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...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 23, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, It is good to be back after a very profound pilgrimage to Ghana. You’ll be hearing more about that in the weeks to come. I got home about 10 p.m. Tuesday after a long trek that included a six-hour bus ride from Cape Coast to Accra, and a 10-hour...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 15, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Greetings from Ghana! We arrived in Accra about 10:30 Monday morning, several hours later than expected because of flight delays in New York. We immediately got on a bus for a four-hour drive to Cape Coast, much of it on dirt roads. Fortunately there was...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 7, 2026 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, What a glorious Holy Week and Easter we had! That stretch from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday is the most labor intensive time of the year, but the liturgies are all so powerful that all the hard work is more than worth it. It truly does take a village, or...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 5, 2026 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Easter SundayApril 5, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton Every year on the Tuesday before Easter, the clergy of the Diocese of Atlanta gather at the Cathedral to renew our ordination vows. At that service we are asked this question: “Will you continue...
by Patricia Templeton | Apr 3, 2026 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Good FridayApril 3, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton A legend about the explorer Marco Polo says that on his famous trek to the Far East he was captured and brought before the feared conqueror Genghis Khan. Afraid for his life, and desperate for some way...
