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June 13, 2007

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The June 13 edition of newSpin includes the following items: 1. Organ dedication and recital in Milford. 2. One-light town grows in second-home hotspot. 3. Cathedral elects Jim Thorpe native as dean and rector. 4. Tell the stories of Margaret as you knew her. 5. PB on PBS. 6. A sermon on the Trinity (Bishop Paul). 7. Keeping youth mentally healthy and drug free. 8. New Hope Campaign: Training sessions for lay coordinators. 9. Charley Day. 10. Order your golf T-shirt with diocesan seal. 11. Diocese to offer worship leader training. 12. Communion matters. 13. Born on the 21st of May. 14. Take your knitting on vacation. 15. A guide to religion and politics. 16. General Synod: Anglican Church of Canada. 17. First vows of Sister Patrica Michael Hauze. 18. Bishop's Day with Kids. 19. New Consecration Sunday program. 20. The reception of Donald Schaible. 21. Race Street Run in Jim Thorpe. 22. Memorial service for Nancy Patton. 23. In Lehighton: Sharing with their sisters and brothers in Sudan. 24. Youth Sunday at Epiphany, Clarks Summit. 25. Info Tech Roundup. 26. SouthSide Film Festival. 27. At Trinity Store in Easton. 28. Chicken dinner at St. Andrew's. 29. In West Pittston: First Saturdays Giant Neighborhood Yard Sales. 30. Are all your parishioners, including newcomers, receiving Diocesan Life? 31. In the News. 32. Who are your delegates? 33. Summer hours at Diocesan House. 34. To bypass the initial voicemail message at Diocesan House. 35. Back issues of newSpin.

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June 12, 2007

Tell the Stories of Margaret's Life as You Knew Her

A Memorial Service for the Rev. Margaret Helen Merrell, a priest of the Diocese of Bethlehem who died on April 16, was held on Saturday, June 2, at Christ Church, Susquehanna. Margaret served as rector of Susquehanna Country Ministry (Christ Church, Susquehanna, and St. Mark's Church, New Milford) from 1979 to the mid '90s. She was the first woman to serve as a rector in the Diocese of Bethlehem. Bishop Paul presided at the service. Canon Carol Horton, who served as rector at Susquehanna Country Ministry from 1995 to 2006, preached the sermon.

Carol's sermon, a few photos and more information about Margaret may be downloaded below.

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A Sermon on the Trinity

"As I grow in relationship to people I learn more about them, but there is nobody whose internal life is completely transparent to me. In fact, to say, “I know all about you,” or worse, “I know what you’re thinking,” is probably the most arrogant thing a person can utter, and is destructive of relationships. It’s like saying that someone is fixed for all time, and that by understanding them I have mounted and stuffed them on the wall over my mental fireplace."

Download below the sermon preached by Bishop Paul Marshall during his visitation to the Cathedral Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, on Trinity Sunday.