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Glad to hear you still have your love for Randall after how you felt about Delia's hit and run of Barry and framing Faith... I always got sad when SOAPnet would get to that point, too...

Reverend Ann Gillespie (Siobhan #2) has left her position as Senior Associate Rector at Christ Church of Alexandria in Virginia http://www.historicchristchurch.org/blog/saying-goodbye-is-hard-and-yet-its-vitally-important-to-do?platform=hootsuite Saying Goodbye is hard….and yet it’s vitally important to do 7 FEB 2018 | ANN GILLESPIE | GRATITUDECHANGECHRIST CHURCH Somebody stood in line this past Sunday to tell me they wouldn’t be here for my final Sunday, and then said, “But I am not saying ‘Goodbye.’ I’m saying ‘See you around.’” It was hard even for her to look me in the eye. It’s true, we might bump into each other, he and I, but goodbyes are important and if we avoid them we miss out on something powerful. Jesus thought saying Goodbye was so important, four chapters in the Gospel of John - in what we call the Farewell Discourse - are devoted to preparing the disciples for his absence. In that discourse, he instructs them to “love one another, as I have loved you” and then to carry that love out into the world. We must feel all the feelings, the hard ones, the painful ones, the powerless ones along with the joyous and fun ones. We must acknowledge endings when they happen. When I leave Christ Church, it marks the end of a pastoral relationship. A pastoral relationship is unique. We were brought together by God (along with some help from Pierce and the search committee). When I was commissioned, it was my charge to love you and serve you to the best of my ability and to the glory of God. It was my charge to engage with you in ministry that would help bring in the reign of God. We have laughed together and we have cried together and we have made a difference in the world together. We have done it in the name and spirit of Christ and it is in that same way that we will say Goodbye. And God will lead me somewhere else where my pastoral gifts will be used and God will bring you new pastors. God is always in the middle of it and God is always making things new. But before they can be new, some things must die. And that is sad. “Blessed are those who mourn,” says Jesus in his first sermon. We need to get good at saying goodbye. Loss – any loss - is to be felt fully and deeply because it expands our ability to love. When we accept that heartbreak is just part of this human experience, it actually makes the heart stronger and more flexible. And then we are able to love one another more fully and deeply and then take that love out into the world which so desperately needs it. Will it be hard? You bet. Will I feel lost without this community? Yes, for a while, I will. But the beloved community of Christ Church will go on being the beloved community and I will find other communities to love and serve. Be well. Do God’s work. Have fun and feel all the feelings.

Reverend Ann Gillespie (Siobhan #2, Ryan's Hope /Jackie Taylor, Beverly Hills, 90210) has left her position as Senior Associate Rector at Christ Church of Alexandria in Virginia Saying Goodbye is hard….and yet it’s vitally important to do Somebody stood in line this past Sunday to tell me they wouldn’t be here for my final Sunday, and then said, “But I am not saying ‘Goodbye.’ I’m saying ‘See you around.’” It was hard even for her to look me in the eye. It’s true, we might bump into each other, he and I, but goodbyes are important and if we avoid them we miss out on something powerful. Jesus thought saying Goodbye was so important, four chapters in the Gospel of John - in what we call the Farewell Discourse - are devoted to preparing the disciples for his absence. In that discourse, he instructs them to “love one another, as I have loved you” and then to carry that love out into the world. We must feel all the feelings, the hard ones, the painful ones, the powerless ones along with the joyous and fun ones. We must acknowledge endings when they happen. When I leave Christ Church, it marks the end of a pastoral relationship. A pastoral relationship is unique. We were brought together by God (along with some help from Pierce and the search committee). When I was commissioned, it was my charge to love you and serve you to the best of my ability and to the glory of God. It was my charge to engage with you in ministry that would help bring in the reign of God. We have laughed together and we have cried together and we have made a difference in the world together. We have done it in the name and spirit of Christ and it is in that same way that we will say Goodbye. And God will lead me somewhere else where my pastoral gifts will be used and God will bring you new pastors. God is always in the middle of it and God is always making things new. But before they can be new, some things must die. And that is sad. “Blessed are those who mourn,” says Jesus in his first sermon. We need to get good at saying goodbye. Loss – any loss - is to be felt fully and deeply because it expands our ability to love. When we accept that heartbreak is just part of this human experience, it actually makes the heart stronger and more flexible. And then we are able to love one another more fully and deeply and then take that love out into the world which so desperately needs it. Will it be hard? You bet. Will I feel lost without this community? Yes, for a while, I will. But the beloved community of Christ Church will go on being the beloved community and I will find other communities to love and serve. Be well. Do God’s work. Have fun and feel all the feelings.

