[Magdalen] Shock in Situ.

[Jay Weigel]

No! As a matter of fact, that was the start of the split--the fact that the
bishop (+Hallock's successor, whose name I don't recall, but who a lot of
people don't speak very nicely about) decided that after Fr. Shaw's wife
left *him* (not the other way round, she ran off with the UW hockey coach)
and he divorced her on that account, he was no longer a fit person to be at
St. Andrew's. I don't know if it was the guy after him or the one I met
*was* the guy after him that was the major source of all the problems, and
I don't even know what all the trouble was, because the assistant, who I
met on my last visit there and who I talked to for some time, wouldn't tell
me (of course), and I didn't know anyone to ask. All the assistant told me
was that there had been an enormous split and a lot of trouble but by the
grace of God it had been worked out and things were okay, but she flinched
visibly when I mentioned the guy's name (which, oddly, I have now
forgotten.....Peter something, I think) In any case, when I met him, he
gave me the creeps and the late ex said the same.

I lost track of Fr. Shaw but I heard that he had remarried and that he and
his new wife were flipping houses. I don't know if he was doing that as a
"tentmaker" or what, but I also heard rumors that he had left the
priesthood. That would be a damn shame if true. He was a good priest.

On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 4:52 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 6/7/2015 4:13:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
>
> David, I  thought I had relayed all this some years back when I visited
> there while  we were in Madison during the weekend of my 40th HS reunion.
> It was a shock  to me at the time, especially since I had sung in that
> choir. However, it  is a damn miracle the place is still alive, as a priest
> of the 70s caused  such a split in the congregation that it nearly died a
> horrible, lingering  death. It was quite awhile coming back, apparently,
> but made it, and by the  time I visited was breathing pretty easily again.
> I
> didn't recognize  anybody in the congregation when I visited except one
> man,
> and he had some  dementia and didn't remember me.>>>>>>
>
>
> When you mention this, I do recall that you have Saint Andrew's
> connections, but I'd forgotten any details you provided.
>
> It does appear that the parish has strong musical connections still,
> and with the organ is undoubtedly a very nice domain for all sorts
> of music.
>
> Was the priest you mention Fr. Shaw?  I knew of his being rector
> there, but not much more.  He would be about my age now, and
> long since gone.
>
> I knew a whole bunch of priests around that period from my activity
> at Saint Francis House, the Episcopal Student Center.  One of  those
> was the son of +Hallock, who committed suicide as a young priest,  sadly.
>
> At any rate, what was the source of the divisiveness?
>
>
>
> David Strang.
>