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Schedule Changes:
- 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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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.
Read More...
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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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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 the City issues a Code Blue, 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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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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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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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:
Weekdays 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
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8000 St. Martin's Lane | Philadelphia | PA | 19118
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