by Patricia Templeton | Mar 22, 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Thanks to all of you who continue to provide food and financial support for the food pantry; and to all who have added to the growing pile of socks in the narthex. I came across this list from a food pantry volunteer and thought it was worth sharing....
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 21, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” These words are from the 51st Psalm, considered to be scripture’s quintessential prayer of penitence. Tradition says the verses were penned by the great King David after he...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 20, 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Attached is the service bulletin for tomorrow morning’s worship. Notice the powerful cover art by Greg Blount. Thank you, Greg! Lent-5-March-21-2021Download And here is the link to sign up for the in-person service on Easter. The service will also...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 19, 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, As I announced earlier, we will have our first in-person service in the church in more than a year on Easter Sunday. What a joyful service it will be! There will be many Covid restrictions, so it won’t be like a normal pre-pandemic service, but we...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 18, 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It was a year ago today that we began offering an online service of Compline every weeknight at 8. When it became clear that we were going to have to suspend in-person worship for a while Compline seemed a good way to both provide prayers for the...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 16, 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I remember exactly where I was on June 26, 2015 when I heard the news. I was in Salt Lake City at the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, a triennial meeting of all bishops, and clergy and lay representatives from every diocese in the Episcopal...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 14, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes. Five hundred twenty five thousand moments so dear. Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure? Measure a year? In daylights? In sunsets? In midnights? In cups of coffee? In inches?...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 13, 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, In an email earlier this week I asked you these questions about the last year of our lives:What have been the most significant changes in your life? What have you missed the most? What losses do you grieve? What have you learned you could do without? How...
