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Rector’s Update: Wed 5/13
Dear friends, In 2008 as the recession grew we had a series of parish meetings to talk about our fears and worries, and how we could support one another through the crisis. Out of those meetings came the idea to establish a fund for parishioners who needed financial...
Rector’s Update: Mon 5/11
Dear friends, In the Zoom chats that we are doing several of you have asked about the chalice we are using in the Eucharists live-streamed from our dining room. It is strikingly different from the ones we use in church. This chalice and paten belong to Joe. They were...
Rector’s Update: Sun 5/10
Dear friends, A couple of months ago Michele St. Peter had tickets to a Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison concert that she couldn't use and gave to me. Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison? Aren't they dead? Yes, they are, but through the magic of technology they have been brought...
Rector’s Update: Fri 5/8
Dear friends, This Sunday's service should be a special treat with violinist Kerren Berz as our guest musician and noted author Diana Butler Bass as our guest preacher. The service bulletin is attached to this email. Join us live at 10 a.m. Sunday. And as always, if...
Rector’s Update: Thur 5/7
Dear friends, I have been sitting in the back of the church this afternoon listening as Kerren Berz and Cameron rehearsed and videoed the music for Sunday. What a treat it will be. I've attached a snippet of the prelude with Kerren on the violin and Cameron on the...
Rector’s Update: Wed 5/6
If you have been reading these posts regularly, you may remember that several weeks ago Bishop Wright set May 24 as a possible time for us to be able to worship in person together again. In a Zoom meeting with the bishop this morning he said what I've been suspecting...
Rector’s Update: Mon 5/4
When we began our sheltering in place in mid-March I think most of us had no idea that almost two months later we would still be in this situation. But here we are, and it looks like here we'll be for the foreseeable future. In those early days, when we were feeling...
Rector’s Update: Sat 5/2
Remember that we stream live at 10 a.m., but if you cannot be with us then you can always watch the video later on our Facebook page. And remember that if you're not on Facebook you can still participate by going to our website, www.stdunstan.net and clicking on the...
Rector’s Update: Wed 4/29
Dear friends, I've been trying to think of ways that we can come together, to see and talk with one another. Some churches are having "virtual" coffee hours on Zoom, with reportedly mixed results. My own limited experience with Zoom is that the more people involved...
Rector’s Update: Mon 4/27
Dear friends, It has now been two months since I've had a haircut, which means I am a month overdue. Coming into church today I saw that the lights are on in my salon, but I'm going to resist the temptation, and I hope that you do, too. (Or be like Cameron and take...