[Magdalen] Pilgrimage

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Lovely day Roger!!
+Frank+ is a lovely person. I had the opportunity to meet him at GC '06 when 
he finished his term and what a wonderful celebration was made of it in 
Columbus OH.

...safe travel this week as you arrive on our shores once again!
Lynn

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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: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 4:23 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: [Magdalen] Pilgrimage

> First attempt at sending seems not to have got through so here it is 
> again.  Apologies if it duplicates,
>
> I was on the annual pilgrimage to Little Gidding today. I understand that 
> the committee were getting increasingly concerned over recent week at the 
> expected attendance, perhaps five times the normal number.  The identity 
> of the pilgrimahe leader probably had something to do with it - the Master 
> of Magdalene College, Cambridge.  Others know him as Lord Williams of 
> Oystermouth and still more in his former role as Archbishop of Canterbury.
>
> He spoke about George Herbert's poems, drawing out the meaning of six of 
> them in a way that showed his deep understanding not only of poetry but 
> also the Bible. Totally absent were complex sentences and obscure 
> reasoning as he almost chatted about them without a text (apart from the 
> poems themselves) in his sermons at the Eucharist and Evensong as well as 
> the reflections at the other four stations. It was a privilege to be there 
> and thge weather was kind to us - which was just as well as the numbers 
> meant there was not room enough for us in all the churches we visited.
>
> As I took my seat for the opening Eucharist I didn't notice who was sat 
> behind me, Rowan's house-guest and another retired Primate I have only 
> seen once before - and that at a distance at a consecration in Rome.  Yes, 
> +Frank Griswold was there and walked with us.  He seems fit and well and I 
> managed a few words with him in which he said he was enjoying doing what 
> he wants and steering clear of the politics.  Earlier I had overheard him 
> saying that when asked about an issue "That's up to Katharine" and that he 
> had learnt from George Carey what not to do.
>
> Roger