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Posted by maleveque (# 132) on :
 
Friends:
Our dear friend Genevieve (sorry, I can't make the accent mark) is on life support at U. of Maryland Shock-Trauma Unit after being shot yesterday at St. Peter's Church in Ellicott City, Maryland.
Please keep her in your prayers. Her name IRL is <removed> <news report from Episcopal Cafe>
My heart is just breaking. She is a wonderful lady, an amazing priest.
Please pray also for the repose of the soul of the administrative assistant who was killed, Brenda Brewington, as well as the as-yet unidentified shooter who killed himself.
I am in complete shock right now.
- Anne LeVeque

<name removed>
Edited to add the accent mark to the title.

[ 04. May 2012, 23:31: Message edited by: Gwai ]
 

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Posted by Flausa (# 3466) on :
 
Prayers ascending for all involved, and particularly for the lovely Genevieve.
 

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Posted by Izzybee (# 10931) on :
 
Not many people could pull me out of lurkdom and make me look up my ship password, but this is something special.

Genevieve has touched my life in many ways, all of them lightly, but all of them astoundingly inspiringly. She's the reason I'm where I am right now. There are so few people who radiate positivity like her, and I'm at a loss imagining her fighting for her life. I'm also quite sure that she would be the last person to ask for people to worry about her. In fact, I can see her worrying about the shooter first, because that's who she is.

I haven't prayed in a long time, but you know what? It's got to be worth a shot.
 

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Posted by ebeth (# 4474) on :
 
MM
 

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Posted by Jengie Jon (# 273) on :
 


Without knowing who she was, she was one of the poster I respected and listened to with interest.

Jengie
 

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Posted by ebeth (# 4474) on :
 
The year I was looking for work and newly arrived here, she would meet me at the coffee shop now and then. Apart from a few fun ship meets, we had good heart to heart chats on those little outings. I am in shock.
 

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Posted by Ariel (# 58) on :
 
So very sorry to hear this.
 

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Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on :
 

 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
Since unfortunately Genevieve cannot give us permission to post her name, I am removing it from the OP.

Gwai
All Saints Host

Will be praying for Genevieve.
 

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Posted by maleveque (# 132) on :
 
I'm really sorry. I thought I had gotten permission, but apparently I had not.
- Anne L.
 

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Posted by saysay (# 6645) on :
 
kyrie eleison


 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Goodness - what an awful thing to happen.

for Genevieve. Even if we don't know her real name, God will know who we mean.
 

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Posted by Jenn. (# 5239) on :
 
Prayer for Genevieve and all who love her.
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
Many prayers, Genevieve. Lord, have mercy.
 

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Posted by Matt Black (# 2210) on :
 

 

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Posted by seasick (# 48) on :
 
Genevieve

I had dinner with her when I was in Washington a few years ago. She is a lovely person and I am shocked at this news.
 

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Posted by Japes (# 5358) on :
 
For Geneviève, and all caring for her.
 

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Posted by Ferijen (# 4719) on :
 

 

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Posted by Meg the Red (# 11838) on :
 
For Genevieve, and all others affected
 

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Posted by M. (# 3291) on :
 
Good grief.

M.
 

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Posted by Cottontail (# 12234) on :
 

 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
She is such a lovely woman. I'm just so shocked right now.

May the good Lord hold her in the palm of HIS hand
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Oh dear God. I saw the news earlier this morning and just hadn't put two and two together. I have always held Geneviève in the highest regard on these boards. Fervent prayers ascending.

[ 04. May 2012, 17:43: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
 

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Posted by Organ Builder (# 12478) on :
 
Just senseless! Prayers for Genevieve.
 

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Posted by Ags (# 204) on :
 

 

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Posted by Jack the Lass (# 3415) on :
 
What awful news. Prayers ascending
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
I pray God holds her safe and heals her
 

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Posted by St Everild (# 3626) on :
 
Prayers for Genevieve. And for all those affected by this news.


 

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Posted by Laura (# 10) on :
 
Just to let you all know -- I got a note through to the Bishop through a mutual friend to, please, if she is able to hear, say to her when he sees her that "everyone at Ship of Fools is praying for her" or to pass that message along to the next diocesan staffer who goes.
 

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Posted by maleveque (# 132) on :
 
Now the news is saying that the shooter was a disturbed person who had been living in the woods near the church and regularly getting food from their food bank.
How, in the name of all that's holy, does such a person get a gun?!?!?
ebeth and I are heading up there to St. Peter's in a little while - they are having prayer and fellowship this evening.
- Anne L.
 

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Posted by QuietMBR (# 8845) on :
 
Maleveque:

Thank you for posting this. I posted earlier on the prayer thread to simply pray for St. Peter's, as they had not named the victims yet, and I was still praying and hoping it was not Geneviève. I am still in shock over it all.

