For the first time, Palmer’s Dinner & Discussion group met electronically on Friday, April 17th. More than 60 people joined this Zoom event and were able to ask “live” virtual questions. There were even out-of-state participants! Professor Mark Jones, Political...
Catherine Meeks was eager for the weeks ahead last February as she anticipated the spring season launch of a series of programs at the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing in Atlanta. But then it all stopped on March 12 when its home base, the Atlanta University Center...
“Almighty and most merciful God, we remember before you all poor and neglected persons whom it would be easy for us to forget….” BCP P827 Prayers for the Poor and the Neglected Thanks to your financial gifts to Palmer’s Refugee Resettlement Restricted Account, the...
I’m reflecting amongst the many smiles and somber and serious faces out in the wind today, during our church’s Ashes To-Go. Along with the inquiries, the sincerest gratitude of strangers and friends, and the tears, there is the feeling of humility upon imposing the...
I’ll admit it. I didn’t want to go. It’s the beginning of January and I have things to do… taking down the decorations, unpacking from trips, the start of school. I drove to Camp Allen ahead of the rain storm and all that was on my mind was getting back home on Sunday to...
We arrived at 11:30 and they were already waiting for us. The residents of the New Hope Sakowitz community were gathered for a weekly meeting, and they knew if they stuck around afterwards, they'd get to partake of the lunch we'd prepared for them. This is our third year at New Hope Sakowitz, so...
Looking for a way to make the holiday season more meaningful? With Christmas decorations up before Halloween, the holidays often feel stressful and commercialized, constantly being told to find the “perfect” gift for someone. For me, the perfect gift comes in the form of something...
God nudged Jack and me to Palmer through a series of seeming coincidences, where we found a wonderful, nurturing community. Over the past decade and a half, we have married, had children, watched them grow, dealt with illness and death, and had personal successes and failures. The people of...
"The grander purpose of life is not to create wealth, to pursue pleasure, or to get our names in the history books, but rather to find the tiny speck of the Divine in our heart." Eknath Easwaran For the Fields family, Palmer has been a beautiful sanctuary where we have come to worship...
We will soon be celebrating Thanksgiving Day with family and friends, and one of the things that Dick and I are thankful for is our Palmer family. Palmer has opened our hearts and minds to our worship at this wonderful church and congregation of Palmers. This is our second home where we are...
