[Magdalen] My background

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Hello again Martin, and welcome to the pub. Sit down with me at the bar and 
have one of your favorite beverages, my treat!
Lynn, Texas (transplant), USA

My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

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: "Revd Martin Dale via Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 12:26 PM
To: <gingawilder at gmail.com>; <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: [Magdalen] My background

> Ginga
>
> Sorry I have not introduced myself.
>
> I think some of this is in Crockfords but here goes:
>
> I was born in Germany in 1955 to an British army officer and his  Austrian
> wife. My younger brother died in 200. My sister is a very active 
> Christian
> in the local Roman Catholic Church.
>
> I went to Charterhouse (a British public school) and then on to  Chelsea
> College University of London where in 1976 was awarded a BSc in  Chemistry
> from the University of London.
>
> From University I trained to become a patent lawyer becoming a European
> Patent Attorney in 1981 and qualifying as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 
> 1982.
>
> Married Maddy a local Swiss girl and committed Christian on 20th  March
> 1982 (on my birthday!!) and we have three boys.
>
> I worked in Switzerland for Sandoz AG in Switzerland from 1980 -1994  and
> became Swiss at the end of 1994.
>
> Returning to the UK,  I was appointed as Head of the Group Patent  Dept of
> Reckitt and Colman ( a British multinational) from 1994 to 1999 and 
> retired
> as a patent attorney in 1999, as I felt the call to full time  ministry.
>
> I trained at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford from 1999-2001 and was  ordained deacon
> in 2001 and priested 2002.
>
> I only had one curacy - that in the Bale-Stiffkey Group (Diocese  of
> Norwich) across fifteen parishes with a Liberal Catholic training 
> incumbent,  with
> whom I am still good friends.
>
> My first incumbency was for three Benefices (in the Diocese of 
> Canterbury)
> on Romney Marsh including New Romney and Dymchurch where I was PiC  for
> eight parishes - and was delighted to have Roger Stokes come and see how 
> we
> were pioneering focal ministry on the Marsh.
>
> My second incumbency was in the Diocese of Leicester where I was PiC for
> fifteen parishes in the South West Framland Benefice
>
> Since 2010 I have been Vicar of the East Marshland Benefice (five 
> parishes)
> in the Diocese of Ely.
>
> Blessings over the Easter
> Martin
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>
> In a message dated 02/04/2015 12:32:01 GMT Daylight Time,
> gingawilder at gmail.com writes:
>
>
> Dear  Rev'd Martin,
> Thank you for your opinion.  I will not argue this consequence of Bp
> Lawrence's schismatic action with you.  It serves no creative  purpose.
>
>
> Have you introduced yourself to the Pub?
>
>
> Blessings to you as well.  Have a wonderful Triduum and Easter  season.
> Ginga Wilder
>