by Patricia Templeton | Mar 6, 2022 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
The devil led Jesus up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, “To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you,...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 28, 2022 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
On the top of a mountain, Jesus kneels in prayer as his friends struggle to stay awake. As he prays, Jesus is suddenly filled with radiant light, his very face aglow. Then two figures from another time and place appear, ...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 20, 2022 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Have you ever picked up a book, opened it about three-fourths of the way through and started reading it? You don’t know the characters, the plot, the context. Even if you can tell that something important is happening it doesn’t quite...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 13, 2022 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
When I was young, one of my favorite books was Pollyanna, the story of a girl who is orphaned at a young age, and sent to live with a wealthy, but austere and stern aunt in a distant part of the country. Pollyanna had never met...
by Patricia Templeton | Feb 6, 2022 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
I wonder how many of you have been to the ordination of a priest? It is an impressive service. Most churches pull out all the stops — the best of the best music, beautiful flowers in abundance, often incense. The procession includes all the...
by Patricia Templeton | Jan 30, 2022 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
“If I speak in the tongues of mortals and angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” When you heard that passage read a few moments ago, did you look around for the wedding couple? ...
by Patricia Templeton | Dec 24, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
How wonderful it is to be here this evening with all of you. This is the first time in two years that we have been able to pull out all the stops and celebrate a major feast day of the Church as...
by Patricia Templeton | Dec 19, 2021 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
If we have learned anything in the past 20 months of pandemic it is that human beings need community. Isolation may be okay for a little while, but soon we are longing for contact with other people, to be with friends and family. ...
