[Magdalen] Another prayer request

[Christopher Hart]

Praying here for a fellow prostate cancer victim, and hopefully survivor.

On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> One of my three close chums from my former church where I still help with
> the food bank has had confirmation of prostate cancer.  It is stage one or
> two and he has opted for surgery in June, rather than other options.  His
> partner of more than 25 years is a strong silent type and will be
> internalizing his obvious concerns.  Some part of the convalescence will be
> at my place in Port Hope whenever. Anyway, please add Glenn and Dean, his
> partner, also one of the three, to your prayers.
>
> Did I say that Glenn is Mr. Music, _the_ music provider at that troubled
> place that has no choir or anything other than Glenn's free-ranging
> often-inspired offerings?  Two local churches have said No to any formal
> linkage so at best down the road there may be Option C, a part-time
> priest.  Incidentally, this last Sunday there was a sub and for a brief
> moment order was restored with a familiar way of celebrating and sensible
> pauses.  I gather it was balm for the soul.  So on top of everything, the
> church now faces a time of the priest leading the hymns without
> accompaniment, as happened last summer.  No money in the pot to pay a sub
> organist.  It is more than sad to see the place crumbling away this way.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>


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Christopher Hart

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