[Magdalen] Big Changes

[Joseph Cirou]

Hi Jay,
 
Here I thought your working days were behind you. At least the present seems pleasant for  both members of the marital unit.
 
Are you still attending the Old Believer Church?   I think many currert  Olld Believers are not different from a Rocor congregation.
 
I think it is close to 15 years since I first met you up in Crossville Tn for Evensong at St. Raphael's.
 
We  have our traditional celebration of the Exaltation of the HOly Cross yesterday.  So tomorrow is the Leavetaking. If you are Old Calendar  it's coming up still.
 
Stay well !
 
Joe Cirou
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From: 
Sent: Sep 20, 2021 3:25 PM
To: Magdalen 
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Big Changes

Congratulations, Jay! How wonderful that you have a great grandchild!
And, that your present and future is secure.
 
Ginga
 
On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 2:20 PM Jay Weigel wrote:
 
> Still hanging out here in our big house in the northern Shenandoah with no
> plans to go elsewhere. Spousal unit started a new job following an
> unplanned (and unwelcome) departure from his former company after 13 years
> with them and an unfortunately long period between due largely to Covid.
> However, in hindsight, the departure may not have been a bad thing as the
> president of the former outfit died last week and there is bound to be a
> rather large upheaval. New position is with former company's largest
> competitors and a couple of other folks from former employer have also
> gone over there.
>
> In other news, I have helped my daughter and son-in-law buy a gorgeous
> piece of land in Greene County, TN. At some point, after they've built
> their house, they plan to build a "tiny house" for my oldest son and a
> small place for us to stay (and where one of us could live permanently in
> the event of the other's demise).
>
> I continue to work in the stray cat jail at the humane society. I'm also
> going to school learning to be a veterinary assistant. Not that I expect to
> work as one, but it will help me at the shelter.
>
> AND I am now a great-grandmother! Lilliana Rosemary Dawn Huertas was born
> on August 16 to Zacchaeus (Jonathan's second oldest) and Tara. Alleluia!
>
> On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 12:26 PM Joseph Cirou
> wrote:
>
> > Take a century after those details about Archbishop Quigley and my
> mother.
> > (g)
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > Sent: Sep 18, 2021 12:13 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Big Changes
> >
> > Hello Everybody,
> >
> > I'll be 78 on the Feast of St. Martin de Porres November 3. . I will have
> > 20 years with the Irs on June 9 2022 and expect to retire early in 2023
> to
> > keep me from quickly distributing funds from the thrfit savings account.
> >
> > I just received a surprise from the Archdiocese of Chicago which gives a
> > monthly pension of $500 a month to priests who resigned from the
> > Archdiocese after 20 years of service. I just found about this. It is
> > probably the next best thing to a secret. I had to be told by a classmate
> > that this benefits has been around for close to 30 years and I just
> learned
> > about it. Another classmate has been getting $400 since 2013 because he
> > resigned after 20 years and made it his business to learn about such
> > benefits
> >
> > Travelling back to Chicago in November for our 60h high school reunion
> > (from the high school seminary Quigley named after the Archbishop of
> > Chicago who founded the minor seminary in 2005. About the only the other
> > thing I remember about him is that he confirmed my mother around 2012 in
> > those days chlldren made their solemn first communion in the morning and
> > were confirmed in the afternoon. Simple first communion at age 7 had only
> > been recently introduced by the then Pope (eventually Saint) Pius X
> >
> > Planning to attend Florencia de las Amazones at the Lyric during my visit
> > which will feature my first plane ride in 20 years and since 911.
> >
> > Joe Cirou +
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > Sent: Sep 18, 2021 11:56 AM
> > To: Magdalen
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Big Changes
> >
> > John is still working everyday - broker in charge and selling broker of a
> > real estate office. He turned 75 this past Tuesday. We talk "at" what we
> > will do and admit the choice is exceedingly difficult. We live in a town
> > where we grew up, where we will be buried, where each of us has been
> active
> > in the community, especially our church, and where we have a lifetime of
> > friends. Our children are all North Carolinians - sons in Charlotte with
> > their families and Ginny and her family in Winston Salem. She is rector
> of
> > a church there, and as we all know, she will not be there forever. She
> has
> > no plans at this time to go anywhere, but when she is called in the
> future,
> > that could be anywhere.
> >
> > So, we struggle with what to do and where to go. But, first, John has to
> > retire, as we imagine our future from our recliners in front of the
> > television. 😇
> >
> > Ginga
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 11:08 AM Marilyn Cepeda
> > wrote:
> >
> > > So glad that you all have made this change and are happy with it. It is
> > in
> > > our future before long. We will likely go where my in laws lived where
> we
> > > already have a number of friends.
> > >
> > > Marilyn
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 9:56 PM Christopher Hart
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Like many of you who are still hanging out in this little cyber pub
> I'm
> > > > getting older and my wife in particular is less independent. We came
> to
> > > the
> > > > conclusion a while back that we needed both to downsize and to get
> > into a
> > > > safer living situation. Accordingly, after looking at a lot of
> options
> > in
> > > > our general area we settled on a 55+ community that we felt would be
> a
> > > good
> > > > fit for us. We engaged some professional help not only for the actual
> > > move
> > > > but also packing and removal of things we weren't bringing with us.
> The
> > > > process was still hellish as I'm sure you can all imagine. In any
> event
> > > the
> > > > following are true statements:
> > > >
> > > > We moved into our new apartment one week ago today.
> > > > We sold our former house yesterday after 30 years there.
> > > > We changed my driver's license and Lisa's ID non-driver today.
> > > > It's starting to feel like home here.
> > > > If any of you had (or just want) my snail mail address please message
> > me
> > > > privately and I will gladly share it. I'm still in the Philadelphia
> > metro
> > > > area just a little farther out from the city if any of you find
> > > yourselves
> > > > coming this way. I do cherish staying in touch with my friends, but I
> > > > haven't posted this on Facebook yet because it's just too darn
> public.
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Christopher Hart
> > > >
> > > > List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > > > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > > > Twitter: @cervus51
> > > >
> > > --
> > > Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>