by Patricia Templeton | May 19, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Happy St. Dunstan’s Day! May 19 is our patron saint’s day of remembrance on the church calendar. During the 10th century, Dunstan served as the abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, the bishop of Worcester and London, and the Archbishop of Canterbury....
by Patricia Templeton | May 14, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
“Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?” We hear that question asked in our second reading today. It’s a rhetorical question, and at first hearing sounds a bit naive. We all know that doing the right or the good thing is no guarantee against being...
by Patricia Templeton | May 11, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, This Sunday we will be observing an old church tradition, Rogation Sunday. Rogation is an ancient church festival to seek blessing for a community and its sustenance. The word rogation comes from the Latin word rogare, meaning “to ask.”...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 30, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
“All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need.” I have been preaching for almost three decades now, and in all those years I have never preached on this...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 23, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Christ has died. Christ has risen. Christ will come again. We say those words just about every Sunday in the Eucharistic prayer. The Christ has died and Christ risen parts we understand. Or at least we talk and preach about fairly regularly, particularly in...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 22, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
Dear friends, Ever since we have returned to church from Covid we have talked about engaging in more “hands on” outreach to the wider community. After much discussion, we have decided to partner with New American Pathways to befriend a family of refugees....
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 20, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, While I was away the last few months I got periodic reports of cat sightings at St. Dunstan’s. An orange cat, a tabby, a tuxedo — all were seen hanging around at some point. All of them were feral; none wanted to be touched or petted. I gave...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 19, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It was good to officially be back on Sunday. I hope that now we (mainly I) can get back to the regular rhythm of being together in worship. This Sunday we will be back to our “usual” schedule of services at 8:30 and 10:45, with Sunday School...
