Week of February 25, 2024, With St. Martin's

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Facebook Live Link: http://www.facebook.com/SaintMartinsEpiscopalChurchBridgewaterNJ

The Leaflet for this week's service can be found by going to

 https://www.stmartinsnj.org/services/ 

Weekly Worship Schedule

Sundays

8:15 am ~ Eucharist

10:30 am ~ Eucharist

Wednesdays

6:00 p.m.

(No Wednesday service this week)

Saturdays

5:30 p.m. Come As You Are

Calendar Events

March 3, 9:30 a.m. - Confirmation Classes begin

March 16th, 3 p.m. - Sip and Paint with Lani Montgomery

March 19th, 1 p.m. - Senior's Group

March 25th - Palm Sunday

March 28th - Maundy Thursday

March 29th - Good Friday

March 30th - Easter Vigil

March 31st - Easter Sunday

Sip and Paint with Lani

Who: You!

When: March 16th, 3 p.m.

Where: Church undercroft

What: Lani will teach us the ins and outs of painting something on canvas

Cost: $20 per person includes everything that is needed to paint as well as beverages and appetizers

This is always such a great time to get to know your fellow "artists" and sip and nosh.

Please email randyali@aol.com by March 10th to reserve your spot.

Readers for the Easter Vigil

We need two more people to read a lesson at the Easter Vigil (Saturday, March 30 at 8 pm). Please let Father Rob know if you would like to read - even if you do not normally read and would like to read only this one time.

Lenten Bible Study

Interpreting the Holy Scriptures

with the Lens of Love

Mondays in Lent.

6:30: Pray to St. Anthony's Rosary for healing

7:00: Bible Study: The readings for Monday, Feb. 26 is 1 Samuel 27:1-12. See you there.

Confirmation Classes

Confirmation classes begin on Sunday, March 3 at 9:30 am in the Lady Chapel. This class is for all who desire to be Confirmed as well as those who are Confirmed in the Roman Catholic or Orthodox Church and wish to be received as a full member of the Episcopal Church by the Bishop.

You must be 16 to be confirmed, but 15-year-olds may take the class, as the bishop's visitation could be in 2025.

Information and Registration forms are in the Narthex.

Lent

During the season of Lent, the Church calls us to be more intentional about doing good works. One easy act of kindness we can all participate in is making a weekly contribution to our basket for the food bank. Peanut butter, canned tuna, macaroni and cheese, are all easy staples, but all non-perishable items are needed.

Fundraising Committee

We are looking to put together a fundraising event for this year. We want your ideas and expertise for our committee. If you have any experience and can help St. Martin's, please email Fr. Rob.

Prayer Requests

• Please pray for the repose of the soul of Barbara's brother, Bob.
• For the repose of the soul of Fausto's uncle, Jose, and his family.
• Jim Agosto asks for prayers for Laura S. who has brain cancer.

Please send your prayer intentions to Philip at philip.muniz@gmail.com. Also, if you want a name removed, you can email Philip.

Outreach

• We are collecting items for Easter Baskets. There will be a plastic bin in the coat room for these donations. We need everything you can think of! Baskets, grass, candy, toys, etc.

• Once again, we’re collecting new/gently used items for the Household Items Giveaway at the beginning of May. Items are due to St. Martin’s by Monday, 29 April. Any questions, please contact Kathy Shanklin. Thank you.

• The Food Bank is in great need of food items, paper goods, and toiletries for our neighbors in Somerset County. Cash and checks are also greatly appreciated. There’s always a container on the stairs leading up to the choir loft. 

Guest Preacher: Worshiping with us on the Fourth Sunday in Lent

The Reverend Lionel Pacheco, CP will preach at the 10:30 am Mass on Sunday, March 10. Father Pacheco is a friend of Father Rob’s and is involved with LGBTQ+ inclusion ministries in the Roman Catholic Church. Father Lionel is a native of Corozal, Puerto Rico. He entered the Roman Catholic Passionist Community in 1987, professed his first vows in 1990, and was ordained a priest in 1996 after completing his master's degree in Theology. He later obtained a master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Hofstra University in New York. During his years of pastoral ministry, he has worked in youth and vocational ministry, parish, and prison ministries, and in the Passionist Postulancy Program for new candidates for consecrated life. Father Lionel has ministered in Puerto Rico, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando, Florida, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and in the Passionist Monastery Parish Church in Jamaica, Queens. He currently resides in the Passionist Community of the St. Vincent Mary Strambi Residence in Pelham, New York, alternating the priestly ministry with his counseling practice in Harlem for the LGBTQ+ population, the homeless, HIV+ population, and alcohol and substance disorders.

For more information on the Passionist Community, visit: https://www.passiochristi.org/

Opportunities at St. Martin's

SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT

The school board president serves on the vestry as a liaison between the school and the parish. It is a three-year term and one must be a baptized member in good standing to serve. The school board works with the rector to oversee the school's finances and to ensure best practices are in place to help the school carry out its mission. The new term begins in February 2024.

St. Martin's School Job Openings

Part-Time Aftercare Worker Needed

Our school is looking for a part-time teacher to work in our aftercare infant room, Monday-Friday, 2:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. The teacher would be responsible for a maximum of 4 infants (all over 6 months old). Montessori training is not necessary. Ideal for college students or retired people looking for a part-time job.

Full-Time Floater Needed

Our school is looking for a full-time floater. Montessori training is desired, but not required. The position includes a diocesan pension and a monthly medical insurance stipend.

Full-Time Teacher Needed

for the Toddler Room

Our school is looking for a full-time teacher for our Toddler room. Montessori training is desired, but not required. The position includes a diocesan pension and a monthly medical insurance stipend. See Lisa Garb or Father Rob to apply.