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Schedule Changes:
- 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.
- The church office will be closed Monday, December 26th, and Monday, January 2nd, with limited staffing between.
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Final Pageant Rehearsal Tomorrow!
- Friday, Dec. 23: 4 p.m. (all parts)
- Saturday, Dec. 24: Arrive by 4:15 p.m.
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Prepare the Church for Christmas!
TOMORROW, 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 a hot beverage of your choice. We'll provide the snacks and the know-how!
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Eric Borgstrom and Jarrett Kerbel would like you to sign up to be a St. Martin's Snow Angel! When we get a big snow James Kent - our beloved custodian - cannot get here. We often need help to clear sidewalks and walk ways for weekday and weekend activities. Send an email to Jarrett Kerbel at [email protected] if you would like to be a snow angel.
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Bishop's Bible Challenge
Begins Sunday, January 1, 2017
Bishop Gutierrez has invited our whole parish to read through the Bible in 2017, from Genesis to Revelation.
The Bishop's Bible Challenge is designed to create a devotional community reading the same portions of scripture every day across the Diocese. Each day we will read from the Hebrew Bible, the Psalms, and from the New Testament. A schedule of daily readings is available in the Parish House foyer and on a FREE app called DIOPA BIBLE. Imagine yourself reading (or listening!) to your daily portion on the train as you commute, during your workout on the treadmill, at your desk at work, in the food court at lunch, or before bed each night.
Read More...
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Project HOME 24-Hour Homeless Outreach Hotline
As the weather turns colder, the next few months will be especially hard on our neighbors experiencing homelessness. When ambient temperatures drop below 20 degrees F (or 32 degrees F with precipitation) the City issues a Code Blue and takes extraordinary measures to ensure that those on the streets have access to emergency shelter. Organizations around the city like Project HOME help spread the word to get people inside, and you can help! On extremely cold nights, if you see someone sleeping outside, call the Project HOME hotline to notify them of the person's location, and they will send someone to come help the person find shelter.
24-Hour Homeless Outreach Hotline: 215-232-1984
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"In our family, we have a special way of transitioning the kids from receiving from Santa, to becoming a Santa. This way, the Santa construct is not a lie that get discovered, but an unfolding series of good deeds and Christmas spirit."
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(Almost) the 12 Days of Christmas
The daily devotionals that you'll see during the Christmas season are organized to include a brief reflection, questions to consider, ideas for activities, songs to sing, a prayer, and ways to explore the day's theme in a deeper or different way. I hope you will use this devotional as an opportunity for you and your family to embrace all twelve days of Christmas. Read More...
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An Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
Saturday, Jan. 7, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Springboard Meditation Sangha
Fee: $50
This day-long program offered by Deborah Cooper provides an introduction to Mindfulness Meditation. No previous experience is necessary. Please bring your lunch as well as a yoga mat if you have one.
Registration is required.
Women Connecting
Saturday, Jan. 14
from
9 am to 11:30
in the Parish Hall (NEW DATE)
Women Connecting is a seasonal gathering of women. Through the gifts of silent reflection and deep listening, we share and receive each other in the stories that we tell. As we listen and experience being heard, we come to a deeper knowledge of both ourselves and the community to which we belong. No registration required.
Mindfulness and White Privilege: An Anti-Racism Seminar for White People
Sundays: Jan. 15 and 29, Feb. 12 and 26, March 5 and 19, from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
Concludes with a day-long retreat Saturday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location:
Houston Room
Facilitators:
Pamela Freeman and Deborah Cooper
Fee: $225 (NEW REDUCED PRICE!)
This seven-week anti-racism program will blend mindfulness meditation practices with an exploration of white privilege. Open to a multi-faith audience, the seminar aims to engage white people in both a spiritually and historically informed practice of addressing racism to foster the personal insight and understanding that is essential for interracial work right now.
Registration is required.
Listening Lessons: No Fixing, No Saving
Wednesday, Jan. 18, from
7:30 to 9 p.m.
Led by Joanne Conway, this program will explore how the techniques for active listening used in St. Martin's Women Connecting program can be a model for all listening, following Parker Palmer's advice of "no fixing, no saving, no setting each other straight."
Registration required. Suggested donation: $15
How to be Happier
Saturdays:
Jan. 21 and 28, and
Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25;
10 to 11 a.m.
Learn ways to ways to increase happiness and life satisfaction in this six-week series. The classes are based on the new field of positive psychology, which, instead of treating illness, looks at ways to promote happiness, life satisfaction, and resilience. Dr. Sarah Whitman is a psychiatrist practicing in the Philadelphia area. Her practice focuses on chronic physical pain.
Registration required.
Fee: $60
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Last week, the Dahan family of four arrived in Philadelphia and were settled into their temporary home in Mt. Airy. Sameer, age 40, Majidah, age 26, and their children Ayman (7) and Iman (1) were met by representatives of the Refugee Resettlement Ministry, our case worker from Bethany Christian Services, and Samra, the college student we've sponsored who also helped with translation. 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!
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Thanks to everyone who helped us meet our goal by Christmas!
We are still expecting some pledges in, so we're naming a
NEW GOAL of $620,000!
We are confident that we can make this reach.
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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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Jan. 4th: Spirituality of Aging, 3 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. in Hilary House
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Jan. 8th: Christmas Lessons and Carols, 5 p.m.
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 |
StMartinEC.org
| 215.247.7466
8000 St. Martin's Lane | Philadelphia | PA | 19118
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