Week of June 12, 2022, With St. Martin's
Facebook Live Link: http://www.facebook.com/SaintMartinsEpiscopalChurchBridgewaterNJ

The Leaflet for this week's service can be found by going to
Pride Mass and Community Pride Picnic

June 26: Pride Mass at 10:30 a.m. with Community Pride Picnic immediately following.

We need people to set up, work the food and bake sale tables, run the craft tables, monitor the lawn games, work the information and welcoming tables, and clean up. We are also looking for any lawn games you may have, pop-up tents, and a popcorn machine. Please follow this link to sign up to volunteer:
Prayer Requests
  • Raymond Okonsky, Denise's father.
  • Olivia, prayer request from Fr. Rob
  • Dwight, a childhood friend of Fr. Rob's
  • Audrey, Bill Valiant's wife
  • Bill Valiant is also experiencing some health issues
  • Fr. Rob's mother, Evelyn.
  • Kathy Picazio asks for prayers for Doug Newton, his wife, Zhenya, and her adult daughter.
  • Bonnie Whalen requested prayers for her 28 yr old grandson.
  • Linda Virtue
  • Chris Semanchik
  • Jane Linn's, granddaughter-in-law, Rachael.
  • Mary Irwin
  • Philip and Nancy
Please send your prayer intentions to Philip at philip.muniz@gmail.com.
Save the Date: Confirmation and Reception- November 13, 2022
Bishop Stokes will be visiting us on Sunday, November 13 (St. Martin's Sunday). On this Sunday youth and adults will be Confirmed by the laying on of hands by the Bishop, and newcomers who were confirmed in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, or Lutheran Churches may be received by the laying on of the hands by the Bishop, thereby becoming a full member of the Episcopal Church. 

If you wish to be confirmed (youth and adults), or if you are already confirmed and wish to be received as a full member of St. Martin's, or if you are confirmed and wish to reaffirm your faith in a public way, please contact Father Rob. Confirmation classes for youth and adults, (and for those wishing to be confirmed or received) will be conducted in September and October (with an overnight retreat on September 23-24). More information will be forthcoming.
Outreach
SUCCESS
 
On Monday Kathy Shanklin and Marlene Ficzko delivered almost 350 pairs of shoes to the Global Outreach Ministry at St. Michael’s Church in Wall. Our shoe collection was greatly appreciated by Fr. Yarsiah and he, along with St. Martin’s Outreach, wants to thank all who contributed to this project.
 
Starting this Sunday, until July 31st, we will be collecting donations for the food pantry. Also, don’t forget to donate your empty egg cartons.
 
Thank you for all your support to our various Outreach projects!!!
SHIP is once again taking the food truck to Manville on Wednesday nights so we need volunteers for Wednesday, June 15th. The time is 5:30 to 6:30. Please contact Marlene if you can man the truck this month.  mficzko@optonline.net

Beginning Sunday, June 19th through Sunday, July 31st  we will be collecting food items for the Somerset County Food Bank. We are also hopeful that casseroles can be delivered to SHIP during July. More to follow on that!
 
Finally, we recently learned that the food bank receives eggs from a local farmer but they are delivered in crates. The eggs are then transferred to old, perused cartons. Sometimes the cartons are used multiple times. So Outreach is asking that you save your egg cartons and bring them to Church. We will continually take what is donated to the food bank.
 
Thank you to those who volunteered at the food bank in Somerville during May and to those who donated rice for the food bank.
Summer Church Camp- Grades 8-12
If you are looking for a church camp experience during the summer, check out this camp hosted by Crossroads. Crossroads is a retreat center in Port Murray, NJ, operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Newark and the NJ Synod of the ELCA.  This camp is for youth who have completed grades 8-12, July 24-28. and is recommended by our diocese. The cost is $450. Follow the link for more information.
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