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Rector’s Update: Wed 3/10
Dear friends, I have some news today that will make you cry "Hallelujah," even if it is the middle of Lent. Bishop Wright announced today that we can resume in-person worship in the church! Hallelujah! After discussion with the vestry last night we decided that our...
Rector’s Update: Mon 3/8
Dear friends, This week a year ago was our last week of normal life, although we didn't fully realize it. I remember hearing that the rector of a church in Washington DC was diagnosed with Covid 19 -- the day after he had given communion to several hundred people. But...
Rector’s Update: Sun 3/7
Hi everyone, Just a short message today to remind you every Wednesday during Lent Bishop Wright releases a five-minute video with reflections on theological questions. The first week's was "how do I move closer to God?" The second was "What do I do when God is...
Rector’s Update: Sat 3/6
Dear friends, I have some good news about one of our parishioners to share with you. Kristine Anderson has been nominated for the Georgia Author of the Year award in the Debut Novel category for her novel Crooked Truth. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend you...
Rector’s Update: Thur 3/4
Dear friends, One of the biggest issues before the state legislature this year is voting rights. There have been 80 voting-related bills introduced in this legislative session. The nonpartisan League of Women Voters has this to say about the bills: "Nearly all of...
Rector’s Update: Wed 3/3
Dear friends, This morning in our monthly clergy Zoom call with the bishop we received some encouraging news. Numbers of covid cases and related deaths are declining, and more people are getting the vaccines (although Georgia is near the bottom of the list there)....
Rector’s Update: Mon 3/1
Dear friends, The first "aha" moment came when the flight attendant handed out customs forms as the plane neared Bangkok."I don't have any foreign currency to declare," I said. "All my money is American." My seatmate laughed, "What do you think American money is in...
Rector’s Update: Tue 2/23
Dear friends, Two years ago a group from St. Dunstan's spent most of the Saturdays in Lent visiting the sites of lynchings in Fulton County. The purpose of these visits was to remember what had happened at each of these sites, to remember those who died in such...
Rector’s Update: Mon 2/22
Dear friends, Sometime today the official death toll from the coronavirus in this country is expected to surpass the 500,000 mark. That is the official count. Public health experts say the reality is many more than that. Half a million people dead is a number that is...
Rector’s Update: Wed 2/17
Dear friends, Today we begin the holy season of Lent, those 40 days of reflection and preparation for Easter. You should have received an abbreviated Ash Wednesday at Home service along with the pre-blessed ashes. But we will also be streaming the full Ash Wednesday...