Week of November 8, 2021, With St. Martin's
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The Leaflet for this week's service can be found by going to http://www.stmartinsnj.org.
Consecration Sunday

This coming Sunday, November 14 is Consecration Sunday. Join us with your pledge card, if you haven’t already sent it in, and celebrate St. Martin's with our gifts and a chili lunch after the 10:30 service. Please take the time this week to think about how St. Martin's Church has affected your life. We have a pledge goal of $250,000 and are currently at $46,356. We have 95 current members of which 17 have pledged so far. Please consider making a pledge this year. If situations change you can always change your pledge, but this helps the Vestry create a budget for the church.
Marilyn has been a member of St. Martin's
for over 40 years. She has made her pledge
to sustain St. Martin's so that we can continue
to be a vital part of our community, and welcome
all into our parish!
Outreach
We will be collecting used coats on November 21st during church until 1:30 p.m. They may be left in the coat closet, off the narthex, until the 21st. Outreach volunteers will be in the parking lot, across from the front doors, until 1:30 on the 21st should you forget to bring your donation to Sunday services. All sizes of gently used coats and jackets are welcome. Thank you.
Adult Forum
We will gather in the Lady Chapel from 9:30-10:00 am

November 14: Praying with Rosaries and Prayer Beads (Tactile Prayer)
November 21: Praying the Word: Lectio Divina (Audio/Verbal Prayer)
November 28: Praying in Color (Creative Prayer)
Thursdays This Fall
St. Martin's and St. John's Somerville are co-sponsoring a new course designed by the Episcopal Church to address the problem of racism in our society. This course will involve reading selected works and watching short video clips from a diverse segment of people all talking about their experience of racism. We will also be engaged in honest, prayerful, and respectful discussions. All are welcome, but you are asked to pre-register by sending Father Rob an email indicating you would like to join the class. Blessings to you all.
November 14 - Consecration Sunday and Chili Luncheon
Bring your pledge cards and your appetites. Directly after the 10:30 service where we will be pledging our gifts for next year, we will be having a chili luncheon. We have beef, chicken, and vegetarian chill. If you would like to bring another chili, side dish, or dessert, please email Alison.
Prayer Requests
Marilyn has requested prayers for Andrea, Stephanie, and Alex

Please send your prayer intentions to Philip at philip.muniz@gmail.com.
Midweek Healing Mass
This mass will be held on Wednesdays, at 6 p.m. in the Lady Chapel.
Appalachian Service Project
There is the possibility that we will be able to participate in an ASP trip in the summer of 2022. If you would be interested in participating, please let Father Rob know as soon as possible. St. Mark's is not organizing a group this year, so we will be organizing the trip (thanks to the help of Bob Manci), and looking for participants from other churches to join us. At the moment, we are not sure what Covid restrictions might be in place- but they are likely to be fluid as the situation changes.

If you are interested, please contact Fr. Rob.
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
1350 Washington Valley Road,
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
www.stmartinsnj.org
Call Us: 908-526-1350
Contact information for Fr. Rob
rectorstmartinsnj@gmail.com or fatherroblaws@yahoo.com