Your lay leadership team, from left to right: Kristen Burkholder, Faye Ward, Julian Sheffield, Deirdre Good, Rev. John Nieman, Kenneth Taylor and Audrey Klein-Leach. This group has been meeting after church starting in late January — and going for nearly 2 months — learning about leading Morning Prayer and preaching, mostly by rehearsing and receiving…
Ash Wednesday service will take place at noon via ZOOM. The Imposition of Ashes will take place at 4:00 p.m. Participants must wear masks and remain in their cars parked in front of the church on Elm or Court Streets. We will come to you with the ashes. This is both to ensure physical distancing and…
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…
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…
Sunday, October 4th is the Feast Day of St. Francis and we invite you, your friends, and neighbors to bring your pets for the traditional “blessing of the animals” on the front lawn at 10:30AM. This is a long-standing tradition at St. Margaret’s and will continue despite the pandemic, but we do require that all…
March 22, 2020 – Holy Eucharist
Our first broadcast of Sunday worship went fairly well – just a few minor glitches! This will be the way until further notice and we would like to see as many of you as possible. To log in to the service at 9:20 or so go to https://zoom.us/j/3747351210 . Instructions: On Sunday morning at 9:20 am, click…
Following the guidelines of CDC and State recommendations that limit group gatherings to 50, and for groups of Seniors to 10, we are planning to start streaming worship services effective March 22. More information on how this will be accomplished will be posted in the next few days.
Women from four of Belfast’s churches this week agreed to participate in a dramatic Holy Week event: a retelling of the crucifixion story titled “Women of the Passion: A Journey to the Cross.” Women from First Church, St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, First Baptist Church and St. Francis of Assisi Church will present “Women of the…
If a storm is coming and you’re wondering whether church might be cancelled, notification will be placed after 7:00 PM on Saturday evening on the our website and on the church voicemail, 338-2412. and listen to the announcement. The same announcements will be posted after 7:00 PM on Tuesday evening for a cancelled Wednesday service.
Ash Wednesday services at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. All are welcome!
The celebration of Christmas through music will continue at St. Margaret’s on Sunday, Dec. 29, when the Will O’ the Wind woodwinds ensemble will perform during a 4 p.m. service of Christmas lessons and carols. All are welcome for the special Holiday service, which will be in addition to the two morning services with Holy Eucharist at…