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Thread: Geneviève
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Mary LA
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Shocking news. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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Lyda*Rose
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duchess
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I am shocked and saddened. I just simply will be be praying. Oh dear LORD.
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RooK
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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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Vulpior
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Barnabas62
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Geneviève
All who mourn her
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Who is it that you seek? How then shall we live? How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
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Evensong
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quote:
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.
Ditto that.
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Mili
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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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Eutychus
From the edge
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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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Ariel
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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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Kelly Alves
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quote:
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.
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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sophs
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Prayers ascending.
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Qoheleth.
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chive
Ship's nude
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May she rest in peace and rise in glory
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Pine Marten
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Amen
I have just read through this thread with shock. I did not know Genevieve, but ... speechless.
Lord, have mercy
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Bean Sidhe
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I've only just become aware of this. No words can add to what's been said. Just prayers.
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Leaf
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Oh, my God. What terrible, shocking news. I don't even know what to say, other than, "Memory eternal, Genevieve."
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Loquacious beachcomber
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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.
Yep.
Some folks, of course, simply need help, and there is never really enough money to help them all; even when I did around 20 weddings per year, and added most of the fees to our "minister's discretionary fund" there was never really enough.
Some folks can be highly aggressive, even threatening, in their "requests" for help, often with few or no boundaries. One came to a funeral at the church and demanded that the funeral director give him some money!
Then, a few days later, when helping him and his live-in girlfriend to move, I discovered a cache of weapons in their apartment; mainly knives and nunchucks in their case, but undoubtedly, guns are part of the collection in some locations.
Probably, I, like others, have taken some incredibley stupid risks over the years.
But that, as bearers of God's grace, is what we do.
Unbearably sad to see Genevieve and her administrative assistant pay the price for simply doing ministry as well as possible in what must have been trying circumstances.
Peace be upon her now; Lord, hear our prayers.
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Moo
Ship's tough old bird
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Here is an excerpt from this news article with information about Genevieve. quote:
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."
Now that church really needs someone with her skills. ![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif)
Moo
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fletcher christian
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Dormouse
Glis glis – Ship's rodent
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What are you doing for Lent?
40 days, 40 reflections, 40 acts of generosity. Join the #40acts challenge for #Lent and let's start a movement. www.40acts.org.uk
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irish_lord99
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May her memory be eternal
May God have mercy
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Loquacious beachcomber
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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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Amos
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For all the saints.
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Schroedinger's cat
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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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Lord may all my hard times be healing times
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Jahlove
Tied to the mast
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Just re-read a pm from Geneviève which was full of kindness and understanding at a difficult time for me. ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
Eternal rest, grant unto her O Lord
and let perpetual light shine upon her
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
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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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Looking forward to my rock moving closer again.
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Wesley J
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Spiffy
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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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St. Gwladys
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"Careful what you say sir, we're on board ship here"
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Tractor Girl
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Patience, Firmness and Perseverance were my only weapons; and those I resolved to use to the utmost - Anne Bronte
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cattyish
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Praying for all who knew Genevieve. For her eternal peace.
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...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, this is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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ebeth
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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.
Thank you for this post Spiffy
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Telepath
Ship's Steamer Trunk
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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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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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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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maleveque
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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.
and this:
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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.
They also quoted Genevieve's Easter sermon:
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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.”
- Anne L.
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Lynn MagdalenCollege
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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.
Lord have mercy.
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Rossweisse
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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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