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Re: [Oe List ...] Some thoughts about the future
by Del Morril 06 Aug '13

06 Aug '13

She was a dear colleague; we're so sorry to hear of this. Wish we were able to celebrate her life with colleagues in that area. Del & Justin Del Hunter Morrill 3217 North Mason Avenue Tacoma WA 98407-5419 H: (253) 752-1506; W: (253) 383-5757 <mailto:delhmor@wamail.net> delhmor(a)wamail.net Web site: www. hypnocenter.com The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. (Joseph Campbell) _____ From: oe-bounces(a)lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Janice Ulangca Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 12:18 PM To: Order Ecumenical Community Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Some thoughts about the future To friends of Janice... I regret to tell you Janice passed away a few days ago. We will all miss her presence, her gifts and her generosity of spirit. Services will be held Wednesday, August 14th at First UMC Church in Endicott, NY at the corner of McKinley and Monroe Streets. Friends are welcome at 11 am to meet with family and friends, the service is at noon followed by a luncheon for those who can stay. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts are suggested for the church. Thank you for your gift of friendship to her through the years. Peace Amy Fleming

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Re: [Oe List ...] Some thoughts about the future
by Susan Fertig 06 Aug '13

06 Aug '13

Oh, my! I guess I just thought Janice would always be with us, no matter how illogical that sounds. What a dear, wonderful, passionate yet gentle soul she was. I am so sad to think of her gone from us. Susan Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Janice Ulangca" <aulangca(a)stny.rr.com> To: "Order Ecumenical Community" <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: [Oe List ...] Some thoughts about the future Date: Tue, Aug 6, 2013 3:20 PM To friends of Janice... I regret to tell you Janice passed away a few days ago. We will all miss her presence, her gifts and her generosity of spirit. Services will be held Wednesday, August 14th at First UMC Church in Endicott, NY at the corner of McKinley and Monroe Streets. Friends are welcome at 11 am to meet with family and friends, the service is at noon followed by a luncheon for those who can stay. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts are suggested for the church. Thank you for your gift of friendship to her through the years. Peace Amy Fleming

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Anonymous donor sent ICA-USA a contribution of $8, 500
by Marge Philbrook 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

Can you imagine that an anonymous donor sent ICA-USA a contribution of $8,500 and designated Marge Philbrook to apply this $8,500 contribution to the wonderful ongoing programs of the Institute as a way of celebrating her 85th birthday. I never found out who this anonymous person is. I have been so flabbergasted by this responsibility that it has taken me quite a long time to decide how best to the make that decision. Several people have advised me but I kept feeling the weight of making that decision by myself. So – here is my decision! $4,000 will be divided equally between four programs: *Learning Basket, Service Learning, Accelerate 77, and International Initiatives*. Staff will decide how the money will be applied. $4,500 will be assigned to the *Global Archives Project*, where I have spent several years as a volunteer. The Archives Advisory Team will designate funds for the expense of the upcoming *Fall Sojourn (September 9-21)* as well as to software, supplies, and equipment. I have spent a lot of time wondering “who is this anonymous donor?” I hope that person somehow knows how much his/her gift is appreciated and sees this acknowledgement as lots of giant Thank You’s from ICA-USA. Grace and Peace, Marge Philbrook

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Ruth Carter
by jlepps＠pc.jaring.my 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

The Community of Saints to which we are privileged to belong has mythic proportions, and Ruth was an exemplar even to us who never knew her personally. Her endorsement of the book of Joe's talks (Bending History Vol 1) shows a sensitivity to the depths that kept her going: "Joe could see into people. They felt he really knew them. He told me he had a dream to spread the Fifth City ideal of community throughout the whole world. That motivated me to carry on. Joe was a powerful symbol. I called him the Dean of the Iron Men." -- Ruth Carter, 2005 John Epps

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Ruth Carter
by jbames10＠aol.com 04 Aug '13

