by Patricia Templeton | Jul 30, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, As I suspect many of you did, I spent much of the day watching the funeral for John Lewis, a remarkable service for a remarkable man. It was long, very long, but I don’t remember the last time I heard so much eloquence — beginning with the...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 29, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Today is a special day on the church calendar for a couple of reasons. First, it is the feast day of Mary and Martha, the sisters who were among Jesus’ closest friends, who provided him with a safe place of hospitality, study, and rest. These...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 27, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Once again, scammers are sending out emails in my name. This is getting very tiresome, but there seems to be no way to stop it. Apparently there are rings of scammers who target churches. Almost all of my clergy friends reports the same problems. Please...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 24, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, You won’t find today on any liturgical calendar, but for many families (including ours) it’s a holy day, one we’ve been anticipating for months. I’m talking about Opening Day of baseball, of course. It’s God’s favorite...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 22, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Today on the church calendar we remember the first of the apostles, that is the first person to see the risen Christ. That is Mary Magdalene, who is known as the apostle to the apostles. Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus’ closest friends. Scripture...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 20, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, As we begin a new week in this strange time I remind you of some ways that we can be helpful to our neighbors in need. First of all, we are preparing for our time to host Family Promise, which is August 9-16. As I’ve said before this is a different...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 19, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, ‘Abba! Father!” it is that very Spirit bearing witness with...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 18, 2020 | Bulletins
Dear friends, Attached is the bulletin for tomorrow morning’s service. A special thanks to Cameron and Claudia for being flexible and making last minute changes to already recorded music and an already finished bulletin in order to respond to the deaths of the...
