THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 12 16 Issue No. 1956 29 Dec 2022 - 4 Jan 2023
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COMMUNITIES UNITE
THE Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar Ecumenical Carol Service was held on Sat urday December 17, in the Parish Church of San Andrés, Torre del Mar. Different traditions, In ternational friends and residents in the Axarquia area came together to pray and enjoy the tradi tional carols. The prayers were led by the ministers from the Anglican, Danish, Spanish Evangelical and Catholic Church. There were read ings by various members of the congregation and the carols were sung by the Spanish Choir ‘Amigos de Lux Mundi’, director Julio Bautista, the Ger man Choir ‘Con Los Can tores’, director Lisa Kropp and the TIMS English Choir, director Margaret Williams. It was a most enjoyable service with the congre
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Surfing Santa
Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Almuñécar (Via Facebook)
Santa relaxed in Almuñecar after a busy Christmas Day with a paddle surf class.
CAROL SERVICE: International friends and residents came together to enjoy the carols.
gation joining in the singing of the carols, the words which were dis played on a large screen in the front of the church.
Special thanks to all those from the communi ty who came to support this special Lux Mundi event and for the congre
gation’s generosity during the collection, which will be used to enable Lux Mundi to continue help ing others.
A CAMPAIGN to help a youngster with a medical issue in VelezMala ga has received an outpouring of support from the public. Nineyearold Jesús Antonio suf fers from ‘brachial plexus palsy’ due to misuse of forceps during his birth in Venezuela. The condition restricts movement in his right arm, affects his hand grip and means that the arm is much weaker than his left arm. Despite receiving occupational therapy since he was born, Jesús Antonio is still suffering from the painful condition, and can’t play with his friends or pursue his pas sion of goalkeeping. After moving to Spain, the family visited a spe cialist in Barcelona who has recom mended an operation to resolve the issue.
Photo credit: gofundme (online)
Operation hopes Nine-year-old Jesús Antonio lives in Velez-Malaga and needs an operation to be able to use his arm properly.
His mother, Ribetzy Mota, creat ed a fundraising page to raise €8,000 to fund the operation saying “My son has a dream, and it’s to be able to move his arm.” On Friday, December 23, more than €2,400
had already been raised. Jesús Antonio’s fundraising page is available online at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a jesusensuoperacionensubrazo derecho.
FATHER CHRISTMAS made an extended stop in Al muñecar to take in the sun and sea in the coastal town on Monday, December 26. Santa indulged in some relaxation with a paddle surf session after a busy Christmas Eve, delivering presents around the world. Surf lovers joined Father Christmas on La Herradu ra beach for a paddle surf session in the morning. Sunny skies and warm sea temperatures made for a delightful morning spent celebrating the Christmas break. Young and old people from the town also lined the beaches and coastal streets to greet Father Christ mas and thank him for their gifts.