by Patricia Templeton | Feb 19, 2022 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, We’re in the midst of doing some much needed spring cleaning around the church. On a table in the parish hall is a collection of things that have been left here over the years. They are going to Good Will this week, so if you’re here tomorrow...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 15, 2022 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It was so great to see many of you in person on Sunday! To hear voices singing and responding in the liturgy was wonderful. I pray that no more variants arise and that our days of “online only” worship are done. BUT we still need to recognize...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 13, 2022 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
When I was young, one of my favorite books was Pollyanna, the story of a girl who is orphaned at a young age, and sent to live with a wealthy, but austere and stern aunt in a distant part of the country. Pollyanna had never met...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 12, 2022 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Attached is the bulletin for tomorrow morning’s service. And remember we are back in person (as well as online) tomorrow. Masks are required, vaccines strongly encouraged. There will also be coffee hour. Hope to see you....
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 7, 2022 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I have some good news to report. This Sunday, February 13, we will go back to in-person worship. The number of Covid cases in our area are still high, but they have fallen by 50 percent in the last two weeks. The positivity testing rates have also...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 6, 2022 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
I wonder how many of you have been to the ordination of a priest? It is an impressive service. Most churches pull out all the stops — the best of the best music, beautiful flowers in abundance, often incense. The procession includes all the...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 2, 2022 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Today is an important day on the Church calendar, the day of the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. This day is considered so important that if it falls on a Sunday, it preempts the regular readings for that day. (That happens with only two...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 1, 2022 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, “The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher.” Isaiah 50:4 Did you have a teacher whose impact on you is still felt years, or even decades, later? I was fortunate to have several teachers who fit that description. One of them, Frances...
