[Magdalen] Fasting from FaceBook

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

But, but, -- b-b-but --- That sounds like FUN!

Must be somwthing wrong with it if it sounds like fun!

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, Feb 11, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> One of the best Lenten things I've seen was, ironically, a Facebook post
> that wasn't original with her but was posted by my cousin's daughter, who
> recently friended me. Each day of Lent, you take something from your closet
> that you no longer wear or use and put it in a trash bag. At the end of
> Lent, you take the bag of goodies to Goodwill or the SA or the charity of
> your choosing. Considering how I hang onto clothing etc., I've decided
> that's a good one for me.
>
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 9:53 AM, fleenerj <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I am fasting from my computer on Fridays, except for tomorrow, because
> the
> > newsletter I edit isn't finished and MUST BE IN THE MAIL TOMORROW. So
> much
> > for planning ahead.
> >
> >
> > Sent from my Galaxy Tab® E-------- Original message --------From: ME
> > Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> Date: 2/11/2016  8:37 AM  (GMT-05:00) To:
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Fasting from FaceBook
> > If it's too hard, remember Sundays!
> >
> > At the women's retreat the other day we were given the rules of fasting
> for
> > this diocese (who knew they were so local?)
> > Everyone between 14 and 59 must fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
> > Fasting is one full meal and two snacks.
> > No meat may be eaten (but broth made from meat is OK).
> >
> > Even the unchurched gf-brought-up-Baptist said "That's not fasting!"
> >
> > I was probably the youngest retreatant, or one of the youngest, and there
> > was much eyerolling and many predictable comments about The Old Days.
> >
> > BTW this retreat was preceded by the daily 9:00 weekday mass. Because I
> was
> > once a sacristan, I learned to estimate a congregation by fifties (since
> a
> > pack of communion wafers contains fifty), and there were between 200 and
> > 250 attendees at that mass. On Tuesday. Seventy or so at the retreat.
> > -M
> >
> > On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Well, after much hesitation and prayer and back-and-forthing, I've
> > decided
> > > I need to give up FB for Lent
> > >
> >
>