tagliato a pczzi)
Metodo:
Salsa: Mcttcte il latte in una casseruola col porro, pepe e
alloro. Portatelo all'cbollizionc e cucinatelo per 2 minuti.
Levatelo dal fuoco. Laseiatelo riposare per circa 20 minuti.
Filtratelo. Scioglicte il burro e aggiungctclo al latte c alia
farina. Mcscolate bene per non formare grumoli. Rimettete
sui fuoco c sempre mescolando cucinatc finche' ottenetc
una salsa abbastanza densa. Togliete dal fuoco c aggiungete meta' dcl forrnaggio.
Vegetali: Tagliate il cavolfiore ed i broccoli a cimetti e
cucinate in acqua salata bollente per circa 10 minuti. State
attenti a non cueinarli troppo. Tagliate il cavolo rosso a
fette grosse e cucinatelo'in acqua salata. Mettete i vegetali
in una pirofill! imburrata. Ve':S3tevi sopra la salsa e poi il
restante forrnaggio. Passatela nel forno pre-scaldato 180Cl
no.4 per 20 minuti.
Cavolini di Bruxelies alia Gorgonzola
Method:
Sauce: Put milk, leek, bay leaf, salt and peppercorns in
saucepan and bring to boil. Cook for 2 minutes.
Remove from hcat. Leave for about 20 minutes. Strain.
Mclt the butter then add to the milk and flour. Stir
thoroughly to get rid of any lumps. Add salt and
nutmeg. Return to the heat and cook, stirring until the
sauce thickens. Remove from heat and stir in half the
cheese.
Vegetables: Cut the cauliflower and broccoli into
florets. Cook in boiling Salty water for about 10
minutes. Do not overcook. Cut the red cabbage into
thick slices and cook separately in salty water. Drain.
Place vegetables into an oveJ)proof dish and cover with
sauce. Top with the rest of the chccsc and bake in a
pre-heated oven 180/no.4 for 20 minutes.
Brussel Sprouts and Gorgonzola Bake
Ingredienti:
Ingredients:
500 gr di cavolini
300 gr di gorgonzola 0 dolcelatte
50 gr panna Iiquida .
30 grburro
15 gr farina
salclpepe
lib Brussels sprouts
1/21b gorgonzola or dolcelatte chccsc
2 fI oz single cream
1 oz butter
1/2 oz flour
salt/pepper
Metodo:
Method:
Incidete un taglio suI torsolo dei cavolini. Cuoccteli in
acqua salata e bollente per 20 minuti. Scolateli. Tagliate il
gorgonzola a dadini. Meltetele in una casscruola. Aggiungete la, crema, la farina, il burro, pepe e, sale.
Amalgamate insieme tutti gli ·ingredienti, Cucinate a
bagno-maria, sempre mcscolando finche' il gorgoniola si
seioglie. Mettete. i cavolini in una pirofila imburrata.
Versatevi sopm il restante gorgonzola. Coprile con carta
argentata. Cucinate in fuoco pre-scaldato' 200Clno.6 per 15
minuti. Togliete la carta e cucinatc per altri 5 minuti.
Servile.
Make a cut into the base of thc Brussels sprouts. Cook
in salty boiling water for about 20 minutes. Drain. Cut
the gorgonzola into small cubes. Put the cheese into a
saucepan and add the cream, flour and butter, salt and
pepper. Mix the ingredients. Cook bagne-marie (in a
bowl. over saucepan of boiling water), stirring every
now and then until the chccsc has· melted. Place the
Brussels sprouts into a greased oven-to-table dish. Pour
the sauce over them. Cover with silver foil and bake in
pre-heated oven 200Clno.6 for 15 minutes. Remove
silver foil and cook for a further 5 minutes. Serve.
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FEDORA
by Rossini
Conducted by Paolo Olmi
with Ruggero Raimondi as Mose'
Midland Bank Promotion
All tickets sold on the night
23rd May and 28th May at 7.30pm
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Tel: 071-2129234
by Giordano with Mirella Freni as Princess Fedora
24th and 27th May 1994 at 7.30pm
Midalnd Bank Promotion
All tickets at £11 sold on the night
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Tel: 071-240 1066
PER QUALCHEDOLLARO IN PIU'
MICHELANGELO
regista Sergio Leone
Venerdi 13 maggio, ore 19.00
An invitation to Casa Bonarrotti
~ exhibition of drawings by Michelangelo,
fanuly letters and words from Casa Buonarotti
Museum, Florence.
29th April to 24th July 1994
Accademia Italiana, 24 Rutland Street, SW7
Tel: 071-225 3474
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MIRELLA FRENI
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"MUSIC FOR LIFE"
in aid of CRUSAID
Sunday 22nd·May at 7.30pm
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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