04 Aug '13

The last time Bud and I visited Ruth Carter was just over a year ago. She was standing on her porch waiting for us. A better welcome there could never be. Of late she seemed to struggle with depression so I made it a practice to call her from time to time. It was always the same; she answered with a weak voice and ended with a "smile" and some renewed energy. I talked to her 10 days or so before she died. In an effort to help her reconnect to one of her energy sources I asked her if she ever went to the preschool. She said, "Not much but they come to me. They stand on the sidewalk and call 'Ms Carter, Ms Carter, Ms. Carter. We love you". She said she would go out on her porch and wave and talk to them. Neither the children or staff forgot her! Nor did we! And truthfully that is where she died according to Regina; on her beloved front porch. When Regina's son came home from baseball or basketball practice on the 25th he found her on the porch and couldn't get her to move. He called his mom and she came. They called the paramedics who asked Regina what she wanted them to do. She said "Save my Mama. Save my Mama". They tried.! On the way to Mt. Sinai Hospital they did get a heartbeat and the hospital kept her on life-support for 3 days or so. Her kids and grandkids filled the room during that time till they really got it that she was brain-dead, till they could let her go and asked them to take her off life support. As Regina and I visited she said she really died on that porch she loved. And I say just as she planned. She chose not to have a stent or pacemaker and knew the consequences as did they all. She waved to us on that porch. She waved to the 5th City Preschool children and staff on that porch, she stayed connected to the community on that porch and no doubt waved to the angel of death on that porch. Free, free, free to decide. She knew it and she did. Not too many days before she sat alone in the preschool yard. One of her goodbyes? I think so. And on the day she left she was up and about her house...visiting with Regina, eating lunch, clearing dishes and wiping the table clean. When Regina went upstairs to her home Ruth went out on the front porch to her home. Hear her sing. See her dance. As we all rehearsed with one another.....Free, Free, Free to Decide. May it be so. Jan Ames FYI Ruth's address (and James and Regina also) 3511 W. Van Buren Chicago, IL 60624 Denise and Mike are her other 2 children

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Re: [Oe List ...] Greenrise hall montage
by LAURELCG＠aol.com 04 Aug '13

04 Aug '13

Thank you, Jaime. Hope you feel better very soon. Jann In a message dated 8/3/2013 10:40:29 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, svesjaime(a)aol.com writes: Got this mp4 scan of a montage at Kemper that I was going to attach but did not realize the size was too big for the allowed capacity. So here's a copy that might encourage one of the residents to snap (maybe with a little tripod and better light) a more decent copy for the rest of us whose memory is fading fast. Am nursing a two-week gastroenteritis (polite term) that I picked up on a recent trek across China so I had time to clean up files. j'aime la vie Yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today, participate. In all, Celebrate! _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

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Greenrise hall montage
by Jaime R Vergara 04 Aug '13

04 Aug '13

Got this mp4 scan of a montage at Kemper that I was going to attach but did not realize the size was too big for the allowed capacity. So here's a copy that might encourage one of the residents to snap (maybe with a little tripod and better light) a more decent copy for the rest of us whose memory is fading fast. Am nursing a two-week gastroenteritis (polite term) that I picked up on a recent trek across China so I had time to clean up files. j'aime la vie Yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today, participate. In all, Celebrate!

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AMERICAN CITIES 100 YEARS AGO..
by Susan Fertig 03 Aug '13

