[Magdalen] a Good News story

[Judy Fleener]

tears on my keyboard.  What a wonderful story.

On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 10:13 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
Western Michigan