[Magdalen] Google launches rockets at Magdalen

[Ginga Wilder]

Wonderful to read of Ann's diaconal ordination!  Thanks, Brian.

I came to St. Sam's through my friend Capers Limehouse, who also was
ordained a deacon some years after Ann. Capers was a vocational deacon in
South Carolina.  Those who knew Capers will remember that she was brilliant
theologically and a poet.  Capers died several years ago

Capers spoke with great delight about St. Sam's....so much so that I knew I
needed that sort of community, being a member of a diocese that would split
with TEC to form the conservative ACNA splinter group.  Although not nearly
so theologically educated (or argumentative) as some St. Sam's members, I
purchased a computer in 1997 for my 50th birthday *SO THAT* I could join
St. Sam's. A godsend, to be sure.   I dropped out of St. Sam's when St.
Bede's came along and later St. Bede's when Magdalen was instituted.  But
each of these dialog groups were saving graces for me as my diocese came
apart in 2012.  When that happened, an Episcopal remnant that was left
without a church body in Summerville, SC formed a new Episcopal worshipping
community (the designation TEC gave us at that juncture).  I was blessed to
be elected senior warden of this group which eventually became The
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Summerville, SC, now a mission
church, with our second priest-in-charge in the Episcopal Diocese of SC.  I
learned enough from all iterations of Magdalen through the years to give me
the courage to embrace the call to lead in our earliest days.  We have
grown over the years from 30 members to at least 125 now and have recently
purchased property upon which we will build a church building.

Alleluia...and thanks, Y'all.
Ginga Wilder

On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 1:31 PM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to remember how I found Magdalen ( it may eventually com to me )
> Probably early '90s  ....getting to be a long time ago. I feel so
> fortunate to meet many of you in real-time
> ; )
>
> Nice to think we may still communicate with email once again!
> Virtual hugs to all.
>
>
> On Aug 1, 2022, at 11:40 AM, Ann  ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
>
> Thank you so much,  Brian. My relationships here go back 25 years or more.
> I didn't get posts for months and months, and thought Facebook had just
> killed us off completely. So glad we're restored.
>
>
> Ann
> The Reverend Ann Markle
> Buffalo,  NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
>
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2022, 8:14 PM Brian Reid <brian at reid.org> wrote:
>
> > It has now been several weeks since I discovered the Google attack on
> > Magdalen and reactivated everyone. It all seems to be working well
> > again. Since I don't receive mail at gmail.com I didn't notice when this
> > first happened, so I don't know how long things were broken. Obviously
> > they were broken in late April.
> >
> >
> > On 2022-07-31 20:07, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> >> I never saw your post on here.
> >> Grace
> >
>