[Magdalen] Nothing new since 9 August?? Here's my news...

[Roger Stokes]

Grandkids seems to be the theme of the day. Mine are visiting (with 
their parents) this week, staying in a family room at a local pub/hotel 
less than 5 minutes walk away as I don't have space in my little 
apartment. They are in the process of renovating a house which they will 
own rather than rent as they have done since moving to Cumbria. The 
renovation is radical to say the least, pulling down all the ceilings 
(has anyone come across reed, rather than lath, and plaster ceilings 
before?) and internal walls to leave a bare shell for the builders to 
work with.

I have now been named as an Honorary Assistant Priest at my local parish 
rather than simply taking services and preaching with no official title. 
No pay or rergular duties so nothing has changed on that front, not that 
I would want it to. I have also taken responsibility for organizing the 
rota of those who operate the sound desk for services and where I 
desperately want more volunteers.

Last weekend my brother and sister-in-law celebrated their Golden 
Wedding with a short saxophone concert in their parish church. Margaret 
was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease five years ago so now needs 24 
hour care but communicates through her trusty iPad. It can turn words 
she types into sound through what one of her daughters has recorded but, 
as you casn imagine, the predictive text is not always accurate.

Roger

On 14/08/2022 19:13, Kate Conant wrote:
> The last post I received was on 9 Aug 2022 at 4:09 PM (UTC -04:00)
>
>
> In any case I tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, 8 Aug 2022 while in
> Pittsburgh
>   for the funeral of my 1st cousin Doly's granddaughter, Anna Watt-Morse.
> Anna's mother, Peg, prescribed Paxlovid for me.  I have recovered now.
>
> I think I caught it during my return flight from Laramie WY (via Denver) to
> Washington Dulles on 1-2 August.
>
> Now I'm preparing to go to Great Vespers for the Dormition of the
> Theotokos this evening at 6 PM at Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek
> Orthodox Church, Winchester, Virginia.
>
> Our Winchester Greek Festival is next weekend, 20 and 21 August.
>
> I hope to hear what is up with all of you.
>
> Kate Conant
>
>
> "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
> humbly with your God?"
> Micah 6:8