by Patricia Templeton | Dec 24, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Mary knew. Those are the words on a sign of a church I pass coming here every day. I imagine that some might wonder what these two words actually mean. If I texted that question to one of my younger friends, they might respond IYKYK. Or for those of us who still...
by Patricia Templeton | Dec 10, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
It happens every year at this time. The Christmas decorations are going up, the smell of fresh greenery is in the air, the red velvet bows are still crisp, the melodies of Christmas carols follow us everywhere we go – except in church, of course. There is a festive...
by Patricia Templeton | Dec 3, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Happy New Year! Today is the first day of Advent, the beginning of a new year in the church calendar. We have spent the last six months in what the church calls “ordinary time,” that long period between Pentecost, which is 50 days after Easter, and the First...
by Patricia Templeton | Nov 26, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Today is the last Sunday in the season of Pentecost, the longest season of the church year. At one time the church referred to the season of Pentecost as “ordinary” time. From May through the end of November there are no big festivals or celebrations on the...
by Patricia Templeton | Nov 12, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
I was about 10 years old when psychic Jean Dixon predicted the exact date of the end of the world. Somehow in those days before the internet and social media the news of this impending doom raced through our fifth grade classroom, both exciting and...
by Patricia Templeton | Nov 5, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Today is All Saints’ Day, one of the major feast days of the Church, and one of my favorite Sundays of the year. This first Sunday in November is the day that we remember the saints of the church — all of them, those who have their own day on the church...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 29, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
For the last two months our Old Testament readings have been following the story of Moses and the people of Israel as they journey through the wilderness to the land that God first promised to Abraham and Sarah long, long ago. When the story begins, the Israelites are...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 22, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
“A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.” These words from the prophet Jeremiah are not in the scripture readings appointed for...
