[Magdalen] It's that time again.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

A boy was snuggling up to his date. She gently pushed him away.
"I can't. It's Lent."
The boy was obviously astonished.
"To whom?  And for how long?"

Told by our rector a few years back.

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 Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 11:15 PM, Capers Limehouse <
capers.limehouse at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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
>
>