St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA The Season of Christmas  –  Christmastide 2020 Dearest St. Margaret’s Family, I send my heartfelt love to each of you as we continue our Christmastide in the midst of the ever more threatening Covid crisis.  There WILL be a day when we can look back upon these days in […]

Happy Christmastide 2020 to you! I hope this letter finds you well and enjoying these holy days after Christmas Day.  As you are well aware, we do not just celebrate Christmas one day of the year – but 12 full days of the year!  All holy, all celebratory, all joyous in the knowledge of the

Dear Beloved St. Margaret’s Family, Merry Christmas 2020!  This holy season is so different this year from others as we endure the pandemic. HOWEVER! What is NOT different is the reality that God sent into the world a Savior, Our Lord Jesus Christ – the same yesterday, today and forever.  Here below is the Christmas

Reflections on The Season of ADVENT Dear Beloveds, This coming Sunday marks the Fourth and last Sunday of Advent.  Our waiting is about to break forth into the light of Christmas. In these last days of waiting, let us rejoice in the hope, peace, joy and love that is Our Lord. Let us renew our

Reflections on The Season of ADVENT Dear Beloveds, The Collect for this coming Sunday, ADVENT III, is one of my favorites: “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; through