by Patricia Templeton | Sep 17, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
This weekend is a special time for our Jewish brothers and sisters. At sunset Friday they began celebrating Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashana is not a one-day celebration. It is the beginning of Judaism’s High Holy Days, which end with Yom Kippur,...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 14, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It was so good to be back to our “regular” schedule last Sunday. The slower pace of summer is always welcome, but so is the return to new things in the fall. It was nice to have two services again, and to gather together for thought-provoking...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 10, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Ever since reading today’s Gospel this week I have been thinking about a young man I once knew named Todd. Todd grew up in the Midwest as a Jehovah’s Witness. His father was a leader in that denomination’s hierarchy. His mother was active in the local...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 9, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
Dear friends, Attached is the service leaflet for tomorrow. Remember that tomorrow we switch to our program-year schedule. Worship is at 8:30 and 10:45. Sunday School is at 9:30. I look forward to seeing you!...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 6, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, What is better than going on vacation? Coming back from vacation to a job you love. I had a great time while I was away, but I am definitely glad to be back. I’m still going through and editing photos from my week in Alaska. I’ve attached a...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 11, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I just returned this evening from Florida and a week at the beach with longtime friends. It was relaxing, healing, and fun. It was also a vacation from the news — except for the distressing news from Hawaii. The vestry has voted to send $15,000 to...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 30, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
In the opening pages of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the penultimate volume in that magical series, the prime minister of England is worried. Strange and ominous things have been happening across his country – dozens have died when a well-built,...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 23, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
For these four and a half months since Joe’s death I have been slowly going through his things, deciding what to keep and what to donate or throw away. Joe was, to put it politely, a bit of a packrat, so there is a lot to sort through. Sometimes in the...
