{"id":50494,"date":"2013-12-18T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/50494\/pensioners-treated-to-special-lunch\/"},"modified":"2013-12-18T09:06:38","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T07:06:38","slug":"pensioners-treated-to-special-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/12\/18\/pensioners-treated-to-special-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Pensioners treated to special lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Catholic Women&#8217;s League and the St Vincent de Paul Society, from the St Joseph&#8217;s Catholic Church, in Primrose, hosted their annual Christmas pensioners&#8217; lunch at the church recently.<\/p>\n<p>The day was enjoyed by 93 pensioners from the parish and surrounds.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>A Christmas play was presented to the pensioners and each guest took home a beautiful Christmas cake.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-50494 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/12\/18\/pensioners-treated-to-special-lunch\/attachment\/51gmcath1_537499493\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath1_537499493-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath1_537499493-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath1_537499493-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath1_537499493.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50496'>\n\t\t\t\tThe women who made the delicious lunch possible took a few minutes out to have their photograph taken.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/12\/18\/pensioners-treated-to-special-lunch\/attachment\/51gmcath3_521582368\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath3_521582368-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath3_521582368-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath3_521582368-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath3_521582368.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50497'>\n\t\t\t\tMary Piasecki (left), Florence Koch, Neta Podayko, Draulo Ludwig, Alice Campbell, Dea Liberatore and Sylvia Gaspereni  enjoy themselves at the St Joseph&#8217;s Catholic Church&#8217;s annual pensioners&#8217; lunch.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/12\/18\/pensioners-treated-to-special-lunch\/attachment\/51gmcath2_548039033\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath2_548039033-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath2_548039033-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath2_548039033-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath2_548039033.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50498'>\n\t\t\t\tFather John Finlayson (left),the priest at St Joseph&#8217;s Catholic Church, in Primrose, Alex Hays, Doreen Ryan and Maria Merces enjoy the annual Christmas pensioners&#8217; lunch, at the church, recently.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/12\/18\/pensioners-treated-to-special-lunch\/attachment\/51gmcath5-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"164\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath5-Custom-200x247.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath5-Custom-200x247.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath5-Custom-403x500.jpg 403w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath5-Custom-50x61.jpg 50w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath5-Custom-107x133.jpg 107w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath5-Custom.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50831'>\n\t\t\t\tSt Joseph&#8217;s Catholic Church&#8217;s &#8220;littlest angel&#8221;, Lisandra Gamito Ribeiro (8), made sure she helped with all the work that needed to be done to make the day a success. She was also in a play presented to the pensioners. Here she shows off one of the beautiful Christmas cakes which were handed out to the guests as Christmas gifts.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/12\/18\/pensioners-treated-to-special-lunch\/attachment\/51gmcath4-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath4-Custom-200x204.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath4-Custom-200x204.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath4-Custom-423x431.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath4-Custom-50x51.jpg 50w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath4-Custom-130x133.jpg 130w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2013\/12\/51gmcath4-Custom.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50832'>\n\t\t\t\tEntertainment on the day was provided by singers Renato Sison (back), Cecilyn Sison (front, left) and Edna-Marie Sison.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='4668c712bb7bf79b28f0489afb7ecc58'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local church treats pensioners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":50496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Melissa Hart","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[2493,979,2492,2491,1000,2489,2490],"class_list":["post-50494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-catholic-woens-league","tag-germiston","tag-lunch","tag-pensioners","tag-primrose","tag-st-josephs-catholic-church","tag-st-vincent-de-paul-society"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["catholic woen's league","germiston","LUNCH","pensioners","primrose","st joseph's catholic church","st vincent de paul society"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}