[Magdalen] Remember lustmeets?

[Robert Counselman]

Great memories from listmeets of the past.  I should really make an effort
to make the trip into San Antonio and at least meet with you, Rick. I
haven't even made it into St. Paul's in a while although I do travel into
San Antonio on a regular basis!  We need to make that happen one day.
Right now I'm busy enough supplying at Eagle Pass and hoping they find
someone soon.  At least the construction on the house is just about done,
so that's another item off the list.  I think Austin was the last time I
saw anyone from the list.  Living in the sticks does have its disadvantages!

Bob

On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 5:15 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh, for goodness sakes, Jay!  Cynthia and I had lunch in Harrisonburg on
> Thursday>  She was in my choir years ago, before either of us went to
> seminary!
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 3:08 PM Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Been to several of those, mostly involving food of some kind 😊 Lunches,
> > dinners, what have you. Some one-on-ones too, like doing RAM clinics,
> with
> > Grace, or when Georgia came to visit me in the hospital. Haven't had one
> > since dinner at Georgia's before Covid, I guess, because I couldn't make
> > the lunch when Dan came through last summer.
> > For VA-WV listsibs who know her, I met Cynthia Walter yesterday at the
> > RHSPCA shelter. Turns out she's a volunteer too, but we normally work on
> > opposite days so I'd not met her before.
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 11:46 AM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > AND, of course, Grace Cangialosa came through Summerville in recent
> > > months.  A good time.
> > > OK, anyone else I have forgotten, please forgive my feeble memory.
> > > Ginga
> > >
> > > On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 11:39 AM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Listmeets are wonderful!  So many good memories.  I have met up with
> > Judy
> > > > and Bill Fleener, Ann Markle, Christopher Hart, Renee Rutkowski, Lynn
> > > > Ronkainen, Jo Craddock, Georgia DuBose, Sharon Moon -  and also
> Capers
> > > > Limehouse, Eleanor Brown, and Molly Wolf of blessed memory.  I also
> > > visited
> > > > Shelagh Kearney in Mississauga, ON.  Kris Lewis and I lived in the
> same
> > > > town for a few years.  There are others, I'm sure.  The lists, from
> St.
> > > > Sam's, to St. Bede's, to Magdalen and the friendships formed in these
> > > > communities have been among the most formative experiences of my
> adult
> > > > life.  Thank you, each and all, and TBTG!
> > > > Ginga
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 3:10 AM Rick Mashburn <
> ricklmashburn at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hey all,
> > > >>
> > > >> Remember the good old days when the list(s) were more active? One of
> > the
> > > >> really fun things I remember from the 90s-early 2000s: listmeets!
> > > >>
> > > >> Tonight we revived that tradition right here in San Antonio, TX! Our
> > > >> listling (another long-lost term!) Pamela Braun was in town to visit
> > her
> > > >> family. Alex, Milo and I welcomed her to our home for dinner. A good
> > > time
> > > >> was had by all!
> > > >>
> > > >> Alex was amazed to learn that meeting a "stranger" for the first
> time
> > > can
> > > >> be a wonderful experience. Milo found another "dog person" who
> played
> > > with
> > > >> him and loved on him like he was family. I re-learned that listmeets
> > are
> > > >> an
> > > >> incredible gift from God!
> > > >>
> > > >> We laughed (a lot), we cried (a little) and we thoroughly enjoyed
> our
> > > time
> > > >> together. Hours passed before we knew it! What a gift!
> > > >>
> > > >> Anyway, we hardly recommend the re-establishment of this tradition.
> > > What a
> > > >> lovely evening! Pam is as fun as I remember and I definitely felt
> > > >> Eleanor's
> > > >> presence with us.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks be to God!
> > > >>
> > > >> Peace, Rick
> > > >>
> > > >> P.S. We did talk about y'all a little! 😁
> > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
>
> * "Service is what prayer looks like when it gets up off its knees and
> walks around in the world"*
> *                                              Michael J. Graham, SJ*
>


-- 
Fr. Robert L Counselman,
Retired