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SERVING THE MISSION TO GET OUT THE COVID VACCINE

Posted by Ruth Davies on

I am a member of the Altar Guild at Palmer, a greeter on Sunday mornings and I serve as coordinator for parishioners’ pastoral needs when they seek treatment in the Texas Medical Center. For the last 20 years, I have volunteered my time a few blocks away from Palmer visiting cancer...

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WALKING THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Posted by Hal Gordon on

 I am a member of Palmer’s Funeral Guild and serve as a lector for Sunday worship. Before we began socially distancing last year when COVID hit our city, you may have seen me serve as an usher at our Rite I service at 11:00. And for some years now I have been leading my fellow Palmers...

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SINGING PRAISES DURING A PANDEMIC

Posted by Camille Emig on

I am a longtime member of Palmer and I sing in the Palmer Choir. When I was asked to share an I Am Palmer essay on the choir experience during the pandemic, I was delighted but at the same time a bit overwhelmed trying to put into words what this past year has been like. Thinking back to last...

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VOLUNTEERING IN THE COVID-19 VACCINE TRIALS

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Connie and I joined Palmer in the early '90s when our son and daughter were young children. You might recognize Connie as a verger or me as a chalice bearer pre-pandemic. I am also a long-time member of the men's Bible study, part of Mac Hall's EFM group, and a Stephen Minister. Early on in the...

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