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...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 16, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
If I had to choose three words to describe my life for the past six months they would be sickness, death, and grief. It started in mid-October when my mother went to the hospital, and my brothers and I realized that her long life was coming to an end, and it...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 13, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
Dear friends, When I was a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in Thailand, every class in every subject began with the students standing up, bowing to the teacher, and wishing them a good day. For most classes, of course, this exchange was in Thai. But when I...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 1, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Tomorrow begins the most important week of the Christian year, Holy Week. I know you have already received the schedule of the week’s services. I always urge people to attend as many of these services as possible to hear the whole drama of the...
