[Magdalen] Prayer request for our church

[Ginga Wilder]

Following on Lynn's note, the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd,
Summerville, SC will pray for your congregation and all who are suffering
from the floods in VT, etc.
Ginga Wilder

On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 7:49 PM L R <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Chad - so much weather related events all over. Your Parish and the
> Congregation will be in my prayers. Please keep us posted .
> peace
> Lynn Ronkainen
>
> On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 4:19 PM <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.
> >
> >
> >
> > News of the flooding even reached the Boston Globe, and you can see one
> > story here:
> >
> >
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > So - perhaps you could include Christ Church, Montpelier, in your prayers
> > this week.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > Chad Wohlers
> >
> > Woodbury, VT  USA
> >
> > chad at satucket.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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