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Thursday, June 6, 7:00 p.m.

Join us for a concert celebrating Pride Month, featuring a new work by Eric Thomas and Buck McDaniel.

Inspired by Benjamin Britten’s eponymous work setting texts of Edith Sitwell, The Heart of the Matter is neither concert nor play, but a meditation on LGBTQIA+ Pride past, present, and future. The work pairs original texts narrated by Queer theological scholar Dr. Eric Thomas and music composed by Buck McDaniel in varying combinations of solo organ, offstage horn (Van Parker), and tenor (Matthew Jones).

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Earth Day, April 22, provides an opportunity to take stock of our lives: Are we acting as good stewards of God’s creation? What more can we do, with God’s help?

A resolution at General Convention in 2022 committed The Episcopal Church to a goal of net carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030, and encouraged parishes and dioceses to do the same, “through reducing emissions from travel, energy use, increasing energy efficiency in buildings, and purchasing offsets from investigated, responsible and ethical partners.”

Resources for the Stewardship of Creation is an excellent list of resources on how to engage in this journey.

During Lent 2022, St. Margaret’s focused on reducing use of single-use plastics. Reducing use of plastics is critical to human and planetary health and well-being. This is one of the most important things we can do as a community and as individuals. Join us as we continue to take steps to eliminate plastic in our lives.

After a hiatus, we are excited to restart our popular Maggie’s Cabaret series with a show by BroadwayWorld’s Best Cabaret Solo Performance Artist in DC 2023, singer Susan Derry, with the wonderful Howard Breitbart as musical director and accompanist. Maggie’s Cabaret is a fundraising event for St. Margaret’s. With a suggested donation of $20 attendees receive a beverage and nibbles as they prepare to enjoy an hour of high quality talent, using material from the Great American Songbook, Broadway, and other sources to deliver a memorable experience in the intimacy of our Parish Hall. No advance ticket sales; the doors open at 7:15 pm and the performance starts at 8:00. Bring a friend and enjoy a night out as we savor our spring weather!

Anti-Asian racism in the US has grown since COVID-19. Join us in recognition of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month as Dr. Kwok Pui Lan explains how Asian and Asian American feminist theologians have responded to racism and other oppression and articulated a theology of solidarity, reconciliation, and hope. Dr. Kwok is the Dean’s Professor of Systematic Theology at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta. She is a past president of the American Academy of Religion and is the author of The Anglican Tradition from a Postcolonial Perspective and coeditor of Anglican Women on Church and Mission. We will gather at St. Margaret’s to meet Professor Kwok on Zoom using the link from 10:30 worship. Email the Rev. Diana Gustafson with questions.