by Patricia Templeton | Nov 22, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, This week Emmaus House has been distributing bags full of the ingredients for Thanksgiving side dishes to those who live in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city (they also are receiving turkeys). Their goal was to distribute bags to 200 families....
by Patricia Templeton | Nov 21, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I have been approaching Thanksgiving this week with a sense of dread. The holiday seems heavy this year, weighed down by the memories of who won’t be at the table — my father, who died on Thanksgiving Day 2020; my mother, who died last year...
by Patricia Templeton | Nov 12, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
I was about 10 years old when psychic Jean Dixon predicted the exact date of the end of the world. Somehow in those days before the internet and social media the news of this impending doom raced through our fifth grade classroom, both exciting and...
by Patricia Templeton | Nov 8, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, What a great All Saints’ celebration we had! As you who were here know, we had to move everything to the parish hall because our organ pipes were loudly reacting to the changes in temperature we’ve experienced lately. Everyone pitched in to...
by Patricia Templeton | Nov 5, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Today is All Saints’ Day, one of the major feast days of the Church, and one of my favorite Sundays of the year. This first Sunday in November is the day that we remember the saints of the church — all of them, those who have their own day on the church...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 29, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
For the last two months our Old Testament readings have been following the story of Moses and the people of Israel as they journey through the wilderness to the land that God first promised to Abraham and Sarah long, long ago. When the story begins, the Israelites are...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 23, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, During the past weeks many roads in Sandy Springs have been closed, forcing me to take different routes to church. I know what’s open and what’s not, and which way I need to take. But invariably, a few times a week I find myself driving down...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 23, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, What a great day we had yesterday! The service was full and the Flying Pig BBQ was fantastic. There are so many people to thank that I’m afraid I’m going to leave someone out, but these people deserve special thanks — our BBQ gurus,...
