When Mickey Richaud accepted the appointment as rector \u201d\u201c or senior pastor \u201d\u201c at Trinity Episcopal Parish, he knew he was coming into an unusual situation and one unlike what most new Episcopal rectors encounter. But he was ready.<\/p>\n
The Rev. R.H. Richaud, or \u201cMickey\u201d\u009d as he prefers to be called, arrived at Trinity in December 2001, less than two years after the tornado of 1999 had all but destroyed Trinity\u2019s sanctuary and parish hall. Construction of the new sanctuary was complete, but church offices were still housed in the basement of nearby Bank of America. Not the ideal setting for a new rector anywhere, but then, Trinity was not just an \u201canywhere\u201d\u009d place.<\/p>\n
Just over a year after the tornado, as the church was being rebuilt, Trinity\u2019s then-rector the Rev. David Murray died.<\/p>\n
By the time Richaud arrived, the people of Trinity had been through a great ordeal.<\/p>\n