Week of July 16, 2023, With St. Martin's

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/408114126

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

10:00 am ~ Eucharist

Coffee Hour after Mass

Church Property Beautification

To all parishioners who graciously adopted a garden at St. Martin's Church, if you are considering planting anything please take a look at this list of native plants to NJ. They are (1) beautiful, (2) attract many pollinators, butterflies, and hummingbirds, (3) mostly deer- & rabbit-resistant, and (4) do well in areas that get a lot of water run-off. Some are even drought resistant. [Caveat: three on the list that may be eaten are the common milkweed, the wild geranium, and the Turk's cap lily. And, sometimes deer will eat anything.]

Native NJ Plants

1. Blue Star
2. Canadian Anenome
3. Jack-in-the-pulpit
4. Swamp Milkweed
5. Common Milkweed
6. White Wood Aster
7. New England Aster
8. White Turtlehead
9. Boneset
10. Joe-pye-weed
11. Wild Geranium
12. Turk's Cap Lily
13. Cardinal Flower
14. Great Blue Lobelia
15. Virginia Bluebells

Prayer Requests

• The Wagner Family asks for prayers for Braylee who passed away from brain cancer.
• For the repose of the soul of Anne Marie Verdiramo's uncle, Joseph Verdiramo.
• For Father Rob's childhood friend, pray for the repose of Lisa's soul and for comfort for her family, especially her children and mother.
• Marilyn O' Regan has requested prayers for her sister, Carol, in her last weeks.
• Carol Kinkead asks for prayers for Anna D.
• Laura Vernon asks for prayers for Nicole, Dusty McClanahan, and their unborn child.
• Juanita asks for prayers for Jeff Keates
• Cindy Meyer's cousin, Debbie, is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments for breast cancer.
• Marilyn's grandson, Ian
• Yvonne Comeau's aunt, Pat Sailer, has many health issues.
• Olivia, prayer request from Fr. Rob
• Fr. Rob's mother, Evelyn.
• Bonnie Whalen requests prayers for her 28 yr old grandson.
• Linda Virtue
• Chris Semanchik
• Mary Irwin

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

St. Martin's Pride T-Shirts Available

If you are interested in owning a St. Martin's Pride T-Shirt please contact Alison.

Summer "Coffee" Hour

I need a few more volunteers for August. All you need to bring is iced tea or lemonade and a goodie. The table is in the corner of the narthex with cups and napkins.

St. Martin's Women's Group

We are planning a trip in early August to The Spotted Leaf Plant Company for a Plant and Sip in Somerville.

https://www.spottedleaf.co/classes

A picnic is also being planned for later in the month. Anyone interested please get back to Alison asap so she can make arrangements.

Outreach

Sign-up sheets for the food pantry for the two Saturdays in August are up in the Narthex. If there are any questions Anne Marie at amverdiramo@gmail.com.

Blood Drive

August 6th will be our next Blood Drive at St. Martin's. Please put it on your calendar if you are able to give blood. The last drives we have sponsored have been some of the most successful for the Red Cross. Let's keep it going! Click here to sign up:

A Celtic Mass

We will celebrate the Holy Eucharist in July and August using liturgical texts from the Irish, Scottish, and Welsh traditions. In July we will use a Rite based on ancient Celtic prayers. We will use a 7th-century Celtic Creed, a 10th-century Litany, and a eucharistic prayer from the 5th century. In August, we will use a more contemporary Celtic rite. Please join us as we celebrate the Celtic roos of our Anglican Spirituality.

Mass Activity Bags

For Mass, activity bags will be available in the Narthex for children. Please feel free to use them during the service and return them to the Narthex after mass.

Church Clean-up

We are looking for a few people to help do a few things around the church during the summer. We absolutely need to clean out the ASP shed as well as the garage. We also need to do a deep cleaning of the storage areas inside the church, as well as the kitchen. If you have some time off, please contact Alison or Randy at randyali@aol.com.