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Parish Forum Feb. 5
Annual Finance Meeting
Come hear about how your financial contributions are being put towards ministry here and around the world! This is our yearly update on the close of the prior fiscal year and the budget for the current fiscal year.
Parish Forum Feb. 12
Old Testament Bible Romp
Biblical Studies leader Helen White engages us in a tour of the Hebrew Scriptures in this energetic introduction to the Old Testament.
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The Muppet Movie Sing-Along!
Saturday, February 4th at 5:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Brighten your February by movin' right along to the Rainbow Connection. Can you picture that? Come all lovers and dreamers, and frogs.
Costumes and puppets welcome; popcorn will be available. No registration required.
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Sunday, Feb. 5
The Rev. Vernell Brown, Preacher
Reverend Brown's chaplaincy career has spanned twenty-one years. Eighteen of those years were spent serving seniors in long-term care settings. For fourteen years Reverend Brown has served as Director of Pastoral Care for Newcourtland Senior Services.
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Listening Lessons: Praying from the Silent Center
Wednesday, Feb. 15,
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in Hilary House
Presenter: The Rev. Sharline Fulton
Suggested donation: $15
According to Basil Pennington, Centering Prayer is "but a simple way to open the door wide all the way to let God in Christ come in." The Rev. Sharline Fulton will lead an introduction to this prayer form that allows one to discover God in contemplative silence. Part of Wellspring at St. Martin's "Listening Lessons" ongoing series on ways to open ourselves ever deeper to the voice and presence of God in our lives.
Registration Required.
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Connect 8's
Introducing CONNECT 8's - regularly scheduled dinner groups of 8 people that rotate each time so you meet more and more members of St. Martin's. Dinner groups will be hosted in the homes of participants and will be easy to organize. Dinners will be scheduled the first Sunday of the month from March through May.
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SUPPER at St. Martin's, followed by Compline
Wednesday, Feb. 8 at
6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Join us for delicious food and fellowship, then stay for our beautiful sung Compline service in the church at 7:00 p.m.
And join us this week after Compline at 7:30 p.m. in the Houston Room for conversation around the Bishop's Bible Challenge!
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Saturday, Feb. 11, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Cost: $15;
please bring a beverage or dessert to share
The holiday season is over, is it finally time to relax? How about a fireside dinner and conversation with other parents while your children enjoy supervised play? Sounds like a date!
We'll organize food and care for your children in one room, while you enjoy a meal and fellowship in another room. We'll make sure everyone is home for bedtime!
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Monday, February 13th
7:30 p.m. in the Houston Room
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
"Christopher Boone is 15. He knows 'all the countries of the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7,507.' He lives in Swindon with his father and Toby, his pet rat. He abhors all yellow and brown things, thinks he would make a good astronaut, and has never been further than the end of the road on his own until his discovery of the 'murder' of his neighbor's dog turns him into an amateur detective."
- Charlotte Moore,
The Guardian
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by Moises Kaufman:
A Staged Reading
Sunday, Feb. 19th at 2 p.m. in the Parish Hall
In October 1998 in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming, was tied to a fence post, severely beaten, robbed, tortured and left alone to die. His body - battered, bloody, barely clinging to life - was discovered eighteen hours later. He was rushed to the hospital and put on life support. He died five days later. The reason for this brutal crime? Matthew Shepard was gay.
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SAVE THE DATE: Summer Camp Dates
Choir Camp: July 31st - August 4th
VBS: August 7th - 11th
Put these on your calendar! More information and registration coming soon!
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Please consider giving Sunday flowers in thanksgiving or memorial. All Sundays in February and March are available. Please contact Connie Haggard at [email protected] or by calling the church for more information.
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Seeking Eucharistic Ministers!
Saturday, Feb. 18th 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Is being a chalice bearer or home visitor with Eucharist calling to you? Come to our training! Please contact Rev. Anne to RSVP: [email protected] or 215-247-7466
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Help us meet our participation goal and make your 2017 pledge!
We consider our
participation goal
as equal in importance to our
financial goal
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We clearly asked every person who considers St. Martin's to be their church to make a pledge as an expectation of membership. 276 member households responded affirmatively.
We need 24 more households to meet our participation goal of 300 pledging units.
Pledge Envelopes Available for Pickup
If you requested giving envelopes on your 2017 pledge, please stop by the Parish House lobby to pick them up. If you are no longer interested in using giving envelopes, perhaps because you have transitioned to automated online giving, please be sure to let Natalee know so that your number may be reassigned to someone else.
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Capital Improvement Giving Opportunities
- New Fence for Playground: The wood picket fence around the playground is falling apart and presents a danger to children, as well as a shabby look to our neighbors and guests. We need $7,000 to replace this fence.
- New Fence for Rectory: The fence around the Rector's Garden is rotting and tipping over. We need $4,000 to replace this fence.
- Parish Hall A/V System: We need a fully installed projector and screen system for the Parish Hall. This would allow us to use a larger variety of audio/video teaching tools in Adult Forum and other events. The whole installation would cost about $20,000.
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POWER 100 Days of Faithful Resistance
Monday, Feb. 6th
Pizza at 5:30 p.m.,
Training 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Living Water UCC,
6250 Loretto Ave.
POWER staff are staging a series of trainings called "100 days of Faithful Resistance" to sharpen our tools and strengthen our prophetic voice to protect the most vulnerable in our communities. Trainings will include teachings on community organizing skills, becoming a sanctuary community, power mapping of the new political climate in our state, and using social media and grassroots fundraising to build the social justice movement and how to join like-minded organizations.
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#WeAreAllAmerica
Stand with Refugees and Our Muslim Neighbors
TOMORROW, Friday, Feb. 3 at Noon
You're invited! All over the nation, people will be hosting vigils, human chains, and simple welcoming actions at local mosques, to show support and solidarity, during noontime prayer (
Jumah
, the main Muslim religious service during the week.)
For materials, talking points, and "how to" instructions, and to register your event, click here. If you have any questions or concerns, please address them to
[email protected]
We Are America is a coalition of immigrant, refugee, and faith organizations that are working together to support our core American values as a nation of refuge for those fleeing persecution and violence, and as a pluralistic nation of immigrants and religious tolerance.
It includes Alianza Americas, America's Voice, Church World Service,
Human Rights First, International Rescue Committee, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, National Partnership for New Americans, and Welcoming America.
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Members in the News
If you catch another member in the news, pass along word so we can share!
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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
| 215.247.7466
8000 St. Martin's Lane | Philadelphia | PA | 19118
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