[Magdalen] decline of this list

Thu Jan 9 00:03:53 UTC 2025

Yay!  Hello to everyone who has come into our midst.  Let's keep on going.

Ginga Wilder

On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com> wrote:

> So glad to see everyone here!  Enjoy your travel!
>
> Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
>
> > I, too, have missed Magdalen. I love traveling and doing supply work (all
> > the fun, none of the responsibilities). Just booked 10 days in Costa
> Rica.
> > Still have a camping trailer on Lake Erie, where I spend as much of the
> > summer as I can (new, updated trailer, though). Have a new doggie (well,
> > new to me in 2018) who is the love of my life. Tentative plans for 2
> weeks
> > in Paris in September.
> >
> > Ann
> > The Reverend Ann Markle
> > Buffalo,  NY
> > ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 8, 2025, 1:05 PM Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > HI Marilyn,
> > >
> > > There are enough responses to these remarks that should be able to keep
> > > the list open on some basis.
> > >
> > > Joe Cirou
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > 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
> > > > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > > > > 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
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> > > > > > > > > > > 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
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> > > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > > Simon Kershaw
> > > > > > > > > > > simon at kershaw.org.uk
> > > > > > > > > > > Saint Ives, Cambridgeshire
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> > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
> > > > > > > > > Judy Fleener, ObJN
> > > > > > > > > Western Michigan
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> > > > > > > Christopher Hart
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