Shrove Tuesday – pancakes
Lent is around the corner and we will kick it off with our traditional pancake supper at 6 p.m. on Shrove Tuesday, March 5. The men of St. Margaret’s are hosting and flipping pancakes. Please join us!
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Ash Wednesday
Services are at noon and 6 p.m. (with music) on Wednesday, March 6
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How to Read the Bible: What Is It and Which Translation?
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,…
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What if??…
At our first session on January 27, participants indicated that for the next session we could consider our relationship to the planet itself as our neighbor, and what this world could be like – without us. The attached readings are on that topic: 1) “Would Human Extinction Be a Tragedy?”, and 2) “Varied Views Earth’s…
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It’s Souper Bowl Sunday!
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….
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Adult Ed 2019:
Theme: Your Neighbor as Yourself An introduction to my thoughts outlining this year’s theme, and open a space for comments/suggestions. “Your neighbor as yourself” can be – and is – broad and inclusive, and indeed it is the real business of the Church: relationships among and between people and nations; work; commerce; governance; conflicts; wars……
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Sharing Impressions
Did you go to a walkabout? or watch the streaming or video? If you feel you could contribute and discuss the merits of each of the five candidates for Bishop of Maine, please join us on Thursday evening, January 24, at 6 p.m. in the Parish House. The informed discussion will assist our delegates in their…
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Learn about Konbit Sante
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…
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A Feast for Friends
St. Margaret’s potluck supper Saturday evening, Jan. 26, will be a feast and we should invite some friends to share it. The theme is Indian foods but all dishes are welcome and we encourage you to prepare what you would most like to share with guests. A dozen special recipes are now on the Time…
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How To Read the Bible: What Is It and Which Translation: an online seminar in the Diocese of Maine February 21 & 28
An online two-week discussion of how the Bible came into being, ways to read it, and how Episcopalians read it. You can join this from the comfort of your home. We will meet online on Thursdays February 21 & 28. Orientation and introductions are at 6:00pm and the seminar is from 6:15-7:15. If you are new to…
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Annual Meeting II
Our Annual Meeting Part 2 will be on Sunday, January 13 following the 9 a.m. service.At this meeting we will elect the Senior and Junior Wardens and the delegates to the 2019 Annual Convention. The 2019 budget will be presented and we will hear Ministry Reports.
