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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Not for me. These names evoke multiple
levels of awareness and consciousness for me. They are sacred.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Mary Hampton<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 04, 2012 9:27
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Order
 Ecumenical Community</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Oe List ...] Being
Black in the Order Ecumenical</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>So Far, we have hit the objective level (naming Black Order<span
class=apple-style-span><span style='-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);-webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469)'> Colleagues)
with some 1 person reflections or reminincing about an individual our two.
 Naming "women"  or "children" of the Order feels
like a different animal, ballgame, kettle of fish.  Lists won't convey
much to me.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Although I do remember
enjoying saying Yes to the question:  Did you grow up in the Order?
 My fuller answer was "Yes, but I was 20 when I joined."</span></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>

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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Grace, Peace, LIGHT,</span></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>

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On Jun 4, 2012, at 6:08 PM, <a href="mailto:LAURELCG@aol.com">LAURELCG@aol.com</a>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial id="role_document"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thank you, Marilyn. I
was horrified this morning to find myself thinking, "What about a
discussion on being a woman in the Order? A child?  <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>It was the best of times. It was the
worst of times.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>In a message dated 6/4/2012 3:57:54 P.M.
Pacific Daylight Time, <a href="mailto:h-wainwright@charter.net">h-wainwright@charter.net</a>
writes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Marilyn Crocker thank you for putting
into words my Uneasiness.  Blessing for you and Joe.  Harry <br>
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</span></font><i><font size=2 color="#333333" face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#333333;font-style:italic'>Sent
from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID</span></font></i><font color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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-----Original message-----<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>From: </span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a
href="mailto:marilyncrocker@juno.com">marilyncrocker@juno.com</a><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><br>
To: </span></b><a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><br>
Sent: </span></b>Mon, Jun 4, 2012 18:05:41 EDT<b><span style='font-weight:bold'><br>
Subject: </span></b>Re: [Oe List ...] Being Black in the Order Ecumenical<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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