by Patricia Templeton | Nov 26, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Several of you have asked for copies of my sermon from Sunday with the Thanksgiving Prayer. It is attached. I say it in the sermon, but I’ll repeat it here. The credit for the prayer goes to Diana Butler Bass. Many of you have read her books or...
by Patricia Templeton | Nov 20, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, On Sunday night I attended a program at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Faith and Democracy. It included a panel of four speakers, some of whom will be familiar to you. Diana Butler Bass, who has spoken at St. Dunstan’s several times, was one...
by Patricia Templeton | Nov 9, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I have just a few things to remind you of as we enter into the busy holiday season. First, thanks to everyone who signed up to provide ingredients for Thanksgiving side dishes to the residents around Emmaus House. All 50 slots are filled. Please have...
by Patricia Templeton | Nov 3, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I have registered to participate in this Prayers for the Nation, an initiative of Faiths United to Save Democracy (Jim Wallis is one of the founders) on Monday evening from 8-9. Many of you have expressed anxiety and fear over the election and its...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 31, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, This is the third email you have received from me this week. I apologize for cluttering up your inboxes, but this is a busy time of year. Tomorrow the calendar turns to November, which means the holiday season is upon us. For everyone in this country,...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 30, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, This Sunday is All Saints’ Sunday one of the most celebrated feast days of the year. This is the day that we remember those we love who have joined that great cloud of witnesses in the heavens. As we do every year, we will read the names of...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 28, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Sixty six years ago this month, on October 12, 1958, the Temple, a reformed Jewish congregation on Peachtree Street, was bombed. Although no one was injured, the early morning blast caused significant damage to the building. The bombing was provoked by...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 16, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, This Sunday is one of the most events of the year at St. Dunstan’s, the annual Flying Pig BBQ. We will have one service at 10:45, followed by the feast. Head cook John Gimson will have plenty of pork and chicken on hand. We ask you to bring a side...