Sundays 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.   

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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. It will help you through!

You are Amazing!

Both the Nurses & the People of St. Martin's!

Last Sunday after worship we had a "Reverse Auction." That means that instead of bidding against each other to win something we wanted individually, we all bid together, contributing within a few minutes over $1,300, to achieve a gift together as a way to say thank you to some of the nurses who so bravely are working in danger's way now in our many hospitals. A local dad came to Fr. Mulder last week with the story of his two girls, both of whom are working the night shift at Morristown Hospital. "What can we do to support them?" "Feed them," he said, because most of the donated food has been coming during the day shift and is gone by the time the night nurses arrive.

So thanks to Steve Schwartzinger, the Executive Chef at Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, a delicious meal will be delivered this Saturday night to the hospital.

In addition, many of you are literally providing the icing on the cake, by making desserts that will be delivered that same night.

And then, as if the blessings are not already overflowing from this experience, you contributed enough funds in our Reverse Auction to make a big donation to the Food Pantry, which will be added to the food we collect Sunday afternoon.

Thank you, St. Martin's! The Church is the people, and you truly are acting like the Body of Christ in and for the world! Great stuff - keep it up! And may God bless you richly for your rich blessing of others in God's name!

If you've ever been angry ...

You have something in common with Jesus

Thursday Night Forum

Everyone knows Jesus got angry that day he turned over the currency exchange desks outside of the Temple, but how many other times do you remember Jesus showing his anger?

Join Fr. Tim as he leads us in a consideration of the nine times the Bible tells us Jesus got angry. What might we learn about the anger we sometimes experience when we consider Jesus' anger? When is anger a good thing, not a good thing, or a warning sign?

No homework, but have a Bible with you.

Thursdays, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

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Food Collection

this Sunday

afternoon

This coming Sunday afternoon, May 24, will be conducting a food collection for the Food Bank Network. The items that are critically needed by the food bank at this time are canned meats (Chicken, Dinty Moore Stew, Chili, Corned Beef, Spam, Ham, etc.); tuna, salmon, etc. (cans & pouches); canned pastas (Ravioli, Beefaroni, Spaghettios, etc.); spaghetti sauce (ready to use);  boxed shelf stable milk (Parmalat, Borden, Naturel, etc.); macaroni & cheese (7.25 ounces boxes & microwave cups); Ramen Noodles; ComPleats (Hormel, etc. micro-wave meals). We will be collecting between noon and 2:00 p.m. in the church parking lot.

Please email Marlene at  mficzko@optonline.net . Thank you.

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 portion of the chancel (front of the church) directly 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.

This week's keeper of the light is Diane Miller.