Christmas 1965, Rochester NY, I attended the Presbyterian Church around the corner. It was a brownstone building, end of the underground railroad, nerger of the missional Scotch and mystical Waldensian Presbyterians. Rev. B ooher was paassionate about church relevance in those changing times reand its response in the parish and world. Bob White, newly married, and I joined and got involved. Cindy, Jodie, Rob, Russ, and Randy will always hold this revolutionary bond of common memory. The one remnant ritual of life in Christ Presbyterian Church is Advent.Following a model created by East Harlem Parish, we decorated trees with purple stars, keys, crowns and cribs. Recovered the powerful ritual of the Advent Wreath and heldd the promise of the birth of the Prince of Peace with a Bible verse with each candle lit. Today, I continue this seasonal ritual - 1st week light a candle anticipating Peace on Earth, 2nd wk Desiring Peace on Earth, 3rd wk Promising Peace by my actions, 4th wk watering seeds of Peace and finally Welcoming Peace, accepting challenge to make it happen! This journey is the path all of the congregation lived as our church rebuilt literally from the ground up, using the brownstone and church members gifts in the creation. All that is gone now. Everything has continued in a transformed form, unrecognizable save the great spirit movement of our time and great passion for true human community in response to these radical times when a vision of peace is manifesting everywhere , even in the most desperate places., where only questions of outrageous "Why" resound. Much love to you, Sarah and the whole of her side of the family, and to you, Bob andd to Cindy and Joanna and the whole of their families. May we all grieve peacefully as a great spirit giant and social change agent makes his final transition. Job well done, Bob.🧘🙏🧘 Judi White On Sun, Dec 10, 2023, 3:39 PM Lynda C via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
With Bob and Sarah Booher’s permission, I am posting the sad news that Bob has entered Hospice care at their apartment at
The Village
1471 Long Pond Road, Apt 303E,
Rochester, NY. 14626.
They would welcome notes, memories and reflections that you may wish to share. Photos and old stories would add to the conversations. They are very pleased that their very supportive children and grandchildren are nearby.
Sarah keeps things lively from her power wheelchair, which greatly enables her to get around more easily. Spirits are good, but Energies are low so phone conversations are difficult.
Email to both addresses: pmainc@stony.rr.com for Bob and gefbooher@stny.rr.com for Sarah.
We send our care for this strong couple as they care for each other. We are grateful for our shared journeys through the Local Church Experiment, time in Area NY, all the Chicago gatherings, and most recently through the Archives.
Lynda and John Cock
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