by Patricia Templeton | Mar 28, 2025 | PHOTOS, Recognition
“I looked and before me was a multitude that could not be numbered, from every nation, from every language, tribe, and people….These are they who have come out of the great ordeal.” –Revelation 7:9, 14 Given in loving memory of Joseph Monti, by his...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 11, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Shortly after Joe died two years ago I began thinking about what I could give or do for the church in his memory. One of the things we enjoyed doing throughout our marriage was going to art festivals. Over the years we have collected an eclectic mix of...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 10, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News, Refugee Ministry
Dear friends, Several weeks ago when it became evident that cuts to refugee services could be among the beneficial things that could be cut by this presidential administration I said that if that happens we would have to respond. I said I didn’t know how much...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 9, 2025 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
They have almost made it. After almost 40 years of in the wilderness, the Israelites are gathered on the plains of Moab, on the verge of entering the land that has been promised to them so long ago. After almost four decades of feeling lost, unsure, discouraged, and...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 5, 2025 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
“Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” Those somber words are at the heart of our Ash Wednesday service, a sobering reminder of our mortality. No matter how rich or powerful or beloved we may be, our end is the same. We all return to dust. I’ve...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 4, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the penitential season of Lent. We will have services at noon and 7 p.m. There will be the imposition of ashes, a reminder of our mortality; and the Eucharist, a reminder that Jesus calls us all to be around...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 3, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I am still feeling the joy of yesterday’s service, pancake brunch, and baby shower. It was a joy to have all 11 members of the Kombete family with us (thank you Steve and Susan Hauser for getting them here). We also had staff members from the...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 2, 2025 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
On the top of a mountain, Jesus kneels in prayer as his friends struggle to stay awake. As he prays, Jesus is suddenly filled with radiant light, his very face aglow. Then two figures from another time and place appear, Israel’s two greatest prophets Moses...
