The following prizes were awarded at the draw of the Christmas raffle at Santa Margarita on 16 December 2018. Flight around Menorca for two – Rita Foxon (courtesy of Enviro Communications Ltd.) Round of golf for two at Celtic manor – Elaine Yallop Floral basket from Es Bosc – Barbara Doeuts Room diffuser by Negré – […]
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Saint Nicholas in Menorca
Saint Nicholas will return to the streets of Mahón, suitably equipped with a sack containing something for the young – and the story of his life and ministry.
Advent & Christmas Worship in Menorca – 2018
Advent and Christmas worship at Santa Margarita (and Ciutadella).
Readings for December 2018
Readings for the principle services of Holy Communion on Wednesdays & Sundays in December, plus Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Also included are the weekly prayers for the various communities in Menorca, part of our local cycle of prayer. 2 December – Advent 1 Jeremiah 33.14–16; Psalm 25.1–9; 1 Thessalonians 3.9–13; Luke 21.25–36 Hymns: 128 Jesu, […]
Santa Margarita Christmas Raffle
RAFFLE TICKETS are available now, with the draw to take place after the Christmas carol service on 16 December. €2/ticket; DO buy your tickets NOW and take some books to sell to friends. Star prizes are: VOUCHER for a round of golf for two people from Celtic Manor Golf Course, Wales. FLIGHT around the island […]
Theme for Sunday, 4 November 2018 – All Saints
Scripture for All Saints day: Wisdom 3.1-9; Psalm 24.1–6; Revelation 21.1–6a; John 11.32–44 (Jesus raises Lazarus) What’s the opposite of love? Some would say: hate. Others would say: indifference. Archbishop Michael Curry, of the Episcopal Church in the USA, suggested recently that the opposite of love is not hate, nor even indifference, but self-centredness. He […]
Readings for November 2018
Readings for the principle services of Holy Communion on Wednesdays & Sundays in November. Also included are the weekly prayers for the various communities in Menorca, part of our local cycle of prayer. 2 November – observance of All Souls (evening) Psalm 23; Wisdom 3.1-9; John 6.37-40 4 November – All Saints Sunday Wisdom 3.1-9; Psalm […]
Theme for Harvest Thanksgiving – 7 October 2018
Scripture for Harvest Thanksgiving this year: Joel 2.12-27; Psalm 126; 1 Timothy 6.6-10; Matthew 6.25-33 “Consider the lilies of the field …” Our culture apparently seeks to outdo the lilies and Solomon’s finery, because we buy a vast amount of clothing, of which much is never worn. In Britain, 235M items of clothing went to […]
Readings for October 2018
Readings for the principle services of Holy Communion on Wednesdays & Sundays in October. 3 October – Francis of Assisi (transferred) Jeremiah 22.13-16; Psalm 148.7-14; Galatians 6.14-18; Matthew 11.25-30 7 October – Harvest Thanksgiving Joel 2.21-27; Psalm 126; 1 Timothy 6.6-10; Matthew 6.25-33 10 October – Paulinus, bishop, missionary Isaiah 2.2-5; Psalm 27.1–6; Matthew 5.14-16 […]
Readings for August 2018
The readings for the main services of Holy Communion on Sunday and Wednesday during August are as follows. 1 August Jeremiah 15.10,16.21; Psalm 59.1-4,18-20; Matthew 13.44-46 5 August 2 Samuel 11.26—12.13a; Psalm 51.1–13; Ephesians 4.1–16; John 6.24–35 8 August – Dominic, Founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221 Romans 10.13-17; Psalm 40.4-11; Luke 10.1-12 12 […]