St. Margaret's Episcopal Church

John the Baptist

VIRTUAL WORSHIP | Third Sunday of Advent December 12, 2021

Sunday 12.12.21 @ 9:00 AM Virtual Worship Play the video on this page below or view it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tPoCjbybOr0 The Collect Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; […]

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VIRTUAL WORSHIP | Second Sunday of Advent December 5, 2021

Sunday 12.05.21 @ 9:00 AM Virtual Worship Play the video on this page below or view it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LvJwaYzGj5Y The Collect Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet

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Second Sunday of Advent, St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA

WEEKLY REFLECTION | Second Sunday of Advent, December 5, 2021

Dear Brothers and Sisters, As I sit in my cozy office at church, on a silvery gray day, watching a few snow flurries drift gently down, I’m thinking about Advent—my favorite liturgical season. I love the music, love the confusion between the past/present/future in our Scripture readings, love the joyful anticipation, love the church dressed

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St. Margaret's Episcopal Church - Last Sunday of Pentecost

VIRTUAL WORSHIP | Last Sunday after Pentecost November 21, 2021

Sunday 11.21.21 @ 9:00 AM Virtual Worship Play the video on this page below or view it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xzs0OH3X3j0 The Collect Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided

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St. Margaret's Episcopal Church - St. Margaret's Day

VIRTUAL WORSHIP | Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost November 14, 2021 – St. Margaret’s Day

Sunday 11.14.21 @ 9:00 AM Virtual Worship Play the video on this page below or view it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbTwH_RIF0U The Collect Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold

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St. Margaret's Episcopal Church - 1 Chronicles 12:17

WEEKLY REFLECTION | Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, November 14, 2021

Dear Brothers and Sisters, When I retired in 2017, Bishop Sean Rowe asked me to help out at St. Margaret’s Church as an assisting priest. Then, when Mo. Jane Bender retired at the beginning of October, you graciously called me to be your priest in charge. So we have had at least a little chance

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All Saints Sunday

WEEKLY REFLECTION | Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, November 7, 2021 – All Saints Sunday

Dear Brothers and Sisters, On Monday, November 1, the church celebrated All Saints, when we rejoiced with all the holy men and women down the ages who have loved and served God in extraordinary ways. Although we have long lists of saints on the various church calendars, we recognize that there are many “quiet” saints,

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