[ 04. May 2012, 18:24: Message edited by: QuietMBR ]
 

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Posted by QuietMBR (# 8845) on :
 
Sorry for the double post. I have a good hunch which clergy may well be visiting with her. I will also pass along to him a request to mention that The Ship is praying for her.

Please also pray for the Diocese of Maryland. Our annual convention began last night with this awful news. While the needs of the Diocese pale in comparison to Geneviève's, this news it hitting many who are gathered especially hard.
 

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Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on :
 
Jesus and Holy Angels protect and heal her.
Heal her, hands of Jesus.

 

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Posted by Silver Faux (# 8783) on :
 
What heartbreaking, horrifying news.
for those who suffered gunshot wounds
for family, community and caregivers
for the nusery school children from her church; families, caregivers
for the custodian who found Genevieve and the administrator
for Genevieve's church and wider church community
for those on the Ship who knew Genevieve "IRL"
for those on the prayer line who, at least for now, will miss her supportive compassion

Probably, now is not the time to ask "Why?" but simply the time to link in prayer
 

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Posted by QLib (# 43) on :
 
What a terrible thing. Prayers for her recovery and for healing and comfort for all concerned.
 

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Posted by Joan Rasch (# 49) on :
 
I first saw this on Episcopal Cafe, and was in shock because I was somewhat acquainted with her IRL a couple of decades ago, when she worshipped at my parish in Boston. I had no idea she was also on the ship.

Joan in Boston
ps - latest new update I saw speaks of "life support", <sigh>
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
This is heartbreaking. Praying for Genevieve's healing.
 

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Posted by Enigma (# 16158) on :
 

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Originally posted by Silver Faux:
What heartbreaking, horrifying news.
for those who suffered gunshot wounds
for family, community and caregivers
for the nusery school children from her church; families, caregivers
for the custodian who found Genevieve and the administrator
for Genevieve's church and wider church community
for those on the Ship who knew Genevieve "IRL"
for those on the prayer line who, at least for now, will miss her supportive compassion

Probably, now is not the time to ask "Why?" but simply the time to link in prayer

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Thank you Silver Faux for trying to put into words prayers where there are none. Lifting Genevieve and all who know her up to the Lord now .... and now......and now.....
 

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Posted by Tubbs (# 440) on :
 


Tubbs
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 

 

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Posted by ebeth (# 4474) on :
 
Sadly, Diocesan Convention has given word of Genevieve's death.
 

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Posted by Adeodatus (# 4992) on :
 
Appalling news. Deep, heartfelt prayers. And thanks especially to Silver Faux for your eloquence.


 

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Posted by art dunce (# 9258) on :
 
Her posts were filled with generosity of spirit.
 

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Posted by Adeodatus (# 4992) on :
 
Oh no. I cross-posted with ebeth and have just seen the updated news.

Rest in peace, dear Genevieve.
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
maleveque, and I am just trying to be uber-careful. No worries.

The senselessness of it is frustrating.
 

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Posted by Josephine (# 3899) on :
 
May her memory be eternal. May all who knew her and loved her be comforted.

And for the other two who died as well: the church secretary and the homeless man who killed them and himself.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
 

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Posted by seasick (# 48) on :
 
That Genevieve may rest in peace.


 

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Posted by QLib (# 43) on :
 

 

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Posted by Louise (# 30) on :
 

 

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Posted by comet (# 10353) on :
 
I'm stunned. Dont know what to say.

Genevieve
 

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Posted by Laura (# 10) on :
 
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep.

Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.
 

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Posted by Ann (# 94) on :
 
Rest Eternal grant her, O Lord.
 

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Posted by Bronwyn (# 52) on :
 
May she rest in peace ans rise in glory.
 

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Posted by Think² (# 1984) on :
 

 

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Posted by Moo (# 107) on :
 
Into thy hands, O merciful Savior, we commend the soul of thy servant, now departed from the body. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech thee, a sheep of thine own fold, a lamb of thine own flock, a sinner of thine own redeeming. Receive her into the arms of thy mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light. Amen
 

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Posted by Meg the Red (# 11838) on :
 
For the repose of her soul
For this community as it grieves another loss
 

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Posted by Tubbs (# 440) on :
 
Comfort those who mourn and give them wisdom and strength.



Tubbs
 

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Posted by Lamb Chopped (# 5528) on :
 
Dear God have mercy.
 

