[Magdalen] Missing the pub too...

[Marion Thompson]

I'm still out here, reading everything.  I'm rather distracted at this time
because our priest informed us at our annual vestry on Feb 23 that he is
off to pursue his vocation to the monastic life.  At St. Gregory's Abbey,
Three Rivers, Michigan. His last Sunday is Low Sunday, April 19.  I have
been his warden for the last three years, a strange relationship, given his
introversion which certainly coloured our dealings, but I will miss him
like mad.  "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone"  is a good
expression of our/my feelings.  As Susan Hutchison of blessed memory told
me before I met him, he is a genuine Anglo-Catholic, and his time among us
has coloured all our doings.  I fear we will sink back into some low
church, possibly broad church state, and then what will I do.  I have a
year now of life with a Priest-in-charge, as yet to be assigned by our area
bishop (and believe me the pickings are poor!).  We have no deputies and
the other warden has a business and is busy with local theatrics.  Oh well.

All that and my gimpy hip, too.

Marion, a pilgrim

On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 7:13 PM Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> That's great news, Lynn!
>
> Thanks, Rick
>
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 5:14 PM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Glad to see these posts as I've been wishing for more "barstool"
> > conversations myself.
> > A good report on Jim- his health while still up and down has stabilized
> > and he is embracing following doc's orders and kind of turned a positive
> > corner in his head. TBTG.
> >
> > Lynn
> >
> > > On Mar 8, 2020, at 3:17 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> >
> > I saw and responded to your post about the book you and Bill are reading
> > as
> > a Lenten meditation.
> >
> > Magdalen just does not communicate as frequently as we once did.  I find
> > that sad, and I also know groups run their courses.  I think of dropping
> my
> > membership, but I still follow some good folks, like you, Judy...and
> Roger.
> >
> > Ginga
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 4:12 PM Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
> > > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Judy,
> > >
> > > Check your Spam Mail. I certainly received your email about Jay
> becoming
> > > a volunteer dog walker.
> > >
> > > Roger
> > >
> > >> On 08/03/2020 17:52, Judy Fleener wrote:
> > >> I have not received Magdalen mail since March 3.  What has happened?
> > > Could
> > >> i be unsubscribed?  Is it just that quiet here.  I did send a post a
> few
> > >> days ago.  Any ideas?
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
>