Who we are
Saint Margaret’s is a
parish of the Church of England Diocese in Europe. However, our
membership includes Anglicans from many different backgrounds, and
some non-Anglicans who simply want to worship in English. We have
chosen to use the modern version of the new Common Worship services of
the Church of England. We uphold traditional Anglican values in
preaching and worship. Our dedication is to Saint Margaret of Scotland
who was born in Hungary and is also a saint of the Hungarian Roman
Catholic Church. Her father was of the Saxon royal house of England,
and it is believed that her mother was of the royal house of Hungary.
In the words of our
Constitution, we exist in order to:
Provide centres of
worship in the Anglican tradition; afford pastoral care to ……such as
seek it; proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ ……; perform such works of
social concern to the community as may be appropriate, as far as
possible working in co-operation with other churches and agencies of
government; encourage ecumenical relationships. Thus, as a
community we are purchasing a centrally located, easily reached chapel
in the Seventh District as the focus of worship, work and ministry. We
endeavour to provide a warm and welcoming Christian family for
newcomers. Our altar is open, which means that any baptized Christian
in good standing with their own church is welcome to receive the bread
and wine of communion with us. The healing ministry is practiced. The
Szárnyak Alapítvány (Wings Foundation) has been set up as a separate
body in order to allow the freedom to work in co-operation with other
churches, local authorities and state government. Through this means
we have an active ministry to prisoners and ex-prisoners, particularly
in the area of drug and alcohol rehabilitation. The Church is a full
and active member of the Hungarian Ecumenical Council of Churches. We
also have excellent relations with other churches, in particular with
the Salvation Army and the Roman Catholic Church.
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St.
Margaret Anglican Church