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Posted by mousethief (# 953) on :
 
There are no adjectives that suit my feelings about this. So I offer as my own heartfelt prayer these (somewhat modified) words from the Orthodox burial service:

O God of spirits, and of all flesh: you have trampled down Death, and overthrown the Devil, and given life to your world: Lord, give rest to the soul of your departed servant known here as Genevieve, in a place of brightness, a place of verdure, a place of repose, from which all sickness, sorrow and sighing have fled away. Pardon every transgression which she has committed, whether by word, or deed, or thought. For you are a good God, and you love the human race, because there is no human who lives and does not sin: for only you are without sin, and your righteousness is to all eternity, and your word is true.

Memory eternal.
Memory eternal.
May her memory be eternal.
 

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Posted by TonyK (# 35) on :
 

Rest eternal grant unto her, O Lord
And may light perpetual shine upon her.

 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
no words.


 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Into paradise may the angels lead you, Geneviève. At your coming may the martyrs receive you, and bring you into the holy city.
 

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Posted by Banner Lady (# 10505) on :
 
Two shipmates now dead from shooting incidents this year has left my mind reeling. I am so glad we have this place as a raft of prayer and feelings at this time.

for Genevieve and her assistant Brenda. May they rest in peace and rise in Glory.
 

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Posted by Ethne Alba (# 5804) on :
 

 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Geneviève (formerly DaisyM) RIP
 

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Posted by QuietMBR (# 8845) on :
 
I want to get in my car and drive over to St. Peter's...to walk into that beautiful little church...to smell the incense of the years that seeps out of the walls...and to be greeted by Genevieve once more.

Senseless.
 

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Posted by ken (# 2460) on :
 
May God have mercy on us all.
 

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Posted by lily pad (# 11456) on :
 
Correction posted on The Lead

http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/news_reports/ellicott_city_priest_dies_from.html
 

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Posted by Presleyterian (# 1915) on :
 
May she rise in glory with her Savior.
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
As I read that correction, I note the family is maintaining life support so that the body's organs can be harvested.

The last gift.
 

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Posted by Lothlorien (# 4927) on :
 
She and I had an exchange of PM's which I found very helpful at the time.

How very horrible to hear this.



[ 05. May 2012, 00:03: Message edited by: Lothlorien ]
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 

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Originally posted by Spike:
no words.

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None worth sharing in polite company, at any rate.

Just grief, and anger, and the hope - against all the odds - that something like this won't happen again.
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
God bless her family and loved ones, give them comfort and strength.
 

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Posted by Nicolemrw (# 28) on :
 
Prayers and sorrow.
 

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Posted by Telepath (# 3534) on :
 
NO
 

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Posted by Campbellite (# 1202) on :
 
In times of rough seas, O Lord, hold close our Ship, and all who sail aboard her. And when one of our crew is called to sail that final journey homeward, receive her with joy into the harbor of our heavenly home, where there is no more sickness, sorrow nor tears, but life eternal.


 

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Posted by orfeo (# 13878) on :
 
Shocked and horrified and
 

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Posted by Amazing Grace (# 95) on :
 
Stunned, crying. Lord have mercy.

Give rest, O Christ, to your servants with your saints.

Special prayers to their families and close friends, St. Peter's, the community, the Diocese, all who knew and loved them in their various communities.
 

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Posted by maleveque (# 132) on :
 
Just got home from St. Peter's. So much pain in that community, it's unimaginable. It seems so surreal even now.
Yes, Genevieve's body is being kept going for the purposes of donation, but she is gone.
One thing that was interesting - the police commander spoke to the members and others who were there, to let them know mostly what had happened and to address questions they had, as far as he was able, given the investigation.
Anne L.
 

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Posted by Evangeline (# 7002) on :
 
So senseless, so sad.

for friends, family, loved ones, community
 

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Posted by ebeth (# 4474) on :
 

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Originally posted by PeteC:
Geneviève (formerly DaisyM) RIP

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Pete thank you for posting that.


 

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Posted by Nunc Dimittis (# 848) on :
 
Dear God, may the three who died rest in peace, and may all of this be sorted out in your goodness.


 

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Posted by Grits (# 4169) on :
 
So sad and so tragic. May her friends and family be comforted by the peace she now knows.
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
Damn. So sorry, y'all
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
 

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Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
I usually don't post on these sorts of threads (I don't do actually morbid very well), but I am. It's a bit hard to keep looking after my own anarchic, happy bit of the Ship, knowing someone got murdered—yes, I'm still keeping at it, but still. Perhaps it's because I could bike to her house, perhaps it's because it's in the local news, perhaps just because I stopped and paid attention to her posts . . . but this is a bit harder to take than I was expecting.

Prayers for all.


 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
((AA)) I know just what you mean.

I plodded upstairs to my mom's room and told her, "Another Shipmate got killed." She said "Again?"

Yeah, preach it , Ma.
 

