(Orlando Sentinel) Christopher Young, RIP—A globe-trotting Episcopal priest and animal lover

Posted by Kendall Harmon

The Rev. Christopher Young lovedcats – so much that when the rector at one church announced that no staffers should feed the stray cats, Young snuck across the street regularly to put cat food in a nearby parking lot.

At his apartment, located near Sanford's Lake Monroe, "Father Chris" was also famous for feeding the ducks. When management asked him to stop because the ducks were making such a mess on the complex grounds, it was too late. The ducks already knew where he lived.

"They would come up and knock on his sliding glass door" with their beaks, said his friend Ruth McDonald.

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Filed under: * Anglican - EpiscopalEpiscopal Church (TEC)* Christian Life / Church LifeParish MinistryMinistry of the Ordained

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Posted June 27, 2011 at 7:00 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. Cennydd13 wrote:

God bless Father Young, and may he rest in peace.  The world needs more men like him.

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