Reverend Ann Gillespie (Jackie Taylor) has left her position as Senior Associate Rector at Christ Church of Alexandria in Virginia Saying Goodbye is hard….and yet it’s vitally important to do 7 FEB 2018 | ANN GILLESPIE | GRATITUDECHANGECHRIST CHURCH Somebody stood in line this past Sunday to tell me they wouldn’t be here for my final Sunday, and then said, “But I am not saying ‘Goodbye.’ I’m saying ‘See you around.’” It was hard even for her to look me in the eye. It’s true, we might bump into each other, he and I, but goodbyes are important and if we avoid them we miss out on something powerful. Jesus thought saying Goodbye was so important, four chapters in the Gospel of John - in what we call the Farewell Discourse - are devoted to preparing the disciples for his absence. In that discourse, he instructs them to “love one another, as I have loved you” and then to carry that love out into the world. We must feel all the feelings, the hard ones, the painful ones, the powerless ones along with the joyous and fun ones. We must acknowledge endings when they happen. When I leave Christ Church, it marks the end of a pastoral relationship. A pastoral relationship is unique. We were brought together by God (along with some help from Pierce and the search committee). When I was commissioned, it was my charge to love you and serve you to the best of my ability and to the glory of God. It was my charge to engage with you in ministry that would help bring in the reign of God. We have laughed together and we have cried together and we have made a difference in the world together. We have done it in the name and spirit of Christ and it is in that same way that we will say Goodbye. And God will lead me somewhere else where my pastoral gifts will be used and God will bring you new pastors. God is always in the middle of it and God is always making things new. But before they can be new, some things must die. And that is sad. “Blessed are those who mourn,” says Jesus in his first sermon. We need to get good at saying goodbye. Loss – any loss - is to be felt fully and deeply because it expands our ability to love. When we accept that heartbreak is just part of this human experience, it actually makes the heart stronger and more flexible. And then we are able to love one another more fully and deeply and then take that love out into the world which so desperately needs it. Will it be hard? You bet. Will I feel lost without this community? Yes, for a while, I will. But the beloved community of Christ Church will go on being the beloved community and I will find other communities to love and serve. Be well. Do God’s work. Have fun and feel all the feelings.

Someone, from the old Soapnet forum, had left him a message on his IMDb page (before they removed those message boards) but they never received a reply.

I was thinking about this the other day-- I guess the book never came out?

In September and October of 1987 -- Geoff Pierson (Frank #4) and Randall Edwards (Delia #3) co-starred in the Noel Coward play Private Lives at the Geva Theatre.

You are probably right -- but sometimes it was impossible to forget!

I liked that set, too. I just felt that most of the characters would not be regular patrons of the Crystal Palace because they did not like Delia. Every time one of them walked in to the place - I would say to myself, "Gee, Jill, you hate Delia! Why are you going there for dinner - or to spend the evening!"

Thanks, Carl! Ilene reminded me of Delia impatiently ringing the doorbell and saying they didn't know what "I"'ve been through

I'm not sure if Carl already posted this one-- John Gabriel (Seneca) in a 1979 De Beers commercialLooks like Caroline McWilliams also in the commercial

Thanks, again, Carl!

Thanks for the info. Always glad that a lot of soap actors did commercials -- for some (like Karen and Megan) it was the only place where I saw them after they were no longer on Ryan's Hope.

Thanks, Carl! Yeah, it was close between Karen and Megan McCracken (Nancy #2) with all the commercials they both appeared in...

Merry Christmas!

I didn't see this in the Soap Stars -Where Are They Now ? thread on the main board– Daniel Hugh-Kelly (Frank #3) was in an episode of TNT's Major Crimes earlier this month. I'm behind in my viewing but caught up

I didn't realize they had anniversary parties for shows that closed rather quickly. It was great to get a glimpse of Randall Edwards performing again in the video.

Randall Edwards (Delia #3) at a 30th anniversary celebration for the Broadway musical she starred in called Legs Diamond --on December 3rd In this video from the event - Randall is singing at approx. 5:48

Kelli main beef was with IMDb-- back then she was trying to get them to change the date. People on the SOAPnet message board didn't buy it, either. There were a couple of posters who said they attended the same high school as Kelli and she was definitely older. There was a Kelli fan who created another RH message forum and had contact with Kelli -- and he insisted he had seen her birth certificate and that she was younger. This is just one of many interviews at the time where Kelli brought it up- https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/20447757.html This is from 2008 Caps: You and Catherine Mary Stewart were both in your mid-20s when playing teenagers in "Night Of The Comet". You had me convinced that the both of you were teenagers. A lot of 80s movies were like that (adult actors as younger characters). It's continuing to this day, but I find today's actors less believable than those in the 80s. Do you think that 80s actors were better at pulling off these roles, or do you feel that today's actors are doing as good a job as many of you did back in the 80s?Kelli: I don't have any idea how old Cathy was, but you must be getting your information from the IMDb. They have me five years older than I am on there.

Both chose to leave Seneca and Kimberly had the creepy factor during the original run and then I found it even worse during the SOAPnet era when I heard Kelli Maroney's claim that she lied about her age to get the role and was only 13 at the time (and making Kelli 14 when Kim's relationship with Seneca began)

Yes!

Maggie became interested after Delia had left town again

A few times throughout the show she wants Frank-- Delia wants Frank yet again when Ilene Kristen is back in the role in 1983. They never had her go after Pat again, though.

In 1980, I thought it was Barry , too.

Thanks, Danfling! She was Nancy #1. Do you know if she was let go or left of her own accord?