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, […]
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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 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, […]
The Season of Easter – A Reflection
by Musu Taylor-Lewis I met Musu Taylor-Lewis through the local ministerial association in British Columbia. Her reflection on Easter as a season is worth reading. Did you know that Easter is not a day or weekend but a whole season? The fifty days between resurrection Sunday and Pentecost make up the Easter Season, and I […]
Spring in Menorca – Community & Solitude
The following article was written for the Spring 2020 edition of Roqueta, Menorca’s English-language magazine. It was submitted before the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic manifested themselves not only upon the island, but upon a large swathe of the surrounding world. Spring comes to Menorca bringing renewed life, restored business, fresh people – and some […]
Theme for Easter Sunday, 12 April 2020
Scripture for Easter Sunday: Acts 10.34–43; Matthew 28.1-10 There is a Jewish blessing, which is used whenever something is done or received for the first time during a year. Jesus would have known it.Called the Shehecheyanu blessing, it is a common Jewish prayer said to celebrate special occasions. It expresses gratitude for new and unusual […]
Theme for Easter Eve, 11 April 2020
Based upon Miriam’s story, a retelling of the Exodus from Egypt from the point of view of Moses’ sister. Miriam’s story retells the Exodus story, and God’s saving power, from her point of view. This is the Passover story – when God passed over the children of Israel while death was inflicted upon Egyptians, and […]
Theme for Palm Sunday, 5 April 2020
The Scripture for Palm Sunday is focused on the reading of the Passion Narrative (this year from Matthew 26.14-27.54). When we participate in the reading of the Passion narrative, we are invited to immerse ourselves in it sufficiently to ask ourselves the question: “What would I be doing in this situation?” As with many passages […]
Worship for Easter 2020
Starting on the Eve of Easter Day, the feast of the resurrection will be celebrated in worship at Santa Margarita. Saturday, 11 April, 20:30 (CEST): The Great Vigil of Easter An abbreviated version of the Easter Vigil service, at which a fire will be kindled, the Paschal candle blessed and lit, and the first Eucharist […]
Worship for Holy Week 2020
Links to online worship during Holy Week will be posted here. There will be links to recorded worship, but in some cases there will be links to connect ‘live’ using Zoom. Monday, 6 April 17:30 CEST: Stations of the Cross – 1The recorded version of the first five Stations of the Cross may be found […]