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Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] The old Order passing away
by jonzondo＠juno.com 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

One of things I have learned in my joureny with Native peoples is the power of the unique selves in any community. I don't think that many of us in the Order took the time to "get to know" our brothers and sisters on the journey. Yes, sometimes it happened, but there is a power in creating rituals and forums where we dive into the individual stories of survival, of uniqueness and of power. There stories can be powerful teaching for all who listen and stand as witness. Sometimes these stories, indeed, came out during daily office when one was the 5th litergist. Overall, individuality was often suppressed for the "good of the whole/good of the Order"... except for all the times it wasn't. That pattern created a large shadow of resentment. A shadow some of us are still dancing with today. Anyway, now, in this time, I think we as humans are continuing to learn the balance between honoring the self and honoring the whole. I think we have many more skills now, 2012, then we did 20 to 40 years ago. And so shall it be with our journeys... we seem to keep learning and that gives me great hope for our grandchildren. Aho and Amen. Jon Mark ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Herman Greene" <hfgreene(a)mindspring.com> To: "'Order Ecumenical Community'" <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] The old Order passing away Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 09:50:38 -0400 <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />I didn’t know any of this about your mother Jon. How interesting. Herman From: oe-bounces(a)lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of jonzondo(a)juno.com Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 3:41 PM To: oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] The old Order passing away My mother, her parents, and her 2 sisters were in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Philippines when WWII broke out. They hid in the jungles there for over 2 years. sometimes they were betrayed and had to leave their hideouts with very little warning. the were also befriended by many. Hence the title of my Grandfather's book, "Betrayed and Befriended" by James F. McKinley. Yes, they were rescued by the Narwhal, a submarine, and were all taken to Australia. After WWII, they returned to the Philippines where my grandparents continued their missionary work with United Church of Christ. I think that Debra and I have extra copies in storage. I will try to find out how many we still have... I still have one in my room. It is heartening and joyful to hear these stories about my mother. I did not know her the way that others did. She did not tell stories about herself very often (except for historical ones)... so some of her actions are only known by those that received them. We are setting up her memorial service on Sunday October 21st in The Woodlands, TX at the Presbyterian Church. Thank you to everyone for your reflections. Again, they are appreciated. Love, Jon Mark, son of Ellery ---------- Original Message ---------- From: LAURELCG(a)aol.com To: oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] The old Order passing away Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:39:12 -0400 (EDT) In the San Francisco House, 1970-71, Ellery acquired some bamboo poles and taught the kids a Philippino game kind of like jump rope, but jumping between the poles as they were clapped together in rhythm. She was very good at it. I believe she and her parents didn't get evacuated for 2 or 3 years after the war broke out. They were hidden from the occupying Japanese army by local folks in the crawl space under the house until smuggled out on a submarine and taken to Ayers Rock (?) in Australia. Maybe Jon can elaborate. I believe her father wrote a book about it. I feel privileged to have been acquainted with these two heroines. Jann McGuire In a message dated 9/26/2012 8:02:44 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dpat23(a)msn.com writes: I remember Ellery's talking about having lived in the Philippines as a high school girl. (Her dad was a missionary and they were evacuated when WWII broke out.) When she was assigned to Manila, she thought the Tagalog language she had been fluent in would come back to her fairly easily. She was very frustrated to find that it was gone and not coming back. About 6 months in to her assignment, she had been doing development in Manila and was exhausted. She got on the bus to go home and wanted nothing much more than a good nap. But the women just behind her would not let that happen. They kept yammering away about the most stupid and trivial things: their kids and their squabbles, the troubles in their marriages, and other nonsense. Ellery was furious; why couldn't these women shut up and let her sleep? Suddenly, she realized that the women were speaking Tagalog and she was understanding every word. She was so tired that she had lost all her inhibitions and the Tagalog that lay just beneath her conscious mind came out. So from then on, she both understood and spoke Tagalog fluently. She had a great time telling this story on herself. Pat From: sunwalker(a)comcast.net To: dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net; oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:49:46 -0600 Subject: [Dialogue] The old Order passing away First, a reflection on Ellery â€“ as a young and inexperienced Global Prior, Ellery was one of the ones who was gracious enough to let me learn from my mistakes without rancor and yet with continued nourishing support. Just her face was a human support mechanism. She spiritually nourished me and we rarely even spoke. And with mortality on my mind as so many saints are called home, knowing you have gone with God, I will let go a bit of the anticipation of my own return. For Carol, while there are many, many memories: one that popped to the top was the time we were at the IERD in Delhi and had boarded the VERY tiny elevator on the top floor (about the 22nd as I recall) of the hotel where we were housed. We pushed the button for the ground floor and about a third of the way down, the elevator shuddered to a stop and the door openedâ€¦on a brick wall. Well, I was a little claustrophobic and unaware that Carol was extremely claustrophobic. That hour waiting to be rescued (it could have been 15 minutes, but seemed like SEVERAL hours) was revealing of the wondrous woman of steel (Superman move over) who kept us breathing and laughing to avoid injuring ourselves in the mad panic of fear that sets in when you MUST get OUT and you cannot. Clearly our circumstances were not our problem. While in â€œHeaven,â€ do a few cartwheels for me, my dear, as I know we both would enjoy them. 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Re: [Oe List ...] The old Order passing away
by LAURELCG＠aol.com 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Thank you, Marshall. I love your approach through poetry. Love is All There Is, Jann McGuire In a message dated 10/1/2012 8:12:14 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, synergi(a)yahoo.com writes: In case you missed the famous Tennyson quote from Morte d'Arthur, here it is: And slowly answer'd Arthur from the barge: "The old order changeth, yielding place to new And God fulfils Himself in many ways, Lest one good custom should corrupt the world." The O:E was what it was for just a brief moment in history. One could say that the Mystery took it out of being when its brief moment yielded to something new. The spirit warriors who survive to this day remember that historical moment with awe and reverence as a turning point in human consciousness, and (at whatever personal cost) are among the privileged company that was called to participate. Quoting Shakespeare's King Henry V before the Battle of Agincourt (1415), We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day. Marshall I was privileged to have a great English teacher in high school, BTW. She's long gone, but her influence was profound and her memory is cherished by her students to this day. _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

