by Patricia Templeton | Oct 21, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It is a parent’s worst nightmare. Being forcibly separated from your children, not knowing where they are, if they are safe, if they are being cared for, if they are crying for you each night, if they are alive. I know if any of us were in that...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 19, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, What a wonderful day we had yesterday at our first in-person worship service since March 15. It could not have been a more glorious day in the Beech Grove. It was so nice to see your masked faces, and to be able to put communion in your outstretched...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 18, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Wow. I could stand here and look at your beautiful masked faces all day. Even though all I can see are eyes and foreheads, I can see your joy in being back together again. And I hope those of you who are watching online also feel a sense...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 17, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Attached is the bulletin for tomorrow morning’s service. I am excited that this service will be both online and in person, our first in-person Sunday morning gathering in seven months. Pentecost-20-Proper-24-20A-October-18Download For those of you...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 15, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, A recent post on Facebook asked this question: During the pandemic, has your church leaned more into production and entertainment or into ministry to the hurting? It’s kind of a skewed question. For one thing, what the questioner calls...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 14, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I have some exciting news. Bishop Wright has expanded our Covid protocols to allow outdoor services of the Holy Eucharist. So this Sunday, almost seven months to the day since we were last together in person for Sunday worship, we will gather in the...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 12, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Attached you will find this week’s service of Compline. Actually, this week we are doing Night Prayers from the New Zealand Prayer Book for a little variety. And I have avoided the temptation to put in a prayer for the Atlanta Braves, who begin the...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 11, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
What a difference a week makes! Last Sunday we heard one of the most important stories of the people of Israel, God giving them the Ten Commandments. The commandments are not just a list of rules; they are a covenant between God and God’s chosen people. As God says to...
