I AM PALMER I am Palmer is a series of articles written by parishioners at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church about their experiences in the time of COVID-19. With a close proximity to the Texas Medical Center and Rice University, the Palmer community has a unique insight into the halls of...
I AM PALMER I am Palmer is a series of articles written by parishioners at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church about their experiences in the time of COVID-19. With a close proximity to the Texas Medical Center and Rice University, the Palmer community has a unique insight into the halls of...
I am an Associate Professor at UTHealth School of Public Health and an American Public Health Association Executive Board Member. Many decades ago, when I was in graduate school studying viruses and epidemiology, we speculated about the next pandemic. Even then we felt it could happen at any...
“I am Palmer” is a series of articles written by parishioners at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church about their experiences in the time of COVID-19. With our close proximity to the Texas Medical Center and Rice University, the Palmer community has a unique insight into the...
Several weeks ago, the Rev. Liz Parker and the Rev. Linda Shelton became interested in an outreach project for making cloth face masks and contracted people at Palmer Church who sew. Since I had a list of Palmers who have helped with the Palmer Serve Sunday sewing project, I was able to...
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...
