For those who do not subscribe to the Rootswebs lists. Sue Silver EDC Pioneer Cemeteries Commission California ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Kirchhoff <mktwa@ix.netcom.com> To: <CEMETERY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 5:31 PM Subject: [Old Bones CEMETERY-L] ANNOUNCEMENT - St. Johannes Cemetery > To All List Members - > > *** So As Not To Repeatedly Clutter Up List Space With Updates, This > Will Be A One-Time Posting *** > > As posted approximately a week ago, St. Johannes Cemetery, located on > Chicago-O'Hare Airport is in peril of being "relocated" due to proposed > airport expansions. St. John's UCC of Bensenville, Illinois, the owners > and caretakers of the cemetery has declared its intent to oppose > expansion plans that would harm St. Johannes, or access to it at it's > present location. > > For those who have written to me in reference to St. Johannes Cemetery, > I, and the congregation at St. John's express our appreciation for your > support. > > In an effort to organize those wishing to support the congregation of > St. John's, and the descendants of those persons interred there, I have > agreed to work the email-side of the information network. I will be > sharing, periodically news and information as it becomes available. If > necessary, I will be emailing and requesting assistance from our > supporters in letter writing / faxing / telephoning persons or > officials whom we may need to be targeting in our efforts to preserve > St. Johannes. This way, working with our attorney (who himself has over > 100 relatives buried at St. Johannes), we, together and in an organized > and concerted effort, may properly pursue this issue as a collective > body of concerned persons. > > If you are interested in being kept up-to-date on the facts and efforts > as they develop, and wish to be on this email database that I will be > responsible for, I request the following from you: > > 1 - Please email me a separate message (do not respond to this one). In > the subject line, please indicate "SJCA", which stands for St. Johannes > Cemetery Alliance. My email address is: mktwa@ix.netcom.com > > 2 - In the body of your message, please include your full name; the > email address that you wish to receive my announcements at; your > address (in case we have written material that is best sent through the > USPS); and your contact telephone number, if you wish (in the case > where we may have to call our supporters over a crucial development). > > 3 - Then, PLEASE, share this email with friends, colleagues and > relatives who have a genuine concern over the future of St. Johannes > Cemetery, asking them to do the same. > > I will then, and only then, add your email address to my database and > work diligently at keeping everyone informed on the progress that is > being made in our efforts to protect St. Johannes Cemetery (and Rest > Haven Cemetery, which is located approximately 100 yards from St. > Johannes). > > I assure you that the personal information that you share with me will > only be used to keep you informed, and WILL NOT be released to any > other party. > > On behalf of myself and St. John's UCC, I thank you, for all your > support and prayers so far in our journey to preserve the sacredness of > St. Johannes Cemetery. > > > Sincerely, > > Michael M. Kirchhoff > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Michael Martens Kirchhoff, Sr. > mktwa@ix.netcom.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "If change is to come, it will come from the margins ? it was the > desert, > not the temple, that gave us the prophets." > Wendell Berry > > > > ==== CEMETERY Mailing List ==== > The address to post a message to the list is > Cemetery-l@rootsweb.com > Our website is at: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Falls/7965/cemlistp.htm > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >