Growing Up in the Order | | | | | | | | | | | Growing Up in the Order Now all but forgotten, an obscure religious commune took over a building in Uptown and tried to change the world... | | | Jim Wiegel “That which consumes me is not man, nor the earth, nor the heavens, but the flame which consumes man, earth, and sky." Nikos Kazantzakis 401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353 623-363-3277 jfwiegel@yahoo.com www.partnersinparticipation.com
Colleagues 'in the way', I have told this story a few times. Following my cataclysmic RS1 in October of ’67 [David McCleskey - Dick & Linda Alton were POs (Participant Observers)], I attended an SDS (Students of a Democratic Society) conference in Chicago that December. I was a leader in the Canadian equivalent, SUPA (Student’s Union for Peace Action). After the conference, I visited 3444 Congress Parkway for a day. I was met by Tim Lush and taken on a tour. A significant part of that time occurred in the basement, where the trash got taken out. There, I met a very fashionable women by the name of Joyce Townley. She was obviously a suburbanite, covered with a smock, but with a colourful scarf and blouse. What a charming woman! And there she was, operating a hoist with oil barrels full of trash. At that time, immersed in the 60s, as a committed socialist, agent of change and one engaged in many aspects of 60s politics and social change, I knew that part of the puzzle depended on the engagement of sophisticated middle class folks if real change were to occur. It wasn’t simply going to be a revolution of the oppressed. And there she was! For me it was a sign. I returned May 29, 1968. Here’s to Joyce Townley the grandmother. With warmth and affection and… Grace & Peace Ken On Mar 15, 2018, at 1:31 PM, James Wiegel via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Growing Up in the Order <http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2018/Growing-Up-in-the-Order/> Growing Up in the Order Now all but forgotten, an obscure religious commune took over a building in Uptown and tried to change the world... <http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2018/Growing-Up-in-the-Order/> Jim Wiegel <http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=123> “That which consumes me is not man, nor the earth, nor the heavens, but the flame which consumes man, earth, and sky." Nikos Kazantzakis 401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353 623-363-3277 jfwiegel@yahoo.com <mailto:marilyn.oyler@gmail.com> www.partnersinparticipation.com <http://www.partnersinparticipation.com/>_______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net
Ken, thank you for this delightful story. Phil Townley was our RS-I teacher along with Marilyn Miller, now Oyler, back in 1968. And Joyce Townley was one of the gracious ladies in her colorful smock smiling and greeting and helping us find our way when we arrived. And you, Ken, (and Paige) were the ones who came to pick us up at the O’Hare airport in March 1969 in a blinding snowstorm. You told us to look for someone with a black beret with a wedgeblade on it and that Paige would have wedgeblade earrings. I think we told you to look for someone with a black eye patch carrying a little red-headed baby. Also to look for someone looking “lost and scared” because we had never traveled beyond the Mason-Dixie line before. We celebrate the journey of the past 49 years and all who guided us on the way. Lynda and John From: OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Reply-To: OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Date: Friday, March 23, 2018 at 10:36 PM To: Jim and Judy Weigle <jfwiegel@yahoo.com>, ICA Dialogue List <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Ken Fisher <kenfisher1942@gmail.com>, OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>, Judith Wiegel <judithwiegel@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Recent article in Chicago Magazine Colleagues 'in the way', I have told this story a few times. Following my cataclysmic RS1 in October of ’67 [David McCleskey - Dick & Linda Alton were POs (Participant Observers)], I attended an SDS (Students of a Democratic Society) conference in Chicago that December. I was a leader in the Canadian equivalent, SUPA (Student’s Union for Peace Action). After the conference, I visited 3444 Congress Parkway for a day. I was met by Tim Lush and taken on a tour. A significant part of that time occurred in the basement, where the trash got taken out. There, I met a very fashionable women by the name of Joyce Townley. She was obviously a suburbanite, covered with a smock, but with a colourful scarf and blouse. What a charming woman! And there she was, operating a hoist with oil barrels full of trash. At that time, immersed in the 60s, as a committed socialist, agent of change and one engaged in many aspects of 60s politics and social change, I knew that part of the puzzle depended on the engagement of sophisticated middle class folks if real change were to occur. It wasn’t simply going to be a revolution of the oppressed. And there she was! For me it was a sign. I returned May 29, 1968. Here’s to Joyce Townley the grandmother. With warmth and affection and… Grace & Peace Ken On Mar 15, 2018, at 1:31 PM, James Wiegel via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net>> wrote: Growing Up in the Order<http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2018/Growing-Up-in-the-Order/> Growing Up in the Order Now all but forgotten, an obscure religious commune took over a building in Uptown and tried to change the world... Jim Wiegel<http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=123> “That which consumes me is not man, nor the earth, nor the heavens, but the flame which consumes man, earth, and sky." Nikos Kazantzakis 401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353 623-363-3277 jfwiegel@yahoo.com<mailto:marilyn.oyler@gmail.com> www.partnersinparticipation.com<http://www.partnersinparticipation.com/> _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net
Thanks to all for these stories. A whole book could be written just on comings and goings. I feel certain that everyone would have stories to offer. One of my most memorable was flying into Chicago from Zambia and being delayed by a coup in the Seychelles. We had been lost track of and arrived in a blizzard with no winter gear only to discover that no one was on the way to get us. We were told to bring a taxi to 4750 and were assured that someone would be in the lobby with money for the fare. It was late evening so it didn’t quite work out that way, just as the whole journey hadn’t that time around. The girls showing up looking blue from the cold helped move things along. Problem? No. Another great story? Yes. From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Lynda C via OE Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2018 2:55 PM To: Order Ecumenical Community Cc: Lynda C Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Recent article in Chicago Magazine Ken, thank you for this delightful story. Phil Townley was our RS-I teacher along with Marilyn Miller, now Oyler, back in 1968. And Joyce Townley was one of the gracious ladies in her colorful smock smiling and greeting and helping us find our way when we arrived. And you, Ken, (and Paige) were the ones who came to pick us up at the O’Hare airport in March 1969 in a blinding snowstorm. You told us to look for someone with a black beret with a wedgeblade on it and that Paige would have wedgeblade earrings. I think we told you to look for someone with a black eye patch carrying a little red-headed baby. Also to look for someone looking “lost and scared” because we had never traveled beyond the Mason-Dixie line before. We celebrate the journey of the past 49 years and all who guided us on the way. Lynda and John From: OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Reply-To: OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Date: Friday, March 23, 2018 at 10:36 PM To: Jim and Judy Weigle <jfwiegel@yahoo.com>, ICA Dialogue List <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Ken Fisher <kenfisher1942@gmail.com>, OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>, Judith Wiegel <judithwiegel@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Recent article in Chicago Magazine Colleagues 'in the way', I have told this story a few times. Following my cataclysmic RS1 in October of ’67 [David McCleskey - Dick & Linda Alton were POs (Participant Observers)], I attended an SDS (Students of a Democratic Society) conference in Chicago that December. I was a leader in the Canadian equivalent, SUPA (Student’s Union for Peace Action). After the conference, I visited 3444 Congress Parkway for a day. I was met by Tim Lush and taken on a tour. A significant part of that time occurred in the basement, where the trash got taken out. There, I met a very fashionable women by the name of Joyce Townley. She was obviously a suburbanite, covered with a smock, but with a colourful scarf and blouse. What a charming woman! And there she was, operating a hoist with oil barrels full of trash. At that time, immersed in the 60s, as a committed socialist, agent of change and one engaged in many aspects of 60s politics and social change, I knew that part of the puzzle depended on the engagement of sophisticated middle class folks if real change were to occur. It wasn’t simply going to be a revolution of the oppressed. And there she was! For me it was a sign. I returned May 29, 1968. Here’s to Joyce Townley the grandmother. With warmth and affection and… Grace & Peace Ken On Mar 15, 2018, at 1:31 PM, James Wiegel via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: <http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2018/Growing-Up-in-the-Order/> Growing Up in the Order Growing Up in the Order Now all but forgotten, an obscure religious commune took over a building in Uptown and tried to change the world... <http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=123> Jim Wiegel “That which consumes me is not man, nor the earth, nor the heavens, but the flame which consumes man, earth, and sky." Nikos Kazantzakis 401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353 623-363-3277 <mailto:marilyn.oyler@gmail.com> jfwiegel@yahoo.com <http://www.partnersinparticipation.com/> www.partnersinparticipation.com _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net
The stories are wonderful. Would love to have volunteer(s) from the listserv work on compiling the treasure trove of stories. *Everyday Wonder, from Kansas to Kenya from Ecuador to Ethiopia *by Kaze Gadway and Priscilla Wilson is a gem of a book and a model for pulling together life stories. Perhaps there are colleagues at this very moment with a book(s) lurking in their imaginations. Go for it! Love Margaret's *Comings and Goings* image. Sounds like a book title to me. On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 9:56 AM, Margaret Aiseayew via OE < oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Thanks to all for these stories. A whole book could be written just on comings and goings. I feel certain that everyone would have stories to offer.
