Outreach

  • 5th Sunday Donation (April 30th)

    April 30th is the second fifth Sunday this year and the Outreach Committee designated H.O.M.E. of Orland as the recipient of the plate offerings on that Sunday plus any special donations you might like to make by marking the check for either “H.O.M.E”. or “5th Sunday”.        Some of you might not know about this…

  • Outreach News

    Several of us met last Saturday to discuss and plan for St. Margaret’s Outreach mission. As you see in previous post, we designated the very worthy organization, H.O.M.E. of Orland, as recipient of the next 5th Sunday offering (April 30th).        In addition we are sending $500 to But Still I Am One, a local organization…

  • Remember When???

    Remember when, years ago, we had food donation baskets at the back of St. Margaret’s sanctuary, and during the offertory we brought the baskets forward with the sacraments to be blessed? This ministry is starting up again! Please bring one or more of the following with you to church on Sunday:  . . . and…

  • 5th Sunday Offering

    The Outreach Committee proposes that the Fifth Sunday Plate Offering for January 30th be given to the Waldo County Diaper Closet founded in 2017. According to the Maine Children’s Alliance most recent data, there are 1,767 children under the age of 5 living in Waldo County and 20% of our children ages 0-18 are living…

  • BACKPACKS for the Reentry Center

    Backpacks for Reentry is a pilot project spearheaded by Volunteers of America Northern New England. for those leaving Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center and Knox County Jail. Backpacks will be tailored to those leaving incarceration and returning to our communities with items for immediate needs; and loaded with Recovery and Prevention literature. Items include things…

  • Christmas Flowers

    The Christmas season is fast approaching. There is no better place to reflect on the spirit of Christmas than St. Margaret’s Church on Christmas Eve. Our beautiful church lends itself to the addition of poinsettias and greens to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Traditionally, parishioners and friends of St. Margaret’s have donated to the Christmas…

  • Help Feed Tall Pines Staff

    St Margaret’s is joining with other parishes in GBAM to provide take-home comfort food for Tall PinesStaff. We have committed to one day per week, Monday May 4 to start, and we are looking for people who will shop and who will cook. Here’s how it is going to work:Five cooks will prepare a dish with…

  • Fifth Sunday Collection

    March 29 is the first fifth Sunday of the year and the Outreach Committee has asked that the collection be used 1) to beef up Women of St. Margaret’s Medical Fund – a fund used to assist those in need to help cover medical, prescription and other related expenses. 2) To help people coping with…

  • Homelessness in Waldo County

    As part of a new initiative in Belfast called “From Above” — a coalition of civic and church people to address homelessness in Waldo County — Kristen Burkholder is collecting comforters, warm blankets, thermal socks and any free-standing sources of heat (small space heaters etc) to donate. Please place your items in the great big…