[Magdalen] Happy news!

[Jay Weigel]

Wonderful news! I can imagine your mom doing a happy dance up yonder.

On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Wonderful news!  God be with you!
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> Marion, a pilgrim
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> On 4/30/2015 9:20 AM, Rev. Meg Wagner wrote:
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>> I am overjoyed to share with you that I received the Standing Committee's
>> approval for ordination to the priesthood on 3pm June 21 at Trinity in Iowa
>> City! My husband was jokingly petulant because it is Father's Day - the one
>> day that is supposed to be all about him :-) I told him we should swap
>> Mother's and Father's Day this year...
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>> And I have accepted a call to serve as Interim Rector at St. Peter's in
>> Bettendorf, Iowa beginning July 1. It is about an hour commute but my
>> family is committed to staying in Coralville until my youngest graduates
>> high school in 3 years so this lets us do that. I'll be coming in after a
>> 16+ year rector and am attending the Interim Ministry Network training this
>> summer. The parish is 50 years old and the building was built in the early
>> 60s and has some unique artistic features...including a marble altar that
>> extends out of a huge marble rock and the other "leg" of the altar is an
>> almost two story twisty metal cross. A far cry from the historic registry
>> places I have been serving - my sponsoring parish is 150 years old and my
>> field Ed site is 176. I posted a few pics of St. Peter's here:
>> https://flickr.com/photos/132130662@N06/sets/72157651857216119 if you
>> are curious.
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>> I have just ONE. LAST. PAPER to finish for seminary that is due May 6 and
>> then I am DONE! I am looking forward to heading out to graduation in
>> Cambridge with my husband and youngest son. Oldest son will have to miss as
>> he will be wrapping up his semester at Luther College.
>>
>> Exciting times!
>> Blessings,
>> Meg Wagner
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