03 Aug '13

About midway through, there is a shot of Wabash Avenue in Chicago back in the day (1907)-is that anywhere near the Kemper Bldg? I can't remember my Chicago geography. Susan Susan Fertig-Dykes (personal email account) These are really professional photographers who took these pictures... Note how sharp and clear most of the photos are and these are over a 100 years old. There aren't many old photos as good. American Cities more than a Century ago amerikanskie-goroda-retro-8<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-8-940x727.jpg> Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, in 1917. 2. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-1<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-1-940x733.jpg> Atlantic City, 1910. Wonder why they're carrying umbrellas - no sun! No rain! 3. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-2<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-2-940x737.jpg> The main street of Memphis, north of Avenue Gayoso, 1910. 4. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-3<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-3-940x747.jpg> Station "Louisville-Nashville," Florida, in 1910. 5. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-4<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-4-940x728.jpg> Forsyth Street, Jacksonville, Florida, in 1910. Love those cars. 6. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-5<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-5-940x716.jpg> The beach in Atlantic City, 1915. 7. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-6<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-6-940x1124.jpg> Grant Avenue after an earthquake in San Francisco in 1906. I didn't realize there was so much destruction in that earthquake. 8. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-7<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-7-940x748.jpg> Carts for transporting dairy, Thompson, Washington, 1927. How in the world did the dairy get those horses so evenly lined up. 9. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-34<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-34-940x688.jpg> Washington, DC, 1914. Not so thoughty having those horses run on a railroad tracks. (thoughty? must have been a popular word back in the day) 10. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-9<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-cont ent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-9-940x742.jpg> Cadillac Square, Detroit, Michigan, 1916. 11. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-10<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-10-940x665.jpg> Ninth Street, Washington DC, 1915. 12. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-11<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-11-940x1175.jpg> I wouldn't want to walk across this street in a long dress. 13. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-12<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-12-940x747.jpg> Corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, 1910. 14. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-13<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-13-940x735.jpg> Broad Street north of Spruce Street, Philadelphia, 1905. 15. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-14<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-14-940x652.jpg> View of Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn in 1909. 16. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-15<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-15-940x686.jpg> Fire at 55th Street, New York, 1915. 17. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-16<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-16-940x702.jpg> Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913. 18. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-17<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-17-940x712.jpg> Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 1907. 19. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-18<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-18-940x750.jpg> The New York Public Library, New York, 1915. Didn't realize they had 4-laners in those days. 20. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-19<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-19-940x724.jpg> Wall Street, New York, 1911. The 2 sidewalks together are as wide as the street in this pic. 21. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-20<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-20-940x670.jpg> Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913. Look at those top hats! 22. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-21<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-21-940x1035.jpg> Manhattan, 1907. 23. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-22<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-22-940x671.jpg> The northern part of Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913. Must have been something big going on. Look at the crowds and traffic jams. 24. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-23<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-23-940x893.jpg> City Hall - City Hall in New York . 25. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-24<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-24-940x757.jpg> Dexter Avenue and the Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama, in 1906. WoW! Really wide street. - 6-lane and it's practically empty. 26. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-25<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-25-940x1208.jpg> Valnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1910 (that's Walnut Street ) 27. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-26<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-26-940x667.jpg> Washington, DC, 1913. 28. amerikanskie-goroda-retro-27<http://d12tusb9bq3y6m.cloudfront.net/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/01/amerikanskie-goroda-retro-27-940x1185.jpg> Broadway and the building of "The Times," New York, 1915. If you forward this email please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! Erasing the history helps prevent spammers from mining addresses and viruses. -- I may not agree with the anti-2nd amendment folks, but I'll fight for their right to defend themselves.

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Completed Life of Ruth Carter
by Terry Bergdall 03 Aug '13

03 Aug '13

Pat Turner, the current Director the Fifth City Preschool, informed preschool Board Members this morning that Ms Carter was admitted to the hospital on Friday evening and died earlier today. I will pass on more information as soon as it is available. Grace and Peace, Terry Bergdall

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Ruth Carter -- Iron Woman
by Lela Jahn 02 Aug '13

02 Aug '13

Ruth and I were tied at the hip for the 3 years in the late 60's when I was the director of the 5th City Preschool and she was my right and left hand. She and I climbed many mountains together -- attending a national preschool workshop because the curriculum received a National 1st place award from the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), receiving teaching machines from IBM for the 4 year olds which got our picture in the newspaper because of the audacity of believing machines could teach, making really cool uniforms for all the teachers, designing the new preschool building on 5th Avenue with Sheldon Hill --- the list goes on and on. Yet there were also many valleys where Ruth never flinched, never complained. She stood firm in her belief that the 5th City Preschool was a demonstration to the world of the importance of providing all children from 4 months on up with a positive self-image. In turn, Ruth Carter, became my mentor, my symbol, of the Iron Woman standing in the desert with arms out stretched knowing that the desert could become the promised land. And it did because she lived --- and still does in the lives of all she touched. Lela Jahn

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