The Biggest Temptation

Lent 1AFebruary 22, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton Baptisms are cause for celebration. After almost every baptism there is a special reception here, often followed by another party at home for family and friends. That was not the case for Jesus. He was...

A Holy Lent

Ash WednesdayFebruary 18, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton I came to church early this morning to prepare for our Ash Wednesday services and to write a sermon. I had something in mind.  But when I went to my office and turned on my computer the first...

Rector’s Update: Mon 2/9

Dear friends, “Will you seek and serve Christ in all people?…Will you respect the dignity of every human being?” These questions from our baptismal covenant are to me the core of what it means to live a Christian life. From the very first verses of...

Jesus’ Inaugural Address

Epiphany 5AFebruary 8, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton                                             “With malice towards none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in,...

What the Lord Requires

Epiphany 4AFebruary 1, 2026St Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton     “God had told you, O mortal what is good; and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.” It is the 8th century BCE and God is not...

Rector’s Update: Sat 1/31

Dear friends, Will we or won’t we? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself all day. Sandy Springs has had a few flurries this afternoon, but not much. I just drove to church and the roads are fine. But not too far away people got several inches...

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