[Magdalen] decline of this list

[Ann Markle]

Just saw this, and see the last post was 4 days ago. I'm still here as
well. Pretty fully retired, but doing an extended supply gig for a parish I
love here near Buffalo. They're looking for someone half time, and ten
years ago I would have loved to do it! But now I don't have the energy that
it takes to be a "real" parish priest. I do love supply work, though, as
liturgy, preaching, and sacraments are the really fulfilling parts of
priestly ministry for me. And their strong and excellent laity have to do
all the hard stuff!

I still have my trailer by Lake Erie, though it's a new(er) one that I got
a couple of years ago. My last travel (besides to the Midwest to see family
and old friends) was 2 weeks in London in 2023. I do seem to be running out
of steam for travel, but still think about a week in Barcelona for my 75th
birthday. I did a week in Paris for my 70th, and it was delightful.

Rick, so sorry to hear your news, but happy to see old friends. I must
remember to check email more often. Usually friends have to text me to tell
me they sent me an email!

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu

On Fri, Sep 26, 2025, 4:56 PM Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi, Jay,
>
> 'Twas I who mentioned Lynn.  However, I now see that I was responding to a
> very old entry (Jan. 7th) in the chain.  Sorry to mislead you.  I wish she
> would pop up, too.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> On Fri, 26 Sept 2025 at 16:42, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone!
> >
> > Still here in Virginia. Orthodox Christian since 2015 but still
> > Episcopaliani-ish. I attend the same church as Kate now, driving in with
> my
> > friend Dena who is the widow of our former priest.
> > Completely retired but busier than ever. Still making jewelry and just
> got
> > done with our biggest show of the year but not done for the year, and I
> > think I'll be tired for a month! Another
> > show a week from Saturday but it's smaller. I also volunteer at the local
> > humane society shelter two days a week with the stray cats and I was
> > fostering cats in my studio until my husband
> > put his foot down. We have two barn cats, Josie and Meg, who keep the
> > rodent population down outdoors and try to keep it from coming indoors.
> > Rick, I'm sorry to hear about your upcoming divorce. It's never easy for
> > either party. I'm glad you have Milo, though. Many blessings from one who
> > has been through it.
> > Did I see someone mention Lynn? I didn't see her. Perhaps on another
> > thread.
> > In personal threads, I had multiple abdominal surgeries in 2012 and a
> heart
> > attack complete with cath and stent in 2024 (which revealed I'd had a
> > bigger one earlier), but I'm okay. I also had Covid
> > before It was a thing. Takes a lot to keep this old broad down! I now
> have
> > not only 11 grandkids but two great-granddaughters, all of whom are
> > in Tennessee. My two brothers are both alive and
> > kicking as well, though the next youngest to me gave us a frightful scare
> > about 4 years ago by suddenly developing what turned out to be autoimmune
> > limbic encephalitis. Turns out it's a good thing
> > to have a younger brother who has all kinds of contacts in the medical
> > world *and *to be in Stanford Medical Center!
> > I miss you all. It would be nice to get this list up and running again.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Rick,
> > > I am sorry to read your news about your marriage.  You are dear.  May
> you
> > > be comforted as you grieve this enormous loss.  Blessings and hugs from
> > me
> > > to thee.
> > > Ginga Wilder
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com
> >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm still here as well but much has changed. Alex told me we were
> > > getting a
> > > > divorce in May. We sold our house together and the divorce will be
> > final
> > > in
> > > > November. I'm busy at work for which I'm very grateful. Milo seems
> > > settled.
> > > > He didn't like the new place at first but he has learned to enjoy the
> > > > backyard. I've slowly started cooking again but I'm sticking to very
> > > simple
> > > > recipes for now. If the weather ever turns cool, I know I'll be
> > craving a
> > > > big pot of gumbo. I think I'll go to one of the great Cajun
> restaurants
> > > we
> > > > have here. There is one owned by a mother/daughter duo that relocated
> > > here
> > > > after Katrina. I think I'll just go there instead of making it
> myself!
> > > >
> > > > After 10 years of marriage, I'm struggling with being single again.
> > But,
> > > > I've lived alone most of my adult life so I know I will figure it out
> > > > again!
> > > >
> > > > Peace, Rick and Milo
> > > > San Antonio
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Rick
> > > > 210-618-5096
