by Patricia Templeton | Oct 11, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I am writing to let you know our long-time parishioner Sheila Woodard died yesterday. In recent years Sheila’s health prevented her from coming to church, but she remained devoted to St. Dunstan’s. She and her husband Dan, who died in 2012,...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 4, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, This is one last reminder that tomorrow is the annual Blessing of the Animals at both services. Please bring your favorite critters (or their pictures) to receive a blessing. There will be no Sunday School tomorrow. Also, Monday at 11 a.m. is the funeral...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 3, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Today is an historic day for the church. For the first time in 1,400 years the Archbishop of Canterbury will be a woman. Sarah Mullally, currently the Bishop of London, will be the first female to serve as spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 14, 2025 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Proper 19CSeptember 14, 2025St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton The first time I ever heard of Charlie Kirk was earlier this summer, when our Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe announced that the Episcopal Church was severing its long history of working with the...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 13, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, What a week it has been around here! On Wednesday morning, Bella was in my office, out of her crate. I opened the door and she darted out before I could stop her, then ran (cast and all) down the hall, out the open door, and into the bushes. Any time we...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 7, 2025 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Proper 18CSeptember 7, 2025St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton Today we hear a story about a slave named Onesimus who was owned by a man named Philemon. After enduring years of slavery, Onesimus sees his chance for escape. He runs away from Philemon and heads to...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 5, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Good morning, everyone. I promise that this will be the last Bella update for a while, but did want you to know that we have a crate courtesy of Elise McIntyre. Thank you, Elise.
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 4, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Bella made it through her surgery. I picked her up at the clinic in Alpharetta at 9 p.m. Now we are at church. I will spend the night with her. This is going to be a long recovery. She needs to be confined to a crate for six weeks. (I wish they had told...
