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Author: Chris Urick
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Adult EdOutreach
June 5, 2025

Speaking of Your Family (Immigration and Refugee Sunday)

In another week Pentecost arrives. That’s the red letter – and red attire! – day on our liturgical calendar that marks the whirwind arrival of the Holy Spirit to the apostles, when they were filled with the miraculous ability to speak and be understood by everyone, regardless of what language each listener normally used.I

          Next week Pentecost will help set the stage for the upcoming Refugee and Immigration Sunday on July 13, which St. Margaret’s and Episcopal churches across the country will mark with word, song, prayer and action. First, we need you and your family to do some talking! (Click poster to left to go to website.)

          A large world map will be up on the wall in the parish house. Even before you snag a cup of coffee, please pause to stick a sparkly star on the country or countries where the first members of your American family came from. Easy. You probably know the answer to that question already. That’s Step 1.
          Next to the map will be a blank poster titled “Honor Roll of Courage.” This may require a wee bit of homework for you this coming week. The Honor Roll is going to list whoever you know as the first member of any branch of your family tree to come to the U.S. This could be someone as recently arrived as one of your parents or grandparents, or any or several “great-great-greats” you know about from your personal geneology sleuthing. You aren’t expected to jump onto Ancestry.com for this; hopefully you and/or someone nearby knows of at least one candidate for this honor. You’ll be able to add the country they came from, the approximate year or decade they came, and the reason why, if known. This is Step 2 of Pentecost coffee hour!
          The final Step 3 is again easy and sheer fun. You may want to bring an advance list, however. Think of those colorful chains made from strips of construction paper that you or maybe your kids made back in the day. Let’s do it again! Between June 8 and July 13, we’ll gradually stretch a paper chain from our world map across the room to . . . the first post? The kitchen wall? All the way to the front? We’ll see! Each link will have the name of someone in your family who came from across the border or across the sea. We mean your whole family, by marriage or adoption. Your brother-in-law from Denmark, your niece’s husband from Argentina, the baby your aunt adopted from China, your cousin’s in-laws who decided to move here from Canada. Hopefully you’ll have many people for links on our chain. And please add others born outside the U.S. and now here who had a significant impact on your life – a teacher or college instructor, a home health aide who made all the difference caring for your parent, a colleague at work, someone who cared for you after school while your mother was working, a surgeon who mended your bad back, a migrant farmworker who became a friend, etc. Each can be a link you add.
          Special note! We have several in the parish who are themselves “immigrants”! Gold strips are reserved for them to sign as special sparkling links on the paper chain.
          This all starts next Sunday, and can be added to week by week, through July 13.
Pat Griffith

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By Chris Urick
CommunityOutreach
June 4, 2025

Belfast’s Pride Parade

Come out to support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community on Saturday, June 7.
Parade marchers will gather at Belfast Area High School beginning at 10:30 a.m. to
build your excitement before setting off at 11:00 a.m.
The parade will travel down Waldo Avenue to Main Street and end at Heritage Park.
You do not need to sign up to participate, just show up with a positive attitude.
The parade will end at Heritage Park where we will celebrate together as a community.
The Pride Parade has been organized by Belfast Area High School’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance Group.
For more information, click link “Our Town Belfast“.

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By Chris Urick
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Art in the Connector
April 9, 2025

Art in the Connector

The next corridor show, to open in mid-April, will feature paintings, photographs, prints,
collages, etc., which explore abstract imagery.
Contact Betsey Feeley with questions or to confirm your participation.
There will be a bin in the Parish Hall for submissions.

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By Chris Urick
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Worship
April 9, 2025

Easter Flowers

With your help, we will once again fill our sacred space with beautiful flowers this Easter Season. Donations are appreciated throughout the season and can be made in memory of or in thanksgiving for a loved one or ones. To have names included in the Easter service leaflet, please submit your donation by April 16. All donations, in any amount, are welcome. You can contribute by check or cash through the offering plate or the parish office. Donation envelopes are at the back on the church on the table, allowing you to write your message, and in memory of or in thanksgiving for, by your name.
Contact [email protected] or call 207 338-2412 for more details.

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By Chris Urick
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Worship
April 9, 2025

Easter Week

Maundy Thursday
“Maundy” comes from “mandatum” — commandment. We gather to remember Jesus’ commandment that we love one another as he has loved us. On this special night, we will gather in the parish hall for a pot-luck Mediterranean supper and Eucharist. Maribeth Payne will be our preacher. At the conclusion of the supper, Eucharist, and foot washing, we will go into the church for the stripping of the altar and an all-night vigil at the altar of repose.
 
All night vigil at the Altar of Repose
The Church will remain open all night so you can come at any time during the night to pray silently as the disciples would have done at the Mount of Olives. As we remove the reserved sacrament from the aumbry and take it to the altar of repose, we remember the movement of Our Lord from the house of the Last Supper to the Garden of Olives, where He underwent His agony and where He would be betrayed by Judas and arrested to be brought before Pilate prior to his crucifixion.
 
Easter Eve Family Service at 5PM in the church
This simple service of Taizé songs and stories from Holy Week is a chance to pray with Jesus and each other as we await the resurrection.

Festive Easter Eucharist at 8AM and 9:45AM.

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By Chris Urick
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February 18, 2025

Avian Haven

Meeting with Julian to go over equipment, 6 pm, PH.

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By Chris Urick
Outreach
January 31, 2025

Souper Bowl Sunday

No – that is not a typo! Souper Bowl Sunday has long been a tradition at St. Margaret’s – one that lapsed in recent years, but is up for revival!
 
Before we go home from church to settle in at home to watch the game, or attend a Super Bowl party where we will enjoy a variety of dishes from chili to chicken wings to chips and dip, let us think about those whose homes have been ravaged by fire or war, or those who live locally and rely on our local Food Cupboards or the Soup Kitchen.
 
On February 9th a soup tureen will be on the table at the back of church and will be handed around during the Offertory for donations to the World Central Kitchen and the GBAM Food Cupboard.
 

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By Chris Urick
Adult Ed
January 31, 2025

Candles! Candles! Candles!


We are decorating candles in adult forum this Sunday! (February 2).
This Sunday is the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple, aka known as Candlemas.  At this time, we commemorate the presentation of Jesus and the purification of Mary in the Jerusalem Temple, as well as the occasion of Simeon and Anna meeting Jesus. By the 7th century, Candlemas included lighting and blessing candles, procession and singing the Nunc dimittis. We have plenty of candles, large and small, to decorate.  If you have scissors to cut the colorful sheets of wax, please bring them.  Emily will bring some extras.

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By Chris Urick
Adult EdFellowship
December 3, 2024

Advent Wreath Making

Thanks to Emily Estes for the inspiration and materials used for a fun wreath-making session last Sunday following the Morning Prayer.

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By Chris Urick
Worship
October 4, 2024

News from Choir Director

“Chris is looking for folks who might be interested in leading the singing of the Psalm and Canticle during 9:45 morning prayer services. If you’ve never done it before, he can teach you and would be happy to work with you when your schedule allows to prepare you in advance. See Chris after any service he’s playing or reach out via email at [email protected] for more information.”
 
“Do you play an instrument and would like to help out during Sunday services every now and again (or more frequently)? Please reach out to Chris after any service he’s playing or reach out via email at [email protected] for more information.”

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