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Posted by Mary LA (# 17040) on :
 
Shocking news.
 

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Posted by Belle Ringer (# 13379) on :
 


(Speechless.)
 

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Posted by duchess (# 2764) on :
 
I am shocked and saddened. I just simply will be be praying. Oh dear LORD.
 

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Posted by RooK (# 1852) on :
 
Well, fuck.

There is no kernel of special insight I can share about Geneviève, because even though I could plainly witness that she was a source of sense and thoughtfulness there were no poignant instances we shared. Which, I suppose, also speaks well of her. All I can attest to is a knowledge that our community will mourn a Geneviève-shaped hole in it.
 

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Posted by Vulpior (# 12744) on :
 

 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Just caught word of this.
 

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Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on :
 
Geneviève
All who mourn her
 

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Posted by Yerevan (# 10383) on :
 

 

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Posted by Evensong (# 14696) on :
 

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Originally posted by Campbellite:
In times of rough seas, O Lord, hold close our Ship, and all who sail aboard her. And when one of our crew is called to sail that final journey homeward, receive her with joy into the harbor of our heavenly home, where there is no more sickness, sorrow nor tears, but life eternal.

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Ditto that.


 

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Posted by Pants (# 999) on :
 

Senseless loss.
 

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Posted by Surfing Madness (# 11087) on :
 

 

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Posted by Mili (# 3254) on :
 
I glanced down the boards and wondered who on Earth had called someone as nice as Genevieve to the Hell boards. Then I realised the thread was in All Saints and the truth was so much harder to comprehend. through tears.
 

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Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on :
 


A sobering reminder that many people on the Ship are working and ministering in situations which are out of the limelight and nonetheless exposed to great danger, for the sake of the Gospel and its radical values.

"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his servants" (Ps 116:15)
 

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Posted by Ariel (# 58) on :
 
Such an abrupt end to someone's life. May she rest in peace, and the families and friends of those affected find comfort.
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 

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Originally posted by RooK:

There is no kernel of special insight I can share about Geneviève, because even though I could plainly witness that she was a source of sense and thoughtfulness there were no poignant instances we shared. Which, I suppose, also speaks well of her. All I can attest to is a knowledge that our community will mourn a Geneviève-shaped hole in it.

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Agreed, especially about the last.

I feel like I didn't have much personal interaction with Genevieve either, but the impact on the Ship was immediately apparent, and the ripples in the pond quite visible. It's a moving reminder of what we all mean to each other.
 

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Posted by sophs (# 2296) on :
 
Prayers ascending.
 

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Posted by Qoheleth. (# 9265) on :
 

 

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Posted by chive (# 208) on :
 
May she rest in peace and rise in glory
 

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Posted by Pine Marten (# 11068) on :
 
Amen

I have just read through this thread with shock. I did not know Genevieve, but ... speechless.

Lord, have mercy
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
I've only just become aware of this. No words can add to what's been said. Just prayers.


 

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Posted by Leaf (# 14169) on :
 
Oh, my God. What terrible, shocking news. I don't even know what to say, other than, "Memory eternal, Genevieve."
 

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Posted by Silver Faux (# 8783) on :
 

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Originally posted by Eutychus:


A sobering reminder that many people on the Ship are working and ministering in situations which are out of the limelight and nonetheless exposed to great danger, for the sake of the Gospel and its radical values.

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Kohn was ordained in 1994 and joined St. Peter's as associate rector in October 2003, Tillman said. Since August 2009, she had served as co-rector, sharing duties with the Rev. Kirk Kubicek.

Before that, she served in churches in Vermont, Massachusetts and New York. She received a doctorate in pastoral counseling from what is now Loyola University Maryland in 2009, and she also had master's degrees from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Duke Divinity School, part of Duke University.

While police said her name is Marguerite Mary Kohn in official records, church members knew her as Mary-Marguerite.

Tom Rodgerson, assistant chairman of the pastoral care department at Loyola, called Kohn "a great human being in the very whole and best sense of that term."

Her specialty in her studies at Loyola had been trauma in the church, Rodgerson said. That included incidents such as fires, sexual abuse, financial scandals — and violence.

"She helped to prepare clinicians on how to intervene and also how to do preventative work, when possible," Rodgerson said. "She was a person who did a lot of listening and was not going to ever be judgmental."

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Now that church really needs someone with her skills.

Moo
 

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Posted by Sine Nomine (# 66) on :
 
"I sing a song of the saints of God"
 

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Posted by irish_lord99 (# 16250) on :
 
May her memory be eternal

May God have mercy
 

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Posted by Silver Faux (# 8783) on :
 
Thanks for posting that, Moo; obviously, Genevieve had a skill set beyond that of most, and a heart for the wounded and the marginalized.
She certainly was modest in her posting style, rarely if ever discussing her extensive qualifications; probably, they were put to good use among those who needed her the most.
What a loss this tragedy now brings!
 

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Posted by Amos (# 44) on :
 
For all the saints.
 

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Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
I can't say I have particularly engaged with Genevieve on the boards here. But I can see from this thread the impact she had on others, and I can feel the pain and heartache this incident has caused.

That does hurt. Prayers for her family, friends, and community. And for all of us here.
 

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Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on :
 


Just re-read a pm from Geneviève which was full of kindness and understanding at a difficult time for me.


Eternal rest, grant unto her O Lord
and let perpetual light shine upon her
 

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Posted by dolphy (# 862) on :
 
I have come back to pay my deepest respects to Geneviève. She was a wonderful woman and I am deeply shocked to read about her passing. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.

(My thanks to my Jedi Sister for alerting me to this dreadful news).
 

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Posted by Spiffy (# 5267) on :
 
I use this prayer in memory of an organ donor frequently in personal meditations because I help support our local transplant bank as part of my work.



 

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Posted by cattyish (# 7829) on :
 
Praying for all who knew Genevieve. For her eternal peace.
 

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Posted by Miffy (# 1438) on :
 

 

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Posted by ebeth (# 4474) on :
 

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Originally posted by Spiffy:
I use this prayer in memory of an organ donor frequently in personal meditations because I help support our local transplant bank as part of my work.

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Thank you for this post Spiffy
 

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Posted by Telepath (# 3534) on :
 
Geneviève was always really kind to me. I haven't got any PMs stored in any way that I could give a specific example - if there is one, from such a pervasively kind and insightful person.

And this is what she gets. Ach.
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
A happy memory for Telepath, however, is Geneviève's avatar and hers following one after the other in discussion back in the day. It caused me to blink, furiously.
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 
How tragic, so sorry.
 

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Posted by maleveque (# 132) on :
 
From the Diocese of Maryland:
Resolution expressing support, condolence, and hope in the midst of tragedy.
Two particularly moving parts:

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RESOLVED: That this Convention, prays for the repose of the souls of Brenda and Mary Marguerite; and, in the pattern of the Christian Faith, extends our forgiveness and prays for the repose of the soul of Douglas Jones, so that in our hearts grace may overcome bitterness, and love may conquer fear.

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RESOLVED: That the Convention pledges to recognize and address the needs of homeless persons in our communities, as well as the needs of our brothers and sisters who suffer from mental illness.

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In her Easter sermon, the Rev. Mary Marguerite described the state of the disciples following the crucifixion with these words:
“They are burying a beloved friend and leader; they are burying a dream. Can you relate to that desolation and despair? If we are to walk with them, we might let ourselves bring up a time in our own life of deepest grief, despair, and darkness. A time when hope for the future has died. The sun is rising but they and we are in darkness.”

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- Anne L.
 

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Posted by Lynn MagdalenCollege (# 10651) on :
 

Thank you, Moo and Spiffy for posting the bio and the prayer for organ donors--

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May this act of generosity echo through the generations,
A source of hope and comfort.
May her soul be bound up in the bond of life,
A living blessing in our midst.

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Lord have mercy.
 

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Posted by Rossweisse (# 2349) on :
 
Geneviève was always kind and sensible, and a great source of comfort in times of trouble. This is an incomprehensible tragedy.

"I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord: even so saith the Spirit: for they rest from their labours."
 

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Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on :
 
I can't recall ever interacting with Geneviève, but it seems that was my loss. My sympathy and prayers for everyone who knew her on the Ship, especially those who knew her in real life too.
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
I was in the Church yesterday and lit a candle for Mary-Marguerite and said many prayers for the repose of her soul then and at the Prayers of the Faithful.
 

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Posted by Gill H (# 68) on :
 
Thoughts and prayers from me and from Peter H at this tragic time.


 

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Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on :
 

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Originally posted by Evensong:

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Originally posted by Campbellite:
In times of rough seas, O Lord, hold close our Ship, and all who sail aboard her. And when one of our crew is called to sail that final journey homeward, receive her with joy into the harbor of our heavenly home, where there is no more sickness, sorrow nor tears, but life eternal.

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Ditto that.

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Amen.
 

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Posted by ErinBear (# 13173) on :
 

 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
Just still cannot comprehend it all.

Maleveque introduced me to her at a meeting at her church and she would PM me when a DC ship meet was announced that she was so busy at the church and could not come.

So very sad for her parishioners and friends.

 

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Posted by Moo (# 107) on :
 
I was looking over the Burial Service in the prayer book, and I found this prayer.

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Help us, we pray, in the midst of things we cannot understand, to believe and trust in the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, and the resurrection to life everlasting.

