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…
Next Sunday, November 1, is All Saints Day. One common practice on All Saints is to remember in the prayers all those parishioners who have died since last All Saints. We will remember this year Suzanne Fudge, Ray Hall, and Jeannette Piotti. If there are other loved ones you would like named, please email those names to the…
The St. Margaret’s Book Club is up and reading! Join LInda Dunson, Nancy Perkins, Judy Johnson, and others for a virtual discussion of carefully selected books. The group welcomes new members to the First Wednesday Club at 1:30 p.m. Join us with your tea or coffee to discuss carefully selected books. The November 4th meeting…
The Vestry will soon appoint members of the church to serve on a Rector Discernment (Search) Committee. That committee will do the primary work and discernment necessary to enable the Vestry to fulfill its responsibility to call a priest who will bring the gifts and skills best suited to lead and serve us in our…
The days are getting shorter and outdoor activities will soon be curtailed. Many of us have had the opportunity to gather for the 11AM outdoor worship service, go for walks together, or have lunch outdoors but pretty soon many of us will be more homebound. The Care Groups are being reactivated and reconnecting. Did you know…
Last week I proposed in my NFTP piece the resurrection of a new version on zoom of the informal Wednesday conversations that formerly took place (pre-Covid) after the healing service. As I wrote then, this would not be random chit-chat, but gently guided conversation rooted in our concerns and anxieties arising out of the swirl…
Here we are, more than six months into a global pandemic which health experts tell us will continue for quite some time. The needles on our pines are turning brown with drought. Friends and family in other parts of the country are threatened by apocalyptic-class fires and hurricanes. The consequences of systemic racism challenge us…
The Vestry invites all parishioners to gather for an informal ZOOM Parish Meeting NEXT SUNDAY! Sunday, September 27 at 2 PM. This will be an occasion to connect, share and for us to receive feedback from you. Please put it on your calendars!
Bagala Glassworks has completed the restoration and repair of our stained glass windows and they are being reinstalled.
The long awaited window restoration is now in progress.