Weekly Reflections

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 […]

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

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

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 12, 2020 By Mo. Laura Thomas Howell Dear Brothers and Sisters, This is the time of the year when we are normally on vacation, or thinking about the vacation soon to come. “The lazy, hazy days of

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Emmaus, PA Reflections on The Season of Pentecost The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, July 5, 2020 Dear St. Margaret’s Family, Question, dear friends: How are you all weathering this storm of multiple, serious issues of our time?  If you are like I, you are living from week to week, sometimes, day

Greetings in the name of Our Risen Lord Jesus Christ this Eastertide! Who would ever have thought that our world would be turned upside-down in the past weeks with the coronavirus pandemic?  Now, the world is gravely afflicted by COVID-19. We are living through an unprecedented time in our history. But, the resurrection of Jesus