[Magdalen] Jennifer Durand honored

[Judy Fleener]

What an amazing story.

On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 at 9:29 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Every December the Charlottesville paper produces a series called
> Distinguished Dozen about people in the community who are making or have
> made exceptional contributions to the community.
> Yesterday was the first in this year's series, and it featured the
> assistant rector at the Church of Our Saviour, which was my home parish.
> Jennifer has ALS and is still working in the parish, though the only
> movement she has now is of her head, with which she operates her
> wheelchair. A metal dot of some kind mounted on her forehead moves a cursor
> to select text on the computer which is then read in a surprisingly
> natural-sounding voice.  At any rate, I thought some of you might like to
> read the article:
>
>
>
> http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/distinguished-dozen-als-doesn-t-stop-minister/article_55358e0a-8b0c-11e4-a5f9-abcece91bfad.html
>
> A few months ago the church staff participated in the ice bucket challenge
> with Jennifer doing the countdown from the sidelines.  They posted the
> video on FB.
>
> --
> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
>
> It's a good thing Mary didn't have to wait for a Doctrine of the
> Incarnation
> before she said "Yes" to God.
>



-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan