[Magdalen] How's everyone?

[Eleanor Braun]

Marion -- most impressive for a nearly 80-yo.

Eleanor

On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 5:16 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I’m slugging away in Port Hope as a Warden and all that comes with that.
> Also sing in the choir, man the office one morning a week, produce the
> weekly Cat’s Meow what’s-happening to be slipped in to the bulletin,
> maintain the readers rota, attend morning prayer three mornings a week and
> centering prayer once a week, do the PoP at the weekly mass, and anything
> else that comes by.
>
> Otherwise, each week I go to the Food Bank at my previous church in Oshawa
> to help with that.  The Marion Singers are still active and I drive into
> the big city to rehearse each week; we have a concert on average once a
> month.  The next one in a couple of weeks is way the hell and gone on the
> other side of Toronto.  These several-hour  long distance hauls home again
> to Port Hope are ceasing to be fun, but I tell myself that at least I don’t
> have to preach the next day (but that’s more a sorrow than a plus).  I am
> giving more and more thought to ‘retiring’ from that on my 80th birthday in
> October.  It’s been a  good run.
>
> April was a differently busy month that started with my weekly visits to
> Jim in palliative.  Then he was suddenly hit with a pneumonia-type
> infection that took him away after a week of 24-7 with his two daughters.
> The time before the funeral was a blur of emails and renewed contacts from
> all over the place and breathed life into a number of old friendships that
> had fallen by the wayside over time.  But you all know how that goes.
>
> Finally the weather is better and the garden has come to life. Last week I
> gave myself a treat.  Two young men created a properly- done water feature
> and I am now delighted to have a stream curving downhill over numerous
> drops.  It’s busy and noisy and wonderful  as it descends to its pondless
> finish that does actually have shallow water on it.  Lots of boulders and
> mossy log accents.  It’s a total thrill.  Talk about the living waters!
>
> My granddaughter is expecting in July so that will make me a Great Gran.
> How did that happen?!
>
> So that’s some of what I’m up to.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
> From: Christopher Hart
> Sent: May 10, 2018 12:38 PM
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] How's everyone?
>
> Meg,
>
> In addition to all that other stuff, aren't you a Deputy to General
> Convention too? If so, I look forward to reconnecting there.
>
> This, of course, reminds me that it's none too soon to start asking who
> else might show up​ in Austin.
>
> On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 12:11 PM, Meg Wagner <revmegwagner at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 09/05/2018 17:58, Ginga Wilder wrote:
> > > Anyway, I thought we might resume conversation in the pub with ordinary
> > > things.  So, what's up with the rest of us?
> >
> > Lots going on here in Iowa  - busy with both of my church jobs these
> days.
> > Working 30+ hours a week for my diocesan staff position and 20+ hours as
> > priest in charge of Grace, Cedar Rapids. Not a sustainable schedule for
> > much longer. But my diocesan job includes responsibility for a new
> mission
> > start, Beloved Community Initiative (www.becomingbelovedcommunity.org <
> > https://becomingbelovedcommunity.org/>) that I am really excited to be
> > working on. We received a grant from the TEC church planting initiative -
> > GENESIS and are now up and running!
> >
> > On the home front, both my boys will graduate this year - one from high
> > school and one from college. The oldest is going on lots of interviews to
> > be a high school or junior high choir teacher and the youngest is headed
> > off to University of Northern Iowa to major in history education. Lots to
> > celebrate and give thanks for :-)
> >
> > Blessings,
> > Meg+
> >
> > The Rev. Meg Wagner
> > Iowa City, Iowa
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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>
> Christopher Hart
>
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