by Patricia Templeton | Jun 25, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
There’s a funny thing about history. It changes depending on who is telling it. For many years, history textbooks told the story of this country’s past from the viewpoint of white men. Stories of women, Native Americans, African Americans, and other minorities were...
by Patricia Templeton | Jun 18, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
I was talking to a friend a few days ago, who commented that she had heard people talking about the three-day holiday weekend. “When did Fathers’ Day become a national holiday?’ she asked. Well, today is Fathers’ Day, and we give thanks for all...
by Patricia Templeton | Jun 11, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
A few years ago I visited a friend in Wilmington, Delaware, and preached at her church, Trinity Parish. The more than 100-year-old church was once one of the predominant features of the downtown Wilmington landscape. But now its spires are dwarfed by the immense...
by Patricia Templeton | Jun 4, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
The pattern is the same every year. We celebrate Easter and God’s victory over death in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God. Then 50 days later we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit to the disciples at Pentecost. And then the next Sunday, before we launch...
by Patricia Templeton | Jun 3, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Hi everyone, The service leaflet for tomorrow is attached. And remember we are on our summer schedule now, which means ONE service at 10 a.m. Hope to see you there. e-ver-Trinity-Sunday-June-4-2023A-Download Tricia
by Patricia Templeton | Jun 1, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
“Grief never fully goes away; but if it can be shared, it can be managed.” Margot Douaihy, Scorched Grace Dear friends, Today marks three months since Joe breathed his last. In some ways that time feels like an eternity; at other moments I am right back in...
by Patricia Templeton | May 31, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Last week I had lunch with Winnie Varghese, the rector of St. Luke’s downtown. She told me about a project they are involved in during the school year — sending backpacks full of food home with kids on Fridays to help them through the...
by Patricia Templeton | May 28, 2023 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
John Howard Griffin was 16 when he left his home in a small south Georgia town to study in France in the years before World War II. Once there, he joined the French Underground and began helping to smuggle Jewish people out of Germany, putting them on boats to safety...