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Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Romulo
by Susan Fertig 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Jann, maybe you were one, living in Texas at the time, who heard his famous remark… “Here in Texas, people keep asking me how it feels, coming from such a small country as the Philippines, to be in Texas, such a big place where everything is bigger. I just tell them it feels like being a dime in a pocketful of nickels.” Susan We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We've staked the future of all our political institutions upon our capacity... to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God. (James Madison, 1778 to the General Assembly of the State of Virginia) From: oe-bounces(a)lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of LAURELCG(a)aol.com Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 9:15 PM To: oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] The old Order passing away The name Romulo sent a flood of memories rushing in of Ambassador Romulo (what was his first name - also started with R, I think) speaking at 2 assemblies at my high school - Midland (TX) H.S. He was an extremely inspirational speaker, and expanded my context exponentially. Jann In a message dated 9/27/2012 10:20:56 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, susan(a)gmdtech.com writes: Jon, if you do have a copy I could borrow, this time I would definitely make photocopies before returning it. Would love to have a copy and share it with Ginger Hansen Holmes, who, as I mentioned, was born in Mindanao. Her mom was a gorgeous Mestiza. Ginger (Virginia) was about 3 or 4 years old when the Japanese invaded the Philippines. She lives nearby and we are both life members (and I am former president) of the Association of Philippine American Women (APAW), founded in 1947 by Mrs. Romulo (wife of the first Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the U.S.) and her friend Trini Legarda. Ginger’s husband, Kent, is in the process of completing a book about my uncle, Wendell Fertig, who led the guerrillas on Mindanao. I know they’d love to see your grandfather’s book—it would likely give Kent some details about Mindanao in WWII that he doesn’t have, despite all his research. Susan

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Re: [Oe List ...] The old Order passing away
by Bill Schlesinger 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

I well remember JWM reading the Crispin quote! Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end - another quote! Bill Schlesinger Project Vida 3607 Rivera Avenue El Paso, TX 79905 (915) 533-7057 x 207 (915) 503-1014 FAX pvida(a)whc.net www.projectvidaelpaso.org _____ From: oe-bounces(a)lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Randy Williams Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 11:04 AM To: Order Ecumenical Community Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] The old Order passing away I guess that could be c Sent from my iPhone On Oct 1, 2012, at 10:11 AM, "W. J." <synergi(a)yahoo.com> wrote: In case you missed the famous Tennyson quote from Morte d'Arthur, here it is: And slowly answer'd Arthur from the barge: "The old order changeth, yielding place to new And God fulfils Himself in many ways, Lest one good custom should corrupt the world." The O:E was what it was for just a brief moment in history. One could say that the Mystery took it out of being when its brief moment yielded to something new. The spirit warriors who survive to this day remember that historical moment with awe and reverence as a turning point in human consciousness, and (at whatever personal cost) are among the privileged company that was called to participate. Quoting Shakespeare's King Henry V before the Battle of Agincourt (1415), We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day. Marshall I was privileged to have a great English teacher in high school, BTW. She's long gone, but her influence was profound and her memory is cherished by her students to this day. _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

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Re: [Oe List ...] NASA software developer - Jaime's tribute
by LAURELCG＠aol.com 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Thank you, Jaime.Your teaching journey is amazing. Which state did you not touch on? Jann In a message dated 9/29/2012 8:55:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, svesjaime(a)aol.com writes: To colleagues related to NASA and its work, here's a "testimonial" that was in the Opinion column of the Saipan Tribune a week Tuesday.

