by Patricia Templeton | Mar 29, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Amazingly, it was only two weeks ago that we were gathered in person in this space in what I suspected would be our last physical gathering for some time. It seems like a lot longer, doesn’t it? Our Old Testament reading that day was from the...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 28, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Tomorrow morning we continue the adventure of worshipping online, live streaming the Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. You may have already discovered that all our online services, week night Complines and Sunday Eucharists, are also recorded online. That means...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 25, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
A message from our treasurer, Lee: As we all know, the costs of keeping the parish going continue despite the fact that we cannot physically be present on Sundays and other days. I am always awed by the faithful generosity of our community, and trust that faithful...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 24, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, We received some news from Bishop Wright today that I want to share with you — all in-person services in the Diocese of Atlanta will be suspended until May 24. That means we have two more months of worshipping online. That’s a long time. It...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 23, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, “Socially distanced, but spiritually connected.” Those of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s words, but I think they are a good description of how we are as church right now. Even though the pews were empty yesterday, I still felt a...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 22, 2020 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Last week in what turns out to have been our last time to physically worship together for who knows how long, I talked about how often the scripture readings for a particular Sunday, in a schedule set decades ago, seem to talk to our current...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 21, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
What a week it has been as we have all adjusted to a world we never dreamed of. I appreciate those of you who have tuned in to participate in Compline at 8 every evening (M-F). Several of you have asked about Maisie, aka the Devil Cat, and when she will make another...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 19, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Well, our first foray into worship online did not go exactly as I planned. Maisie the attack cat made an unexpected appearance and pretty much stole the show. One of my favorite writers Anne Lamott calls laughter “carbonated holiness.” Maybe we all needed...
