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Rector’s Update: Wed 11/22
Dear friends, This week Emmaus House has been distributing bags full of the ingredients for Thanksgiving side dishes to those who live in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city (they also are receiving turkeys). Their goal was to distribute bags to 200 families....
Rector’s Update: Tue 11/21
Dear friends, I have been approaching Thanksgiving this week with a sense of dread. The holiday seems heavy this year, weighed down by the memories of who won't be at the table -- my father, who died on Thanksgiving Day 2020; my mother, who died last year days before...
Rector’s Update: Wed 11/8
Dear friends, What a great All Saints' celebration we had! As you who were here know, we had to move everything to the parish hall because our organ pipes were loudly reacting to the changes in temperature we've experienced lately. Everyone pitched in to help move and...
Rector’s Update: Mon 10/23 Part 2
Dear friends, During the past weeks many roads in Sandy Springs have been closed, forcing me to take different routes to church. I know what's open and what's not, and which way I need to take. But invariably, a few times a week I find myself driving down the old,...
Rector’s Update: Mon 10/23
Dear friends, What a great day we had yesterday! The service was full and the Flying Pig BBQ was fantastic. There are so many people to thank that I'm afraid I'm going to leave someone out, but these people deserve special thanks -- our BBQ gurus, John Gimson, Joe...
Rector’s Update: Sat 10/21
Dear friends, The service sheet for tomorrow's worship is attached. Remember there is only one service at 10 a.m. and no Sunday School. And bring a side dish and plan to stay for the Flying Pig BBQ after the service. e-ver-Pentecost-21-October-22-2023ADownload I look...
Rector’s Update: Thur 10/19
Dear friends, This Sunday is one of the most fun social events of the year at St. Dunstan's. It's time for the annual Flying Pig BBQ. We will only have ONE SERVICE at 10 a.m. (no Sunday School or confirmation class). The feast will begin after the service is ended....
Rector’s Update: Mon 10/16
Dear friends, Like all of you, I have watched the events of the last 10 days in Israel and Gaza with horror, sadness, and helplessness. I don't pretend to be an expert in the politics of the Middle East, but I do know, as President Biden said, that the Hamas attacks...
Rector’s Update: Fri 10/6
Dear friends, The year 2020 was tumultuous by any measure. There was the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing protests. There was the never-ending presidential campaign and election. And of course, there was the pandemic. Personally, things weren’t so great either....
Rector’s Update: Wed 9/27
Dear friends, I had a quick, but nice, visit to Seattle last weekend to preach at the funeral of a cousin who died of Covid. As is often the case at funerals, it was a combination of sadness at my cousin's death, mixed with the pleasure of seeing family members I had...