by Patricia Templeton | Mar 30, 2025 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
“There was a man who had two sons.” Thus begins what is probably the best known of all of Jesus’ stories, usually known as the parable of the prodigal son. This tale of the son who takes his inheritance, squanders it, then comes home to be greeted with joy by...
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 25, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Those of you who have been at St. Dunstan’s for a while may remember that 10 years ago I had the privilege of participating in the National Park Service’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, and the ensuing...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 20, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Sunday is a day that I will always remember. There are services when everything seems to come together and the presence of the Spirit is palpable. You can’t manufacture or predict it. But when it happens you can feel it. Sunday was one of those...
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...
