We’ve arrived in Fort Wayne! Thank you for the incredibly kind and generous send off last Sunday. Though the day was extremely hot, there were snow-cones aplenty and no shortage of cold beer. The love and support shown to our family was overwhelming. Thank you.
As you may have already heard, we did close on our home on Thursday. The trucks are empty and gone. Boxes remain. Some progress has been made, but it still seems daunting. Everyone is happy with the house, which is certainly full of character. For example, while we were frantically directing traffic for the movers, carrying boxes from one room to the next, Micah and his cousin Luke found a secret passage that goes from a small cubby in one of the bedroom closets into the hallway bathroom, in what seems to be a built-in laundry basket. There are a couple of stained-glass windows in the house (one in my study behind my desk and the other in our master bedroom bathroom). Everyone’s favorite is the “Great Room”, where we’ll be sure to entertain anyone who happens to make the pilgrimage to FW.
To that end, I wanted to pass along our new address. Whether you’re able to visit soon, or would like to keep in touch via snail mail, we’d love to hear from you.
3770 Kirkwood Dr.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
As you gather again tomorrow to receive the preaching of Moses and the prophets, the Apostles and your Pastor, all of whom stand in the stead and at the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, may He graciously bless you as He did Lazarus—not with the riches of this life, but with the promise of your ascension into the bosom of Abraham, which is a place in the presence of God Himself.
Peace and joy to you all in Christ our life,
-Fr. Dr. Boyle
*A brief P.S.—*
*Titles are a tricky and interesting thing. There are titles of identity and titles of duty, and sometimes they overlap. Within the Church, the one ordained is “Father” or “Reverend”. His duty may be “Pastor” or “Bishop” or “President” or “Professor.” Similarly, as a teacher of the Church, awarded a Ph.D., one is “Doctor,” but may serve as “Professor.” All that to say, while I no longer serve as your “Pastor” (though you certainly may still call me that—it’s what I’ve been for a dozen years and how you know me), I still am Father and Doctor. My students will likely call me either “Father” or “Doctor,” based on who I am, or “Professor,” for how I serve them. *