[Magdalen] Listmeet in Miniature

[Roger Stokes]

Ginga,

That is excellent news about your parish. You have certainly moved on 
from when I was with you for my final Sunday as a stipendiary Church of 
England priest, an excellent experience and introduction to SC.

Just for the record I visited with Gillian Barr at her church in 
Stonington CT last month. After the service I enjoyed real lemnonade for 
the first time, not the artificial stuff we get over here in the UK, as 
part of a Juneteenth observation.

Roger

On 13/07/2022 18:29, Ginga Wilder wrote:
> I certainly enjoyed Grace's visit.  Grace stayed in a wonderful B&B in the
> historic village of Summerville.  Her host, a friend of ours, invited me to
> English breakfast on the morning Grace headed to explore more Gullah
> history near Beaufort.
>
> Our parish flourishes.  We have a contract to purchase a property in the
> old village!!  It comes with a house that we will rent for a few years
> before building a church on this property...the house will then become our
> parish house.
>
> Ginga
>
> On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 9:24 AM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It definitely counts, Christopher!
>> And I neglected to mention a listmeet with Ginga and John Wilder last
>> month while I was traveling. I spent two days in Summerville and environs,
>> visiting with them and taking in some of the Sea Island history of the
>> Gullah people. Ginga took me to the McCleod Plantation, which presents its
>> history from the perspective of the enslaved workers, and she and John and
>> I had several meals together. I also got to see their church and meet their
>> priest and hear their exciting news. Definitely a listmeet!
>>
>>> On Jul 12, 2022, at 10:29 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Does it count as a listmeet if there are only two people involved. What
>> if
>>> the two are among 800 others?
>>>
>>> I have just today returned from the 80th General Convention of the
>>> Episcopal Church. I won't bore you with much news of what transpired
>> there
>>> because those of you who are interested, likely many of you, have
>> probably
>>> followed it via the usual sources. Those sources, however, will not have
>>> reported that Susan Buchanan and I had a wonderful lunch together at a
>>> place just across the street from the Baltimore Convention Center. It was
>>> great to catch up and Susan got to meet almost my entire deputation who
>>> followed me over to the restaurant and sat at an adjacent table.
>>>
>>> Also of note, during a short break on the floor of the house I had a
>> chance
>>> to briefly introduce Suzie to Meg Wagner, daughter of the late Mary Jane
>>> Anderson. They were acquainted via Magdalen but had never met in person.
>>> Meg was a deputy from Iowa, Suzie from Western North Carolina.
>>>
>>> The only other person whom I can think of with even a tangential Magdalen
>>> connection was Bill Fleener, Jr., who I'm sad to say  narrowly missed
>>> election to the Executive Council. I did have a chance to greet him
>> though
>>> and he promised to convey my greeting to his parents.
>>>
>>> That's the news from your faithful reporter in Pennsylvania. I hope you
>> are
>>> all well.
>>> --
>>>
>>> Christopher Hart
>>>
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