[Magdalen] Listmeet follow-up

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Must see in Michigan is the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village near Detroit, a trip Omer TheBig Mac bridge maybe Mackinac Island and for sure Lake Superior. 
Lynn always a Michigander

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On Jun 20, 2015, at 4:33 PM, ROGER STOKES <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:

I am driving a Michigan registered car but I'm afraid the schedule doesn't allow a visit there this year. There is the slight possibility I may edge across the border on my way back to Chicago but that will be all as it's a long drive with little time to spare.  I may be retired but I'm still involved with a few things and have to try to arrange my trips around other commitments.  When I get home I will start thinking about next year. :-)
Roger



    On Saturday, 20 June 2015, 14:56, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:


When are you coming to Michigan, Roger?
Judy

> On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 6:50 AM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
> 
> Oh, yes, it was a great time with Roger!  Many of you have had the fun of
> meeting him before, but this was my first time.  I do have to say that I'm
> not used to being the first one to get tired  of walking, not used to being
> the more timid one crossing the street!  Roger is tireless, fearless.  What
> fun it was to show him my beautiful city and my beautiful home parish.!
> And yes, Georgia, I did bend his ear talking about my trip and the black
> madonnas, and the special meaning that I derived particularly from the
> French ones.  Thank you, Roger, for blessing me and my town with your
> visit.
> 
> Ann
> 
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
> 
> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 8:44 PM, ROGER STOKES <
> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
>> wrote:
> 
>> Ann Markle has just dropped me off back at my hotel after a very pleasant
>> time with her and then over dinner with Cheryl and Tom, two friends of
> hers
>> as well as the two of us.  To say that the conversation flowed freely at
>> dinner would be an understatement. Our converse roamed over a host of
>> topics and the names of a number of you cropped up to illustrate our
> varied
>> background but also the way we relate to each other across the miles. I
> was
>> asked how the fried fish I had compared with what I am used to in the UK
>> and I had to answer honestly - my experience is that it's better in the
>> US.  At least partly this is due to the batter not being such a thick
>> coating over the fish.
>> Our first stop after meeting up was the cathedral for the noon Eucharist
>> presided over by the bishop with a particular focus on the Charleston
>> shootings.  The service was attended by people from other churches and
>> religious traditions as a mark of solidarity after that tragedy. Ann
>> shepherded me through some of the sights in Buffalo, a city I had passed
>> through before but never visited.  A particular delight was visiting her
>> home parish of Trinity.  I am very glad that I asked her to show me it,
>> even if i did cause her palpitations at the way I crossed the street.  It
>> really is a beautiful church with many attractive features.
>> Altogether a most enjoyable day with much to see including the Eucharist,
>> Trinity church and some sparkling conversation.
>> Roger



-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan