[Magdalen] A difficult time for so many - prayers please

[Ann Markle]

I offer prayers for all. Jon's wife’s name is Dawn, for those who are
praying for her; Tish is her last name. Dawn Tish.

On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 3:04 PM cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:

> Prayers for you Marion,
>
> And for all your friends, family, and concerns.
>
> Prayers for Brud Jon continue, including Tish.
>
> Gentle hugs, too -
>
> Cady
> very grateful this season for family, church family & choir, and
> friends of all sorts and conditions
>
> On 12/17/17, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
> > As we continue to lift Brud in prayer, there are others in our separate
> > lives who are standing in the need of prayer.:  the family of our almost
> > 100 y,o. parishioner whom we buried on Friday.  He retired in 1983 from
> > 38 years of teaching and being assistant head at our local private
> > school.  He remained sharp and active until his recent bout of
> > pneumonia.  He will be missed by all who ever mnet him, many of whom
> > packed our church on Friday for a service of celebration designed by
> > him:  For all the saints; The Lord is my Shepherd; Blest are the pure in
> > heart (school hymn); And did those feet; and the school leaving hymn
> > written by a former head and sung to 'We gather together to ask the
> > Lord's blessing'; 'The flowers of the forrest', a lament played by a
> > piper from the Toronto Scottish regiment with whom he served in WWII.
> > As these things go, it was a grand do.
> >
> > A stalwart member of our choir stricken by a stroke on Wednesday.  She
> > is doing well, I'd say, but has some way to go. She is 84 and very game
> > and married a retired priest of our parish in his 90's in the spring of
> > 2016.
> >
> > A dear friend going back to the 70's who was best  at our wedding has
> > shared his sad story with me.
> >
> > My granddaughter (22) seems to have put a pretty seamy time in her life
> > behind her but had to appear in court recently in connection with some
> > incident back awhile (the fellow didn't show).  She now has a really
> > decent fellow in her life and she is pregnant, due in July.  Eeesh.  I
> > hope and pray all this sorts out.  How do you spell great-grandmother????
> >
> > My other son's mother-in-law, a lovely woman who regularly gathers
> > family around her,  is fading fast -- doesn't sound like she will see
> > Christmas.
> >
> > Our priest's partner is wracked with back and shoulder pain and unable
> > to do much for himself.  He has assorted medical ailments, any of which
> > might be part of this -- or not.
> >
> > The tip of some iceberg above.  I, too, need some help.  I have had a
> > stubborn cough for many weeks now, and, worse, no singing voice -- at
> > this time of year.  Ah, geez.  And I am feeling ovewhelmed by memories
> > and too-busy-ness.
> >
> > Marion, a pilgrim
> >
> >
>
-- 
Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com