by Patricia Templeton | Feb 22, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, There are several things coming up in the days and weeks ahead. First, if you have been craving Thin Mints your habit can be satisfied tomorrow. Here is a note from our resident Girl Scout, Reese O’Connel. Hi everyone! This is Reese. I am going to...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 17, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, In recent months watching Jeopardy has become part of my evening routine. In the spirit of that game, I have some answers. See if you can guess the question. Here we go: In the basement In the parish hall In the copy room In an office Stumped? Well, here...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 16, 2025 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Blessed are the poor, we hear Jesus say today. Blessed are the hungry, those who weep, and those who are hated because they follow him. In these beatitudes, or blessings, Jesus is naming those on the margins, the outskirts of society, and saying that in God’s...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 10, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Sometimes you read something that just needs to be shared. This op-ed piece by Margaret Renkl in today’s New York Times is one of those. This should be a gift article that you can read even if you don’t subscribe. If that doesn’t work...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 4, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I thought you might be interested in reading this profile of Washington DC Bishop Mariann Budde, who had the courage to preach true Christianity to the powerful. One detail that both relieved and saddened me was that she now has security guards with her....
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 2, 2025 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
We have competing events on the calendar today. On the secular calendar it is Groundhog Day. Sometime this morning a groundhog in Pennsylvania will come out of its hole and blink at the cameras surrounding it waiting to see if it sees its shadow, something to which...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 2, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, “We must hold the Bible in one hand, and the newspaper in the other.” These words are attributed to Karl Barth, one of the great theologians of the 20th century. His words were addressed to preachers, but really they are relevant to all...
by Patricia Templeton | Jan 29, 2025 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, We have some good news to report. The International Rescue Committee has found appropriate housing for our families. We don’t know the details yet, but the housing is most likely in DeKalb County near Clarkston. They will be moving in tomorrow. The...
