by Patricia Templeton | Jul 16, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, I have finally reentered the world after my bout with Covid. Fortunately, it was a mild case, but it lingered for a while. I am glad to have it behind me. Every Sunday the flowers at our altar are breathtakingly beautiful. Flower guild chair Michele...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 5, 2026 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
The Fourth of JulyJuly 5, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton “God is not ashamed to be called their God.” This sentence from our second scripture reading today, a letter to the Hebrews, has been knocking around in my mind all week. That reading, like all...
by Patricia Templeton | Jul 5, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, What a beautiful service we had this morning, shaped around the Fourth of July. It was one of those days when the prayers, scripture, and music come together in a powerful way. That is what we hope for, but you never know if it works until we do...
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...
