Army Chaplain 1st Lieutenant, and UU Minister the Rev. Chris Antal
Reflections from the Front Lines
Read Chaplain Antal's Blog Here.
Contact Rev. Peggy Clarke for ways your or your congregation can support this ministry of deep peace.
On Tuesday, November 13th , the Northern Westchester UU Minister’s Cluster welcomed cluster member, Army Chaplain 1st Lieutenant, the Rev. Chris Antal to their meeting, via Skype, from his duty station at the multinational military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Prior to his deployment, Rev. Antal served the Rock Tavern congregation. During the hour and a half video chat, Rev. Antal shared the challenges of his military chaplaincy, his joy at establishing a UU congregation at the base (Kandahar Unitarians Kandahar Universalists: KUKU). He explained that when he goes out in the field to lead services, he conducts a communion service, a tea ceremony, a cigar circle or sometimes all three. He also volunteers in a local school for boys where he runs drumming circles. The cluster hopes to include Rev. Antal, via Skype, in subsequent meeting and is taking up collections of hand drums and cigars to help him in his ministry.
Contact Rev. Peggy Clarke for ways your or your congregation can support this ministry of deep peace.
On Tuesday, November 13th , the Northern Westchester UU Minister’s Cluster welcomed cluster member, Army Chaplain 1st Lieutenant, the Rev. Chris Antal to their meeting, via Skype, from his duty station at the multinational military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Prior to his deployment, Rev. Antal served the Rock Tavern congregation. During the hour and a half video chat, Rev. Antal shared the challenges of his military chaplaincy, his joy at establishing a UU congregation at the base (Kandahar Unitarians Kandahar Universalists: KUKU). He explained that when he goes out in the field to lead services, he conducts a communion service, a tea ceremony, a cigar circle or sometimes all three. He also volunteers in a local school for boys where he runs drumming circles. The cluster hopes to include Rev. Antal, via Skype, in subsequent meeting and is taking up collections of hand drums and cigars to help him in his ministry.