The church service that we attended tonight was a joint effort of 6 local churches and the Salvation Army. Right inside the door, I was greeted by my friend Cindy who moved to Chicago several years ago. She and her family are in town visiting her husband's parents. After the service, our friend Judy from Miami University, who I had not seen for a couple of years, came over to talk. And as we were about to leave, a former student Joanne grabbed me and said, "I saw you from where I was sitting in the choir!" Joanne was in the library technology class I taught at Miami when Rob was a year old.
The minister who gave the homily concluded by breaking out in song, something Fr. Richard vows he will not be doing anytime soon!