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Forum,
December 11
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O Antiphons!
Barb Ballenger will lead us in an exploration of the names of Jesus that enter the prayer of the church in the last days before Christmas.
This will be the final Parish Forum before Christmas. Forum will resume January 15th.
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Schedule Changes:
- This Sunday, Dec. 11th: The last Sunday for worship.together and Parish Forum until January 15th.
- Dec. 18th: There is no Forum or Kairos; join us for the Carol Sing at 10 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Pageant rehearsal will be held at 10 a.m. in the church.
- Dec. 25th: Christmas Day, Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. only.
- Jan. 1st: Holy Eucharist at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
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Jan. 8th: Holy Eucharist at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.,
Epiphany Party at 11 a.m., Lessons and Carols at 5 p.m.
- Jan. 15th: Full service schedule resumes, Parish Forum and worship.together resume, Children's Chapel during the 9 a.m. service returns.
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Advent at St. Martin's
Looking for resources for this season of preparation, watching, and waiting?
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1) Minimum of $600,000 pledged for 2017
2) Every Household Pledges (we're halfway there!)
3) Raise Household Median gift to $3,700
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Sunday Evening Mindfulness Discussion
Sunday, December 11, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Hilary House
Join Mindfulness practitioner Deborah Cooper for a discussion of Tara Brach's book Radical Acceptance, Embracing Your Life with the Heart of the Buddha.
Register Here!
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LAST CHANCE - Christmas Flowers to Decorate the Church
You are invited to give Christmas flowers in thanksgiving for or in memory of someone you love. The deadline for your information is Monday, December 12
. Please contact
Connie Haggard at 215.247.7466 x116 or [email protected].
Or you may mail your request, attention "Connie," along with your check made payable to "Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields" with "Christmas flowers" on the memo line. The amount you give is discretionary - and we thank you!
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SUPPER at St. Martin's:
December Holiday Schedule
Our Final SUPPER of 2016 will take place on Wednesday, December 14.
Then, join us again on
January 11, 2017
for the return of our 2nd and 4th Wednesdays schedule in the new year. T
ell your friends to join our SUPPER-only mailing list by
here
. They will receive the SUPPER menu on the Monday before the meal.
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We need YOU for our Christmas Pageant!
Auditions for Speaking Parts: December 14th after SUPPER
Calling all angels, shepherds and sheep! Christmas pageant preparation gets under way in December! We have have 9 speaking parts for older elementary and Junior High students. We also need older elementary students to shepherd sheep, and angels to help them participate fully in the pageant. Parents are also needed to help with costumes, crowd control, etc. The pageant is a beloved congregational tradition and serves as the sermon at the 5 p.m. Christmas Eve service.
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FUSE Movie Night: Simon Birch
Wednesday, December 14th, 7 p.m.
In the Library after SUPPER
Simon Birch believes that God made him for a special, heroic purpose. Simon and his best friend Joe Wenteworth are both outcasts in their tiny New England town: Joe is the illegitimate son of the town beauty, and Simon, at age 12, is so small that he still plays the infant Jesus in the church Christmas pageant. Together, they try to find out who Joe's father is. Just as they succeed, the time comes for Simon to fulfill the destiny he believes in. A situation arises that demands a hero - a very small hero.
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FUSE Service Trip to St. Barnabas Mission
Sunday, December 18th, 12:30 p.m.
After church on Sunday the 18th, FUSE junior and senior high will be going to St. Barnabas Mission, part of Episcopal Community Services, to help package meals to give away this month.
ECS St. Barnabas Mission provides safe, decent shelter, healthy meals and supportive services to homeless families headed by a single mother. Located at 6006 W. Girard Avenue, the program's immediate goal is to give families a safe place to stay. The long-term goal is to help mothers and children become self-sufficient. St. Barnabas is critical to ECS' mission of empowering vulnerable individuals and families and directly addresses the agency's long-term outcomes of safety, well-being and self-sufficiency for all clients.
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FUSE Senior High - Save the Date!
Nightwatch: Crossroads
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
February 10-11, 2017
Cost: $85
This year we're inviting all senior high students to join us for an overnight retreat called Nightwatch: Crossroads at the incredible Cathedral of St. John the Divine in NYC. Every year St. John the Divine hosts youth from across the country in this amazing retreats. Tickets need to be purchased soon, so parents
please RSVP to Ellen Doster at [email protected] or 215-247-7466 by December 19th!
