by Patricia Templeton | Feb 14, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Today is the last Sunday of the season of Epiphany, those weeks between Christmas and the beginning of Lent. Epiphany ends every year with the reading we heard today, the story of the Transfiguration – the ultimate mountaintop experience where...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 11, 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, There are two significant dates on the calendar next week, and we have something for you for each of them. First is this Sunday, which is Valentine’s Day. If you come by the church Monday between 11 a.m.-Noon, or 5-6 p.m. we have a special (day...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 10, 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Sometime last year on a Zoom call with clergy we were asked by the bishop what words first come to mind when we think of our experience as a priest during the pandemic. The two words that immediately came to me were generosity and abundance. Those words...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 8, 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, What do the guest preacher at an Episcopal Church yesterday and an advertisement during last night’s Super Bowl have in common? They are both causing a lot of discussion and fallout today, for many of the same reasons. Yesterday morning the guest...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 7, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Today’s reading from the prophet Isaiah finds the people of Israel in deep despair, wondering if they’ve been abandoned by God. The land that God promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; the land that God led them to...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 4, 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I did something this week that might surprise you. I was a bit surprised myself. I wrote a thank you note to Liz Cheney. Even more surprising, it wasn’t my first thank you to a Republican office holder this year. Last month I wrote to thank our...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 1, 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It is good to be back in the office after a much needed two weeks off. Other than a few trips to Chattanooga we were at home, watching all the inaugural festivities and other news, sleeping late, reading mindless mysteries, puttering around the house,...
by Patricia Templeton | Jan 25, 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I have just a few things to share with you today. First, a reminder that we are the hosts for Family Promise the week of February 14. When I looked at the SIgnUP Genius I was amazed at how full it was. But we still need $25 gifts cards for Kroger and...