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Moo
 

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Posted by rhflan (# 17092) on :
 
I joined too late to know her, but from what everyone has posted, she was clearly a lovely woman who loved the Lord and His people.
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
If you don't know or knew of Genevieve, just know and remember this.

There are angels among us, and sometimes they are just dressed as ordinary people (in this case, in a cassock)
 

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Posted by Molopata The Rebel (# 9933) on :
 


Lord. Please explain this to her congregation and to those how loved and respected her. Please.
 

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Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on :
 
At times like this the Ship gives me all the more reason to look forward to heaven and meeting all the people I have known on board, through a glass darkly, in an even more real way than any Shipmeet can afford.

I imagine (probably quite heretically but there we are) being welcomed some day by a particularly raucous and boisterous crowd of Shipmates both famous and less so, on the fringes of the celestial throng, along with some of the poor, oppressed and outcasts they have ministered to. With a bit of luck the Lamb that was slain will be right there in the middle of them somewhere.
 

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Posted by Horatio Harumph (# 10855) on :
 
Sending prayers for Geneviève, her family, friends and community, and for every one else effected this.

RIP amazing woman x
 

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Posted by Moo (# 107) on :
 
If anyone wants to see some of her recent posts, here's a list.

Moo
 

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Posted by Honest Ron Bacardi (# 38) on :
 
Completely lost for words.

May she rest in peace and rise in glory.


 

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Posted by ebeth (# 4474) on :
 
Euty, wish I could hit the "like" button on here. Thanks for your post .

Funeral is scheduled for Tues, 8 May Baltimore, MD Cathedral of the Incarnation
 

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Posted by maleveque (# 132) on :
 
Thanks, ebeth. Anyone going to the funeral on May 8th, send a PM and we can meet. I can offer a ride from DC to 2 others (1 space reserved for ebeth).
The cathedral is in the neighborhood of my childhood - there are numerous places we can have a post-funeral gathering, including my mom's house if we don't want to go to a public place.
- Anne L.
 

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Posted by North East Quine (# 13049) on :
 
Genevieve was finishing her PhD as I was thinking about starting mine. I'm not sure how I knew this - was she on the Thesis Support thread? - but whenever I saw her posts I thought of her as "Dr Genevieve" and read her posts with interest. As a middle-aged woman, I was always pleased to know of other middle aged women successfully completing a doctorate. Now that I've read of all her many other skills and occupations I am overawed.

for all those mourning at her funeral today.
 

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Posted by orfeo (# 13878) on :
 
Alas, the only PM I have is a polite yet cranky one. I think it's the only time I crossed swords with Genevieve, as opposed to crossed paths.

At the time I pondered whether it was worth explaining that I thought it was all a bit of a misunderstanding in a thread that had been closed by then.

Add that to the pile of small regrets.
 

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Posted by Enigma (# 16158) on :
 
No words just
 

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Posted by Snags (# 15351) on :
 

 

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Posted by LeRoc (# 3216) on :
 
Praying.
 

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Posted by sabine (# 3861) on :
 
Wow, this is very sad in so many ways.

People who receive organs from a donor, often say that they "feel" something different.

I'm sore the recipients here will be feeling quite a bit.

sabine
 

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Posted by neandergirl (# 8916) on :
 
No words. Just heartbroken for her family, friends, congregation, the Ship, and, selfishly, myself. I hope she knows how much she will be missed.
 

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Posted by Dark Knight (# 9415) on :
 
Very sorry to hear of this
 

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Posted by Meerkat (# 16117) on :
 
I never interacted with the dear lady, so do not have a 'personal' experience. I can say, however, that when lurking over the years, I did read her slant on things with interest. May God hold her close and give her the best of rest for eternity. So sad.
 

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Posted by Full Circle (# 15398) on :
 

with prayers for all she loved and all who loved her
 

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Posted by Adrienne (# 2334) on :
 

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Originally posted by ebeth:
Funeral is scheduled for Tues, 8 May Baltimore, MD Cathedral of the Incarnation

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ebeth, Maleveque,

Our thoughts and prayers go with you tomorrow. I know you take with you love and sympathy from folk here on the Ship to all who knew and loved Genevieve.
 

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Posted by QLib (# 43) on :
 

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Originally posted by Adrienne:
ebeth, Maleveque,

Our thoughts and prayers go with you tomorrow. I know you take with you love and sympathy from folk here on the Ship to all who knew and loved Genevieve.

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Amen, and Amen.

 

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Posted by amber. (# 11142) on :
 

 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
EBeth and Maleveque,I will be with you in spirit tomorrow, sorry I couldn't be there with you.

