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We Can't Wait To Meet YOU!

No matter where you are on your journey of faith, our welcome knows no boundaries of age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or economic condition.

We believe that God delights in the diversity of creation and so do we.

Our members and leaders strive through love, worship and service to welcome all people just as God created them.

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Then, join us for in-person service Sundays at 8AM or 10AM (REGISTER HERE) or tune in every Sunday @ 10AM on FACEBOOK LIVE or here on our WEBSITE.

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First Sunday Visit:

Get DirectionsWhen you arrive you will be greeted at the Sanctuary doors by one of our ushers. Please wear a mask and be prepared to have your temperature checked and your name checked off the registration sheet.

The usher will guide you to your assigned seat while we continue to navigate the Covid-19 Pandemic requirements.

Bulletins will be given to help lead you through the service.

What to expect from a visit to St. Margaret's:

WELCOME HOME!

We welcome you where ever you are in your journey with Christ. We want you to walk through our doors as you are. We ask that you make yourself at home, and let us get to know all the wonderful things that make you, YOU!

What about children & youth?

Bring them! We welcome the whole family! We just ask that you register everyone who will be in attendance to ensure we follow all COVID-19 guidelines.

Also, check out our Children & Youth Ministry's page for events, registration, and at home learning materials!

What to wear:

We invite you to come as you are. You will see our congregation in what makes them feel comfortable may that be "Sunday Best" or jeans and tennis shoes. You might even catch a couple flip-flops.

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We are so happy to have you here and can't wait to get to know you!

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church is a joyful community, grounded in the love of Christ that welcomes and includes ALL with meaningful worship, service to the community, and commitment to growing as faithful Christians.



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The Very Rev. Tommy Dillon II
Rector
The Rev. Lynn Hooks
Parish Deacon

The Very Rev. Tommy Dillon II

Rector

A Baton Rouge native, the Rev Tommy Dillon graduated from Louisiana State University, Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University, and the General Theological Seminary, where he specialized in Anglican Liturgy. He was ordained deacon and priest at St. Luke’s Baton Rouge and served as Vicar of St. Augustine’s in Central City, LA for five years before serving 11 years on the West Coast as Rector of St. Aidan’s, San Francisco and Grace Church in Bainbridge Island, WA. He was called as Rector of St. Margaret's in September of 2016.

Tommy has 20 years of experience as a parish pastor, including responsibility for pastoral care, program development, stewardship, and administration. During that time, Tommy became a leader in community engagement. He has a passion for helping people take ministry and spirit beyond the church walls and embrace new ways of being the church in a changing world.

Before moving to the West Coast, Tommy was the first Director of Prisoner Aftercare Services for the National Volunteers of America. Previously he worked with the Volunteer of America of Greater Baton Rouge for seven years in Mental Health and Homeless Services. He also served as Co-chair for Undoing Racism in the Diocese of Louisiana.

In the Diocese of California, Tommy served as a member of the Diocesan Executive Council, Diocesan Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Nave Chaplain at Grace Cathedral, and a Spiritual Director for Cursillo. He also served as chaplain to the Diocesan Altar Guild, as a board member for Sojourn Chaplaincy at San Francisco General Hospital, and as chair of the Episcopal Bay Area Salvadoran Coalition.

In the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, Tommy is Dean of the Baton Rouge Deanery, which is comprised of eighteen congregations and institutions in the Baton Rouge area, is the chair of the Stewardship Working Group, is co-leader of the Transitions in Progress group (TIP) for newly ordained and new clergy in the diocese, and is the Clergy Alternate Deputy for the General Convention of the Episcopal Church.

Tommy serves on the Boards of the Wild Goose Festival and the General Theological Seminary as Secretary and is a frequent retreat leader, pilgrimage planner, and an instructor of liturgy.

In Tommy’s world, there is no such thing as the “outcast and the stranger.” His work with newly-released prisoners, with people suffering mental illness and homelessness, and with Hurricane Katrina survivors gave him a fearless compassion for human need. During his time in ministry, parish food bank and elder ministries flourished; Diocesan, parish, and neighborhood Disaster Preparedness groups formed; and connections in El Salvador were created through the Anglican Church of El Salvador and Foundation Cristosal.

Collaborating to create beautiful liturgy feeds his soul. Good food, good friends, and road trips with his Whippet pal Josh reveal the Holy in the everyday world.

The Rev. Lynn Hooks

Parish Deacon

I am delighted to introduce myself to St. Margaret's Episcopal Church. There have been some wonderful loops on my path to ordination. One loop is circling me back around to learn from your gracious Rector, the Very Rev. Tommy Dillon II. We met at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, where I have been the religion teacher at the Day School for almost 25 years. My relationship with the families of St. Luke's School inspired and nurtured my desire to serve God as a priest in The Episcopal Church.

My husband, Michael, and I are Baton Rouge natives and 1989 graduates of L.S.U. We appreciate and enjoy spending time with our children, Ryan (New Orleans), Rachel and her husband Luke (Baton Rouge), and Raphe (LSU Freshman).

For the past three years, I have attended The A. C. Marble School for Theological Formation in coordination with the Iona Initiative developed by the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. Until Covid, our class met in Canton, Mississippi. Since then, we have been meeting online. I was ordained to The Sacred Order of Deacons on December 19, 2020, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in New Orleans.

I am grateful that God led me to St. Margaret's. I look forward to discovering God's love through the many ways St. Margaret's shares Christ with the world. Thank you for opening your door and your heart to me.

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Sunday

Sunday In-Person Worship 8 AM - To register click HERE

Adult Sunday School 9 AM Zoom Platform and in Person

Sunday In-Person Worship 10 AM - To register click HERE

Online Sunday Worship 10 AM Facebook Live

Virtual Coffee Hour 11:30 AM Zoom Platform

Wednesday

Healing Service 5:30 PM Zoom Platform

Zoom links can be found by signing up on our church email list. To be on this list email the Rector at [email protected].

For a pastoral meeting with the Rector, please email or call him (225-933-3288)


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12663 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70810

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