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Re: [Oe List ...] An Amazing Two Days at ICA Chicago-Telling Our Story & The Global Archives
by Jaime R Vergara 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Attached is an "echo in the hallway" in a Zhongguo setting. The window of opportunity is teaching Oral English. The three beats to assist students to describe noticings, express feelings, articulate thoughts, and formulate plans, is their reflection on their own life. Then we move to a method that begins with listening (a life method, now commercially being taken advantage of by Pimsler), and an image of society (the social process). OE is an elective where students expect to while the time away. Their welcome leaves them wondering what they had gotten into, and after 16-weeks, they are still figuring out what hit them! Great visit, Herman, and the reflection is lighting up all bulbs. j'aime la vie -----Original Message----- From: Herman Greene <hfgreene(a)mindspring.com> To: 'Order Ecumenical Community' <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 6:40 am Subject: [Oe List ...] An Amazing Two Days at ICA Chicago-Telling Our Story & The Global Archives I spent what for me were an amazing two days in Chicago last Thursday andFriday. I went because Jack and Judy Gilles were working on the Global Archivesand were going to leave this morning, September 30. It was the only time I couldget to see them. I am finding a yearning to tell our story and bring some ofit forward. More particularly I miss working with people who were formed out ofthe same fire as I was. I work with activists, truly “Those Who Care,”but something is missing for me. It’s primarily an interior aspect—that“die on the march” aspect, that “live the mystery”aspect, that “the past is approved and the future is open (to be created)”aspect, that “we can get anything down that is necessary” aspect,that “we can drop everything and focus . . . and sacrifice” aspect,”that “we can leave all our possessions behind” if need be aspect. One could argue that the Marines also create this kind ofinterior steel and discipline, but it is different. (Actually the Marines mightexcel in honor of country and even willingness to die, but it is stilldifferent.) I have only experienced this in the Order. I know this hasmade me much of what I am and I have a yearning to pass it on to others,especially as I realize my own age, 67, and see so many colleagues passingaway. So while a part of me thinks its silly for grownups to befiling all the town meeting 76 event folders (and all the work that goes intothat), another part of me also claws back to recover that past . . . for thefuture. What we were as the Order has passed away (I mean in termsof being able to re-create it as it was again), and all of those magnificentmoments and events we created have passed away. Yet there is an echo in thehallway that will not stop. I will go into this more later, but what past it is that Iwant to pass on is difficult to grasp. Is it the Order, RSI, EI, ICA, EI and ICA, all beforeJoe died (or in my case before 1975 when I left the Order), all up to todayincluding the recent history of ICA?I have some ideas, but they are not important for this email. All that’simportant now is that I was drawn back to Chicagoto discuss, primarily with Jack, how the spirit transformation part of who wewere then (and inside are now) can be transmitted to the future as we whoexperienced this grow older and older and pass away. The “we” I am talking about is those of us whocarry a memory back of 50-55 years (other may have a different time span) whenit seems to me the really creative breakthroughs occurred. I’m at theyounger end of those who experienced that as adults (I was 21 when I joined theOrder in 1967). Now some may have joined in 1972 or later and still have “gottenit,” but what I am talking about is something that was gotten or it wasnot, back then. So we are a dying cohort and the question has arisen for mewhether there is something we still need to do together? My answer is I thinkthat if there is something that we still need to do together it is to transmitthat legacy as a living legacy for present and future generations. Part of thisis transmitting facts, part the interior narrative, but most of all it istransmitting the timeless spiritual reality we came to know and which hasshaped our lives but this is not easy because it is not a simple thing. It’smuch more than just coming out of an RS-1, or any other short even, inspired I had many important moments of understanding this past weekin Chicago and felt tremendous gratitude for what Marge Philbrook and colleagueshave done on the archives, and for the work Jack has done in thinking throughhow this can be a living legacy. I In brief Jack and those who workshopped with him, realizedthat its not just a matter of preserving the past by putting facts in filecabinets and waiting for someone to want it, but it is giving people a way ofunderstanding what’s in the collection (Jack uses the term “curation”like a museum curator) and applying that material to the cutting edge issues ofour time. What I especially appreciated though was the attached chart in threeformats, because it gave me a way to grasp the entirety of what it is that wewere/are/may need in some fashion to pass on. In a certain sense the attached chart overwhelms me becauseI thought there were a few key things like “contextual ethics” andthe RS-1 dynamic and a few other things that might “really need to be”passed on . . . just a few key things. But now I see it was “all of it”—agiant spiritual event and happening that unfolded over many years and took manyforms all of which were a single event. To recreate this would requirethousands of people in summer assemblies and a new order and that is not goingto happen. Yet I think there is something we can do and need to do and which noone else can do. So, in conclusion, I believe there is something we stillneed to do together and that is to pass on a living legacy. By distinguishinglegacy from living legacy I meant this: “Legacy” is preserving thepast for its own sake. “Living legacy” is recovering the past sothat it might continue to transform the future. The attached Accessions chart is just a beginning. I knowthat Jack would like to receive your suggestions. More soon, Herman _____________________________________________ Herman Greene 2516 Winningham Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-929-4116 (h) 919-624-0579 (c) 919-942-4358 (f) Skype: hgreene-nc hfgreene(a)mindspring.com _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

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