by Patricia Templeton | Jun 28, 2026 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Proper 8AJune 28, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton Years ago there was a spy movie called The Good Shepherd. It starred Matt Damon as Edward Wilson, a Yale student who was recruited to work in military intelligence during World War Two, and then was...
by Patricia Templeton | Jun 21, 2026 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Proper 7AJune 21, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton “Do not think I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a...
by Patricia Templeton | Jun 15, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I’m back! A month and a day from my surgery I feel more than ready to return. The surgery and continuing rehab could not have gone better. I know that’s not always the case. A friend had the same surgery two weeks after mine and has had a...
by Patricia Templeton | May 21, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, A week ago this time I was in the recovery room at Piedmont Hospital, waiting for a room to become available. Today I had my first post-op appointment with my surgeon, who was pleased with the way my leg is healing and with the progress I am making in...
by Patricia Templeton | May 12, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I am writing with some sad news. Our beloved church cat Beppe has not been seen since last Thursday. Although I hope and pray that he will return, that is doubtful. Bella, his girlfriend, is bereft, and so are we. Beppe has been an integral part of life...
by Patricia Templeton | May 10, 2026 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Easter 6AMay 10, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton One of the biggest changes that has occurred in this country in the last few decades is the increase in religious diversity. When I was growing up you could safely assume that most people went to church,...
by Patricia Templeton | May 3, 2026 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Easter 5AMay 3, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton Every three years the Episcopal Church holds a national convention, a time to enact new legislation governing the denomination, and to chart the course of the church for the coming years. Several years ago...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 29, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, We had a great turnout for our annual parish meeting and lunch on Sunday. Once again I’d like to thank our outgoing vestry members. Finishing up their three year terms are Ralph Paulk, Suzanne Johnson, and Andrea Patten-Weerakoon. And stepping down...
