St. Martin's Newsletter

Weekly E-News January 15, 2016

www.stmartinsprov.org

Worship Schedule

Sunday

7:45am Holy Eucharist
8:30am Bible Study

9:15am Holy Eucharist with choir and sermon

10:30am Adult ,Children and Youth Formation

Nursery
9am - 11:30am

Tuesday-Friday

9am Morning Prayer in the Chapel
Wednesday

7am service with Holy Eucharist

Our survey closes tomorrow, Saturday the 16th.
If you have not already done so, please click on

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9X3R5N5

to make your voice heard!

Thank you!

The Weekly Epistle

There is no Epistle this week. The Rector is on retreat.

READINGS THIS WEEK

Isaiah 62:1-5 (OT)

1 Corinthians 12:1-11 (NT)

John 2:1-11 (Gospel)

Click here for this Sunday's readings.

THIS SUNDAY

7:45am

Holy Eucharist

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8:30am Bible Study
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9am Nursery

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9:15am Holy Eucharist with sermon

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10:30am

Adult, Children & Youth Formation

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Healing Ministry meeting in the Chapel at 10:30am

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Gluten Free Hosts available at the altar rail.

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Healing Prayers are offered every Sunday during communion.

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Coffee Hour this Sunday is hosted by the Gray Family.

MORNING PRAYER

It is my practice to endeavor to say Morning Prayer in the Chapel of the Church at 9am on Tuesday through Friday each week. I look forward to seeing you there!

Mark+

St. Martin's Nominating Committee Report 2016

We are pleased to propose the following parishioners for the terms and offices indicated:

For a term of one year:

Officers: Senior Warden Sean Mulholland

Junior Warden John Bracken

Treasurer Sarosh Fenn

Clerk Jennifer Potter

Class of 2017:

Vestry: Helen Anthony
Susan Allen

For a term of three years (Class of 2019):

Vestry: Laura Bartsch

Peter Lofgren

Waylan Tucker

Respectfully Submitted,

David Brookhart Sean Mulholland

John Lawlor Elizabeth Welshman

Edmund Leather Jill Scott

Mark Sutherland, ex-officio

Continuing on the Vestry:

Class of 2017 Joseleyne Slade

Class of 2018 Kate Chute

Peter Dennehy

Arline Walker

Does anyone have...?

a spare oriental carpet that they are not currently using and would be willing to lend/donate to the church to be placed under the nave altar?

If yes, please speak with the Rector.

Many thanks...

to everyone who attended our last "eat, pray, knit" gathering at Natasha's house. We received five prayer shawls and nine baby hats from our knitters.

Please join us for our next meeting on February 20th from 12:30 to 3:30 in the Stearns Room, weather-permitting.

Linda & Natasha

Biblebox
(Weekly Bible Study)
John 2:1-11

To dig a little behind the Gospel text for this Sunday, take a look at this week's Working Preacher in preparation for discussion at our weekly Sunday Bible study at 8:30am in the Church Office this week.

Coming Up...

Tuesday, January 19

GANDER meeting at 7pm at the home of Peter Gray

(see details below)

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Sunday, January 24:

St. Martin's Annual Meeting in the Great Hall immediately following the 9:15am service.

The Annual Meeting is an opportunity for the parish to have brunch together, to review the past year including programming and finances, to elect vestry officers and members, and to learn about what we have to look forward to in the next year. The RenewalWorks report will be presented as well as the results of our recent surveys for the worship space and Sunday schedule. Child care will be provided.

Women's Spirituality Group

6pm
"January with Julian" Potluck supper at the home of Susan Allen, 44 Oriole Avenue, Providence. Laura Bartsch will be our facilitator. Anyone who is able to come a bit early to help set up is more than welcome!

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Saturday, February 20th

Knitting Ministry

12:30-3:30pm in the Stearns Room (weather permitting)

Gander

Men's Spirituality Group

Our next meeting will be held this coming Tuesday, January 19th at Peter Gray's,
16 Edwin St, Barrington, RI 02806

Dinner is at 6.15, so please just bring whatever you might care to drink. Gander is open to all men in the parish and any of their friends they care to invite.

If anyone needs a lift, please let The Rector know.
Looking forward to seeing you on the 19th.

Mark+

Ministries

January 17, 2016 Reading link (Track 2)	January 24, 2016 Reading link (Track 2)
9:15am Readers David Burke (OT) Beth Shearer (NT) Sam Coale (Prayers) Altar Guild Pre 9:15am Pat Knowles Post 9:15am Susan Rodgers Tom McDonnell Eucharistic Ministers Linda Griggs Al Anderson David Whitman (V) John Condon (H) Hal Conner (C) Acolytes Elizabeth Blake Diana Blake Laura Blake Ushers David Brookhart Linda Brookhart David Burke Sam Coale Walter Cotter Healing Prayers Pat Nolan Greeter Natasha Lofgren Coffee Hour Mary Gray	9:15am Readers Evon Burge (OT) Cathy Bodner (NT) Jim Kelliher (Prayers) Altar Guild Pre 9:15am Arline Walker Karen Bracken Post 9:15am Susan Allen Brooke Hammerle Eucharistic Ministers Linda Griggs (H) Jim Kelliher Denny Scott (V) Dwight Phillips Elke Moonan (C) Acolytes Alison Kostas Peter Kostas Alex Potter Ushers Greg Piper Cathy Bodner Edythe DeMarco Michael DiSandro Ray Esposito Healing Prayers Kathy Good