[Magdalen] Happy news!

[Ann Markle]

Congratulations, Meg!  It all sounds lovely (except maybe the hour commute
to work).  And the church is stunning.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Rev. Meg Wagner <revmegwagner at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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...
>
> 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.
>
> 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