[Magdalen] Prayer request for our church

[Marion Thompson]

Hi, Chad,

Prayers ascending from this Canadian who has spent a lot of time on
Vermont's side of Lake Champlain.  Unbelievable!

Marion, a pilgrim

On Tue, 11 Jul 2023 at 17:19, <chad at satucket.com> wrote:

> Many of you have undoubtedly heard about the flooding here in Vermont.
> Montpelier, the state capitol, where our parish (Christ Church) is located,
> was particularly hard-hit. We're not sure as yet the extent of the damage,
> but for certain the basement was completely flooded. That includes offices
> we rent out (e. g., to VT Habitat for Humanity), and all the assorted
> building infrastructure. Nobody is allowed downtown right now, so we don't
> know if the flooding reached the first floor of the parish hall or the nave
> itself, both of which are 4-5 ft. above ground level.
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> News of the flooding even reached the Boston Globe, and you can see one
> story here:
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> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/11/metro/montpelier-is-flooded-residents
> -scramble-survive/
> <https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/11/metro/montpelier-is-flooded-residents-scramble-survive/>.
> In the first picture, the canoe is practically right in
> front to the church. There are more photos and videos here:
>
> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/10/metro/vermont-flooding-photos-and-vid
> eos/
> <https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/10/metro/vermont-flooding-photos-and-videos/>.
> Essentially all the pictures in Montpelier were taken within a block
> or so of the church.
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> So - perhaps you could include Christ Church, Montpelier, in your prayers
> this week.
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> Meanwhile, it's sunny today here in Woodbury (about 25 miles N of
> Montpelier), after being without power for 14 hours last night. We're on VT
> Rt. 14, which is closed a mile north of us due to flooding, and also a mile
> or two south of us due to flooding and washouts. So we ain't goin' nowhere
> for a while. But we have power and plenty of food (picked 4 pounds of peas
> today), so it's not a major problem for us.
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> Chad Wohlers
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> Woodbury, VT  USA
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> chad at satucket.com
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