Rector’s Update: Thur 1/2

Dear friends, Happy New Year! Joseph Henry and I had a great trip to Santa Fe. It is such a beautiful part of the country. It was very good for us to be away, but I am ready now to get back into some kind of normal routine. This Sunday we will return to our...

Rector’s Update: Tue 12/31

Dear friends,        When I heard the news of Jimmy Carter’s death, I immediately thought back to election night 1976. I was a junior at the University of Georgia, and features editor of the student newspaper, The Red and Black. My assignment...

Rector’s Update: Mon 12/23

Dear friends, Tomorrow evening is one of the most special nights of the year as we gather to celebrate the birth of the Christ child. The liturgy begins at 5 p.m., but special music begins at 4:30, so please come to hear the joyful music of the season. The service...

Rector’s Update: Wed 12/18

Dear friends, A week from today is Christmas, something that surprises me every time I look at the calendar. There is a lot going on in the days ahead. Here is our schedule for the last week of this year and the first week of 2025: The Fourth Sunday of Advent (the...

Rector’s Update: Tue 11/26

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...

Rector’s Update: Wed 11/20

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...

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