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 15, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It was four months ago today, March 15, that we held our last in-person worship service. That is a mind-boggling statement. The week leading up to that Sunday on the Ides of March felt like the proverbial snowball rolling down the hill, getting bigger...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 13, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It’s Monday, which means we have a new version of Compline for the week. The service is attached. Night-PrayersDownload I ask your prayers for Peg Maloney, who is having major back surgery tomorrow. And please continue to pray for Cathy Leake, who...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 11, 2020 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I’ve heard from several of you this week that you have once again gotten scam emails, supposedly from me. We are not alone in this. Churches everywhere are targeted for this type of scam. If you look closely you will see that the scammers’...
