Trinity Sunday with St. Martin's

This Sunday it's
Trinity Sunday
with St. Martin's
Virtual Coffee 10:15 a.m.
Abbreviated Liturgy 10:30


The link to our weekly Zoom service is on the top of the home page of our website, with a link to the leaflet/hymns as well. Each service is recorded and posted on the St. Martin's website https://www.stmartinsnj.org/
and Facebook (St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Bridgewater, New Jersey) the following week in case you missed it.   

Join the Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/408114126

Invite your friends, your neighbors, even strangers! Several churches are reporting growth during this time of pandemic. Worshipping with St. Martin's is a good way to start your week with God and one another.

Cards of Care

St. Martin's Sunday School students and members of Troop 1 Scouts BSA are
asking church members, their children, their grandchildren and anyone else
you can think of to make some greeting cards. We will be donating these
cards to help brighten the day of folks in local nursing homes. We are
looking for handmade cards (on card stock or regular paper) that offer a
pleasant greeting or shares something about the writer. It could be as
simple as "I hope this card brightens up your day" with some pictures. You
don't even need to include the envelope! Cards will be collected on Sunday,
June 7th between noon and 6pm. Drop off the cards in a box that will be
placed at Saint Martin's by the downstairs entrance. The more cards we
collect, the more people who will have a brighter day. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact Marlene ( MFICZKO@optonline.net ) or
Christine ( auntie_weenie@hotmail.com ). Thank you.
Getting Ready to Return

As we prepare to eventually return to our building, which is likely to be a staggered process over a period of time, a number of things will need to be done.

  1. Huge thank yous to the volunteers who cleaned and polished all the pews and woodwork in the church and who cleaned out the parish office to better organize it.
  2. Now we are inviting volunteers who will weed the hill outside the front doors of the church and the flower beds around the patio doors.
  3. Does anyone have a carpet cleaner or be willing to rent one to clean the carpets in the church, the chapel the sacristy and the two parish offices?
  4. Would anyone like to donate to help offset the cost of having our landscape company clear the are on the west border of the property of the overgrowth of brush and debris?
  5. Do you have other ideas of how you could help?

It's Official!

This Week We Posted for Our Next Rector!

The following notice was posted in the Episcopal News Service and with the Office of Transition Ministry for the entire Episcopal Church. This is the formal posting for our next rector, but it's possible you know someone you'd like to encourage to apply, so feel free to share this information

St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
is seeking a full time Rector to lead the St. Martin’s community, a church of about 230 parishioners. We are located in Bridgewater New Jersey, a tree-lined suburb about one hour away from New York City. The key qualities we desire for our next Rector are noted below.

  • Brings deep faith
  • The ability to connect with people of all ages and backgrounds
  • Inclusive
  • Christ-Centered
  • Compassionate
  • Inspiring
  • Engaging
  • A strong relatable preaching style that incorporates strong theological knowledge
  • Able to bring new ideas
  • Able to draw existing and potential new members to services either in-person or via digital methods
  • Technologically savvy
  • Able to recruit more new and young families
  • Continue and grow key ministries such as Outreach, Adult Forum, fellowship and bible study
  • Passion for spiritual growth
  • Empathetic
  • Ability to connect the Church to the broader community and the Diocese
  • Ability to guide the Church while social distancing measures are in place due to COVID-19
  • Approachable
  • Creative problem-solver
  • Sense of humor
  • Able to motivate involvement of many, with the ability to build and manage teams
  • Build on the hopeful sentiments of the congregation expressed throughout the Discernment process
  • Strong administrator including a deep understanding of financials, the ability to build/lead a revitalized technology infrastructure and the capacity to manage a multi-purpose physical space
  • Well organized

To apply, please contact Canon Brian Jemmott, Canon to the Ordinary/Transitions Ministry,  bjemmott@dioceseofnj.org  or 609-394-5281 Extension 21, to submit cover letter, OTM Portfolio, resume, and responses to Clergy Questionnaire found on the diocesan website at:  dioceseofnj.org/transition-ministry .

Keeper of the Light

There is a light at St. Martin's that never goes out. We call it the "Sanctuary Light" because it hangs in the sanctuary of the chancel (front of the church) lighting the Reserved Sacrament. It reminds us of the presence of Christ who is with us always. But during this time when we are not able to be in our building, members of the parish have been taking turns caring for the light for a period of one week at a time in their own home and then passing it on to another member for the next week, until we can all be together again in the church building.

Last week's Keeper of the Light was Carol Kinkead.
Next week's Keeper is Marlene Fizcko.
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
1350 Washington Valley Road,
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
www.stmartinsnj.org

Call Us: 908-526-1350