[Magdalen] National cathedral

[Lynn Ronkainen]

I must confess, I've not yet gone to the site... I'm assuming a number of 
events are listed for voting... I thought it was more 'personal' than that 
in our cyber world/life, and that people would be able to leave 'memories' 
on an e-post or something.

I have a number of memories at the National Cathedral, some of which include 
folks from our list. Also, that my first visit there was before it was 
'finished' - my senior class trip planners (school teacher sponsors) had 
chosen the NC as the location for the church service we would attend on 
Easter Sunday (1970) during the course of our visit to D.C. on my public 
school senior trip. I'm not sure if it was optional, but hey, I was RC at 
the time and not going to church would not yet have been on my radar. I 
bought a special dove to hang on a chain around my neck in the gift shop 
(made by a small fairly new Texas Company - James Avery Jewelers, which I 
did not know at the time). I lost the dove only a few months later and was 
crushed... I'd bought the dove because in 1970 doves = peace, *man*..... For 
literally YEARS I looked for that dove design. During my 'desert years', I'd 
often peruse a 'Christian shop' just hoping I might find that dove... never 
did.  After moving to Houston in '87, my daughter took me to a local jeweler 
store in a strip mall not too far from home because she wanted to show me 
something that 'everyone in school was wearing' - special rings with a 
dangling, single silver charm (many choices). Off we went. The store was one 
of many James's Avery Jewelry stores dotted around the state (and now other 
states too) and as I browsed around while she was looking at rings, I found 
'my dove'... kind of an interesting full circle story for me about something 
small but big in other ways. Of course I bought it. : )

Lynn, nice to hear the individual stores about how the NC may have touched 
our lives.



website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

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
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "Jon Egger" <revegger at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 3:07 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] National cathedral

> "For All The Saints" as sung at the end of President Ford's funeral is
> stunning.
>
> Grace and peace,
> brud
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 2:39 PM, Esther Williamson <momohl1 at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Bill and I were there - thanks to Grace.We drove to Charlottesville and
>> met Grace who drove us plus Cady to D.C. It was a special time and we 
>> were
>> able to meet and put faces to so many List Sibs. I remember that day 
>> fondly.
>>
>> Esther
>>
>> On 9/2/2015 2:19 PM, Marion Thompson wrote:
>>
>>> On a very modest scale  but important to at least this participant, was
>>> the listmeet that took place in the form of a Eucharist, thanks to the
>>> gracious invitation and arrangement by the day chaplain, Georgia on the
>>> last Friday of October, 2010.  A number of us were honoured to have a
>>> speaking part.  Memorable, indeed.  A jolly lunch after at some Mexican
>>> restaurant.  I believe we were 18. :-)
>>>
>>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>>
>>> On 9/2/2015 12:54 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 9/2/2015 11:18:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>> houstonklr at gmail.com writes:
>>>>
>>>> On  September 29, 1990, Washington National Cathedral's final finial 
>>>> was
>>>> laid and  83 years of construction came to a close. In the past 25 
>>>> years,
>>>> we've been  privileged to serve our nation through many important and
>>>> historic
>>>> events.>>>>>>
>>>>   This would be very hard to pick.
>>>>   I think the celebration of the completion of the Cathedral itself was
>>>> very memorable with heavy involvement of Episcopalians  George H.  W.
>>>> Bush and Barbara Bush.
>>>>   The theme tune for that day was Mendelssohn's Opus 52 Choral
>>>> Symphony "Lobesang" Opus 52 Symphony in B Flat Major (All that
>>>> have breath praise the Lord).
>>>>     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBhNRe5k-04
>>>>         David Strang.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>