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Loving, Growing and Sharing the Good News in Emmaus, Pennsylvania
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The Rev. Canon Lexa Shallcross 150 Elm Street Emmaus, PA 18049
Sunday Worship Holy Eucharist Rite I - 8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II - 10:15 am Wednesday Worship Holy Eucharist with the Laying on of Hands for Healing - 11:00 am Wherever you are in your journey of faith you are welcome to receive the Bread and Wine of Holy Communion.
Outdoor Labyrinth- Open 24 Hours
There is an outdoor Labyrinth located in our churchyard, off the parking lot. Everyone is invite to walk it. A labyrinth is not like a maze. Mazes are designed to trick and fool you and keep you feeling lost. If you faithfully follow the well marked path of a labyrinth, it will led you to the center and back out again. For years, labyrinths have been spiritual tools used to simulate the journey we undertake as disciples and followers.
SNOW!!You will not find St. Margaret's Church on the t.v. list of closings when there is a snowfall effecting Sunday morning travel. Generally, clergy or parish members can mush to Church. Everyone should travel safely. If you think you might be the first to arrive, bring your key!!
St. Margaret Queen of Scotland Seal 
Let your light shine. . . . The new ceiling lights in our worship space were dedicated on Easter Sunday 2008. The cost of purchase and installation was paid for by the gifts given in memorial by the family and friends of loved ones who have died. Come and see. +For the Parish Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your Holy Church; though Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Community Events This Winter
Sat., January 9, 2010
8 am to 11 am Community Breakfast at St. M's
Enjoy good food at a modest cost.
Parking lot is off Elm Street.
Eagle Scout Gives
Fresh Look to Rooms Chris Hersh, Troop 70-Trexler, has repainted and refurbished our Nursery, Conference Room and Kisok area by the Elevette. Take a look next time you are in the building. Hersh logged over 100 hours. He was assisted by other scouts and suprvised by his Father who is a professional painter. Sara Cardinale served as Hersh's Vestry coordinator and a generous donation paid for most of the supplies. On Wednesday evening, May 27, Chris Hersh will be recognized at a BSA Court of Honor and given his Eagle Scout rank.
Hersh is a Senior at Emmaus HIgh School. He enjoys sports, paintball and video games. HIs Family attends Mediator Church in Allentown.
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Welcome! St. Margaret's is a loving, growing community of faith committed to making God known through proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. We know ourselves as children of God's good creation. We are dedicated to prayer, worship, and education. We are committed to supporting individuals and families in their struggle for wholeness. Through our mission, ministry and outreach, we share the power of Christ's love which brings peace and justice, and gives dignity to everyone. We experience God's desire to nurture, heal, and sustain us and seek to spread the knowledge of this reality to others.
New Sunday Worship Schedule
Beginning Sunday, February 7, 2010,
there will be a new
Sunday morning worship schedule.
Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 9 a.m.
The first and third Sunday will be Rite I
without music.
The second and fourth Sunday will be Rite II
with music.
On the four months with five Sundays,
the schedule will alternate
between Rite I and Rite II.
St. Margaret's Outreach Ministries
"Family School" Starts
on Tuesday night, January 12th
Help for adults in English as a Second Language (ESL);
Adult Literacy and; Basic Life Skills
(improve employment, home management, and parenting skills; prepare to pass
the PA Drivers' written test and the US Citizenship exam, and more...).
Classes are Tuesday nights
from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Phone 610- 967-1450; 610- 965-2686
or 610- 393 -2043
for information and preregistration.
Everyone is welcome.
Free Childcare...on-site childcare will be provided
while adults are being tutored.
Children will participate in group activities, receive homework help
and enjoy a nutritional snack.
This Outreach Ministry is partially funded
by a Grant from New Hope for NE PA.
St. Margaret's now has it's own BLOG! What is a blog? It is a Web Log, or on-line journal of thoughts, ideas and stuff. The blog is called Maggie's Cross. Take a look and check back often to see updates. If you would like to contribute something to the blog, contact Canon Shallcross.
