THE CLOAK
St. Martin's Weekly E-Newsletter
October 10, 2019
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To seek God, and be Christ’s body in the world
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Healing the Lepers
And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. - Luke 17:15-16
Reflections:
"There is great danger in treating God as a kind of divine ATM machine. We think He exists for our good; instead, we exist for His pleasure. We must remember that it is God who blesses us with all good things, and learn to live gratefully. Matthew Henry, the Bible commentator, was once robbed of his wallet. He wrote a list of the things he was thankful about in his diary: First, he had never been robbed before. Second, they took only his wallet and not his life. Third, even though they took it all, it wasn’t very much. Finally, he was the one who was robbed and not the one who was robbing."
"Be the tenth leper. Just forget about your to-do list, and come back to Jesus, fall at His feet, and say 'thank you.'"
"God grant that we will on occasion be thankful enough to be boisterously thankful. Thankful enough to throw ourselves at Jesus' feet. And thankful enough to voice Jesus' question as our own, 'Where are the other nine?' and help them find their way home, too."
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This Week's Schedule
Friday, October 11
9:30am Makin' Music
Sunday, October 13
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:00am Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Children's Choir Rehearsal
10:00am Holy Eucharist/Families in Worship/Children's Choir
Tuesday, October 15
9:30am Makin' Music
Wednesday, October 16
9:30am Makin' Music
12:15pm Holy Eucharist
7:00pm AA St. Martin's Church
7:00pm Fr. Brown Mystery & Reflection @ CCI
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Greetings
from Agnes, Wesley, Emma, Amanda and Chris to our wonderful St. Martin’s family. We just want to thank you all for the prayers, kind wishes and meals that have fed our spirits and bodies in this extraordinarily blessed (and sleepless!) time. We’re looking forward to all of you meeting the new arrivals in the coming weeks!
Peace and blessings,
The Bishops
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Combined Meeting Report
The SMC and CCI Vestries met on Thursday, September 26th, at Christ Church, Ithan in Ithan Hall. The main focus of the meeting was to review the Parish Profile for the search of a Rector to serve both churches along with the Office of Transition Ministry (OTM) data sheets that will be used by the Diocese of PA for the OTM Portfolio.
Read more...
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Something Special this Sunday
Children and youth are participating in various ways in the service this week. At 9:30 AM there is the final rehearsal for the Children's Choir. Therefore, there is no Sunday School. At 10:00 AM all children will be with their parents in the pews to worship together. From ushering, to acolyting, to reading, and singing our younger members will have roles. No prior experience needed, and Ms. Deb will be providing support materials to help the children better understand the parts of the worship service.
Megan and Ms. Deb will also be in the back chapel area with nursery toys as well as relevant activities starting at 9:30. Please contact
Ms. Deb if you have questions or would like to participate, too!
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The Highland Hamper
Next week the collection for Highland will continue with cans/boxes of prepared meals such as ravioli, mac and cheese, spaghetti and meat balls, beef stew, etc. As always, thank you in advance for your support. If you have any questions, please contact Pam Faber.
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Mystery & Reflection: All are invited!
"Fr. Brown" is a BBC mystery series based on a character by G.K. Chesterton. Fr. Brown investigates murders while also guiding his congregation in a small English village.
There will be a special screening of a Fr. Brown mystery on Wednesday, October 16th, from 7:00-8:30 PM at Christ Church, Ithan (536 Conestoga Rd, Villanova).
Join the Bible Study "regulars" to watch the show, eat your dinner (brown bagged if desired), and engage in a theological reflection comparing the episode's twists to Gospel stories. Please extend this invite to family and friends. It's sure to be a unique socializing experience! Contact
Deb Parker if you have questions.
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Chicken Farm Initiative
The SWIC organization is working hard to launch the next four farms this fall before the weather turns in November. You can continue to make an enormous difference
• first by funding chicks, and
• then by sharing this success story with your friends.
$5 - Buys one chick
$1,000 - Fully funds 200 chicks for a farmer
$6,000 - Sponsors the SWIC contribution for an entire chicken farm!
Dozens of farmers are lined up, waiting to restart their farms as soon as we can provide the one-time reconstruction funding. Thanks in advance for your support.
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Upper Room Gatherings - NEW LOCATION!
The next Upper Room gathering is on Wednesday, October 23rd, at 6:00 PM in Room 3 at the Radnor Memorial Library, 114 W Wayne Ave, Wayne. Stay tuned for the topic for discussion. Stop in on any 2nd or 4th Wednesday for some interesting conversation and fellowship.
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The Season of Sacred Portion
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Time for Pledging
Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” - Luke 6:38
Our Season of Sacred Portion will begin on Sunday, October 20th. It will continue on Sunday 10/27, 11/3, and 11/17. Special plans are being made for those liturgies to include reflections on resources and the best ways to share them. Join us for this wonderful season of realizing abundance and taking care of what we have been given!
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Celebrate 100 Years!
Invitations have been sent for the brunch that will follow Christ Church, Ithan's 100-year Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, November 10th. The 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist will be celebrated by Bishop Rodney Michel.
This will be the only service held at either church that day. Kindly reply as soon as possible and indicate the number of tickets you desire for the brunch. Please enclose a check to cover the cost of the tickets. Once payment is received, your tickets will be mailed from CCI. Replies are due by October 27th.
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Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
Psalm 66:1-11
2 Timothy 2:8-15
Luke 17:11-19
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