Canterbury Newsletter

November 1996

Steve's Blurb

Welcome New Faces

The first Canterbury meeting of the year was exciting for many reasons, chief among them the arrival of many new, interested young members.

This year Canterbury welcomes Christina, from Rice University, who is here as an architecture intern at NBBJ; Allen, from New York, who is working in the marketing at Microsoft; and Katie, a freshman from Boise, Idaho.

Remarkably, some of the "newcomers" were in fact old friends. Mary Alice, who worked in Japan last year for a pharmaceutical firm as a technical writer, went to high school with Fiona. And Darby, from Memphis, is a childhood friend of Carrie.

Most surprisingly, however, Alexis, who comes from Las Cruces, New Mexico, didn't seem to know Chris C., who is also from Las Cruces (how is that possible?). Alexis is working as an engineer at Boeing and will be with us until Christmas.

Chris B., though new to Canterbury, is no stranger to Christ Church. He is a long-standing member of the parish youth group. While still in high school , Chris racked up sufficient credit at community college to allow him to enter the University of Washington as a junior.

Two new Canterburians come to us from across the seas. Natalie, an MIT grad, is from Trinidad, and is pursuing a master's degree in environmental engineering. Kumbirai, from Zimbabwe, is a graduate student in Comparative Literature.

In the works:

Jennifer will be coordinating another Canterbury Sunday, to be held sometime in January.
Michelle will be doing a new poster for the front lobby.
Roxanne, Mary Shehane, and Linda will be developing a new Canterbury brochure.
Jennifer and Fiona will be laying plans for a possible winter retreat.
Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners are in line for Canterburians who cannot make it home for the holidays.
There will be a Halloween party at Jennifer's on October 25, 8PM.
Don't forget the Halloween pumpkin carving on October 30

Congratulations

To Chris, on receiving his Eagle Scout award this month
To Lucas, on attending summer astronaut training at Godard Space Center in Alabama.
To Bonnie, on her engagement to Fernan.
To David, for passing his preliminary exams in Statistics.

Rewind: Summer '96

Resident computer guru Richard Wesley invited the gang over to his office to create a Canterbury Web page.
Chris C., a graduate student in theoretical physics, returned home to New Mexico while preparing for the GRE and deciding on his next step (we still can't believe that Alexis has never met him).
Cathy, a seminarian in Berkeley, California, was home for the summer.
Paula and Fiona both recovered from serious illnesses.
Ervin was baptized in Canterbury lounge in June and turned 30 later in the month with a bash at Roxanne's Flamingo Palace.

Canterbury Goes Camping

Who could forget the summer camping trip to the Oregon Coast?

Linda distinguished herself by confidently erecting a large tent while Owen and Ervin, tired and utterly defeated, looked on.

The next day, a few miles up the road at Seaside, poor winds dashed Richard's hopes of flying his kite, but a tastey fish-and-chips lunch rescued the afternoon.

That evening, close quarters, the dark forest, a big fire and lots of gooey marshamallows lent themselves perfectly to ghost stories.

The outing concluded with a serene outdoor Sunday morning service beneath the trees.

Voluntary Simplicity

Guided by Phoebe Gustafson, a guest speaker from the Earth Ministry, Canterbury members began exploring the topic of voluntary simplicity. Thus far the discussion has centered around what choices are involved in making one's life simpler. The group will be dsicussing voluntary simplicity until the October 23rd meeting.

Next Topic

On November 6, 13, and 20, Michael Wyatt, Dean of the Diocesan School of Theology, will lead Canterbury in discussing the relationship between community and scripture.