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Worship Schedule
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8am and 10am Holy Eucharist 9:45am Nursery
Wednesday
7am service with Holy Eucharist
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'Participants in Worship'
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Christian Formation
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Exciting opportunities are coming in 2014!
Please see the list of upcoming events. Come to Youth Group and find out about: Pilgrimage, Diocesan Events and a National Urban Mission with E.Y.E.
As the spring unfolds, we will be learning about Hunger in our community and how we can have an impact. Our youth will be creating 3 capstone murals with Mrs. Ray and Heather Annis which will beautify our Youth Space.
We need some parents to volunteer to provide lunch. And we also need volunteer Youth Leaders to help support this growing and important ministry.
Prayerfully consider joining us.
Children:
Jan 26 Church School
Jan 31 Family Friday 5:15-6:30 Soup Supper
Bring a Can of Soup w/you!!
Feb 2 Church School, Bring Soup!
Feb 9 Children in Church
Feb 16 Church School
Youth:
Jan 26 Youth Group Annual Meeting
Feb 2 Youth Group 11:15-12:15
'Souperbowl of Caring'
Feb 9 Youth Group 11:15-12:15
'New Urban Farmers' Adult Forum
Feb 16 Youth Group 11:15-12:15
Feb 17-20 ECC Winter Camp Grades 7-11
Feb 23 Youth Group 11:15-12:15
Capstone Art Mural #1 12:30-1:30
Upcoming:
Mar 4 Pancake Supper
Mar 9 Crossroads Adult Forum
April 4-6 Spring Conference
April 19 Good Friday Hunger Walk
April 26-27 30 Hour Famine
May 2-4 Happening
May 9-10 Nightwatch
May 18 ECC Open House
July 13-16 EYE Episcopal Youth Event
July 16-23 Pilgrimage to Iona, Scotland
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Volunteer!
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To volunteer please contact:
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Collection Baskets
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We have four (4) collection baskets at the back of the church designated for:
Homeless Shelters
and Meal Sites
Small or travel-sized toiletries including chapstick, razors, shaving cream, toothbrushes, toothpaste, new socks and underwear
Food Pantries
Non-perishable food for Camp street Ministries and Providence In-Town
Bin of the Month
(January)
Harrington Hall Men's Shelter
Warm hats and gloves
Gently used men's boots
Backpack Express
Weekend food for the Providence School System's neediest students including: beans, tuna, peanut butter, pasta, mac & cheese, cereal, milk boxes, canned vegetables or fruit
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All the latest news on the
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Outreach
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Monthly Food Collection
Please bring non-perishable food items to church each week for local food pantries.
January's collection will go to Camp Street Ministries.
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Epiphany Soup Kitchen at S. Stephen's
Volunteers needed on the fourth Saturday of the month from 3-5pm (the next date is January 25th)
Donations of small or travel-sized toiletries including chapstick, razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, new socks, underwear, tooth- brushes and toothpaste, are needed. Contact John Lawlor at 434-9769 or email him at
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The Cloak
The work we do in our Cloak outreach ministries at St. Martin's has a direct effect on the lives of needy families in the Providence area.
Every month, we work to deliver clothes, shoes, socks, home goods, books and toys to a number of local, non-profits including our new partnership with Harrington Hall, RI's largest 'overflow' men's shelter.
There are many volunteer opportunities for you to get involved with this ministry. They include: Drivers, Bin Packers, Laundry Helper.
Please let us know if the Spirit moves you to participate.
January's Bin:
Warm hats and gloves. **Please also consider donating gently used men's boots.
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From the Director of Christian Formation
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In this week's Gospel from Matthew we read that John had been arrested. We hear an echo of the prophet Isaiah reminding us, "The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light". When Matthew tells of Jesus preaching, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand", isn't Jesus continuing John's message? The story follows with Jesus going all about teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom. What does this mean to us today - the great light and the kingdom of heaven?
Look around you at the annual meeting this Sunday! This is the kingdom of heaven. You are the light and you are the citizens of this great kingdom. Isn't that amazing! Look who's teaching your children. Look who's willing to lead your vestry. Look who's willing to volunteer in outreach: The Cloak, the Backpack Ministry, The Thrifty Goose and Epiphany Soup Kitchen. Look who's willing to feed the hungry or house the under served. Look who's feeding the multitudes at May Breakfast or Thanksgiving. These actions of the people of St. Martin's are evidence that the kingdom of heaven is in our midst.
As you transition into 2014 and call a new Rector remember to LOOK around you. You are amazing people. And St. Martin's is an amazing community. There is much to be grateful for here and most especially the great light that shines amongst you and the kingdom that is witnessed by your faith.
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Church Closing Information
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Please
log into your favorite radio or television station website for an immediate up-to-date list of closings, delays or for emergency information.
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Click here for this Sunday's readings: Isaiah 9:1-4
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Matthew 4:12-23
*** St. Martin's Annual Meeting in the Great Hall after the 10am service. All are invited! We will vote on our new Vestry members and have lunch. Child care provided.
The Youth Group will join the parish for the Annual Meeting. Look for our specially reserved table.
