by Patricia Templeton | May 25, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, What a wonderful day we had today. Thank you so much for making the 30th anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood a special occasion. The hats, the cake and champagne, the cards all were wonderful. It is very hard to believe that I have been doing...
by Patricia Templeton | May 24, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Remember that tomorrow is the first Sunday of our summer schedule. That means one service at 10 a.m., followed by coffee hour. No Sunday School until September. Also when you see that the opening procession is much shorter than usual, remember that the...
by Patricia Templeton | May 19, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, We are coming up on Memorial Day weekend, which means it’s time to switch to our summer schedule. Beginning this Sunday, May 25, we will have one service at 10 a.m. There is no Sunday School. We stay with this schedule through Labor Day weekend....
by Patricia Templeton | May 19, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, The Church calendar today recognizes our patron saint, Dunstan. I have to admit that when I applied here more than two decades ago I had no idea who Dunstan was. He was an Archbishop of Canterbury, who died in 988. He was a leader in the revival of...
by Patricia Templeton | May 18, 2025 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Easter 5CMay 18, 2025St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton It is the very first church controversy, and like the hundreds, if not thousands, since then, it threatens to tear apart the body of the faithful. The controversy is ancient, but its content could be pulled...
by Patricia Templeton | May 15, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Many of you have heard me liken being the rector of St. Dunstan’s to herding cats, which is true. I quickly add that I love cats. This week the cats, the actual four-legged variety, have gotten the best of me. We all could use a little levity these...
by Patricia Templeton | May 13, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Did you know that in the Episcopal Church we believe that Jesus doesn’t love white people? That was news to me, too. But that’s what far-right activist Charlie Kirk said today. I had to Google Kirk to see who he is. He’s big in MAGA...
by Patricia Templeton | May 12, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I’m writing to tell you that Cameron is leaving St. Dunstan’s. He is officially finished here at the end of the month, but he has long planned to be away Memorial Day weekend. That means this Sunday will be his last time with us at worship....
