by Patricia Templeton | Oct 20, 2024 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Two weeks from Tuesday we will elect the next president of our country. Some of you have already voted; others like to wait until election day to cast their vote.s As November 5th draws nearer I can feel my anxiety levels rising. From conversations with many of you,...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 16, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, This Sunday is one of the most events of the year at St. Dunstan’s, the annual Flying Pig BBQ. We will have one service at 10:45, followed by the feast. Head cook John Gimson will have plenty of pork and chicken on hand. We ask you to bring a side...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 13, 2024 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
Jesus said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” St. Anthony of Thebes, brought up in a wealthy Christian family, but orphaned at age 18, heard these words one day in...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 11, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, We have all been following the news of Hurricanes Helene and Milton the last two weeks. Many of us have friends and relatives, or even second homes, in Western North Carolina and Florida. I have been in touch with our former parishioners Dotti Albright...
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 6, 2024 | Sermons, Tricia's Sermons
We have reached that point in the political season where we are constantly bombarded with ads and requests for money. You can’t turn on the TV without seeing ads for one or both of the presidential candidates. Our emails are flooded with requests for donations....
by Patricia Templeton | Oct 3, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends,Every day the news of the aftermath of Hurricane Helene seems to grow more dire. Most of us seem to have family or friends who are affected by this hurricane that has caused so much destruction hundreds of miles away from the coast. I have a brother and...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 28, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bulletins, News
Dear friends, I hope that all of you have weathered the storm safely — that your trees are where they are supposed to be (and not in your house), and that you have electricity. The church lost power for a while, and there are a couple of leaks in the parish...
by Patricia Templeton | Sep 15, 2024 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, News
Dear friends, Several of you have asked me for copies of today’s sermon. It is now posted on the website here: https://stdunstan.net/bearing-false-witness/ I also want to share with you a letter from Peter Eaton, the Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Southeast...