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Message from INSIGHT
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(The following is a message from Christopher A. Butler, Executive Director of INSIGHT)
"I wanted to take a moment to thank the parishioners of
St. Martin's Church for their many years of service to INSIGHT through their hosting of an annual March luncheon in honor of people who are blind and visually impaired.
Over the years our clients have very much enjoyed the food and fellowship that the parishioners of St. Martin's provided over these many years. The amount of work, organization, and money dedicated to this cause over the years by St. Martin's is certainly appreciated."
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'Walk in my Shoes'
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at a time. I heard this a lot when I was a young woman working in Hollywood. There is no need to act as if these movie stars are any different from me, we all put out pants on one leg at a time. And, I urge you to consider for a moment and in those moments that you tie your shoes or pull up on your boot straps ... one at a time... consider that we are all human. We are all cut of the same cloth. We all have particular needs. My work with the Cloak keeps me grounded in the everydayness of socks and underwear. And, with winter temperatures, there is now a new need for boots and shoes. So today, we are starting a campaign... 'Walk in my shoes'
$30 buys a new pair of men's work boots. Buy 1 or 5, but please consider buying something to help. Or, give us your gently used shoes and boots. When you are homeless, your boots are your car, your boots are your transportation. Please put your boot donations in the 'bin of the month' for
Harrington House. Through boots, we will bring the glory of God to the streets of Providence. Mary Curtis Gray |
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Mark Your Calendar!
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Friday, January 31st: Family Friday "Souper Bowl" - Please bring a can of soup for Tap-In, a non-profit organization located in the basement of the Barrington Public Library that helps meet the needs for food, household items, children's clothing and more.
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Saturday, February 1st: Vestry Retreat at St. Martin's
8am-4pm
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Saturday, February 2nd:
Thrifty Goose opens 9am - 12noon
Healing Praayers in the Chapel at 11am
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Sunday, February 9th: Adult Forum - Adult Form resumes on February 9th with New Urban Farmers as our guest. "New Urban Farmers work to increase healthy food access and nurture minds in the city of Pawtucket, city of Central Falls, town of Warren and surrounding areas by eliminating barriers to healthy food and empowering low-income individuals, families, and at-risk-youth with education and collaboration. Through a small system of satellite farms within the city - not only can we grow food but we can rebuild our community - Growing minds is our job - what grows from there is limitless! It is our belief that the community that grows together - GROWS together! Please come visit our farm soon and see what we can all do to grow our own food, in our own spaces, all year long." - NUF More information on NUF can be found at http://www.newurbanfarmers.com/
**CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Crop Shares will be available at their visit! You can buy shares that the farm uses to buy and plant their crops. When the harvest starts, you will get (usually a weekly) delivery of fresh produce. Emily Jodka and Bleu Grijalva are a fine example of living the Gospel of Christ in our communities.
Get your coffee after the service and join the discussion.
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Report from the Nominating Committee
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The Nominating Committee is pleased to propose the following parishioners for:
Senior Warden
Elizabeth Welshman
Junior Warden
Sean Mulholland
Vestry
Thomas Calhoun
John Lawlor
Jennifer Potter
Joseleyne Slade
The Committee proposes the following parishioners as Diocesan Convention delegates and alternate delegates:
Delegates:
Kate Chute
Meg LoPresti
Arline Walker
Alternate delegate:
John Staniunas
The Nominating Comm. consists of:
3 outgoing Vestry members:
David Whitman (chair), Rosalind Ditson, Kurt Loell
4 non-Vestry members:
Charlie Bodell, Beth Ellis, Peter Dennehy, Melissa Hughes.
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Backpacks Project Update
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In partnership with Sodexo, food service provider for Providence Public Schools, St. Martin's fills and delivers backpacks weekly for 3 special needs students at Hope High School.
Our support provides essential nourishment when these students and their families would otherwise go hungry each weekend. Our youth assist with packing backpacks whenever church school is in session! (Collection basket at back of church)
We especially need the following items:
Proteins: beans, tuna, peanut butter, nuts
Dairy: shelf stable milk (individual drink boxes preferred)
Vegetables and fruit: canned goods or fruit cups, applesauce, raisins or other dried fruit
Other canned goods: soup, canned pasta sauce or canned ravioli
Grains: cereal (smaller or individual boxes preferred), oatmeal (packets preferred), rice, pasta, macaroni & cheese, ramen or other noodles, crackers
Snacks or treats: pretzels, popcorn, cookies, juice boxes, granola bars
** There is a designated collection basket at the back of the church.
** Please be mindful of expiration dates, and that everything must be transported inside a backpack - individually wrapped servings are helpful for many items, and no glass jars, please! We also welcome monetary donations: please make out any checks to St. Martin's and mark them with "Backpacks" in the memo. Periodic volunteers are needed to help shop for items in bulk, assist with packing, and/or help with delivery - if you can help, please contact Melissa S. Hughes by email at melissashughes@gmail.com. Thank you, St. Martin's, for your continued help to feed hungry children in our neighborhood! Want to help support this unique community project? Please click here to find out how you can help! Thank you, St. Martin's, for helping feed hungry children! |
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