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God Is Calling Us To A Closer Relationship With Jesus

Help Your Child Appreciate Communion

In the Episcopal Church, all baptized persons are welcome to receive the gifts of God at Holy Communion. Here at St. Martin's we want to help our children grow in understanding and appreciating this wonderful Sacrament.

On Sunday, February 23, after the 10:30 a.m. Eucharist, you are invited to an introductory meeting for parents or grandparents about our Communion instruction class. This class is particularly for children first grade and older. The classes will begin on April 19 at 9:15 a.m. in the Lady Chapel and continue for five weeks.

It may be that your child has not yet received Communion. and this will be a beginning point, or even if she or he has, this is a way of deepening one's understanding. We are planning a special day for May 31, which is Pentecost, to celebrate all the children who participate in this program and welcome them to the Lord's Table.

The Gift of Reading

St. Martin’s will be collecting gently used books on Sunday, Feb. 16 ^th and Sunday, February 23 ^rd for the Bryn Mawr book sale in Princeton.

Ten Reasons I Love Being an Episcopalian

Join us @ 9:30 this Sunday as we discuss the gifts and influence of Celtic and Benedictine spirituality on our Episcopal ways.

Together We Can -

A Stewardship Update

Each week we are getting closer to meeting our preliminary budget goal for 2020. As of last week, 62 households had pledged an average of $3,100 each toward the ministry of St. Martin's. Our goal is 75 households, not only because that should help meet our financial goal, but even more because it would be a very healthy indicator of the high percentage of St. Martin's members who are willing to help us plan and act responsibly as stewards here. Every pledge, no matter what the size, matters. What you pledge is between God and you, but that you pledge is a covenant sign of commitment to this community of faith.

How We Connect with One Another

St. Martin's has an easy to use app for your phone that can help you connect with anyone in the parish.C Download the Instant Church Directory App and sign in as a St. Martin's Bridgewater member. If you need help, call the parish office at 908-526-1350 and we'll help you get started. Also, we encourage everyone to upload a picture of yourself or your family so that it makes it easier for us to get to know one another.

I WAS HUNGRY AND YOU ...

St. Martin’s has volunteered for the Soup Kitchen run by the Samaritan Homeless Interim Program (S.H.I.P.) for many years and the Outreach Committee is hopeful that we will again be able to participate in 2020. It is S.H.I.P.’s desire that we continue to man the Mobile Soup Kitchen on the third Wednesday of each month. Currently, the mobile soup truck is taken to the parking lot at Sacred Heart Church in Manville from 5:30 to 6:30 P.M.

To continue our participation we are in need of both drivers and servers. The number of families served in Manville ranges from 2-10 per week so we would need a driver and one server each month. A signup sheet has been posted on the bulletin board. The willingness of parishioners to participate will allow this program to continue.

Thank you to all who continue to bring in foods and contribute in other ways to the Food Bank. Here's a tally of recent donations:

August: 1 Peanut Butter, 5 cans of tuna fish

September: 4 Peanut Butter, 16 cans of tuna, and a cash donation

October: 2 Peanut Butter, 12 tuna, cash

November: 7 Peanut Butter, 6 other foods, cash

December: 5 Peanut Butter, 3 other

Each month someone is hungry, and everything you contribute, makes a difference.

St. Martin’s Episcopal Church

1350 Washington Valley Road,

Bridgewater,

NJ 08807

Call Us: 908-526-1350

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