[Magdalen] Merry Christmas

[Judy Fleener]

We had a packed house at St. Paul's in Muskegon.  I believe that the
congregation was more than 1/2 strangersto me.  I am there every Sunday. 2
lovely young ladies, maybe 10 and 12 and beautifully dressed,  came to the
usher who was distributing candles and said, "We are a party of 10."  I
guess they go to restaurants more often than church.

On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 10:51 PM Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> Merry Christmas to all. My little parish had 2 Christmas Eve services, and
> at 4:30 we had four (count ‘em!) girls as acolytes! What a blessing our
> kids are! This morning we had a spoken service, and I’m home alone, with
> chicken, biscuits, and gravy for dinner, and homemade (gift) treats for
> dessert. I must admit, I’m glad the main event is over; I’m sure the
> remaining 11 days of Christmas will be better.
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 24, 2019 at 11:30 PM Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Merry Christmas to all those here  I have just returned from Mass at St.
> > Paul's Muskegon.  We were packed tonight with more than half the
> > congregation people I has never seen and many of whom I did not know.  We
> > are all aging and I am especially aware of the burden that can be.  Bill
> > has macular degeneration and member loss.  Some days it is hard for him
> to
> > type passwords correctly. We continue to be happy in our smallish condo
> > where we can walk to almost everything we need. And we look forward to
> > 2020. and an election! my love to all of you.
> > .
> >
> > --
> > Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
> > Western Michigan
> >
> --
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>


-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
Western Michigan