by Patricia Templeton | Sep 12, 2022 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Yesterday we had our first fall kickoff day in three years, and a glorious day it was. The church was full, the music was great, Sunday school was lively, and the table groaned from all the food at the potluck. It could not have been a better day. We...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 11, 2022 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
We all remember where we were and what we were doing that day. I was getting ready for work, about to scoop up 4-month-old Joseph Henry from the bed and leave when I heard the news bulletin – a plane had hit the World Trade Center....
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 8, 2022 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, This Sunday marks our first fall kick-off in three years. We will go back to two services — 8:30 and 10:45. Adult Sunday school will begin, and there will be a potluck lunch after the later service, and a ministry fair. Here are the details for...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 31, 2022 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I was talking to a friend earlier this week and we both said we were unusually excited about the beginning of a new program year. Then it dawned on me why that was the case. It’s because it’s the first time since Covid began that we’ve...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 28, 2022 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
It is one of the most basic tenets of scripture in both the Old and New Testaments — hospitality to the stranger. Abraham and Sarah are the first in scripture to model it. Abraham is sitting at the entrance to his tent when...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 24, 2022 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, We are in the dog days of August, but at St. Dunstan’s we are thinking about the fall. Our new program year begins two weeks from Sunday, on September 11. On that day our schedule will change to worship services at 8:30 and 10:45, and Sunday School...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 21, 2022 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Eighteen years. For 18 years the woman has not been able to stand up straight. For 18 years she has been hunched over, her back so bent that all she can see is the ground around her. For 18 years she has not seen the sun or the...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 22, 2022 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I am writing to let you know that our former parishioner, Danny Woodard, died on Wednesday from multiple myeloma. Danny, his wife Rhonda, and daughter Victoria were members for a long time before transferring to St. Benedict’s a few years ago....