MB
 

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Posted by harmony hope (# 4070) on :
 
That it is okay for me not to have told my mother what my operation is for next week Monday 14th - I don't mean to be hurtful but I need to stay positive and she is very likely to look it up online and tell me what might go wrong... and we're not that emotionally close.

For all who mourn and all facing medical treatment...that the Lord might walk alongside us all.
 

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Posted by harmony hope (# 4070) on :
 
So sorry - didn't mean my last post to go here! So sorry...

My thoughts are so much with Genevieve and her family and her congregation - may she rest in peace and rise in Glory.
 

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Posted by Moo (# 107) on :
 
Here's the newspaper obituary.

Moo
 

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Posted by maleveque (# 132) on :
 
Here is a Facebook post from St. Peters Church:

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To all our Facebook friends far and wide,

Thank you all for your messages of sympathy and support. The outpouring of love from across the country and indeed, around the globe, is a tremendous source of comfort to us all at St. Peter's. We've experienced a shocking and sudden tragedy and find ourselves wrapped in sorrow. Many of us are are still numb, going through the motions and handling the practicalities, breaking down in tears now and again but pushing on. We miss our beloved sisters Mary-Marguerite and Brenda more than we can express; we see their faces and hear their voices as we move through our days. They remain a part of us even as we celebrate their lives and their passing on to a new life in Our Creator, the center of love. We thank and bless you for helping us along our unexpected journey from routine to tragedy to God's all embracing peace.

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ebeth and I will take your prayers with us tomorrow. Please post anything you would like us to say (if we have that opportunity).
- Anne L.

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I would say thank you for the comforting words of wisdom.
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
First, ebeth and maleveque and Motherboard, my condolences to you who knew her personally. I can only imagine how deeply that must be felt. She always seemed to be someone I would have enjoyed knowing.

I guess I would have you tell the folks at St Peter's and in the Diocese of Maryland what you are probably already planning on saying: That there were people from all over the world who loved her, whose lives she touched, and who miss her. And who are holding her community in prayer as they try to come to grips with this terrible loss.

I like how the obituary mentioned her always wearing hats. No wonder she chose an avatar with a big beautiful hat.
 

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Posted by Amazing Grace (# 95) on :
 
What Mamacita said.

I will be asking my friends at St. Spike's who were here when our then-rector was murdered (in an off-premises robbery) thirty-some years ago for special prayers for the community at St. Peter's. May the Lord bless you and keep you in this difficult time.
 

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Posted by Janine (# 3337) on :
 

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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:

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Originally posted by Spike:
no words.

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... Just grief, and anger, and the hope - against all the odds - that something like this won't happen again.

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Unfortunately, it will. We are but broken creatures muddling and climbing and clawing through a broken world as best we can. Sometimes we are raked and scored by the brokenness of the world. Sometimes we wound others with our own jagged edges.

The world is still beautiful, people are still beautiful, but it is at best a bittersweet, ruined glory.
 

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Posted by Earwig (# 12057) on :
 
This is just horrible, horrible news. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.

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Originally posted by Eutychus:
At times like this the Ship gives me all the more reason to look forward to heaven and meeting all the people I have known on board, through a glass darkly, in an even more real way than any Shipmeet can afford.

I imagine (probably quite heretically but there we are) being welcomed some day by a particularly raucous and boisterous crowd of Shipmates both famous and less so, on the fringes of the celestial throng, along with some of the poor, oppressed and outcasts they have ministered to. With a bit of luck the Lamb that was slain will be right there in the middle of them somewhere.

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Originally posted by maleveque:
ebeth and I will take your prayers with us tomorrow. Please post anything you would like us to say (if we have that opportunity).
- Anne L.

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Thank you, Genevieve, for sharing your time with us while you were here.

Thoughts and sympathy for you both as well.
 

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Posted by Rowen (# 1194) on :
 
My prayers too
 

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Posted by Rowen (# 1194) on :
 
My prayers too
 

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Posted by Evensong (# 14696) on :
 

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Originally posted by Earwig:
Yes - whenever I think of Heaven, I think of it as a big Shipmeet. Just so sad that another one of our number got there too early.

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They'll be there to greet us with a bottle of wine.
 

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Posted by jbohn (# 8753) on :
 
Dear God.



[ 08. May 2012, 14:13: Message edited by: jbohn ]
 

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Posted by Belle Ringer (# 13379) on :
 
Funny that I haven't been interested in discussions on line since, it all seems sort of irrelevant.

I didn't know Genevieve, only that I was recently her Secret Santa, the thinnest of connections, and yet enough that this is a strong reminder how suddenly life can end. What's important is life. Her life. Your life. My life. What am I doing with the gift of time? Am I valuing it, valuing life?
 

