[Magdalen] Rejoicing

[Jay Weigel]

Too much power is not good for some people.

On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:05 PM Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
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> I can't honestly say that I totally surprised, Jay. Sorry it all went bad.
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> On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 3:50 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Sorry to say it, Christopher, but yes.
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> > On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 2:37 PM Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
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> > > Jay,
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> > > I'm just wondering, without mentioning names, whether the priest who
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> > > such a mess is the one that they called from my diocese with such
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> > > reports and high hopes at the time. I know we corresponded about her at
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> > > time.
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> > >  That was quite a while back so it may have been someone else after
> her.
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> > > Just curious.
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> > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
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> > > > I have neglected to mention that my former parish, All Saints',
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> > > Morristown,
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> > > > TN (with which I am still in touch) recently called a new priest.
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> > > > after several years of turmoil following the retirement of the last
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> > one,
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> > > > who left the place in a financial mess and precipitated a serious
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> > > > membership decline. (She was pretty much responsible for that, as
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> > > > the financial mess) The place was kept going with the help of
> interims,
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> > > > Deacons Jim and Gigi Sharp (about whom more in a moment), and a
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> > dedicated
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> > > > core of members. At one point in their search process they were given
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> > > > permission by the bishop to extend a call to their then-interim, but
> he
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> > > > threw a spanner into the works just as they were about to do so by
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> > > > announcing that he had accepted another interim appointment, so they
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> > > to
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> > > > start over from scratch! That was almost 2 years ago. But at last
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> > > > a priest, the Rev. Mark Holland. He arrived about three weeks ago.
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> > > > In the meantime, during that incredibly interminable interim, a
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> > > > things happened. One was that a longtime friend, Sarai Wender, who
> I've
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> > > > known since she arrived there as a somewhat wild teenager and who I
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> > > > grow up, settle down, get married, and become a nurse and the mother
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> > > two
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> > > > delightful young ladies (now grown), studied and has become a
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> > > > deacon. (As aside note, this is at least the 4th person I know from
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> > > > healing professions who has gone that route...it seems a natural
> one!)
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> > > And,
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> > > > as kind of a punctuation to the whole thing, Jim and Gigi Sharp,
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> > > > incredibly long journeys through the diaconate (Jim's lasted, if I am
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> > > > counting correctly, over 20 years), were ordained to the priesthood
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> > > > before Christmas and Jim has been assigned as PIC to the small church
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> > > down
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> > > > the road in Newport, TN.
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> > > > So all seems well there at last!
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> > > Christopher Hart
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> Christopher Hart
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> List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
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> Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
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> Twitter: @cervus51
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