We are Happy to Welcome the Fajardo Family to St. Martin's
Ken, Kim, and their children Noah (9) and Lucia (almost 2) moved to Bridgewater in 2018, after spending the previous 6 months living in Costa Rica. Kim, originally from Hillsborough, NJ, and Ken, from Union City, NJ met at work in 2008, and married in 2011. This past Christmas, they welcomed a puppy, Odin to their family. They are grateful to become members of St. Martin’s Church.
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Parish Work Day
Place this Sunday, May 2nd on your calendar as our first Parish Work Day since the pandemic. We will need wheelbarrows to haul mulch, pitchforks, shovels, and a general day to spruce up the church. Bring your trowels and work gloves and enjoy seeing your fellow parishioners out in the fresh air.
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Outreach
Firstly, Outreach thanks all of St. Martin's generous parishioners for their contributions to the Food Bank.
May is our month to work on Saturdays for the Food Bank. We will need at least three people each Saturday to distribute food outside the Pentecostal Church on Davenport Street in Somerville. We need one person who can drive a van from Easy Street in Bound Brook to Somerville with the food. Please contact me by email if you can volunteer. mficzko@optonline.net. So far we have only a few people who have volunteered so please consider spending a Saturday morning helping those in need. Thank you.
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Church Vegetable Garden Update
We had a good turnout of Rite 13 and J2A to help prep the garden for planting but are still in need of supplies to get us ready for a season of growing. As you make trips to prep your own yard, please think of St. Martin's: we need a few more bags of manure. These can be dropped by the garden in the back parking lot at any time during the week, and we will be there after church on Sunday to continue the preparation. Please consider contributing to this effort - all food grown will be donated to the food bank on behalf of St. Martin's.
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Job Opportunities
Nestle is opening a new pilot plant in Bridgewater. https://www.nestlejobs.com/our-locations/bridgewater/
Engineer I and II - Manufacturing Industry (Job Descriptions) Contact Howard Stamato for more info.
Bridgewater-Raritan School District: teaching positions, cafeteria aides, special education assistants, and secretarial positions. We are especially in need of substitute teachers (you need 60 college credits; does not have to be in teaching). Contact Alison for more information.
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Mother's Day Crumb Cake Survey
Want to make your Mother's Day special? How about ordering some St. Martin's-made Al-the- Baker's crumb cake for your Mother's Day breakfast. Our bakers will lovingly create a delectable treat wrapped in a bakery box and tied up with a ribbon, which you can then share with your mom or special person in your life. Fill out this form if you are interested in ordering some crumb cake:
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Prayer Concerns
and Blessings
- From Jane Linn - for her great grandson Jacob. He is on his last treatment but very weak.
- From Barbara Butler - Jean Hagan having her third surgery since her devastating fall.
- From Juanita - Gloribel Ayala and her daughter.
- Peggy Irwin
- Linda Virtue
- Mary Irwin
- Elsie Francis
New Procedures for Prayers of the People
We are trying a new procedure for the Prayers of the People. If you have a special intention for prayer that you would like to have included in the Prayers of the People on Sunday, please email your prayer request to Br. Philip Muniz at philip.muniz@gmail.com by Friday afternoon of each week.
You are encouraged to continue to share prayer concerns on Sundays during the Zoom Coffee Hour, but only the names sent to Br. Philip beforehand will be included in the Prayers (unless of course an emergency occurs). The names given will remain on the prayer list for a month, unless you tell Br. Philip to remove it before that time. After a month, if you would like to continue to have prayers offered for a particular person and concern, contact Br. Philip and ask that the name be included for one more month.
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Sunday School Get-together
Heather, Judy and I are organizing an informal gathering at Burnt Mills Park in Bedminster as a way for our Sunday School and Youth Group Families to safely get together outdoors as a very unusual Church School Year nears a close. Burnt Mills Park is only 3 miles down the road from Saint Martin's (heading West on Washington Valley Road).
- Who: Saint Martin's Families (families with kids or with dog kids or kids at heart)
- What: Informal Outdoor Gathering (water and pre-wrapped snacks provided)
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When: Sunday, May 16th at 4pm
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Where: Burnt Mills Park (https://goo.gl/maps/Uc5rBzn5GuU5QKit7)
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Burnt Mills Park has a small playground, ball fields, access to a long bike/walking path and a dog park so dogs welcome!
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Why: Fellowship! We wanted to find a safe and casual way for our church families to get together outdoors. Meeting outdoors at a park will give grown-ups a chance to catch up while kids have a chance to play outdoors together. Masks requested when social distance not being maintained. Burnt Mills Park is not currently reserving facilities, so we will just show up and have some fun!
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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". It reminds us of the presence of Christ who is with us always. 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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