I had the good fortune to be organist and choir director for 2 years at St. George's Episcopal Church in Maynard, MA where Father Douglas W. Bond presided for a time. Father Bond was for me a joy to work with because of his love of music, needless to say especially church music. We had great fun when the 1982 hymnal came out finding all the new and unusual stuff that was in it. Father Bond took his congregations on various outings, e.g., picnics, caroling, traveling house parties, and even an excursion to Church of the Advent in Boston one Sunday. Father Bond had a unique ability to connect the Bible passages for a particular Sunday with our everyday lives. He would, very gently, begin to "zero in" on the problematic feelings and emotions we are all sometimes prone to as humans and perhaps that we are even unaware of. Then he would discuss the ramifications of our lives as humans in relation to our lives reflecting Christ's light. The quiet way he did this always brought things home to me and I would invariably come away having a much clearer picture about what it means to live as Jesus did and to follow in his footsteps. I can only say I'm sure he would still continue to feed his flock in the same manner as he did when I had the good fortune to collaborate with him in my own way as a minister of music.

I had the good fortune to be organist and choir director for 2 years at St. George's Episcopal Church in Maynard, MA where Father Douglas W. Bond presided for a time. Father Bond was for me a joy to work with because of his love of music, needless to say especially church music. We had great fun when the 1982 hymnal came out finding all the new and unusual stuff that was in it. Father Bond took his congregations on various outings, e.g., picnics, caroling, traveling house parties, and even an excursion to Church of the Advent in Boston one Sunday. Father Bond had a unique ability to connect the Bible passages for a particular Sunday with our everyday lives. He would, very gently, begin to "zero in" on the problematic feelings and emotions we are all sometimes prone to as humans and perhaps that we are even unaware of. Then he would discuss the ramifications of our lives as humans in relation to our lives reflecting Christ's light. The quiet way he did this always brought things home to me and I would invariably come away having a much clearer picture about what it means to live as Jesus did and to follow in his footsteps. I can only say I'm sure he would still continue to feed his flock in the same manner as he did when I had the good fortune to collaborate with him in my own way as a minister of music.

I had the good fortune to be organist and choir director for 2 years at St. George's Episcopal Church in Maynard, MA where Father Douglas W. Bond presided for a time. Father Bond was for me a joy to work with because of his love of music, needless to say especially church music. We had great fun when the 1982 hymnal came out finding all the new and unusual stuff that was in it. Father Bond took his congregations on various outings, e.g., picnics, caroling, traveling house parties, and even an excursion to Church of the Advent in Boston one Sunday. Father Bond had a unique ability to connect the Bible passages for a particular Sunday with our everyday lives. He would, very gently, begin to "zero in" on the problematic feelings and emotions we are all sometimes prone to as humans and perhaps that we are even unaware of. Then he would discuss the ramifications of our lives as humans in relation to our lives reflecting Christ's light. The quiet way he did this always brought things home to me and I would invariably come away having a much clearer picture about what it means to live as Jesus did and to follow in his footsteps. I can only say I'm sure he would still continue to feed his flock in the same manner as he did when I had the good fortune to collaborate with him in my own way as a minister of music.