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…
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…
Get Super Bowl Sunday off to flying start by dropping some G. Washingtons or A. Hamiltons into the soup pot at the back of church. The Belfast Soup Kitchen is the guaranteed winner. If you’re feeling lucky, you might put in 12 greenbacks to honor TB12. But 87 for Gronk? A bit of a stretch….
Please join us! The Outreach Committee will meet on Monday, January 14 at 1 p.m. We will be hearing from Dr. Carol Kuhn about the work of Konbit Sante, an organization based in Portland, whose mission is to support the development of a sustainable health care system to meet the needs of the Cap-Haitien community with…
This fun and fabulous fashion show will be happening at the Belfast Boathouse on Saturday, October 13th at 2 p.m. Now in its ninth year, the show has promoted fiber arts while raising money for New Hope for Women with the $12 entrance fee. For the second year, there will be a silent auction showcasing…
Thanks to your generous donations, on last week’s fifth Sunday, we raised over $1000 for the Waldo County Diaper Closet. This program, run by the Public Health Nurse at WCGH, helps mothers and babies by providing assistance with diaper needs. With these diaper dollars we will purchase diapers in bulk – at about half the…
Board games and snacks will happen next Friday (the second Friday of the month), August 10 at 6 p.m. This is the second in our monthly outreach and fellowship opportunities where we invite men from the Re-Entry Center to join us. Please come – bring a board game, deck of cards, a snack to share.
The Outreach Committee now comprises 13 members with others willing to help. We have been busy gathering information about programs to help feed local children who live in a “food insecure” environment. At our meeting on June 13 we learned of a Summer Feeding Program, organized by Perley Martin, RSU Director of Nutrition. Susie Kraeger is…
Put St. Margaret’s First Game Night of 2018 on your calendar: Friday, July 13th, 6 p.m. The Outreach Committee hopes to host a series of Game Nights, always on the second Friday of the month. We will start the evening with a potluck meal — bring a dish to share, whatever you like. Bring…
From our Bishop – asking for support of the Al Ahil Arab Hospital in Gaza. Dear Friends, As I’ve watched the tragedy in Gaza unfold over the past several days, my prayers have gone immediately to the ministry and care offered to all people by the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City. The doctors,…
One of the initiatives from the Year of Nurture gathering was to reintroduce fair trade coffee at St. Margaret’s.Mary Rackmales will have a sample on Sunday and we will start with the opportunity for parishioners to order, pre-pay, and purchase fair-trade coffee. Mary will share more information about this during our Engagement Party on Sunday.
Dear friends and fellow cooks, In this season of resurrection, both divine and earthly, I would like to bring back the GAME LOFT Friday dinners program. This program is so valuable to these kids. Here’s why: They are fed a nutritious meal 5 days a week at the GL, NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY. On…