[Magdalen] around our house

[Judy Fleener]

A wonderful time.

On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 1:12 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ann, that Holy Week is one of our favorite memories.  Ginny was with us and
> had just officially spoken her sense of call to ordained ministry.  Holy
> Time.  Completely loved spending it with you, Judy, and Bill+.  This must
> be the longest mini listmeet on record.
>
> Ginga
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 12:41 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Wow, Judy! The Fleenerdude will be 87? It's probably time for him to quit
> > active ministry and settle down to a pat-time gig, no?  But y'all are
> > rocking the 80s for sure! Congratulations, and enjoy!
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 11:57 AM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Judy, congratulations to Bill (and to you). Well done, good and
> faithful
> > > servants! You make Muskegon sound so exciting. Ginga's reply to you
> made
> > me
> > > think of all those years ago when the Fleeners and the Wilders joined
> me
> > in
> > > Tennessee for Holy Week. Now I’m having my first Holy Week with this
> new
> > > parish, and it will be much the same as it was there: EP & Stations
> > > Tuesday, Tenebrae Wednesday, Agape Meal, Eucharist, & Stripping of the
> > > Altar Thursday, Good Friday Liturgy on Friday, Great Vigil on Saturday,
> > and
> > > Eucharist for Easter on Sunday. No music, though, which just doesn’t
> seem
> > > right!
> > >
> > > Hope you have great adventures planned, but wish you were here!
> > >
> > > On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 8:11 AM Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > >  It is still quite cold and blustery in Western Michigan.  Our
> > > congregation
> > > > is in its third search in ten years after a 5 year and a 2 1/2 year
> > > > incumbency.  Neither priest gave us much.  We are an aging
> congregation
> > > in
> > > > the rust belt.  Now we are searching for a 3/4 time priest.
> > > >
> > > > Construction is booming in the center of Muskegon.  There are 6
> > projects
> > > > visible from my window.  In 1971 the center of the city was leveled
> to
> > > > build an enclosed mall.  The mall was dismantled in the late 90s and
> > > > downtown Muskegon became a desert.  We live in one of the few
> buildings
> > > > left standing, a YMCA rehabbed into apartments and then condos.
> Across
> > > > from us is a development of townhouses.  11 at this date all occupies
> > > > except two under construction.  Nest to us is an 80 unit building
> with
> > > some
> > > > senior housing some market rate.  Two other larger building opening
> > soon,
> > > > one and 8 story bank building and the other a 6 story. Because our
> > > > population grows in the summer, the city erected 8 small shed/shacks,
> > > > called chalets to rent to small retailer for the summer.  This was so
> > > > successful last summer, four more are being built.
> > > >
> > > > Bill and I (but I picked) just bought a Jeep Renegade, bright yellow.
> > I
> > > > now have a pink streak in my hair.  I must be 80.  I am.
> > > >
> > > > On Easter Day Bill will leave active ministry,  He has been serving a
> > > > congregation 50 miles from here as an every Sunday supply.  They are
> > > > planning a wonderful celebration.  It is the time of his 87th
> birthday,
> > > his
> > > > 64th anniversary of his ordination and his leaving this congregation.
> > > All
> > > > four of our sons are planning to be there.  One did express doubts,
> he
> > > > posited that this might be an April Fool's joke.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
> > > > Western Michigan
> > > >
> > > --
> > > Ann
> > >
> > > The Rev. Ann Markle
> > > Buffalo, NY
> > > www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
> > >
> >
>



-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
Western Michigan