[Magdalen] Music memories

[Grace Cangialosi]

Yes, Lynn! We lived on Villa, just a block off Adams, and about three blocks down from Maple (15Mile).
I walked to Derby Jr. Hi.
I can picture where you lived...

> On Dec 23, 2014, at 11:59 AM, "Lynn Ronkainen" <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Was St. James the church next to the big Jacobsons?  I knew you were in MI/Detroit 'area'... but where did you live Grace?
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> I lived down a rather hidden road just before 16mile/Big Beaver, on the SE corner of Woodward and 16.
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> Lynn
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> My email  is changing soon to: houstonKLR at gmail.com
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> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
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> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
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> From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 9:24 AM
> To: "Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: [Magdalen] Music memories
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>> It always takes me surprise when a piece of music triggers an unexpected memory. I was just listening to "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" on NPR and remembered the first I ever sang it. I was absolutely there again.
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>> I was 11 or 12, and our junior high choir of 7th and 8th graders--a very large group--sang it for what I remember as the ordination of a deacon. I thought it was the most beautiful piece of music I'd ever heard. The funny thing is that I don't remember anything else about the service, even the bishop, though he would confirm me a year or so later. And in those days there might not even have been Eucharist. I couldn't have received anyway.
>> For you cradle folks I'll note that our organist/choir director was Kent MacDonald, who I believe was president of the AGO at one point. The church was St. James in Birmingham, MI; rector was Harold Towne; (MISTER Towne, of course!); and I think the ordinand was Fletcher Plant.  He was an older man, so I think he was probably a vocational deacon.
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