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…
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church invites you to the season of Advent and Christmas. Advent Holy Eucharist at 9:30 in the church every Sunday. Advent education series: Waiting with Expectation” Sessions begin at 10:30 in the parish hall. No prior knowledge is required. Nov 27 The Annunciation With Deirdre Good and others Dec 4 Waiting in the midst of…
The Rev. Canon Michael Ambler will be with us at both services to preach, and at a forum between services will talk about the work he is beginning in Laos. He says, “Laos is a gorgeous country of mountains and rivers, of orange robed monks and iridescent green rice paddies. It’s also the most heavily…
ADULT EDUCATION @ 9:15 AMSundays, September through DecemberSeptember: “Christians and Climate Change” with Bill McKibbenA brief video-presentation from ChurchNext followed by group discussion. Sept 4: Theological Foundations Sept 11: How we got to this point Sept 18: The situation today Sept 25: What we can do October: Join us each subsequent Sunday in October as we grapple together with how we…
Every Tuesday from noon to one, Lectionary Lectio. We gather in the parish hall to listen to the Scripture text(s) appointed for Sunday. Lectio Divina is a contemplative way of reading the Bible. It dates back to the early centuries of the Christian Church and was established as a monastic practice by Benedict in the…
May 31, (and every Tuesday) from noon to one, Lectionary Lectio. We gather in the parish hall to listen to the Scripture text(s) appointed for Sunday. Lectio Divina is a contemplative way of reading the Bible. It dates back to the early centuries of the Christian Church and was established as a monastic practice by Benedict…
A 10-week online course with Deirdre Good starting Thursday, August 25th, 7-8pm, “Leadership Qualities from Miriam & Moses to Jesus and Mary: Vision, Courage, Meekness” including the latest scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q285 fragment 7 envisaging Miriam and the women of Israel celebrating the defeat of the Roman Emperor by the Branch of…
Howard Thurman, educator, civil rights leader, and mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr. provided some of the key spiritual insights and theological underpinnings that ultimately shaped the civil rights movement. His short book, Jesus and the Disinherited, first published in 1949, reveals much of the compassion and prophetic power of an interpretation of Jesus for those…
The Episcopal Diocese of Maine Annual Spring Training All Maine Episcopalians are encouraged to attend this year’s “spring training” on Saturday, March 21 in Augusta. This event has been drawing increasing numbers of folk from across the diocese for a day of workshops, learning, fun, and sharing. Registration deadline is March 16. Check out this…
The biblical Book of Job may have found a place in our consciousness more than the other books of the Bible, except perhaps for the gospels (or parts of them). The character of Job has become the archetype of the righteous sufferer, the one who unjustly is forced to endure an unbearable weight of physical,…
February is traditionally Black History Month, and since Lent , when Julian Sheffield and Deirdre Good will conduct their series on an important new translation/interpretation of the Book of Job, doesn’t begin until March, we have a full month to explore the rich musical trove of the Black Church. As you may know, the USPS…
Registration is required to participate in this online, two-part discussion of how the Bible came into being, ways to read it, and how Episcopalians read it. Register here. Click link to be connected to Jane Hartwell and Deirdre Good. After registering, you will receive all the information you need to be part of the program,…