Rev. Jane Bender

WEEKLY REFLECTION | The First Sunday after Epiphany, January 10, 2021

The Baptism of Our Lord My dearest family and friends of St. Margaret’s, HAPPY EPIPHANY TO YOU!  This year there will be six Sundays in the Season of Epiphany – the season of light!  I love celebrating Epiphany in the Northern Hemisphere, where our hours of daylight are so few in winter.  We have this […]

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VIRTUAL WORSHIP | The First Sunday after the Epiphany, January 10, 2021

Sunday 01.10.21 @ 9:00 AM Virtual Worship Play the video on this page below or view it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Q6ZFbRYsllQ Reflection Letter Follow the link to read the reflection for this week: WEEKLY REFLECTION | The First Sunday after Epiphany, January 10, 2021 Sermon Genesis 1:1-5 Acts 19:1-7 Mark 1:4-11 Psalm 29 In the name of the

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“America the Beautiful” Organ Performance by St. Margaret’s Director of Music, Julius Sarkozy

Dear Beloveds, I encourage you to take a moment to hear this moving performance by our own Director of Music, Julius Sarkozy, It moved me to tears to hear this familiar “love song” to America. As we prepare for the results of the 2020 Election, let us never forget the hope of our beloved country.

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The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, October 25, 2020

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, October 25, 2020 By Rev. Jane Bender Dear St. Margaret’s Family and Friends, This week I share with you information from the Episcopal Church National Office, Department of Government Relations, on a resource that has been distributed called

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The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, October 18, 2020

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, October 18, 2020 By Rev. Jane Bender Dearest Family and Friends of St. Margaret’s, Greetings to you this mid-October already!  I hope and pray that you are holding fast with patience and perseverance during this difficult time.  You

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The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 27, 2020

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 27, 2020 By Rev. Jane Bender Dear St. Margaret’s Family, Greetings to each of you as we continue our journey through this season of Pentecost in this unusual time of pandemic.  I pray that you are staying

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The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 20, 2020

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 20, 2020 By Rev. Jane Bender Dear St. Margaret’s Family, Greetings to each of you as we continue our journey through this season of Pentecost in this unusual time of pandemic. This week’s Gospel from Matthew reading

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St. Margaret’s Virtual Worship Is Now Online

With deep thanksgiving, I am beyond happy to say that St. Margaret’s is now pre-recording The Holy Eucharist for airing each Sunday Morning at 9:00 AM and anytime thereafter.   One simply clicks the link to St. Margaret’s new YouTube channel found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Nmxr6pf09XAjijctz_pSQ The link is posted after the taping and is distributed by the

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The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 13, 2020

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 13, 2020 By Rev. Jane Bender Dear St. Margaret’s Family, Greetings to each of you!  My prayers for safety and solace continue for each of you during these strange and unusual times of the ongoing pandemic.   In

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