[Magdalen] decline of this list

[Joseph Cirou]

HI Marilyn,

There are enough responses to these remarks that should be able to keep the list open on some basis.

Joe Cirou
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From: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Sent: Jan 8, 2025 12:37 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] decline of this list

Good to hear from you!

Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda


On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM Joseph Cirou wrote:

> I'm still playing freelance organ in Episcopal,Lutheran, and Moravian
> Churches. i am also a cantor in the Byzantine Catholic Church and still a
> priest of the Ecumenical Catholic Church
>
> Joe Cirou+
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> Sent: Jan 8, 2025 9:18 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] decline of this list
>
> I, too, would love to hear from Magdalen folks - I’ve missed you all.
>
> John and I still live in Summerville, SC, but we have downsized into a much
> smaller house a few doors from my youngest sister. I retired in 2016; John
> continues inreal estate but is no longer broker-in-charge of his office.
> Life is good.
>
> Our children are all North Carolinians. Three of our four grands have
> finished college and live/work in Atlanta, NY City, and Charlotte. Our
> youngest is a 6th grader in Charlotte. Our daughter Ginny is rector of St.
> Anne’s Episcopal Church, Winston-Salem.
>
> You may remember that The Episcopal Diocese of SC experienced schism
> because of attempted takeover by the Anglican Church in North America. Our
> Episcopal diocese lost many members and churches to to the splitting , AND
> The Episcopal Diocese is recovering very well under the excellent
> leadership of Bp. Ruth Woodliff Stanley. The remnant congregation of our
> parish united in 2012 as the schism occurred to form The Episcopal Church
> of the Good Shepherd in Summerville. (We are on Facebook, if you’d
> like to
> Chen us out.) Good Shepherd is blessed with fine leadership, especially our
> rector Fr. Dow Sanderson. We continue to grow steadily in numbers of all
> ages and have been given property on which to erect our own church
> building, etc!! For our parish and for our Diocese, this is a resurrection
> story. Alleluia!
>
> Ginga Wilder
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM Marilyn Cepeda wrote:
>
> > I would love a bit of an update from folks if people are willing?
> >
> > Probably the last I posted I was living in Mississippi, working in
> > Louisiana, and married with two kids.
> >
> > I now am back in my home state of Alabama, married but not to the first
> > husband but the second (for 25 years in June 2025), and still have two
> > kids. I have added two steps also grown, an assortment of in laws, and
> five
> > wonderful grands plus a one year old great grand.
> >
> > I am retired as is my husband. Pre COVID, we had about 10 years of two
> > trips a year to Italy and the UK. It was wonderful!
> >
> > Now we have grandchildren most days which is wonderful. We are trying to
> > prepare to age with grace but time will tell!
> >
> > Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM Mrs. R Cecilia Askew
> pastoral.mentor at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Please remove me from this list.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jan 7, 2025, 7:45 PM Christopher Hart
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Count me as another who misses the Magdalen group. I'm just back
> from a
> > > two
> > > > week cruise in the Caribbean and it was nice to see the list activity
> > > upon
> > > > my return.
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM Ginga Wilder
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I, too, miss the Magdalen community. Good to hear from all who have
> > > > > contributed to this message. Congratulations to Matthew, Jim!
> > > > > GInga Wilder
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM Judy Fleener
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I miss contact with so many people that I met here.
> > > > > > Judy
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM Marilyn Cepeda
> mcepeda514 at gmail.com>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Congratulations! I miss this list and wish it was active again.
> > I
> > > > see
> > > > > > some
> > > > > > > folks on Facebook but even there not much activity.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM Simon Kershaw
> simon at kershaw.org.uk
> > > >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Congratulations to Matthew.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > We too went to a wedding on Saturday, as my nephew Simon got
> > > > married.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Photo of him and his new wife Jemma in the snow
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://www.facebook.com/kershaw.simon/posts/pfbid0JLDuRmhqoLaq5MEhYqP4L592GR9T5EfCdrGEiiwcmzqVXnfV9gpnhkBm3LniujjAl
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > simon
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 04/01/2025 13.40, JAMES HANDSFIELD wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Well, here’s a bit of news: My son, Matthew, is
> getting
> > > married
> > > > > > today!
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Jim Handsfield
> > > > > > > > > jhandsfield at att.net
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Simon Kershaw
> > > > > > > > simon at kershaw.org.uk
> > > > > > > > Saint Ives, Cambridgeshire
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
> > > > > > Judy Fleener, ObJN
> > > > > > Western Michigan
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Christopher Hart
> > > >
> > > > List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > > > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > > >
> > >
> >
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