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Posted by Enigma (# 16158) on :
 

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Originally posted by Belle Ringer:
I didn't know Genevieve, only that I was recently her Secret Santa, the thinnest of connections, and yet enough that this is a strong reminder how suddenly life can end. What's important is life. Her life. Your life. My life. What am I doing with the gift of time? Am I valuing it, valuing life?

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If that is one of her legacies - to question what life is all about and what we must do with it while we are here - then I'm sure she is pleased. (I didn't know her either but you don't need to know a person to learn from them in all sorts of ways).
 

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Posted by Otter (# 12020) on :
 

 

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Posted by Masha (# 10098) on :
 
What a tragedy.

Another dreadful loss to the world.

Rest in peace and rise in glory Genevieve.


 

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Posted by Laura (# 10) on :
 
Just back from the service at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. Shattering and beautiful.
 

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Posted by maleveque (# 132) on :
 
Laura beat me to it - I just dropped her off at home & then ebeth to the Metro.
It was a truly magnificent funeral. The full MW-style report will follow very soon - a collaborative effort among the three of us.
A bagpiper piped her out of the cathedral in a most fitting manner for a dear Shipmate.

- Anne L.
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
Glad you were there, Laura and malaveque.
 

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Posted by ebeth (# 4474) on :
 
It was beautiful, profound, sad and hopeful. It was an honor to be there and to have called her friend.


 

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Posted by ebeth (# 4474) on :
 

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Originally posted by Enigma:

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Originally posted by Belle Ringer:
I didn't know Genevieve, only that I was recently her Secret Santa, the thinnest of connections, and yet enough that this is a strong reminder how suddenly life can end. What's important is life. Her life. Your life. My life. What am I doing with the gift of time? Am I valuing it, valuing life?

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If that is one of her legacies - to question what life is all about and what we must do with it while we are here - then I'm sure she is pleased. (I didn't know her either but you don't need to know a person to learn from them in all sorts of ways).

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Amen. Exactly.

 

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Posted by Laura (# 10) on :
 
Thanks, Maleveque, for the ride home!

You're so right about the music -- this was another classic example of music being used to turn us all into pure liquid. When the piper and organ started into "Resignation" ("My shepherd will supply my need") as her sister bore her ashes out past her fellow priests I was completely done for.
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
Blessings on all of you.

 

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Posted by Lothlorien (# 4927) on :
 
Thank you to you all.
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Thank you ebeth, Laura and maleveque.


 

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Posted by neandergirl (# 8916) on :
 
Hopeful, love-filled, shattering, beautiful all describe the service well. Watching her compadres bless her on her way was beyond moving. And the music!
 

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Posted by Laura (# 10) on :
 
Here's a story about the service from the Baltimore Sun. Family, friends, colleagues remember slain Ellicott City priest, including some nice bits from the remembrances.
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
I wonder if she thought of the ship when she said, as quoted in the article, that she would get her big girl panties on.
 

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Posted by QLib (# 43) on :
 
Thank you for posting that link, Laura - it's inspiring.
 

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Posted by CuppaT (# 10523) on :
 
Tragedies are so very hard. Lord have mercy. Memory Eternal. We live and we pray. Lord have mercy.
 

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Posted by Nenuphar (# 16057) on :
 
May the Lord have mercy on all those touched by this tragedy, and may the souls of the departed rest in peace and rise in glory.
 

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Posted by Jemima the 9th (# 15106) on :
 
Lovely tributes in that article.
for all who love and miss her.
 

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Posted by Malin (# 11769) on :
 


Shockingly sudden end. Lord have mercy.
 

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Posted by Loveheart (# 12249) on :
 
Only just seen this! Speechless
 

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Posted by IngoB (# 8700) on :
 
I've just seen this... I'm stunned. Will pray.
 

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Posted by Laura (# 10) on :
 

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Originally posted by Gwai:
I wonder if she thought of the ship when she said, as quoted in the article, that she would get her big girl panties on.

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I just noticed that the article said, "there was hardly an empty seat." There were NO empty seats, and a good number of people were standing everywhere you could safely stand. If Maleveque and ebeth hadn't saved me one, I'd have had to sit on Anne's lap.
 

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Posted by Moo (# 107) on :
 
Is there a Mystery Worship report?

Moo
 

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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 
I only learnt about this at a Shipmeet, so sad and so senseless.


 

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Posted by maleveque (# 132) on :
 

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Originally posted by Moo:
Is there a Mystery Worship report?

Moo

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Originally posted by maleveque:

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Originally posted by Moo:
Is there a Mystery Worship report?

Moo

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There will be soon. I've had a helluva two weeks, but I should be able to write up my notes this weekend. Sorry I've been remiss.
- Anne L.

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