One of my most memorable was flying into Chicago from Zambia and being delayed by a coup in the Seychelles. We had been lost track of and arrived in a blizzard with no winter gear only to discover that no one was on the way to get us. We were told to bring a taxi to 4750 and were assured that someone would be in the lobby with money for the fare. It was late evening so it didn’t quite work out that way, just as the whole journey hadn’t that time around. The girls showing up looking blue from the cold helped move things along.
Problem? No. Another great story? Yes.
*From:* OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] *On Behalf Of *Lynda C via OE *Sent:* Sunday, March 25, 2018 2:55 PM *To:* Order Ecumenical Community *Cc:* Lynda C
*Subject:* Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Recent article in Chicago Magazine
Ken, thank you for this delightful story. Phil Townley was our RS-I teacher along with Marilyn Miller, now Oyler, back in 1968. And Joyce Townley was one of the gracious ladies in her colorful smock smiling and greeting and helping us find our way when we arrived.
And you, Ken, (and Paige) were the ones who came to pick us up at the O’Hare airport in March 1969 in a blinding snowstorm. You told us to look for someone with a black beret with a wedgeblade on it and that Paige would have wedgeblade earrings. I think we told you to look for someone with a black eye patch carrying a little red-headed baby. Also to look for someone looking “lost and scared” because we had never traveled beyond the Mason-Dixie line before.
We celebrate the journey of the past 49 years and all who guided us on the way.
Lynda and John
*From: *OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of OE List < oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> *Reply-To: *OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> *Date: *Friday, March 23, 2018 at 10:36 PM *To: *Jim and Judy Weigle <jfwiegel@yahoo.com>, ICA Dialogue List < dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> *Cc: *Ken Fisher <kenfisher1942@gmail.com>, OE List < oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>, Judith Wiegel <judithwiegel@yahoo.com> *Subject: *Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Recent article in Chicago Magazine
Colleagues 'in the way',
I have told this story a few times.
Following my cataclysmic RS1 in October of ’67 [David McCleskey - Dick & Linda Alton were POs (Participant Observers)], I attended an SDS (Students of a Democratic Society) conference in Chicago that December. I was a leader in the Canadian equivalent, SUPA (Student’s Union for Peace Action). After the conference, I visited 3444 Congress Parkway for a day. I was met by Tim Lush and taken on a tour. A significant part of that time occurred in the basement, where the trash got taken out. There, I met a very fashionable women by the name of Joyce Townley. She was obviously a suburbanite, covered with a smock, but with a colourful scarf and blouse. What a charming woman! And there she was, operating a hoist with oil barrels full of trash.
At that time, immersed in the 60s, as a committed socialist, agent of change and one engaged in many aspects of 60s politics and social change, I knew that part of the puzzle depended on the engagement of sophisticated middle class folks if real change were to occur. It wasn’t simply going to be a revolution of the oppressed.
And there she was! For me it was a sign. I returned May 29, 1968.
Here’s to Joyce Townley the grandmother.
With warmth and affection and…
Grace & Peace
Ken
On Mar 15, 2018, at 1:31 PM, James Wiegel via Dialogue < dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Growing Up in the Order <http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2018/Growing-Up-in-the-Order/>
Growing Up in the Order
Now all but forgotten, an obscure religious commune took over a building in Uptown and tried to change the world...
