[Magdalen] Another Bereavement

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

The handbells have an incredible serene beauty to them. I can imagine that
was a wonderful thing for you at this difficult time.

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 Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 1:50 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 3/15/2016 10:33:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> cervus51 at gmail.com writes:
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> did  manage to get to a mass this evening​ which felt like the right
> thing. Your  prayers are, of course, welcome.>>>>>>
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> May he rest in peace.
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> When my mother died at 98 in 1998 on a Saturday afternoon, I felt
> the need to head to church, and did so at the cavernous Basilica
> of Saint Mary nearby.  It so happened that the handbell choir  from
> the Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church just across the street was
> ringing the prelude there, plus the Offertory, Communion and  recessional.
> The selections were all JS Bach arrangements from his "Wachet Auf"
> Cantata.
> It was a real ecumenical melange very appropriate to my mother's
> mentality,
> and was a good choice for me.as well.
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> David Strang.
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