by Patricia Templeton | Apr 2, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, There is news to share from the diocese today. Bishop Wright is one of four bishops nominated to be Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. The presiding bishop presides over meetings of the bishops, and participates in the ordination of new bishops....
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 28, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
Dear friends, This evening begins what is called The Triduum, or the Three Days, the most holy time of the Christian year. Tonight we mark the last night of Jesus’ earthly life, and remember his final command to his disciples — to love one another....
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 23, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
Dear friends, Tomorrow begins the most solemn, sacred week of the Christian year, the lead up to Easter known as Holy Week. We start tomorrow with Palm Sunday (service leaflet attached), a day that begins with joy and triumph as Jesus enters Jerusalem, and ends in...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 16, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
Dear friends, The service leaflet for tomorrow is attached. It’s hard to believe that one week from tomorrow is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. I’ll be sending out a lot more information about that next week, but mark your calendars for the...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 4, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Last week was the first anniversary of Joe’s death. It was a day I had dreaded for weeks, really since Joseph Henry and I got back from Italy in early January at about the same time that Joe went to the hospital last year. For the last two months I...
by Patricia Templeton | Mar 2, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
Dear friends, You may remember that last Sunday we changed one of the hymns mid-service because, as I said at annoucements, it contained a word that is forbidden during Lent. Several of you asked me afterwards what that word was, which made me think it might be time...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 24, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
The service leaflet for tomorrow is attached. Hope to see you in the morning. e-version-Lent-2-24B-Sunday-Feb-25-2024Download Tricia
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 21, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I am writing to let you know that our parishioner David Abner died this morning. David has been in hospice for several weeks after a fall in January. His family is not planning to have a service, but I think we as a congregation need to remember him with...