Jim Wiegel <http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=123>
“That which consumes me is not man, nor the earth, nor the heavens, but the flame which consumes man, earth, and sky." Nikos Kazantzakis
401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353
623-363-3277 <(623)%20363-3277>
jfwiegel@yahoo.com <marilyn.oyler@gmail.com>
www.partnersinparticipation.com
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Isn't there already a book of stories? Seems like some were collected and published some years ago . . . I remember a ToP colleague talking about using them in her organization. Jim Wiegel “That which consumes me is not man, nor the earth, nor the heavens, but the flame which consumes man, earth, and sky." Nikos Kazantzakis 401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353 623-363-3277 jfwiegel@yahoo.com www.partnersinparticipation.com On Monday, March 26, 2018, 8:31:03 AM MST, Beret Griffith via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: The stories are wonderful. Would love to have volunteer(s) from the listserv work on compiling the treasure trove of stories. Everyday Wonder, from Kansas to Kenya from Ecuador to Ethiopia by Kaze Gadway and Priscilla Wilson is a gem of a book and a model for pulling together life stories. Perhaps there are colleagues at this very moment with a book(s) lurking in their imaginations. Go for it! Love Margaret's Comings and Goings image. Sounds like a book title to me. On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 9:56 AM, Margaret Aiseayew via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Thanks to all for these stories. A whole book could be written just on comings and goings. I feel certain that everyone would have stories to offer. One of my most memorable was flying into Chicago from Zambia and being delayed by a coup in the Seychelles. We had been lost track of and arrived in a blizzard with no winter gear only to discover that no one was on the way to get us. We were told to bring a taxi to 4750 and were assured that someone would be in the lobby with money for the fare. It was late evening so it didn’t quite work out that way, just as the whole journey hadn’t that time around. The girls showing up looking blue from the cold helped move things along. Problem? No. Another great story? Yes. From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists. wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Lynda C via OE Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2018 2:55 PM To: Order Ecumenical Community Cc: Lynda C Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Recent article in Chicago Magazine Ken, thank you for this delightful story. Phil Townley was our RS-I teacher along with Marilyn Miller, now Oyler, back in 1968. And Joyce Townley was one of the gracious ladies in her colorful smock smiling and greeting and helping us find our way when we arrived. And you, Ken, (and Paige) were the ones who came to pick us up at the O’Hare airport in March 1969 in a blinding snowstorm. You told us to look for someone with a black beret with a wedgeblade on it and that Paige would have wedgeblade earrings. I think we told you to look for someone with a black eye patch carrying a little red-headed baby. Also to look for someone looking “lost and scared” because we had never traveled beyond the Mason-Dixie line before. We celebrate the journey of the past 49 years and all who guided us on the way. Lynda and John From: OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade. net> on behalf of OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Reply-To: OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Date: Friday, March 23, 2018 at 10:36 PM To: Jim and Judy Weigle <jfwiegel@yahoo.com>, ICA Dialogue List <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net > Cc: Ken Fisher <kenfisher1942@gmail.com>, OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>, Judith Wiegel <judithwiegel@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Recent article in Chicago Magazine Colleagues 'in the way', I have told this story a few times. Following my cataclysmic RS1 in October of ’67 [David McCleskey - Dick & Linda Alton were POs (Participant Observers)], I attended an SDS (Students of a Democratic Society) conference in Chicago that December. I was a leader in the Canadian equivalent, SUPA (Student’s Union for Peace Action). After the conference, I visited 3444 Congress Parkway for a day. I was met by Tim Lush and taken on a tour. A significant part of that time occurred in the basement, where the trash got taken out. There, I met a very fashionable women by the name of Joyce Townley. She was obviously a suburbanite, covered with a smock, but with a colourful scarf and blouse. What a charming woman! And there she was, operating a hoist with oil barrels full of trash. At that time, immersed in the 60s, as a committed socialist, agent of change and one engaged in many aspects of 60s politics and social change, I knew that part of the puzzle depended on the engagement of sophisticated middle class folks if real change were to occur. It wasn’t simply going to be a revolution of the oppressed. And there she was! For me it was a sign. I returned May 29, 1968. Here’s to Joyce Townley the grandmother. With warmth and affection and… Grace & Peace Ken On Mar 15, 2018, at 1:31 PM, James Wiegel via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net > wrote: Growing Up in the Order | | | | | | | | | | | Growing Up in the Order Now all but forgotten, an obscure religious commune took over a building in Uptown and tried to change the world... | | | Jim Wiegel “That which consumes me is not man, nor the earth, nor the heavens, but the flame which consumes man, earth, and sky." 