[Magdalen] Arrow prayer request

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I thought it was just the one person. We had daily office and various
leaders were scheduled for it. For some time, it ended up being only the
leader, and we finally gave up. There's never been interest in those daily
office things. Even Bible study was difficult. Some would love it, but over
time, folks had other things that took up their time.  You make time for
what's important. Nuf said.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 4:44 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> We get best participation when Mass follows, and even better if
> there's a class or discussion after that. But just one or two is fine
> as well. Last night we should have had more for St. Andrew's Day, but
> it was just the priest-in-charge and me for EP and one more (the
> sacristan) for Mass. The PIC said later he appreciated the times when
> it's just us two, and I said so did I, although I wouldn't want it to
> happen often. When it does, it's cool.
>
> When it's best is EP before a big Mass on a big holy day, with 20+
> people and more coming in, and I have to wait at the end of every
> response for the nuns who keep their own slower pace no matter what,
> and the blind parishioner who keeps just behind the pack because she
> is saying what she hears (although she seems to know a lot of the
> psalms by heart). I like the bigger group, the messy recitation, and
> the need to mention a page number so as not to leave anyone behind.
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 2:56 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford
> <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > You've been doing matins by yourself for three months, eh? Perhaps
> another
> > time would draw more interest -- or perhaps you'd just as soon keep up
> the
> > solo ....
>
>
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>