[Magdalen] around our house

[Christopher Hart]

Congratulations to both of you on all the news. It has been an honor to be
your friend and I hope and trust to see Bill Jr. at least at General
Convention.

On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 8:10 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
>



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