[Magdalen] a Good News story

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

A great account. Thanks for sharing a blessed event.

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 Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 9:10 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Overcoming the schism in SC goes on a little at a time.
>
> Yesterday, one of Good Shepherd's members brought Peach to church.  Peach
> has just turned 100, and what a force she was earlier in her life.  (She
> taught me to swim through the Red Cross program.)  Her daughter and I grew
> up together.
>
> Peach's mind is sharp as a tack!   Fifteen or so years ago, Peach left St.
> Paul's - the schismatic congregation in Summerville because the theology
> and protocols of St. Paul's 'did not bless her.'  Later on, she transferred
> to a small mission congregation that was easier for her to access. In the
> meantime, she moved into a retirement center in Summerville, has vision and
> hearing difficulty.  Always an every Sunday worshiper, and now unable to
> drive, she has been attending a Presbyterian service where she lives. Peach
> is fully an Episcopalian.
>
> Good Shepherd has fine traditional worship.  And, many of those present
> yesterday welcomed Peach with great joy....a great reunion!  As Peach was
> leaving following both Adult Ed and worship yesterday, she wiped her eyes,
> saying, 'how blessed I am to have worshiped in this holy place!'  Peach
> will be back; we will see to that.
>
> Thanks be to God.
> Ginga
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