Congratulations to our Confirmands and their Families: Olivia Renda, Kyle Endick, Tyler Endick, John Slye, and Will Stamato! Also, a big shout out to their youth leaders, Dan and Teri Della Piazza for all their years of service. You should all be very proud! |
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October 4 - 10 with St. Martin's |
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Blessing of the Animals
on the Feast of St. Francis Assisi
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SUNDAY
with St. Martin's Abbreviated Liturgy 10:30 10:15 Coffee Hour
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
Worshipping with St. Martin's is a good way to start your week with God and one another, and you can do it from ANYWHERE!
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Trunk or Treat
Calling All Trunks!
Saint Martin's would like to hold a Covid-Safe Trunk or Treat and we need trunks!
Date/Time:
Sunday, October 25th
3pm to 5pm
Looking for donations of Halloween candy and non-edible Halloween favors. Donation boxes will be placed downstairs at the church by the patio entrance each Sunday from 10am to 4pm (Sun October 4th, 11th, and 18th)
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Fr. Collis spent many August's at St. Martin's over the years. Please keep his family in your prayers.
Death in Our Diocesan Family
The Reverend Geoffrey Collis
March 28, 1950 to
October 2, 2020
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The Rev. Geoffrey Collis from Rumson, died in his sleep at his summer home in the Poconos on October 2, 2020.
Rev. Collis was ordained to the priesthood on December 18, 1976 by The Rt. Rev. Albert W. Van Duzer. In the Diocese of New Jersey, Rev. Collis served at the Church of the Epiphany, Ventnor City; St. David’s Church, Cranbury; Trinity Church, Cranford; St. Peter’s at-the-Light, Barnegat Light; Christ Church, Somers Point; St. James Church, Long Branch; and Christ Church, Toms River.
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The burial service will be on October 12, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. at All Saints Memorial Church in Navesink. Internment will follow in All Saints Cemetery.
The service will be livestreamed on All Saints' Facebook page at
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Outreach
This month’s Outreach goal is to assist SHIP. They are very much in need of casseroles for their food truck and we are requesting that parishioners make any type casserole for SHIP. Casseroles (frozen or not) can be dropped off at the SHIP office from 8:30 to 2:00, Monday through Friday. They also are in need of pop top cans, such as Chef-Boy-R-Dee or prepared tuna meals, and snacks such as potato chips, cookies, crackers. These items can be dropped off at the time the casseroles are delivered. The SHIP office is located at 87 E. High Street, Somerville, NJ.
If you can donate but are unable to deliver, I will pick items up at our home on Monday, October 19th. Either email me
mficzko@optonline.net or call me 908-704-9527 and I will make arrangements for pick up. Thank you for all your help.
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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. 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 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. If you would like to be the "Keeper of the Light" for a week, email Philip with the subject "Candle" at philip.muniz@gmail.com.
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WEEKLY BULLETIN
Do you have a message for the people of St. Martin's? Email Alison at randyali@aol.com
Send me a blurb and I'll put it in this bulletin.
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Adult Forum
We're continuing our conversation on Racism
How should we articulate the spiritual disfigurement caused by our racialized society and then chart a course toward authentic racial reconciliation through the Body of Christ?
St. John's in Somerville and St. Martin's in Bridgewater will have a Zoom conversation about race and our faith. Dates to be announced soon.
We will be discussing the documentary 13th. A link to it is below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8
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Book's I've Read during the Pandemic
What Einstein Told His Cook
by Robert Wolke
This is not your parent's cookbook! If you ever wondered how your food is produced, what is in it - chemically, and why it does what it does when you mix and/or cook it, this is the book for you. Fascinating why you might want to add salt to boiling water for pasta or better yet: why chocolate melts in your mouth.
Howard Stamato
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How can we put this delicately and positively?
The people of St. Martin's are generous with their time, finances, and offering the volunteer services they do. We have so much for which to be grateful. We are so committed to the ministry we share. We love this church. So please keep up your financial support, because frankly, it is needed!
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St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
1350 Washington Valley Road,
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
www.stmartinsnj.org
Call Us: 908-526-1350
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