Red Poppy Project for ANZAC Day… was a great success… This was Cursillo’s Project (APOSTOLIC ACTION) in remembrance of the sacrifice in the 1st World War.
We will leave poppy patterns for knitting, crocheting and more on our Cursillo website till 11/11/15 (Remembrance Day).
Red wool, red felt, red anything that will make a 6-7cm (2.5-3″) flower, and thousands upon thousands, with black-centred contrast, has been a means of drawing our Australian multicultural community together in a project to recognize how the World War of 1914 – 1918 affected not only the Europeans, but Africans, Americans, Asians and Australians.
Thanks to everyone for their wonderful response in “MAKING A FRIEND A POPPY AND INVITING THEM TO CHURCH” to help Australia remember the sacrifice of the Son of God, as well as the sacrifice of world citizens in war – For Patterns see…
POPPY-PROJECT-PATTERNS
There are many simple patterns. You can stitch a small memorial in the name of a relative or friend underneath if you wish.
For Further Information Contact: Helen Fraser Email: bandh.fraser@gmail.com Mobile: 0438 602 236
History: Long before the Great War, the red poppy had become a symbol of death, renewal and life. The seeds of the flower can remain dormant in the earth for years, but will blossom spectacularly when the soil is churned. Beginning in late 1914, the fields of Northern France and Flanders became the scene of stupendous disturbances. Red Poppys soon appeared.
In 1915, at a Canadian dressing station north of Ypres, a physician named Lt. Col. John McCrae would take in the view of the poppy strewn Salient and experience a moment of artistic inspiration. The veteran of the South African War was able to distill in a single vision the vitality of the red poppy symbol, his respect for the sacrifice made by his patients and dead comrades, and his intense feeling of obligation to them. McCrae would capture all of this in the most famous single poem of the First World War, In Flanders Fields.
{Also see this interesting English link} http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/07/tower-of-london-poppies/
Bathurst Diocese celebrated the 30th anniversary of the introduction of Cursillo from 1st May to Sunday 3rd May, 2015 , and gave thanks for the positive impact it has had on so many lives. The Cursillo Movement was introduced to Bathurst Diocese in 1985, by teams from the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. Since then, well over a thousand people have taken part in a Cursillo weekend retreat in Bathurst Diocese. For most, the experience has been a great encouragement in their spiritual journey; for some it has been life-changing, and for a few it has literally been life-saving.