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Thanks Margaret, Ken and everyone else with stories to tell. Imagine the stories from all the Non-USA Order members (Confrere) or Auxiliary as were called in the human development projects. Yes, lots of stories to offer, to whom? for what? and why? Elsa BaticaMinneapolis, MN On Monday, March 26, 2018, 9:56:33 AM CDT, Margaret Aiseayew via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Thanks to all for these stories. A whole book could be written just on comings and goings. I feel certain that everyone would have stories to offer. One of my most memorable was flying into Chicago from Zambia and being delayed by a coup in the Seychelles. We had been lost track of and arrived in a blizzard with no winter gear only to discover that no one was on the way to get us. We were told to bring a taxi to 4750 and were assured that someone would be in the lobby with money for the fare. It was late evening so it didn’t quite work out that way, just as the whole journey hadn’t that time around. The girls showing up looking blue from the cold helped move things along. Problem? No. Another great story? Yes. From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Lynda C via OE Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2018 2:55 PM To: Order Ecumenical Community Cc: Lynda C Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Recent article in Chicago Magazine Ken, thank you for this delightful story. Phil Townley was our RS-I teacher along with Marilyn Miller, now Oyler, back in 1968. And Joyce Townley was one of the gracious ladies in her colorful smock smiling and greeting and helping us find our way when we arrived. And you, Ken, (and Paige) were the ones who came to pick us up at the O’Hare airport in March 1969 in a blinding snowstorm. You told us to look for someone with a black beret with a wedgeblade on it and that Paige would have wedgeblade earrings. I think we told you to look for someone with a black eye patch carrying a little red-headed baby. Also to look for someone looking “lost and scared” because we had never traveled beyond the Mason-Dixie line before. We celebrate the journey of the past 49 years and all who guided us on the way. Lynda and John From: OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Reply-To: OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Date: Friday, March 23, 2018 at 10:36 PM To: Jim and Judy Weigle <jfwiegel@yahoo.com>, ICA Dialogue List <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Ken Fisher <kenfisher1942@gmail.com>, OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>, Judith Wiegel <judithwiegel@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Recent article in Chicago Magazine Colleagues 'in the way', I have told this story a few times. Following my cataclysmic RS1 in October of ’67 [David McCleskey - Dick & Linda Alton were POs (Participant Observers)], I attended an SDS (Students of a Democratic Society) conference in Chicago that December. I was a leader in the Canadian equivalent, SUPA (Student’s Union for Peace Action). After the conference, I visited 3444 Congress Parkway for a day. I was met by Tim Lush and taken on a tour. A significant part of that time occurred in the basement, where the trash got taken out. There, I met a very fashionable women by the name of Joyce Townley. She was obviously a suburbanite, covered with a smock, but with a colourful scarf and blouse. What a charming woman! And there she was, operating a hoist with oil barrels full of trash. At that time, immersed in the 60s, as a committed socialist, agent of change and one engaged in many aspects of 60s politics and social change, I knew that part of the puzzle depended on the engagement of sophisticated middle class folks if real change were to occur. It wasn’t simply going to be a revolution of the oppressed. And there she was! For me it was a sign. I returned May 29, 1968. Here’s to Joyce Townley the grandmother. With warmth and affection and… Grace & Peace Ken On Mar 15, 2018, at 1:31 PM, James Wiegel via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Growing Up in the Order | | | | | | | | | | | Growing Up in the Order Now all but forgotten, an obscure religious commune took over a building in Uptown and tried to change the world... | | | Jim Wiegel “That which consumes me is not man, nor the earth, nor the heavens, but the flame which consumes man, earth, and sky." Nikos Kazantzakis 401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353 623-363-3277 jfwiegel@yahoo.com www.partnersinparticipation.com _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
Yes, and how to collect them? Jim Wiegel “That which consumes me is not man, nor the earth, nor the heavens, but the flame which consumes man, earth, and sky." Nikos Kazantzakis 401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353 623-363-3277 jfwiegel@yahoo.com www.partnersinparticipation.com On Monday, March 26, 2018, 9:05:35 AM MST, E B via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Thanks Margaret, Ken and everyone else with stories to tell. Imagine the stories from all the Non-USA Order members (Confrere) or Auxiliary as were called in the human development projects. Yes, lots of stories to offer, to whom? for what? and why? Elsa BaticaMinneapolis, MN On Monday, March 26, 2018, 9:56:33 AM CDT, Margaret Aiseayew via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Thanks to all for these stories. A whole book could be written just on comings and goings. I feel certain that everyone would have stories to offer. One of my most memorable was flying into Chicago from Zambia and being delayed by a coup in the