by Patricia Templeton | Jun 15, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I’m back! A month and a day from my surgery I feel more than ready to return. The surgery and continuing rehab could not have gone better. I know that’s not always the case. A friend had the same surgery two weeks after mine and has had a...
by Patricia Templeton | May 21, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, A week ago this time I was in the recovery room at Piedmont Hospital, waiting for a room to become available. Today I had my first post-op appointment with my surgeon, who was pleased with the way my leg is healing and with the progress I am making in...
by Patricia Templeton | May 12, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I am writing with some sad news. Our beloved church cat Beppe has not been seen since last Thursday. Although I hope and pray that he will return, that is doubtful. Bella, his girlfriend, is bereft, and so are we. Beppe has been an integral part of life...
by Patricia Templeton | May 10, 2026 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Easter 6AMay 10, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton One of the biggest changes that has occurred in this country in the last few decades is the increase in religious diversity. When I was growing up you could safely assume that most people went to church,...
by Patricia Templeton | May 3, 2026 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Easter 5AMay 3, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton Every three years the Episcopal Church holds a national convention, a time to enact new legislation governing the denomination, and to chart the course of the church for the coming years. Several years ago...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 29, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, We had a great turnout for our annual parish meeting and lunch on Sunday. Once again I’d like to thank our outgoing vestry members. Finishing up their three year terms are Ralph Paulk, Suzanne Johnson, and Andrea Patten-Weerakoon. And stepping down...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 23, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It is good to be back after a very profound pilgrimage to Ghana. You’ll be hearing more about that in the weeks to come. I got home about 10 p.m. Tuesday after a long trek that included a six-hour bus ride from Cape Coast to Accra, and a 10-hour...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 15, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Greetings from Ghana! We arrived in Accra about 10:30 Monday morning, several hours later than expected because of flight delays in New York. We immediately got on a bus for a four-hour drive to Cape Coast, much of it on dirt roads. Fortunately there was...
