A Quick Return to Butler County

I did have a quick return to Union Chapel -- not entirely unexpected. Hal O'Neal, who had been quite sick and receiving Hospice care for a while, passed away June 26 -- just 3 days after we moved up here. With the new pastor's invitation, I was able to return to Poasttown Heights to minister to Marge O'Neal, Linda Brown and the entire family, and preside over the funeral. I'm thankful I was able to do that. It was kind of like an epilogue -- or if you prefer musical terms, a coda -- to my time in ministry at Union Chapel. I will miss the people there very much.

But I'm also happy and excited to be here! Saint Paris is a wonderful community, and I am enamored of the church, the parsonage and town -- which is a pretty good trifecta! :-)