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Rector’s Update: Thur 10/8
Dear friends, Once again it is time for us to host Family Promise, a program that serves those without homes. As with almost everything else, the pandemic has changed the way we participate in this program. St. Luke's Presbyterian Church in Dunwoody has graciously...
Rector’s Update: Mon 10/5
Dear friends, I've got several things to share with you today. Day by Day is a pamphlet containing daily reflections on scripture passages, written by lay and ordained members of the Episcopal Church. Each pamphlet has three months of reflections. The booklets for...
Rector’s Update: Sun 10/4
Dear friends, How wonderful it was to see some of you this afternoon at the Blessing of the Animals. It was a beautiful day, and the Beech Grove was the perfect spot for our first in-person gathering since March. We had about 25 people, 12 dogs, a fish, and pictures...
Rector’s Update: Fri 10/2
Dear friends, We still have spaces available for the Blessing of the Animals in the Beech Grove on Sunday at 2 p.m. This will be our first in-person gathering since March 15, and I am very excited to see some of you face-to-face for the first time since then. Diocesan...
Rector’s Update: Mon 9/28
Dear friends, This Sunday we will have our first in-person gathering since March 15, an outdoor Blessing of the Animals. Note that we will still have our usual online service of Holy Eucharist at 10 Sunday morning. The Blessing of the Animals will be at 2 p.m. in the...
Rector’s Update: Sat 9/26
Dear friends, Attached is the bulletin for tomorrow's service. Pentecost-17-Proper-21-20A-September-27Download And remember that next Sunday, October 4, we will have our first in-person gathering since March with the Blessing of the Animals. It will be at 2 p.m. in...
Rector’s Update: Thur 9/24
Dear friends, Today is a significant day in Atlanta history, although most people are probably unaware of it. From September 22-24,1906, was the Atlanta Race Massacre. When we hear the words "race riot," my guess is that for most of us we picture our African American...
Rector’s Update: Mon 9/21
Dear friends, Just a few things for you today. First, attached is the service sheet for Compline this week. For the first time in a long time we will be doing straight up Compline right out of the prayer book with no tweaks or added prayers, which I usually do. It's a...
Rector’s Update: Sat 9/19
Dear friends, In the last 24 hours I have heard from many of you expressing your grief over the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a true beacon of justice in our country. I share your grief and the determination to carry on the work she did so...
Rector’s Update: Mon 9/14
Dear friends, In the early weeks of this pandemic, long before we knew how long the road ahead of us was (something we still don't know) the vestry discussed two questions: How do we support those in our parish whose economic life has been affected by the pandemic?...