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Lent is - Growing Closer to God

Tonight

Ash Wednesday Imposition of Ashes at

7:30 p.m.

The busier your life is, the more you need Lent. This is a quiet service. The choir will sing an anthem, there will be a brief homily, we kneel to offer the Litany of Penitence, we share the Bread and Wine that sustains us, and we will have begun anew our Lenten journey to be refreshed, restored and reconciled to God and one another.

Pray with your neighbors.

A Joint Gathering of Fellowship and Education of the People from St. Paul’s in Bound Brook, St. Martin’s in Bridgewater and St. John’s in Somerville will focus on the theme of Prayer . We will meet on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Guild Room of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 158 W. High St., Somerville (with the exception of March 19). Each night will begin with a light meal of soup, bread and water. This will be followed by prayer, a scripture reading, reflection, study questions and song.

Practice of Prayer - Our Time Together

Feb. 27: Pray without Ceasing: Following St. Paul’s instruction

March 5: Learning to Pray: Learning from the early Church

March 12: Praying for a Change: Reconciling tradition and contemporary rationality

March 19: Laundry Love ministry meets at Wayne’s Wash World II, 20 Division St., Somerville – all are invited to take part

March 26: Sweet Hours of Prayer: Establishing a time of quiet and reflection

April 2: Our Deepest Prayer: Connecting our waiting with God’s waiting

Details and Questions

There is no charge to attend this series. Bibles and reflection aids will be provided. Free-will donations to support St. John’s monthly Laundry Love ministry will be accepted.

For questions or more information, call Paul Grzella, 908-507-8020, or St. John’s, 908-722-1250. Email pgrzella@verizon.net.

Sunday Forums in Lent

Join us @ 9:30 as Fr. Mulder leads us in a reconsideration of the cross and its message, from Samuel Well's new book, "Hanging by a Thread: Questions of the Cross." Fr. Wells is the Rector of St. Martin in the Fields, London. This book is for anyone who has been troubled by the traditional notions of the "Atonement," whereby Jesus had to die to satisfy God's sense of justice for the sins of the world. Fr. Wells presents an alternative perspective. Come, discover why the word, "with" may well be the most important word in our faith vocabulary.

ANYONE WANT TO BE BAPTIZED?!

In the early Church Lent was a time to prepare for baptism as the first rays of sun would come up on Easter morning. If you, or your child, would like to be baptized at St. Martin's this year, there could hardly be a more joyous time than at the Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. Please speak with Fr. Mulder to make plans.

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Mark Your Calendars

Be part of a Congregational Conversation

One Service only at 10:30 a.m. on March 29

A crucial part of the work of discernment for calling a new rector to St. Martin's is seeking the input of our membership. The Discernment Committee, along with our Discernment Consultant, Michael Redpath, will lead the session.

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NJ 08807

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