St. Margaret's Episcopal Church

Celebrating all the Saints: Afghan Placement and Assistance Ministry

by Jan Thames on November 1, 2022

They lived not only in ages past, there are hundreds of thousands still, the world is bright with the joyous saints who love to do Jesus’ will. You can meet them in school, or in lanes, or at sea, in church, or in trains, or in shops, or a tea, for the saints of God are just folk like me, and I mean to be one too. Hymn #293, Verse 3:...

Youth Collab Finds Calm in an Anxious World

by The Rev. Michaelene Miller on November 1, 2022

The St. Margaret's middle and high school youth have been busy building a collaborative community; connecting with youth from other Episcopal churches in the area especially St. Michael's, Good...

Solar Panel Anniversary

by anonymous on November 1, 2022

The solar panels on the roof over the St. Margaret's sanctuary went live four years ago, in November 2018. Since that time, we've saved $15,367 in electric costs. The panels have saved 186,098...

RibFest 2022

by anonymous on September 28, 2022

Our third annual RibFest was the best RibFest yet! We had 9 cooking teams, 15 vendors, 8 sponsors, dozens of volunteers and about 250 guests. We're grateful to our band, Grifters & Shills,...

Rallying and Renewing

by The Rev. Mary Vano on September 28, 2022

Rally Day is a long-standing tradition to call churchgoers back after a period of summer vacations. This year was a bit different, because we are also calling people back to church as the whole...

Dedication of The Cross on the Hill

by The Rev. Mary Vano on September 28, 2022

On Sunday, September 11th, the new Cross on the Hill was dedicated in loving memory of Carol Williams and Amy Williams Hartsell with the following announcement and prayer led by the Rev. Mary...

St. Margaret's Goes to Scotland

by Mark Magie on September 1, 2022

Scroll to the bottom for a link to our complete photo album, and for a link to a survey about a future pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred place, and for...

Getting to Know the Rev. Michaelene Miller

by The Rev. Mary Vano on September 1, 2022

Have you had a chance to meet our new Associate Rector? I sat down with the Rev. Michaelene Miller to ask her a few questions. Please do take time to get to know her!Tell us about your faith...

Giving Thanks for Camp Mitchell

by The Rev. Mary Vano on August 30, 2022

Camp Mitchell on Petit Jean is the camp and conference center for the Diocese of Arkansas, and a beloved holy place for Episcopalians around our state. It provides a place for our children and...

Friends of All Faiths

by The Rev. Mary Vano on August 10, 2022

In 2015, the Interfaith Center of St. Margaret's started working on an innovative idea: a week long day camp to bring kids of different faith traditions together, giving children an opportunity to...

Kris Alexander to lead Early Childhood Center

by The Rev. Mary Vano on August 10, 2022

We are delighted to announce that Ms. Kris Alexander has accepted our call to be the Director of the St. Margaret's Early Childhood Center. Kris has been a member of St. Margaret's for 22 years,...

Lama Tenzin Visits St. Margaret's

by The Rev. Mary Vano on July 20, 2022

On July 6, Buddhist monk and founder of the Children's Education and Development (CED) orphanage Lama Tenzin visited St. Margaret's. Hosted by the Interfaith Center, Lama Tenzin was here to share...

Pentecost Picnic

by Elizabeth Fortune on June 29, 2022

The Holy Spirit was certainly among us during our Pentecost picnic this year! Church members gathered around the Good News Garden and in tents around the lower parking lot for the...

Bird-Friendly Church

by Bev Eckert on June 29, 2022

St. Margaret’s to be recognized as a bird-friendly church by the Arkansas Audubon Society At each Sunday worship service during the Prayers of the People we offer an intercession that...

Women2Women

by Nancy Bullard on June 29, 2022

Shortly after announcing the return of our Women2Women outreach, we received two large donations of sanitary products. Our friends at Harmony Health Clinic were thrilled to receive the products....

World Labyrinth Day Workshop

by The Rev. Cindy Fribourgh on June 1, 2022

Dr. Patty Kohler and the Rev. Cindy Fribourgh lead a labyrinth workshop on World Labyrinth Day, Saturday, May 7 at St. Margaret’s. Twelve persons, including eight from St. Margaret’s, enjoyed an...

"What if?" Youth Ministry

by The Rev. Mary Vano on June 1, 2022

In the middle of 2021, just as we were all wondering how to emerge from the pandemic, a new idea about youth ministry began to circulate: what if the Episcopal churches in Little Rock could...

We're Back!

by Suzanne Kirchner on June 1, 2022

We're back! PrimeTimers is finally ready to ramp up our get togethers after a two-year hiatus. Originally, we planned to visit BoBrook Farms, River Bottom Winery in Roland, in May 2020. Well,...

Celebrating Compass Groups

by Missy Tinnermon on May 4, 2022

As our church started to come out of its "Covid-coma" we found ways to cautiously test the waters and gather again. The first activity that seemed to be the most normal to me was our return to...

Easter Resurrection

by The Rev. Mary Vano on May 4, 2022

St. Margaret's is a community of Resurrection. We exist because of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ nearly two thousand years ago, and we continue to thrive because Christ continues to...

Return to Fox Ridge

by The Rev. Mary Vano on May 4, 2022

Just across the street from St. Margaret's sits Fox Ridge - a residential community for seniors, including assisted living and memory care. In 2015, St. Margaret's began an outreach to Fox Ridge,...

Hope is Alive Here! Afghan Placement and Assistance Ministry

by Jan Thames on April 6, 2022

St. Margaret’s Afghan Placement and Assistance Ministry Hope is alive here! “I dream that my son will grow up to be a good person, a free person…I dream that flowers will bloom in the streets...

Good News in the Garden

by anonymous on April 6, 2022

There is Good News in the Garden... last week a group of several St. Margaret's families met to prepare the Good News Garden for its second season. The Good News Garden is a community garden,...

Youth Return to Camp Mitchell

by anonymous on April 5, 2022

Fifty-nine youth (including 4 from St. Margaret's) plus ten adults re-opened Camp Mitchell last weekend for the first retreat weekend in over two years! This was a weekend for playing games,...

Vestry Sets Goals for 2022

by The Rev. Mary Vano on March 2, 2022

Our new vestry met on February 12th and 13th to welcome and give orientation to new members, to elect officers for this year, and to set new goals for 2022. John Adams has been appointed by the...

Welcoming New Daughters of the King

by Debby Walter and Suzanne Kirchner on March 2, 2022

On Sunday, February 13, St. Virginia Chapter of The Order of the Daughters of the King® held an admission service for Missy Tinnermon and Eve Berry and welcomed them as the newest Daughters in our...

The House of Prayer Receives National Attention

by The Rev. Mary Vano on March 2, 2022

The House of Prayer received national attention lately with the headline, "How an Arkansas priest wound up planning an interfaith prayer house in Mongolia with a Tibetan oracle." The article was...

Partnering with the Clean Eatery

by The Rev. Mary Vano on February 2, 2022

In December, St. Margaret's was glad to begin a new partnership with The Clean Eatery. They were in need of a kitchen, and we were glad to rent them space, and support their local business!The...

A Bold New Sign

by anonymous on February 2, 2022

When the St. Margaret's Vestry decided to address the absence of a church sign at the corner of Chenal Parkway and Chenal Valley Drive, it was clear that we would also need to improve the sign at...

Asking for the Light

by Isabella Porter Nguyen on February 1, 2022

This lovely reflection on silence came to us unbidden from a student at Mount Saint Mary’s. It was originally published in Seeking Silence, the newsletter for the Arkansas House of Prayer, and is...

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