by Patricia Templeton | Aug 19, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I have several things to share with you today. First, my fellow priest and good friend Kim Jackson, vicar of Church of the Common Ground, contacted me yesterday and asked if St. Dunstan’s could provide lunch for her congregation on Sunday, August...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 18, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Today is the 100th anniversary of a significant day in our country’s history, the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which removed gender as a qualification to vote. “The rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 17, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, One of the biggest surprises (in a good way) to me during this time of being “scattered, yet together” has been the response to Compline. When the pandemic began and I was looking for ways for us to come together online I thought of doing the...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 16, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
This summer our Old Testament readings have been from the Book of Genesis, following the stories of the great patriarchs and matriarchs of Israel, beginning with Abraham and Sarah, and passing on through their descendants. With today’s...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 15, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Attached is the bulletin for tomorrow morning’s service. Those of you who tuned in last Sunday know that we have changed the venue and set up for Sunday mornings. For the last 4.5 months, we had been live-streaming Sunday morning Eucharist from our...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 12, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, We now know who is going to be on the ballot in the presidential election this fall. With Joe Biden’s announcement that Sen. Kamala Harris will be his running mate the tickets for both parties are complete. Senator Harris is a history-making...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 9, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
“From the darkness came a brilliant burst of fierce light many times brighter than the noonday sun. Instantly the desert and distant mountains were bathed in white brilliance. Even those with their eyes closed were able to sense the explosion of light and...
by Patricia Templeton | Aug 6, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I have received the final results of our RIP Medical Debt campaign. With our $55,000 we were able to eliminate medical debt for 4,003 Atlanta households, which amounted to $6.47 million of debt! The average debt per household was $1,600. Each of those...
