\u201cI\u2019m having a blast…” [the Rev. Mel Malton] says. \u201cI enjoyed the training but it\u2019s like lessons in sky-diving; you can\u2019t really know until you\u2019re actually doing it.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember realizing, wow, this is for real. The parishioners talk to me about the heavy things they are dealing with. It\u2019s a huge responsibility, it\u2019s a blast, it\u2019s a challenge. You get to be in on people\u2019s really important life moments: funerals, weddings. I haven\u2019t been able to do any baptisms yet but we have some coming up after Christmas and I\u2019m really looking forward to it.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Digby\u2019s deacon grew up in Muskoka, Ont., but was born in England. That accent slips out now and then, usually when she\u2019s telling a joke, but most of the time she uses a gentle Upper Canadian accent.<\/p>\n