Ring in the holidays early! Purchase your tickets for the Annual Joy of Giving Market preview shopping party, sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women of St. Martin’s. This year the market expands into new Campus buildings and will feature musical entertainment and new pantry items.

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St. Martin’s welcomes two former staff members of the Bush administration who will share beloved memories of serving President George H.W. and First Lady Barbara Bush: Jean Becker and Jim McGrath. All Adult Sunday School classes will attend their presentation.

Many have heard Jean Becker at St. Martin’s discuss her New York Times bestselling book, “Pearls of Wisdom,” a memoir about Barbara Bush. She recently released “The Man I Knew,” a heartfelt recollection about the man whom she knew well as his chief of staff and later, post presidency. Becker returns to St. Martin’s with Jim McGrath who wrote hundreds of speeches as staff writer and editor for President Bush. He has published a recollection of his service to the President in “Heartbeat: George Bush in His Own Words.” McGrath, who started his career at The White House, will interview Jean Becker and we expect the discussion to be lively and full of insight.

It you shop on Amazon, consider choosing St. Martin’s as your Amazon Smile Charity. Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase–excluding shipping, handling and taxes—to the charity of your choice. That means for every $5,000 in purchases, your charity will receive $25.

Start by logging onto smile.amazon.com using your regular Amazon login and password. (You will need to log out of your regular Amazon account first.) Options are slightly different if you are logging in from a desktop or mobile device, but specific directions are available by searching for Amazon Smile charities. From a desktop, go to Your Account from the navigation at the top of any page, and then select the option to choose a charity. Mobile device options are under the right-hand menu at the bottom of the screen. Once a charity is selected, it will automatically be applied when you log in to Amazon.com. (You must reselect your charity every six months.)

Type: St Martins Episcopal Church Houston to find St. Martin’s. Please note that there are many St Martins Episcopal Churches listed, so adding Houston makes the process easier. Other options include St Martins Episcopal Preschool Houston and the Hope and Healing Center & Institute.

Amazon pays charities on a quarterly basis. If you have questions, contact Becky Werlla at bwerlla@stmartinsepiscopal.com or 713-830-4135.

For more information, please email info@sterlingsmarket.org or visit the website.

Spend some of your Tuesday night getting to know the eight children and Mama Isabel in Casa San Martin in Cochabamba, Bolivia over Zoom. All ages are welcome, and a translator will be available.

Email Outreach for the zoom link and for more information about our partner, Amistad Mission, check out their website.

The Faith in Literature group explores, discusses and makes relevant connections between faith and works of fiction, past and present. While operating within the framework of Christian theology, the group seeks to ascertain in its reading how all good literature, if even by its omission, deals with and reflects themes of faith.

This month's book is "The Dearly Beloved" by Cara Wall.

For more information, please email Katwana Coleman.

Appointments are required to donate during this time. To keep social distancing and other safety practices intact, Gulf Coast Blood Center cannot take walk-ins. Those donating will receive a free Covid-19 antibody test.

To make an appointment, and for more information about the blood drive and other helpful documents, please visit our website.

Pam Tebow travels and speaks across the country, encouraging audiences to use the incredible influence God has given them to improve their world. Tebow will discuss her book, “Hope for a Woman’s Heart,” just released in 2021. Her book, a collection of weekly devotionals, uses uplifting Biblical passages as a pathway to God for women in every stage of life. Come hear Tebow talk about her life experiences as a wife, mother and missionary and how they led her to put her trust in God.

She and her husband, Bob, continue to serve as missionaries in the Philippines through the Bob Tebow Evangelistic Association. Tebow has won national awards for her ministry work, including the Commission for Women’s Inspiring Woman of the Year (2013) and the National Pro-Life Recognition Award (2017).

Copies of her books will be for sale at the luncheon.

For more information, please email Katwana Coleman.

CHILDCARE is available 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for infants through four-year-olds in the Children's Life Center. All childcare workers wear masks.

OSL Healing Ministry Study Group, 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, Chapel Reception Hall or viaZoom

St. Martin's 20s & 30s, Saints Not Angels, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, off-site. For more information, email the Rev. Wesley Arning.

All Adult Sunday with Jean Becker and Jim McGrath, 10-11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, Bagby Parish Hall. Available on our website the following week.

Episcopal Youth Community, 10:15-11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, Student Life Center

Children's Sunday School, 10:15-11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, Children's Life Center

Communion Instruction, 10:15-11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, Children's Life Center

The Moms' Group, 9:15-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, Children's Life Center and via Zoom

7-1-7 Students, Life Groups, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, Student Life Center

Parish Choir Rehearsal, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, Choir Rehearsal Hall

Sterling's Market, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 16, West Parking Lot, rain or shine

Choristers Children's Choir Rehearsal, 8:30-9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, Children's Life Center

Youth Choir Rehearsal, 10:15-11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, Children's Life Center