by Patricia Templeton | Apr 18, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Tomorrow morning, we “gather” at 10 a.m. for the Eucharist. There are two ways to access our services. If you’re on Facebook, you can go to the St. Dunstan’s Facebook page, and scroll down until you see the video (there may be a...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 16, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, You may have already seen this online, but in case you haven’t, and you need to hear something uplifting, check out this video. It was put together by the national church with 600 musicians from across the country. You’ll probably want to...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 15, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, We had a first for St. Dunstan’s yesterday — a vestry meeting by Zoom. It is amazing how much the world has changed since our last meeting on March 11, where we talked about the coronavirus, but had no idea how much it would change our lives,...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 14, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I write today with the sad news that parishioner Nancy Young has died. Nancy and her sister, Pat Berman, have been active parishioners at St. Dunstan’s for many years. Those of you who are relatively new to St. Dunstan’s will not know them...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 13, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Well, between online services, social distancing, and tornado watches it was a very strange Easter, but Easter nonetheless. I am grateful to those who ensured we had beautiful Holy Week and Easter services despite the circumstances. Thanks to Claudia...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 11, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Dear friends in Christ: On this most holy night, in which our Lord Jesus passed over from death to life, the Church invites her members, dispersed throughout the world, to gather in vigil and prayer. For this is the Passover of the Lord, in which,...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 11, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, As I write this Saturday afternoon we are in that strange time in between the crucifixion and resurrection. I’d like to share a poem/prayer about Holy Saturday 2020, written by Cameron Wiggins Bellm. Holy Saturday. The world is, as we say, silent...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 10, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” This opening line of the 22nd psalm is one of the most plaintive cries in Scripture, or indeed, in all of literature. It is a cry of agony, despair, and abandonment....