[Magdalen] It's that time again.

[Capers Limehouse]

Lent? 

On Nov 3, 2014, at 9:20 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Are they assuming that those of us of a certain age will even REMEMBER the
> rota by the time Lent starts??  At the moment, I don't even remember when
> LENT starts!
> 
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 5:13 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I sense they might want us to be familiar with the rota before lent starts.
>> What with Advent, Epiphany and all the noise and confusion, there might not
>> be enough time immediately before Lent to get eh information out to
>> everyone at a time when they are able to take all of this incredibly
>> momentous information in, and accord it the meditation for which it is
>> essential.  After all, The Brackets are the reason for the season (Lent).
>> 
>> I think they love to poke fun at tradition, and just figured being WAAYYY
>> ahead of the curve was one more way of being tongue in cheek.  Oh those
>> pesky characters at Forward Movement.  Who knew such austere folks had such
>> a wild side?  Still waters run deep, but in this case, we're talking
>> hundreds of fathoms...
>> 
>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> *"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
>> for people coming behind you, and you don't do it, you're wasting your time
>> on this Earth."  -- *Roberto Clemente
>> 
>> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Well, I sent them an irate note, pointing out that it isn't even Advent
>>> yet, and accusing them of being in league with the folks who start
>> putting
>>> out Christmas displays before Hallowe'en!
>>> I suggested that a more appropriate and timely enterprise would be an
>>> online Advent calendar. Viewers could choose each day between two options
>>> for the next day's window...
>>> 
>>> Grace, d&r
>>> 
>>>> On Nov 3, 2014, at 12:04 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> In keeping with the refined sense of decorum in our denomination I
>> gently
>>>> point to the latest ecclesiastical development.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>> http://www.lentmadness.org/2014/11/all-brackets-day-the-2015-bracket-unveiled/
>>>> 
>>>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>>>> *"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things
>>> better
>>>> for people coming behind you, and you don't do it, you're wasting your
>>> time
>>>> on this Earth."  -- *Roberto Clemente
>>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
> 
> "There are a lot of amazing people out there to be thankful for--
> and a loving God. that's what life is about."
>                                                                   Robin
> Williams,  1951-2014