by Patricia Templeton | Apr 29, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I’ve been trying to think of ways that we can come together, to see and talk with one another. Some churches are having “virtual” coffee hours on Zoom, with reportedly mixed results. My own limited experience with Zoom is that the more...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 27, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It has now been two months since I’ve had a haircut, which means I am a month overdue. Coming into church today I saw that the lights are on in my salon, but I’m going to resist the temptation, and I hope that you do, too. (Or be like Cameron...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 26, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Here we are in week six of what has become our new normal – the people of our community scattered across Atlanta, and really now scattered across the country – still coming together on Sunday morning to worship. And once again, as has been the case every week,...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 24, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, “What has been done has been done; what has not been done has not been done; let it be.”That line from the New Zealand prayer book’s service of Night Prayers (comparable to our prayer book’s Compline) is one of my very favorites....
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 22, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Happy Earth Day! In conversations and emails with many of you the past few weeks I hear a common theme — that for many of you being outside and rejoicing in the beauty of creation has helped ground you during this time of anxiety and...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 21, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Just a reminder that we are collecting letters and cards to thank hospital workers. Tomorrow and Thursday we will have a basket by the main door that you can put your offerings in. They do not need to be in envelopes. Kristine Anderson will pick them up...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 20, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I came across this quote about prayer today from Ann Ulanov, a retired professor of religion and psychiatry at Union Theological Seminary in New York. It seems to speak to our current situation:”Prayer enters the non-space, non-time zone, that part...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 19, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Well, this is our fifth Sunday of virtual church, livestreaming our service first from the sanctuary, and for three weeks now from our dining room. As we enter our sixth week of staying at home I wonder – how are you doing? Are you in a routine that feels fairly...
