Dear St. Margaret’s Family, I write to you this first day of September praying that all is well for you and yours. REOPENING UPDATE: In a previous letter, I wrote that we are trying to discern the appropriate time to reopen the church for in-person worship. I had hoped for the middle of this month, […]
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St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 30, 2020 By Rev. Jane Bender Dear St. Margaret’s Family, This week’s Epistle is from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans, Chapter 12:9-21. In these brief verses are a series of rapid-fire exhortations that go by so
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An Image of FORGIVENESS for the Ages captured in a Rembrandt Painting. The Return of the Prodigal Son is an oil painting by Rembrandt. It is among the Dutch master’s final works, likely completed within two years of his death in 1669. Depicting the moment of the prodigal son‘s return to his father in the Biblical parable, it is
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St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, August 16, 2020 By Rev. Jane Bender Dear St. Margaret’s Family, Greetings to you all and I hope this letter finds you well! As you may have noticed, I usually write my reflection message about the Gospel Reading
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St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 9, 2020 By Rev. Jane Bender Dear St. Margaret’s Family, Our gospel reading this week from Matthew tells the very familiar story of Jesus’ miraculous walking on water. This story of Jesus walking on the Sea of
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VESTRY LEADERSHIP As you are aware from previous news, Connie Allport needed to relinquish the role of Senior Warden a few weeks ago due to multiple family commitments. Thankfully, as Sr. Warden, Emerita, she has graciously chosen to remain on Vestry as a working member. We cherish her continuing work, leadership, dedication, and “who” she
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St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, August 2, 2020 By Mo. Laura Thomas Howell Dear Brothers and Sisters, What a great time for us to read Genesis 32:22-31, the wonderful story of Jacob! He was alone one night, and a man attacked him while
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The Rose of Sharon which is blooming in St. Margaret’s Memorial Garden has a legend behind it. When Joseph of Arimathea arrived in Glastonbury he climbed a hill to survey the countryside. He thrust into the ground his staff made from the “Holy Crown of Thorns” worn by Christ. The staff immediately took root and
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St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, July 26, 2020 By Rev. Jane Bender Dear St. Margaret’s Family, Greetings to you all and I hope this letter finds you well! This week’s Gospel from Matthew has a series of parables that offer us insights into
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St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, July 19, 2020 By Rev. Jane Bender Dear St. Margaret’s Family, Greetings to you all and I hope this letter finds you well! Mo. Laura, Kathy Leber, Connie Allport, and I met with Bp. Kevin via Zoom to
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