by Patricia Templeton | Sep 27, 2020 | Stewardship
Dear friends, Today’s stewardship testimonial comes from Hollis and Bessie Holland, stalwarts of the 8:30 service. They also have the distinction of having tuned in to every online service since March 15. That means every Compline as well as every Sunday...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 27, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
This may be an apocryphal story, but it still rings true. The great philosopher Alfred North Whitehead had just finished his opening lecture in a course on cosmology, the study of the universe, when an agitated student came up to him. “I’m sorry, professor, but...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 26, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Attached is the bulletin for tomorrow’s service. Pentecost-17-Proper-21-20A-September-27Download And remember that next Sunday, October 4, we will have our first in-person gathering since March with the Blessing of the Animals. It will be at 2 p.m....
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 24, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Today is a significant day in Atlanta history, although most people are probably unaware of it. From September 22-24,1906, was the Atlanta Race Massacre. When we hear the words “race riot,” my guess is that for most of us we picture our...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 21, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Just a few things for you today. First, attached is the service sheet for Compline this week. For the first time in a long time we will be doing straight up Compline right out of the prayer book with no tweaks or added prayers, which I usually do....
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 20, 2020 | Stewardship
Dear friends, Today’s stewardship testimonial about St. Dunstan’s comes from Tommy Hannah, who has the espresso machine ready to fire up whenever we all return to church. Evolving steadily over the past three years, St. Dunstan’s has completely...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 20, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Two hundred thousand. Two hundred thousand people. Two hundred thousand deaths. Two. Hundred. Thousand. That is the number of deaths from the coronavirus we reached in this country this weekend, or we should say that is the official death count....
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 19, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, In the last 24 hours I have heard from many of you expressing your grief over the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a true beacon of justice in our country. I share your grief and the determination to carry on the work she did so...
