by Patricia Templeton | Jan 27, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
Dear friends, A couple of nights ago I was at St. Anne’s, a couple of miles down the road from us, for the installation of their new rector, Buddy Crawford. It was a joyful service, and Buddy, who has already been there for a time as interim rector, is clearly...
by Patricia Templeton | Jan 21, 2024 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Our Old Testament reading opens today with the prophet Jonah on a beach in the Mediterranean. This is no beach vacation. Jonah looks stunned and confused. You would, too, if you had just spent three days in the belly of a giant fish, then were spewed out onto...
by Patricia Templeton | Jan 20, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
Dear friends, The service sheet for tomorrow’s liturgy is attached. e-ver-Epiphany-3-Jan-21-2023Download I also ask you to keep Cameron in your prayers, as he mourns the death of his grandfather, Gerald Carey. And please keep the O’Connell family in your...
by Patricia Templeton | Jan 14, 2024 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Have you ever wondered how the Bible came into being? Who wrote the many different books that we consider scripture, and who decided what to include in the official Bible and what to leave out? There is no clear-cut answer to those questions. With a few exceptions,...
by Patricia Templeton | Jan 11, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It is good to be with you after a wonderful two weeks in Italy. We went nonstop, walking 8-10 miles a day, and we only scratched the surface of things to see and do there. It was good to spend that time with Joseph Henry and good to be in a place that...
by Patricia Templeton | Dec 24, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
It is good to be gathered here with you on this beautiful night, the night that we celebrate the birth of a baby who will change the world. Everything about this evening is special – the music that our choirs have practiced for so many hours; the beautiful flowers and...
by Patricia Templeton | Dec 24, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Mary knew. Those are the words on a sign of a church I pass coming here every day. I imagine that some might wonder what these two words actually mean. If I texted that question to one of my younger friends, they might respond IYKYK. Or for those of us who still...
by Patricia Templeton | Dec 23, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
Dear friends, I hope you are having a good weekend, putting the finishing touches on your Christmas celebration. And, of course, I hope that celebration includes coming to church. Tomorrow is a big day since it is both the Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve. We...
