Week of October 1, 2023, With St. Martin's

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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

8:15 am ~ Eucharist

10:30 am ~ Eucharist



Wednesdays

6:00 p.m.

Saturdays

5:30 p.m. Come As You Are

Calendar Events

October 7, 5:30 p.m. - "Come As You Are Mass" Resumes

October 8, 11:30 a.m. - Women's Club Meeting at Martinsville Tavern

October 8, 4:00 p.m. - Blessing of the Animals

October 28th, 1-4 p.m.: Fall Family Fun Fest

November 11th, 5 p.m.: Evening in Tuscany

Fall Family Fun Fest

We need your help to make this a successful event!

Your family, friends, and neighbors are invited to our Fall Family Fun Festival on October 28th from 1 pm to 4 pm. This a joint effort by St. Martin's School and the church. There will be crafts, games, food, and a Trunk or Treat.  

We also need volunteers to help with set up and clean up, oversee the different craft and game tables, as well as decorate their car trunks for this event. All the materials for the crafts and games will be provided for you. Please sign up using the button below. At the bottom of the spreadsheet, you will find three tabs: Activity Sign Up, Set Up/Clean Up Sign Up, and Trunk or Treat Sign Up. You do not have to sign up for the entire 3 hours, so please choose a slot of time that best fits your schedule.

We are looking forward to this wonderful family event! If you have any questions, please contact Alison at randyali@aol.com.

800th Anniversary

of the Nativity Creche

St Francis of Assisi created and erected the first nativity scene on December 15, 1223. This year marks the 800th anniversary of this special remembrance of our Lord’s birth. In celebration, we will be filling the nave with nativity scenes from the Second Sunday of Advent until the Sunday after the Epiphany. If you have a small nativity scene that you would be willing to display on one of the window sills, please let Father Rob know. Alternatively, you may wish to create your own nativity scene to display. Small nativity scenes will be displayed in the windows: larger nativity scenes will be displayed on tables along the west wall. Both the Sunday School children and the St. Martin’s School children will be creating nativity scenes to display. I hope you all will participate in this special celebration. During Advent, there will be an Open House so that we can view and appreciate all of the nativity scenes on display. Information will be forthcoming.

St. Francis Blessing of the Animals

We will have a short service of the Blessing of the Animals in honor of St. Francis Day on Sunday, October 8th at 4 p.m. on the church lawn near the pet memorial garden. Hope to see you and your animal companions!

Women's Club

Our next Women's Club meeting will be this Sunday, October 8th at 11:45 a.m. at Martinsville Tavern. If you haven't already, please email Alison if you would like to attend.

Prayer Requests

• Keep Maureen in your prayers.
• Brother Philip requests prayers for Paige, a middle school student, who will be hospitalized for the next 6 months to treat her leukemia.

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

Fall Book Study

"God Breathed: What It Really Means for the Bible to Be Divinely Inspired" by Zack Hunt. Our book study begins on October 2 at 7 pm. We will meet at Juanita Hawkins' home.

St. Martin's School Job Openings

St. Martin's School is accepting applications for a new Head of School. The position will begin on January 2, 2024. Applicants must be Montessori certified, or be willing to be certified, with at least 5 years experience in the classroom. If you would like to apply or know someone who might be a good fit for us, please see Father Rob for more information.

St. Martin's School is also accepting applications for a Permanent Substitute who possibly would work daily as a floater. This position does not require Montessori Certification. If you are interested in applying or wish to receive more information on hours, salary, and benefits,  please see Lisa Garb.