[Magdalen] Anyone Here?

[Marion Thompson]

That's  "It was physically and emotionally exhausting".

Marion, a pilgrim

On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 8:51 PM Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've been preoccupied with our General Synod 2019 in Vancouver  July 10-17
> which I attended as an elected member for the Diocese of Torontoly and
> motionally exhausting .  I flew home on the 17th and m daughter's wedding
> was on the 20th.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 7:31 PM Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
>> On 24/07/2019 22:26, Raewynne Whiteley wrote:
>> > Popping my head up - I occasionally check in, but not super regularly.
>> I
>> > moved to England at the end of 2017, to begin as the Diocesan
>> Discipleship
>> > and Vocations Missioner in the Diocese of Southwark.  I have loved it.
>> > Next week I begin a new position at the request of the Bishop as Deputy
>> > Director of discipleship and Lay Ministry, primarily working on
>> strategic
>> > issues around lay ministry.
>>
>> Delighted that Raewynne appears to be doing well this side of the pond.
>> On Sunday I had a word with the (lay) preacher after the Eucharist
>> drawing attention to the collect he had not referenced in his very good
>> sermon. This was "for all [God's} faithful people, that in their
>> vocation and ministry ..." As I observed to him there are no getouts
>> there - all have a part to play as he had said in his sermon.
>>
>> Incidentally if anybody is thinking about a trip to England the Diocese
>> of Southwark is very accessible. It's cathedral is across the road from
>> London Bridge which is on the only trainline, certainly in the UK, I
>> know that serves two international airports - Luton and Gatwick - both
>> within an hour's direct train four times an hour during the day.
>>
>> Roger
>>
>>