Click here for flyerSt Margaret’s Parish Hall Feb 20: Book of Signs (John 1:19-12:50): A series of seven signs performed by Jesus, including the turning of water into wine, healing the sick, feeding the 5,000, and raising Lazarus. Feb 27: Book of Glory (John 13:1-20:31): The Last Supper, Jesus’ teachings and farewell discourses, the Paraclete, the crucifixion and appearances…
Please join us in the Parish Hall onSunday, January 25th after worship fora discussion of the new book, Eleanor Roosevelt’s Nightly Prayerwith Donn Mitchell the author who will join us by Zoom.5 hardback copies are available for purchase in the Parish Office for $27.00 each(checks payable to Deirdre Good). Publisher’s Weekly says:“The groundbreaking legacy of former…
December 7: Lectionary (Roy)December 14: O Antiphons (Barbara and Roy) https://www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/services-times/advent-and-christmas/the-great-o-antiphons#i25179December 21: O Antiphons contd. (handout by Barbara and Roy)December 28: Candle Decorating painting with acrylic paint onto candle (Emily)January 4: Lectionary (Roy)January 6: Feast of the EpiphanyJanuary 11 ?January 18: (MLK on Jan 19 th )January 25: Author talk online: Donn Mitchell, Eleanor Roosevelt’s…
Fun was had by those who participated in making and decorating balsam wreaths on Sunday, November 24th – in time for Advent.
Deirdre Good will be teaching the following course on the Gospel of Matthew this Fall. Course Description:A critical reading of the Gospel of Matthew, exploring its Christology (presentation of who Jesusis), structure, Jewish identity, and teachings. We will also attend to Matthew’s theological, congregational/ecclesial significance today, and its understandings of discipleship and mission.And we will…
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. Next…
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…
Thanks to Emily Estes for the inspiration and materials used for a fun wreath-making session last Sunday following the Morning Prayer.
Hey Adult Ed Committee, I just wanted to praise the work of our committee this past fall and Advent/Christmas season. The ideas we came up with were new and exciting and engaged more personality types and gifts than we ever have, previously (IMHO). I have especially benefited from the led discussions on the day’s readings…
Sunday, November 26th – This morning during coffee hour, we made Advent wreaths! And caught up with each other.
Your Adult Ed Committee at St Margaret’s invites you to these October events: October 8: Reflection on lectionary readings led by Roy McAlpine in the parish hall or the library (builds on reading reflections before the sermon) October 15: Reading of book: You Are Already Praying (available in parish office) led by Kristen Burkholder in…
St. Margaret’s Book Group (an ad hoc group composed of any and all interested parties), will read and discuss Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear, Revised and Updated Edition, Choosing Trust over Safety in an Anxious Age. “Fear has taken on an outsized role in our current cultural and political context. Manufactured threats are advanced with little…