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM Marilyn Cepeda <
> mcepeda514 at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I am indeed still here. At age 72, I am finding it a curious time.
> I
> > > have
> > > > > become the oldest remaining in my immediate family with only one
> > first
> > > > > cousin remaining. Many of my friends including my two best friends
> > have
> > > > > passed on as have my parents in law.
> > > > >
> > > > > I cannot say it is lonely as we have three of our five kids local.
> > One
> > > > > lives around the corner from us with the youngest grands. They come
> > > here
> > > > > after school. One pops in for coffee weekly. One texts off and on
> > > during
> > > > > the day.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have slacked off much of my church activity remembering words of
> my
> > > > > spiritual director that there is nothing wrong with sitting in a
> pew
> > > > that I
> > > > > did not always have to be busy.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am pretty healthy as far as I know. Given the state of many
> around
> > > me I
> > > > > am grateful. I do sometimes wonder what will eventually befall me
> and
> > > if
> > > > I
> > > > > will handle with any grace or be an ill tempered old lady or a
> total
> > > > baby.
> > > > > For the sake of the kids, I hope it is not the latter options!
> > > > >
> > > > > Always nice to hear from you all as a very important part of my
> > > > transition
> > > > > from Methodist to Episcopalian.
> > > > > 😀
> > > > >
> > > > > Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM Simon Kershaw <
> simon at kershaw.org.uk
> > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I guess most of us are still here. Life in retirement is busy
> > though.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Current agenda...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Just finishing compilation of my annual calendar for the Church
> of
> > > > > > England, used by a few thousand clergy and parishes. At least 25
> > > years
> > > > > > since I first did this.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Trying to read through documents of the long-listed candidates to
> > be
> > > > the
> > > > > > next Bishop of Ely. For each candidate there are some five
> > documents
> > > to
> > > > > > plough through and to give a preliminary assessment and
> > justification
> > > > of
> > > > > > whether they should be shortlisted. The 14 members of the
> selection
> > > > > > panel (the Crown Nominations Commission) meet next week to decide
> > on
> > > > the
> > > > > > shortlist. Two days of interviews and decision-making will follow
> > in
> > > > > > November.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bishop's Council meeting tomorrow night -- papers still to be
> read
> > in
> > > > > > preparation.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The Saturday after next (4 October) I will be admitted and
> licensed
> > > as
> > > > a
> > > > > > Lay Reader (or Licensed Lay Minister). The good news there is
> that
> > > the
> > > > > > two years of training are completed!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The Saturday after that is diocesan synod -- of which I am the
> lay
> > > > > > chair. Nothing much on the agenda (ha ha), just budget and such
> > like.
> > > > > > And a debate on where the Church of England goes on same-sex
> > > > > > relationships. And my co-chair, the clergy chair, who would
> > normally
> > > > > > share the role with me, is undergoing treatment for breast
> cancer,
> > > so I
> > > > > > might be on my own.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I also have a two-day meeting of the Church of England Liturgical
> > > > > > Commission at the end of October.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And then there's the important stuff like helping to look after
> our
> > > two
> > > > > > young granddaughters. And helping deal with my two elderly
> > > > > > parents-in-law who live a couple of hundred miles away: my
> > > > mother-in-law
> > > > > > is suffering from dementia, and my father-in-law is finding it
> > harder
> > > > > > and harder to cope.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And that's just the highlights from my diary!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > simon
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 23/09/2025 21.48, Kate Conant wrote:
> > > > > > > Has the list died? I haven't received anything since March. Of
> > > > course,
> > > > > I
> > > > > > > hadn't written anything either.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Simon Kershaw
> > > > > > simon at kershaw.org.uk
> > > > > > Saint Ives, Cambridgeshire
> > > > > >
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> > > >
> > >
> >
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