Week of July 18, 2021 With St. Martin's
Facebook Live Link: http://www.facebook.com/SaintMartinsEpiscopalChurchBridgewaterNJ
NEW MASS SCHEDULE
Outreach
Outreach needs two volunteers to act as servers on the SHIP food truck on Wednesday evening, July 21st. Please contact Marlene at 908-704-9527 or mficzko@optonline.net.
 
August is St. Martins month to help distribute food for the Somerset County Food Pantry. Each Saturday in August we need one volunteer to drive the food bank van from their warehouse on Easy Street in Bound Brook to Whole Foods on Chimney Rock Road and then to Shiloh Pentecostal Church on Davenport Street in Somerville. We then need volunteers at Shiloh to help set up the food distribution site and aid families in finding what they need. The entire distribution is usually finished by 10:45 a.m.
 
A signup sheet has been posted in the back of the church or you can contact Marlene at mficzko@optonline.net if you are willing to help. Thank you.

Help Needed with Fall Family Fun Fest

The fellowship committee is looking for people to help plan and participate in the Fall Family Fun Fest on October 16th. In order for this to be a successful fundraiser for the church, we will need people to run games, make and sell food, run booths for face painting and pumpkin decorating, and PUBLICITY PUBLICITY!!! We need to get the word out to the community. Publicity in local papers like the BREEZE, social media, local Bridgewater schools, etc. Contact Alison for more info randyali@aol.com.
Acolytes Needed
It is the hope that in mid-September, we will once again be able to celebrate a full and complete Sung Mass on Sundays. In preparation for the return of a more normalized routine, Father Rob is looking for those who would like to serve at the altar. Over the summer there will be training sessions for Thurifers, Crucifers, and Lay Eucharistic Ministers. Please let Father Rob know if you (or your child) are interested in serving.

There is an urgent need for Crucifers. Anyone aged 11 and above, who can comfortably carry the Crucifix in procession, may serve as a Crucifer. Youth are especially encouraged to volunteer.

Anyone aged 16 and above may serve as a Lay Eucharistic Minister.  

Please let Father Rob know as soon as possible, so training dates can be arranged.
A Message from the Diocese
The 17TH Annual Bishop George E. Councell Memorial Golf Tournament will take place this fall on Monday, October 11, 2021, Columbus Day, at Mercer Oaks Golf Club in West Windsor, New Jersey. Over the past 16 years, we have raised over $390,000 for the work and ministry of Trinity Cathedral!
 
Half of the diocesan congregations and friends have participated in this event. We invite you to join us this year. Please consider supporting this event by placing a sponsorship or advertisement in this year’s souvenir booklet.
 
For questions, please contact Dick Koenig (rwkoenig225@verizon.net), or contact Patrice D’Angelo, Cathedral Administrator, at the number on the form.

Your advertisement/sponsorship and partnership with the work and ministry of the Cathedral will keep the Cathedral as a powerful place of witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in this Diocese.
Fellowship Dates
Place them on your calendar NOW!
August ? - Rafting on the Delaware or Miniature Golf (TBD)

September 12th - Kick-off Sunday

October 10th - Canticles for Life - AIDS benefit concert

October 16th - Fall Family Fun-fest
Ride To Church
Do you need a lift to get to service on Sunday? Please contact the church office at www.stmartinsnj.org and we will find someone to pick you up.
Prayer Concerns and Blessings
If you would like your prayer/blessing request included in the Prayers of the People, please email your prayer request to Philip at philip.muniz@gmail.com by Friday afternoon of each week. 

  • Jane Linn's grandson, Jacob, and his family
  • Peggy Irwin
  • Mary Irwin
  • Elsie Francis
  • Linda Virtue in her recovery
  • Philip in his recuperation
Guidelines for In Person Worship
Following the guidance of the Diocese, the Reopening Committee and Vestry have adopted the following changes to our in person gatherings.

1. Vaccinated people do not need to wear a face mask, nor be socially distanced, but are encouraged to consider continuing these practices around children and others who may wish to remain socially distanced. Vaccinated people may sing unmasked.
2. Some have expressed a desire to continue to wear a face mask and/or be socially distanced, regardless of their vaccination status. Please feel free to continue to practice these measures if they make you feel safer.
3. The Gospel Side of the Nave (left side facing the altar) will be an open seating section. You may sit anywhere on that side. No social distance is required. No face masks are required (although you may choose to wear one).  Reservations are not needed to sit in this section. When you arrive at church, tell the usher you wish to sit in open seating.
4. The Epistle Side of the Nave (right side facing the altar- near the Lady Chapel) will maintain social distancing and people who sit on this side will continue to wear a face mask. This section is appropriate for families with children and other non-vaccinated people, and vaccinated people who desire these extra measures for their personal comfort and protection.
5. If you desire or need to sit in a socially distanced pew, please continue to reserve a pew, following the instructions on the website. There are 5 pews (and the choir loft) available: 2 singles or a family of 2-5 may sit in each pew. When you arrive inside the church, please tell the usher that you have made a reservation for a socially distanced pew, and the usher will help you find a seat. https://www.stmartinsnj.org/in-person-church-sign-up/ 
6. Please remember to print your own copy of the Mass leaflet, or download it to read on your device. 
7. No one will be asking your vaccination status and you are on your honor to follow the expectations of the Diocese.
8. You may park anywhere in the parking lot. You no longer need to keep a space between you and the other cars.
9. Please stay at home if you are sick. The Mass will continue to be live-streamed.
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