Deane Moffat remembered for his compassion, thoughtfulness, and sense of humour

It is not often, these days, that a church service begins with an announcement about where people are allowed to stand because the sanctuary and overflow space in the hall are full. That was the case on Monday afternoon at St-Paul’s United Church in Magog, however, as people came from far and wide to pay their respects to the family of the Rev. Dr. Deane Moffat, who died of cancer last week at the age of 76. Over the course of the service, Moffat was remembered as a warm and caring individual who made an impact on all who knew him. Retired minister Mead Baldwin, one of the many who crowded into the church for the funeral service, shared that his life as a minister in the church has been bookended by days in the townships with Moffat. “We were connected, personally and professionally, in so many ways,” Baldwin said, sharing that he made the decision to switch from studying sciences to the Bachelor of Religious studies program at Bishop’s University in the same year that Moffat made the move away from local bakery owner towards ordained ministry. First meeting in 1973, Baldwin said that he and Moffat continued their studies together through Bishop’s and on to McGill before eventually being ordained together at Bishop’s in 1979. See full story in the Wednesday, July 10 edition of The Record.