Nightwatch has created a safe, spirit-centered program of joyful fellowship, contemplative-contemporary spiritual direction, devotional singing, and lots of fun activities.
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Prepare the Church for Christmas!
Friday, Dec. 23 at 9 a.m.
Come one, come all, for a merry morning of decorating the church for Christmas! Bring: clippers, a friends, and you coffee or tea. We'll provide the snacks and the know-how!
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Treble Choir Caroling
Cathedral Village
December 21st, 4:30 p.m.
Members of the Treble Choir will be singing Christmas Carols for residents at Cathedral Village.
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New Refugee Family to Be Hosted by St. Martin's!
On Wednesday, December 14th, the Dahan family of four will arrive at Philadelphia International Airport and be whisked to their temporary home in Mt. Airy. Here are their names and ages: Sameer, 40 years old, has worked as a tailor and in a sweet shop; hiss wife, Majidah, 26 years old; their son, Ayman, 7 years old; and their daughter, Iman, one year old. The Dahans are Muslim and their primary language is Arabic. Thank you for all your work in helping the Refugee Resettlement
Ministry prepare for their arrival! Read more...
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Christmas in the Middle East
Saturday, December 17th,
7 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill
Since 2003, with the rise of sectarian violence and ISIS in Iraq, o
ver 120,000 Iraqi Christians under persecution have fled Iraqi cities for the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in the north, where they are protected by the Kurdish authorities and Peshmerga fighting forces. Come meet the Archdeacon of the Anglican Diocese of Cypress and the Gulph to learn more about what is happening on the ground. For more information contact The Rev. Cliff Cutler (215) 242-2055.
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Bishop Gutierrez Visits St. Martin's
On Thursday, December 1st, Bishop Daniel G. P. Gutierrez spent a couple of hours at St. Martin's meeting our various ministry leaders and getting a tour around our spaces. We closed out the evening with an opportunity for the Bishop to speak and for our leaders to ask him questions. We look forward to continued work with our new Diocesan shepherd!
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Thursday Breakfast Club
NEW LOCATION!
Trolley Car Diner at 8:15 a.m.
The weekly breakfast club is now meeting at a new location: the Trolley Car Diner on Germantown Avenue. Grab some coffee and join us for conversation!
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Volunteers Needed for the Creating Change Conference
January 18-22, 2017
Creating Change is an annual conference hosted by the National LGBTQ Task Force for social justice leadership and skills building. Scheduled to be at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in January, this conference needs hundreds of justice-minded volunteers to run smoothly and offers free workshop attendance in exchange for volunteer shifts.
Contact conference host committee member Angelique Gravely (
[email protected]
) with any questions.
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UPCOMING
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Books and Banter:
Death Comes for the Archbishop -
Monday, Dec. 12th at
7:30 p.m. in the Houston Room
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Men for Others: Saturday, Dec. 17th at 7:30 a.m. in the Houston Room
- New Year's Eve Kirtan with
Mandala
: Saturday, Dec. 31st 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Church
ONGOING
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Weekday Worship:
Morning Prayer:
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs at 7:30 a.m.
Morning Meditation:
Weekdays at 8:15 a.m.
Mid-Week Eucharist:
Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m.
Compline:
2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7 p.m. after SUPPER at St. Martin's
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Quick Info & Links
Our Mission
Welcome all seekers
Worship God in liturgy, music and prayer
Equip all baptized persons for ministry
Engage as agents of Christ's love in the world.
Our Core Values
Learning Leads to God
In giving and receiving care we encounter Christ
Life in the Holy Spirit is beautiful
Our Aspirational Values
Community Engagement and Social Justice
Unconditional Welcome and Inclusion
A community that calls forth the gifts of its entire people
Becoming a Racism-Free and Diverse Community that reflects the City where we worship
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Field Notes is the weekly parish e-newsletter for the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia. Read about our events, programs, and other opportunities.
To submit news or articles, please send typed blurbs (75 words or less!) to Natalee Hill, Associate for Communications & Administration at
[email protected]
by Tuesday. Feedback is always welcome!
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Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
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| 215.247.7466
8000 St. Martin's Lane | Philadelphia | PA | 19118
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