Seychelles. We had been lost track of and arrived in a blizzard with no winter gear only to discover that no one was on the way to get us. We were told to bring a taxi to 4750 and were assured that someone would be in the lobby with money for the fare. It was late evening so it didn’t quite work out that way, just as the whole journey hadn’t that time around. The girls showing up looking blue from the cold helped move things along. Problem? No. Another great story? Yes. From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Lynda C via OE Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2018 2:55 PM To: Order Ecumenical Community Cc: Lynda C Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Recent article in Chicago Magazine Ken, thank you for this delightful story. Phil Townley was our RS-I teacher along with Marilyn Miller, now Oyler, back in 1968. And Joyce Townley was one of the gracious ladies in her colorful smock smiling and greeting and helping us find our way when we arrived. And you, Ken, (and Paige) were the ones who came to pick us up at the O’Hare airport in March 1969 in a blinding snowstorm. You told us to look for someone with a black beret with a wedgeblade on it and that Paige would have wedgeblade earrings. I think we told you to look for someone with a black eye patch carrying a little red-headed baby. Also to look for someone looking “lost and scared” because we had never traveled beyond the Mason-Dixie line before. We celebrate the journey of the past 49 years and all who guided us on the way. Lynda and John From: OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Reply-To: OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Date: Friday, March 23, 2018 at 10:36 PM To: Jim and Judy Weigle <jfwiegel@yahoo.com>, ICA Dialogue List <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Ken Fisher <kenfisher1942@gmail.com>, OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>, Judith Wiegel <judithwiegel@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Recent article in Chicago Magazine Colleagues 'in the way', I have told this story a few times. Following my cataclysmic RS1 in October of ’67 [David McCleskey - Dick & Linda Alton were POs (Participant Observers)], I attended an SDS (Students of a Democratic Society) conference in Chicago that December. I was a leader in the Canadian equivalent, SUPA (Student’s Union for Peace Action). After the conference, I visited 3444 Congress Parkway for a day. I was met by Tim Lush and taken on a tour. A significant part of that time occurred in the basement, where the trash got taken out. There, I met a very fashionable women by the name of Joyce Townley. She was obviously a suburbanite, covered with a smock, but with a colourful scarf and blouse. What a charming woman! And there she was, operating a hoist with oil barrels full of trash. At that time, immersed in the 60s, as a committed socialist, agent of change and one engaged in many aspects of 60s politics and social change, I knew that part of the puzzle depended on the engagement of sophisticated middle class folks if real change were to occur. It wasn’t simply going to be a revolution of the oppressed. And there she was! For me it was a sign. I returned May 29, 1968. Here’s to Joyce Townley the grandmother. With warmth and affection and… Grace & Peace Ken On Mar 15, 2018, at 1:31 PM, James Wiegel via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Growing Up in the Order | | | | | | | | | | | Growing Up in the Order Now all but forgotten, an obscure religious commune took over a building in Uptown and tried to change the world... | | | Jim Wiegel “That which consumes me is not man, nor the earth, nor the heavens, but the flame which consumes man, earth, and sky." 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Thankyou for this wee gem ! Ken.. Cheers, Isobel Bishop Sent from my iPhone
On 24 Mar 2018, at 1:35 pm, Ken Fisher via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Colleagues 'in the way',
I have told this story a few times.
Following my cataclysmic RS1 in October of ’67 [David McCleskey - Dick & Linda Alton were POs (Participant Observers)], I attended an SDS (Students of a Democratic Society) conference in Chicago that December. I was a leader in the Canadian equivalent, SUPA (Student’s Union for Peace Action). After the conference, I visited 3444 Congress Parkway for a day. I was met by Tim Lush and taken on a tour. A significant part of that time occurred in the basement, where the trash got taken out. There, I met a very fashionable women by the name of Joyce Townley. She was obviously a suburbanite, covered with a smock, but with a colourful scarf and blouse. What a charming woman! And there she was, operating a hoist with oil barrels full of trash.
At that time, immersed in the 60s, as a committed socialist, agent of change and one engaged in many aspects of 60s politics and social change, I knew that part of the puzzle depended on the engagement of sophisticated middle class folks if real change were to occur. It wasn’t simply going to be a revolution of the oppressed.
And there she was! For me it was a sign. I returned May 29, 1968.
Here’s to Joyce Townley the grandmother.
With warmth and affection and…
Grace & Peace
Ken
On Mar 15, 2018, at 1:31 PM, James Wiegel via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Growing Up in the Order
Growing Up in the Order Now all but forgotten, an obscure religious commune took over a building in Uptown and tried to change the world...
Jim Wiegel “That which consumes me is not man, nor the earth, nor the heavens, but the flame which consumes man, earth, and sky." Nikos Kazantzakis
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