Everyone is Welcome!
St. Margaret's is air-conditioned, wheelchair accessible and has lots of parking. We welcome all people, respecting their individual faith journeys. Our congregation is 100 years old. We belong to the Diocese of Bethlehem which is part of the Episcopal Church in the USA.
Please call the office if you have questions or concerns about your first visit. The number is (610) 967-1450. Leave your name and number on the answering machine and we will return your call.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -See photos from our Centennial Homecoming Celebration on Sunday, October 5- by logging onto "Maggie's Cross".
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Three original Christmas pageants: "The Angel of Rehoboth"(c), "Richard the True Blue Rein Dear" (c) and "The March of the Prophets" (c) are available for your use. Email Canon Shallcross about fee schedules and performance limitations.Original work by the One Room Church School at St. Margaret's
Presented Christmas Eve, December 24, 2009
"The Angel of Rehoboth" brings everyone to the stable after all but Mary and Joseph have been turned away at the Inn in Bethlehem.
Reviewers Give Four Stars To the First Run Showing of " Richard, the True Blue Rein Dear " St. Margaret’s Church School prepared, produced and presented an original "seussical" Christmas pageant featuring the purpose driven rein "dear" True Blue Richard. The congregation delighted in the poetry by Jenny Wager, a/k/a Parish Treasurer, and the antics of our youth as they moved through the Nativity story. Six week old Ryan Paul Hunter was the baby Jesus. He was escorted by his Mother Pam (Mary) and Father Matt (Joseph). Paige Merrill scampered in antlers as Richard and was backed up by the narration of Jordan Cardinale. Kayla Escobedo stepped up as the "Solo Angel" and led the singing of the "First Noel". Audience also joined in "We Three Kings", "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "Away in a Manger". Other participants included three kings: Patrick Hunter (see the Holy Family, above), Tate Kildonas and Steve Klidonas; three shepherds: Tony Cardinale, Joe Cardinale and Caleb Brukhardt; the Innkeeper- Aedan Merrill. Alice Luetzel, Grandmother of the Solo Angel, accompanied on the organ. And many thanks to our "stage Moms": Sue Schaffner, Jenn Brukhardt, Sara Cardinale and Tracy Merrill. The critics gave their highest kudos and four stars to the performance. Please note that the original copy written script is available for your use. Contact us for performance limitations and a fee schedule. March of the Prophets- Make a Joyful Noise Lots of speaking parts but no pesky memorization! Minimal costumes but maximum fun!Everyone in the cast gets a tamborne to decorate and use. Do you have girls taking dance classes? There a spot for their own choregraphy of a liturgical dance. Congregation joins the singing. Solo voices can be highlighted.
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 As we celebrate the life and legacy of our Patron Saint, you can find more information about St. Margaret and the people who are still inspired by her example.
ST MARGARET'S CHAPEL GUILD St Margaret's Chapel Guild was founded in 1942. The inspiration came from the Very Reverend Dr Ronald Selby Wright, CVO, TD, Minister of Canongate, who was known as the Radio Padre during the Second World War. As the parish Minister of Edinburgh Castle, he wrote a letter which was printed in The Evening News inviting women named Margaret to put flowers in St Margaret's Chapel which lies at the heart of the Castle. The enthusiastic response led him to found the Guild, under the patronage of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, who took a keen interest in the life of the Guild until her death in 2002. Dr Wright, as Minister of the Castle, became the Guild's first President, and was succeeded on his retirement by his successor in the Parish, The Reverend Charles Robertson, in 1978. For the past sixty years, members of the Guild, all named Margaret, have continued to make sure that there are always fresh flowers in the Chapel.
That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus. Jesus himself drew near. - Luke 24:13-35.
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This site was updated on 5/20/2007
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church 150 Elm Street, Emmaus, PA 18049 Phone: (610) 967-1450 Fax: (610) 966-0472 E-mail: CanonLexa@stmargaretsemmaus.org 
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