[Magdalen] Happy Christmas

[Ginga Wilder]

(((((Jay))))
I am offering prayers for all who grieve today.

With love,
Ginga

On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 11:38 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 11:10 PM Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > So not really for the "bog people"??  :)
> >
> >
> >
> > Merry Christmas!  I'm home from our all people's liturgy.
> >
> >
> >
> > "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and
> walk
> >
> > humbly with your God?"
> >
> > Micah 6:8
>
>
> >
> >
> > I got home awhile ago from Reformation's candlelight communion service. I
> > happened to sit among one of our connected families who have, between
> them,
> > 5 children ranging in age from about 11 down to 8 months. I don't quite
> > understand the relationships, but I *think* it's a sister and brother and
> > their spouses, and that the oldest child may be from a previous
> > relationship or marriage. In any case, the kids all seem to go easily
> from
> > one person to another and it's quite delightful to watch. The two
> youngest,
> > who are brother and sister, are about as far apart in age as Adam and
> Betsy
> > were, and seem just as close as they were back then. I got quite teary
> when
> > Reice leaned over and hugged his baby sister because it took me back so
> > many years. I managed to hold it together for the most part, though.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 8:40 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> >
> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Just back from the early children's service.  (early service for
> > children,
> >
> > > not the service for early children, but then you probably knew that)
> > Those
> >
> > > simple unpretentious services have a lot of charm. In another hour I'll
> > be
> >
> > > going back for the later bog peoples service (you might say the service
> > for
> >
> > > the big people, or the big service for people, and both would probably
> be
> >
> > > arguably right)
> >
> > >
> >
> > > And this time, I've got the sopranino. "Joy to the World" is the
> >
> > > recessional, after all.
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > 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 Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 7:52 PM, Michael Bishop <
> rev at michaelbishop.name>
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Happy Christmas to all listsibs from the Midlands of England. I am
> just
> >
> > > > home from our midnight service. It was particularly significant for
> me
> > as
> >
> > > > this is my last Christmas as rector - before Christmas comes again I
> > will
> >
> > > > have joined the ranks of the retired. It seems strange to be doing
> >
> > > various
> >
> > > > things for the last time here. I have had a very happy twent years in
> > my
> >
> > > > current parishes and retire in late August or early September next
> > year.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > --
> >
> > > > ....
> >
> > > > ....
> >
> > > > God bless
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Michael Bishop
> >
> > > > rev at michaelbishop.name
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Rector of Boylestone, Church Broughton, Dalbury, Longford, Long Lane,
> >
> > > > Sutton-on-the-Hill & Trusley
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Diocese of Derby, England
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
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> > >
> >
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