5th Sunday Collection
August’s Fifth Sunday offering will go to the Episcopal Relief & Development Haiti Fund and to the International Rescue Committee’s work in Afghanistan, working to help, for example, displaced people
in Kabul.
Important COVID Protocol Change – effective July 30, 2021
In light of this week’s changed CDC guidelines regarding masking and the increasing rates of COVID transmission rates in Waldo County, the Vestry has affirmed the following changes to our protocol at St. Margaret’s:
- We recommend that all people wear masks in church (those who have a leadership speaking role can remove their masks while performing their role).
- We will maintain a list of those in attendance.
Why these changes? In a nutshell, this past week the Federal CDC began recommending that allpeople, both unvaccinated and vaccinated, wear masks in indoor settings where COVID transmission rates are “substantial” or “high.” Waldo County presently is classified as “substantial.” The Maine CDC is following the federal guidelines.
We encourage you to look at these two links for background information, which will help explain the rationale.
From the U.S. CDC.
From the Maine CDC.
Discernment Committee ready to receive applications
The Discernment Committee has completed the first part of the process – that is, completed the OTM portfolio and written a welcoming letter to prospective candidates that is posted on this completely re-designed website . The committee will now be entering the “silent” phase where applications will be received and absolute confidentiality is required. We will, however, be reporting our progress to the parish. Please continue to keep the work of the committee in your prayers.
Pre-COVID Worship resumes
We have returned to our regular 8AM and 10:15AM worship times on Sundays in the church with music at 10:15AM. The 9:30AM Healing Eucharist is also back on Wednesdays with coffee and chat time following.