March 10, 2023 Dear Beloved of God, Since the first Christians decided to gather in Jesus’ name, baptism has been the mark of belonging to the body of Christ. In it, baptismal candidates pass through the life-giving and dangerous water of death and resurrection. Your baptism is a means of sharing in Christ, dying with…
WATER-FILLING STATIONS for Belfast. On Tuesday evening the Belfast City Council unanimously approved a proposal from the St. Margaret’s Creation Care team to purchase and install up to 3 water filling stations in downtown Belfast.(click link to see rest of article).
HELP WANTED FOR EARTH DAY PLANNINGThe Committee is making plans for Earth Day, Saturday, April 22. We invite all parishioners to help plan activities for the day, the week, and the month of April. If you have ideas to share, or have participated in Earth Day activities here or elsewhere, or just want to be…
The Women of St Margaret’s knitters are having a KNIT-A-THON on March 18th, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. All craft venues welcome during this day of sharing, creating, enjoying food, all while raising funds for those who need assistance with fuel costs. We are all aware of the tremendous rise in costs to heat our…
Join our community of knitters for our March Knit-a-Thon to benefit the Waldo County Woodshed and heating assistance. Make checks payable to “Women of St, Margaret”s” with Knit-a-Thon in the memo field. When: Saturday, March 18 Time: 8am to 8pm 5:00 pm Informal fashion show Bring 1 or 2 items to share.Stay for as long or as short…
All members of the diverse Belfast-area faith community are invited to join in a series of brown bag lunches every Wednesday in March that will be hosted by St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 95 Court St., Belfast. The gatherings from noon to 1 p.m. in the parish house are presented by the Greater Bay Area Ministerium…
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Belfast, will observe the start of Lent with two services on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22. The service at 9:30 a.m. with Eucharist and the imposition of ashes will be without music. The second service at 5:30 p.m. will be the same, with music. All are welcome at the…
The Outreach Committee met on February 11 and came up with many ideas on how we can assist our local community and others in need nationally and internationally. We voted to send $2000 to ERD for their work with Action by Churches Together Alliance in Turkey and Syria following the horrendous earthquakes in that region….
SACRED GROUND DIALOGUE CIRCLE11 sessions to engage with films, videos, written materials and each other, Sundays, 11AM – 12 NOON, January 15 through April 2. When you register, you will receive a password for the materials we will need between meetings. (You will read/watch assigned segments prior to each dialogue circle). WHAT IS THE SACRED…
Epiphany feast on January 6. The hall was prepared for a feast, frivolity, and fun. Three lucky people were crowned queens for the evening. King cake was served. Games and song, bagpipes and trumpet were all part of the evening of fun.
COME ONE! COME ALL! Come to our Epiphany celebration this Friday, January 6. We shall begin with church service in the sanctuary at 5:00 to remember the arrival of the Magis. We shall then process into the great hall (the parish hall) led by bagpiper Shaun King. The hall will have been prepared for a…
Meet our choir! Under the direction of Kristen Burkholder! Back row from the left: Bob Sirota, Shaun King, Caleb Briggs, Judy King, Craig Watson, Francis Stewart. Middle row: Vicki Sirota, Jean Goldfine and Mary Bigelow. Front row: Cindy Grohdahl, Ruth Shaw, Alexandra Stewart & Linda Dunson. Choir Director: Kristen Burkholder. They’ll be singing at the…