by Patricia Templeton | Oct 3, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends,Every day the news of the aftermath of Hurricane Helene seems to grow more dire. Most of us seem to have family or friends who are affected by this hurricane that has caused so much destruction hundreds of miles away from the coast. I have a brother and...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 28, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
Dear friends, I hope that all of you have weathered the storm safely — that your trees are where they are supposed to be (and not in your house), and that you have electricity. The church lost power for a while, and there are a couple of leaks in the parish...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 15, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Several of you have asked me for copies of today’s sermon. It is now posted on the website here: https://stdunstan.net/bearing-false-witness/ I also want to share with you a letter from Peter Eaton, the Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Southeast...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 15, 2024 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
This week I spent a couple of days at our annual clergy conference, a gathering of all the active priests and deacons in the diocese. These gatherings serve two purposes. It’s a chance for us to spend time with our colleagues — to worship together, eat...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 14, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Tomorrow in Sunday School we are going to look at two events that have been front and center in the news in the past week. The first is the shooting at Apalachee High School in nearby Winder. There is a very small Episcopal Church there. Bishop Wright...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 3, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It is good to be back in the office today after time away. Most of the time I was home doing things around the house that have been on the to do list for a long time. The big event was this past weekend with my 50th high school reunion. One of the...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 4, 2024 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
There is an old joke about a person who dies and goes to heaven, where she is met by St. Peter, who welcomes her and gives her a tour of the place. They walk by beautiful vista after vista with happy people engaging with one another. Peter gave a commentary as they...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 1, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, August 1 is a special day for me. It was on the first day of this month in 2004 that I began work at St. Dunstan’s. That is 20 years ago. I’ve been here for a third of St. Dunstan’s existence, two-thirds of the years I’ve been...
