The Biggest Temptation

Lent 1AFebruary 22, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton Baptisms are cause for celebration. After almost every baptism there is a special reception here, often followed by another party at home for family and friends. That was not the case for Jesus. He was...

A Holy Lent

Ash WednesdayFebruary 18, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton I came to church early this morning to prepare for our Ash Wednesday services and to write a sermon. I had something in mind.  But when I went to my office and turned on my computer the first...

Jesus’ Inaugural Address

Epiphany 5AFebruary 8, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton                                             “With malice towards none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in,...

What the Lord Requires

Epiphany 4AFebruary 1, 2026St Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton     “God had told you, O mortal what is good; and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.” It is the 8th century BCE and God is not...

Is the Dream Still Alive?

Epiphany 2AJanuary 18, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton     It is a scene that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King would find all too familiar – protests across the country against the brutality of law enforcement agents – the killing of Renee Good, and the...

Compassion, Not Cruelty

Epiphany 1AJanuary 11, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton One of the things that I learned in seminary many years ago is that in the Episcopal Church baptism is a one-time event. It doesn’t matter if you were baptized as an infant or an adult. It doesn’t...

Led by a Star

EpiphanyJanuary 4, 2026St. Dunstan’sThe Rev. Patricia Templeton Once again, the church’s calendar is out of sync with the culture. The 12 Days of Christmas may be a popular song, but in reality to most of the world Christmas is long over.  Those Christmas...

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