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Matt Kydd first heard God's call while pitching hay in a farmer's field.
The new priest associate at St. James Anglican Church in Kemptville said working long, solitary hours at a farm near Peterborough helped him discern his vocation to the priesthood.
"I found that the farm was a place where my thoughts were clear, and that was when I think I started really sensing the presence of God, which you don't always sense in the everyday," Kydd said during a recent interview at the church.
"But when you're out there, with absolutely no distraction, that's when I think your mind stays free to realize things you may not realize in the midst of your busy life."
Kydd was raised Pentecostal before his family joined the Anglican Church when he was in his early 20s.
He was ordained in 2008, and moved to Kemptville from Brockville last November to replace outgoing rector Peggy Kuzmicz (formerly Peggy Hudson), who moved to a new parish in Ottawa.
At 33, Kydd still has a long career ahead of him, but he says Kemptville isn't a stepping stone to a larger parish in a big city.
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http://www.emckemptville.ca/20120209/news/New+Anglican+minister+stops+pucks,+saves+souls
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