Worship at Santa Margarita has been suspended until at least the end of May 2020 as the result of precautionary measures relating to the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). At 11:00 (Central European Summer Time) on Sunday, 10 May, the Eucharist for the fifth Sunday of Easter will be celebrated at Santa Margarita. Because of the […]
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Worship for Wednesday, 6 May 2020
While worship in person is suspended at Santa Margarita, worship is being offered online. On Wednesdays, Morning Prayer using the Book of Common Prayer is being read in the church at 11:00 CEST. The following video contains the worship, including prayers, readings and a homily for 6 May. Parts in bold are for congregational participation. […]
Theme for Sunday, 26 April 2020
Scripture for the third Sunday of Easter: Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 (the road to Emmaus) Shirley Raines is a lady who lives in LA, who for years has been feeding the homeless and has continued her efforts during the pandemic. When asked in an interview broadcast as part […]
Theme for Sunday, 19 April 2020
Scripture for the second Sunday of Easter: Acts 2.14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; John 20.19-31 “Now the doors of the house where the disciples—all of whom were Jews!—had met were locked…for fear of…the Jews. The Jews were hiding, for fear of the Jews. Let us all ponder that statement for a moment.” It’s a jarringly simple […]
The Lambs of Grasmere, by Christina Rossetti (1860)
This poem was quoted in the sermon for Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Easter, 3 May 2020 The upland flocks grew starved and thinned;Their shepherds scarce could feed the lambsWhose milkless mothers butted them,Or who were orphaned of their dams.The lambs athirst for mother’s milkFilled all the place with piteous sounds:Their mothers’ bones […]
Worship for Sunday 3 May
Worship at Santa Margarita has been suspended until at least 16 May 2020 as the result of precautionary measures relating to the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). At 11:00 (Central European Summer Time) on Sunday, 3 May, the Eucharist for the fourth Sunday of Easter will be celebrated at Santa Margarita. Because of the church closure, […]
Readings for May 2020
Readings for the services of Sunday Holy Communion and Wednesday Morning Prayer for the month of May. Services are curtailed by the provisions to protect the health of the community in the face of COVID-19. Therefore not all the lectionary readings will be used on Sunday. Those omitted are marked with an *asterisk. 3 May […]
Worship for Wednesday, 29 April
While worship in person is suspended at Santa Margarita, worship is being offered online. On Wednesdays, Morning Prayer using the Book of Common Prayer is being read in the church at 11:00 CEST. The following video contains the worship, including prayers, readings and a homily for 29 April, celebrating Catherine of Siena. Parts in bold […]
Worship for Sunday 26 April 2020
Worship at Santa Margarita has been suspended until at least 26 April 2020 as the result of precautionary measures relating to the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). At 11:00 (Central European Summer Time) on Sunday, 26 April, the Eucharist for the third Sunday of Easter will be celebrated at Santa Margarita. Because of the church closure, […]
Worship for Wednesday, 22 April
While worship in person is suspended at Santa Margarita, worship is being offered online. On Wednesdays, Morning Prayer using the Book of Common Prayer is being read in the church at 11:00 CEST. The following video contains the worship, including prayers, readings and a homily for 22 April. Parts in bold are for congregational participation. […]