Three Christenings in One Go!

Chris & Ania Flynn's twin boys, Joseph Ronald & Ruben Anastasio will be Christened at Blairs Church (same as for wedding) on Saturday 25th July 2009 (time to be announced). Eugene and Janet Flynn's son Oscar Edward will also be Christened at the same ceremony.
It's that time of year again when I like to have my children baptised! Joseph Ronald and Ruben Anastasio.
This will be followed by the obligatory summer BBQ celebration at Chris & Ania's house, The Gables. Chris will provide the quality Riojas!!

On top of that, Chris & Ania will be saying good bye to blighty as we are escaping to Spain to live from 26th Aug.
Eug is only in Aberdeen for a short break as he is living in Dubai for the foreseeable future, so it would be great to see some friends & family!

All our love,

Chris & Anai, Eugene & Janet

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San Francisco-Bangalore Sister-City partnership

Here's a YouTube video clip featuring our own Jim Herlihy with Mayor Newsom on the Bangalore-San Francisco partnership. Jim starts his speech about 4 minutes into the clip. The clip is taken from San Francisco's own TV channel SFGTV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3KPLc41qUU

San Francisco Bangalore SFGTV Mayor Newsom Jim Herlihy

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Message From Des & Sue on The Family Reunion

Many thanks to all of you who came to the 4th Murphy Reunion Saturday 23 May 2009. It was a great night. Thank you all for your kind comments; they are very much appreciated. Eamon and John Murphy led a song session in the big space afterwards; it went long into the night. Sue and I rounded off the weekend on Monday night at a George Thorogood and the Destroyers concert at the Phil courtesy of Moira Hall (Hegarty): Grade A US rock and roll. Check out Bad to the Bone and Who do you love? on youtube. Just before he came on they played ‘Eve of Destruction’ by Barry McGuire. We had been singing this at Cormac’s instigation on Saturday night/Sunday morning. Thanks to Cathy Hegarty for the hospitality and the party at her house on Sunday. Lots of people came throughout the afternoon and evening and had a great time.

Thanks to John Daly for providing the champagne toast. I have been working on him to be a Liverpool fan and he tried out the joke (fact, actually) about the two football teams on Merseyside on Paul McKay with predictable results but you bluenoses will be delighted to hear that John Brennan gave him an Everton Cup Final scarf yesterday when Maureen and John took John and Becky to Speke Hall.

Best Wishes, Des & Sue.

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Reunion 2009 - Great Success! Thank You Des & Sue

Another great evening was had by at all the 4th Murphy Family Reunion 23rd May 2009. A big thank you to Des and Sue Herlihy who organised the event. The food was great, the band and guest singers. Also it was great to see the photography gallery. As mentioned earlier, John Daly and wide Beth made it over from the States as well as Joe Acocella, Cecilia Murphy's eldest.

Pictured are Maureen Breen (née Herlihy), Joe Acocella and Catherine Hegarty. And Sue Herlihy and Becky Daly. And I've sent more photos via Koday Albums. Please pass on the email link to other families I've missed on my invititation message.

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Twin Boys For Chris and Ania!

Chris Flynn and Ania have two more additions to their family making a total of 5 children. On Friday 22nd May 2009, Ania gave birth to twin boys: Joseph Ronald, 6lbs 7.5 oz and Ruben Anastasio, 5lb 13oz. Mum and boths are doing great, and I've been informed the twins started suckling immediately: just like dad with his beer!! Pictured with Joseph is elder bro Krystan, and daughter Kezia is with Ruben. Congratualtions from us all!

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Welcome John Daly to the Family Reunion!

Mary Pender's nephew John Daly has made the trip from the US to attend the Murphy Family Reunion. Sadly, Mary passed away not long ago. Mary was an integral link with the Murphys and Penders and spent part of her childhood at Mullaghbawn. (see previous Blog Post). John will no doubt have stories to tell and please make him and his wife feel as welcome as possible. They arrived today and are staying in the Adelphi.
Let's hope the weekend is a great one and special thanks to Des and Sue for all their efforts.
God Bless

Cormac

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The Cannon Family & Nana

This photo was sent in by Frank's neice Catherine. Here are the Cannon Family: Michael, Fran, Marie, Kitty, Robbie and our nana - Mollie.

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Funeral Arrangements for Frank Cannon

Funeral Mass to be held on Wednesday, April 29th, 12:00 at St. Mark’s Roman Catholic Church, Halewood and then followed by cremation at Springwood Crematorium. Family flowers only, but donations if desired to Bowel and Cancer Research, c/o Leadbetter & Murphy FD 274a Smithdown Road, Liverpool L15 5AJ Tel. 0151 733 3323

Here is the Obituary in today's Liverpool Echo
http://remembrance.liverpoolecho.co.uk/search.cfm?action=view&subaction=remembrance&remembranceId=376953968

The following poem was sent by Des Herlihy to Marie's daughter and Kitty. Catherine sent it to Gerard and he thinks the text and the poem would be a nice gesture. It's entitled 'Prayer'.

Prayer

Some days, although we cannot pray, a prayer
utters itself. So, a woman will lift
her head from the sieve of her hands and stare
at the minims sung by a tree, a sudden gift.
Some nights, although we are faithless, the truth
enters our hearts, that small familiar pain;
then a man will stand stock-still, hearing his youth
in the distant Latin chanting of a train.
Pray for us now. Grade 1 piano scales
console the lodger looking out across
a Midlands town. Then dusk, and someone calls
a child's name as though they named their loss.
Darkness outside. Inside, the radio's prayer -
Rockall. Malin. Dogger. Finisterre.

-- Carol Ann Duffy

Memories Of Frank

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