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The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 11, 2020

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 11, 2020 By Rev. Jane Bender Dear St. Margaret’s Family, I hope and pray that this week’s letter finds you in good health and yes, even in good spirits!   It is a difficult time to keep spirits […]

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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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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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The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 6, 2020

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 6, 2020 By Mo. Laura Thomas Howell Dear Brothers and Sisters, Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so

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The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 30, 2020

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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