I always feel that I want to apologize to Sr. Patricia when I have to cut out chunks of such an interesting letter, however this will serve to whet your appetite.

STEPHANIE JOHNSON (HOARE) remembers the English lessons with Miss Mackenzie as her teacher. Her love of the subject stems from that time. Many of you will have reason to be grateful to Sr. Patricia for the expertise of her teaching which has had such a beneficial effect on your lives.

NORMAN & MARGARET SIMPSON (ATKINS) spent a very happy one & a half hours with SISTER PATRICIA on 10th May.

Although she has some problems with osteoporosis, she was in good spirits and keen to hear their news. Sr. Patricia sends her love and assures us of her prayers, for which we are very grateful. I feel that we too can remember Sr. Patricia in our prayers; she does not mention her painful condition in her letters to usi MARGARET & NORMAN also visited the lady at the local Morrisons, who supply the Christmas hamper. She says that she and a colleague enjoy putting together the contents of the Hamper and delivering it to the Monastery. We thank MARGARET for all her work in organising the Hamper and the sending out of Sr. Patricia's letters.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

ST. PETER'S PAST PUPILS ASSOCIATION STRAWBERRY TEA . SUNDAY 10th JUNE

AT THE HOME OF THE CASSIDYS, 11 OVINGTON AVE. BOSCOMBE EAST. Tel: 01202 427511 3.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. £ 2.00 for the Bro. Lionel Fund. PLEASE BOOK.

ST. PETER'S PAST PUPILS ASSOCIATION is holding an OPEN DAY at the Southbourne site On SUNDAY 30t`' SEPTEMBER from 2p.m. There will be Mass in the Chapel at 4p.m. Some areas of the School will be open. Teas will be served. All are welcome.

BOSCOMBE CONVENT PAST PUPILS' ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REUNION

SUNDAY 1st. JULY ST. THOMAS GARNET'S SCHOOL HALL PARKWOOD ROAD. 2.30p.m.

The Brother Lionel Fund, " Reaching The Unreached," is a well known, worthwhile charity. Bro. Lionel, a former teacher at St. Peter's School from 1948 - 52, has spent many years in India caring for, "The Poorest of the Poor," mainly homeless children, whose numbers are increasing rapidly due to the Aids epidemic.

David and Jo Cassidy have been out several times, last January was their latest trip. Johnny Duffy has also been to see Bro. Lionel during this last year.

He is the brother of THERESA MANNING & ANN BUTLER, (DUFFY). If anyone is interested in learning more about, "Reaching The Unreached" the Cassidys will be able to give you information.

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.

We send our prayers and sympathy to the following people, and to all former pupils and members of staff whose dear ones have died. May the deceased rest in peace and may all who mourn be comforted.

To MAIREAD MURPHY (O'FRIEL) on the death of her mother GINA, in December 2006. GINA had spent the last six and a half years in a Nursing Home in Highcliffe, where she was happy and well cared for. We send our sympathy to Mairead and her husband John.

During January we heard that CECILE McGORAN (ALLISON) aged 77, had died in Vancouver, Canada. CECILE has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. She had managed to get over to England to see her brother MICHAEL, who lives in Southbourne, before she became too ill to travel. We send him and her family our sympathies.

SISTER BERNARDINE'S brother, FR. PETER CALLAGHAN, died in a Nursing Home, where he was cared for by the Poor Clare Sisters. It was a beautiful funeral with the whole family present and five Bishops concelebrating the Requiem Mass.

MARGARITA (MARGOT) CONWAY (JONES) died peacefully in her sleep in Miami, USA, where she went to attend the wedding of a granddaughter, on 12th January. The funeral was held in Calgary, Canada, which was her home, on 19th January, with all the family present. MARGOT was a contemporary of JEAN WALSH (HUGHES), part of a group af four special school friends who had kept in touch over the years.

The others, BETTY HADDY (BLEECK) and CLARE BLANSHARD have both died. Some of you will remember Margot as a teacher at the Convent, when the family returned from Zambia, for some years before going to Canada. MARGOT'S daughter ELIZABETH sent the news to Sr. MAY, who kindly forwarded it to me and sent our sympathy and prayers to the family.

ELIZABETH, said that her mother had a wonderful time at the wedding and enclosed a photo of her dancing with her new granson, Justin. I will have the photos at the reunion.

CELIA JOYCE (COURT) has died in West Sussex. Her husband Brian is a St. Peter's Past Pupil.

THEA TURNER (HORSLEY) kindly let me know of the death of KATHLEEN BERRY (WILDRIDGE); unfortunately she did not know until after the cremation had taken place on 28th March.

KATHLEEN'S sister ` BUNTY' was at school with JEAN HARRIS (THIOLLIER), PADDY COUSENS (DALY) & RITA WALKER (BROWNING).

JOAN REED had `phoned THEA with the news. BARBARA PUTNAM (FOYLE) let us know that FREDA WYCHERLEY (WOFFENDEN) had died just before Christmas.

TERRY CONNOLLY, husband of the late THERESA CONNOLLY died at the end of April, aged 87. Some of our Past Pupils will have been taught by Terry at Holy Cross School, where he was on the staff for many years. The Requiem Mass was at St. Thomas More Church, Iford. Their 5 sons, MICHAEL, DAVID, MARTIN, PATRICK & PETER were there with their families, from various parts of the world.

PADDY COUSENS (DALY) died following an accident. We send our sincere sympathy to her sister JOSEPHINE, who herself has a broken arm, due to a fall. We keep them both in our prayers. On the Th March JOHN YOUNG, father of THERESA BARNES (YOUNG) died in the MacMillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital; he was 93 years old. All of you who attended Corpus Christi Church, whether as parishioners or Convent boarders, will remember John as MC on the sanctuary.