[Magdalen] Thanks

[ME Michaud]

I have loved watching clergy friends retire
only to find the ministry they wanted all along.

The church of my childhood made a brilliant move.
The Youth Minister wasn’t a callow, anxious seminarian,
but a retired priest, endlessly patient and perpetually delighted.

Another friend is running about six book discussion groups,
reconciling more people to God and mankind
than she ever could when saddled with fundraising, appeasement
and administrative work.

Great good luck with this, Ann.
-M

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> From: Ann Markle
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;>
> Sent: October 31, 2017 at 10:45 PM
> Subject: [Magdalen] Thanks
>
> pieces fell into place in such a way that it feels truly like a call. This
> seems to be what God has in mind for me right now. It feels like a good
> fit. I'll continue to live here in my city apartment (I really am a city
> girl), and serve this small parish half-time. It's about a day more than
> I'm working now, and I can continue with my yoga, my women's study group,
> my volunteer work, and my writing. I'm not one of those p
>  eople wh
> owill find herself working more than I've agreed to. If they come to need
> more than I can give them, I'll happily hand the job over to someone who
> can give them more, with no hard feelings at all. So this is an occasion
> for celebration, and I invite you to join me in that.
>