St. Martin's Newsletter
   Weekly E-News April 15, 2016
Worship Schedule

Sunday  
   8:00am  Holy Eucharist
   8:45am  Bible Study 
   9:15am  Nursery
   9:30am  Holy Eucharist with choir
and sermon 
     10:45am   Christian Formation 
Tuesday-Friday
9am Morning Prayer in the Chapel
Wednesday
7am service with Holy Eucharist


The Weekly Epistle  

Just before Easter, I mentioned that Jay MacCubbin had announced his retirement to me. Jay's last Sunday will be July 31st. Acknowledging this, just before Easter, allowed us to realize the depth of our sense of gratitude and appreciation for Jay's ministry as our Director of Music. Our music during Holy Week and on Easter was spectacular.

Although Jay's last Sunday will be July 31st, we will honor him on June 5th at a special coffee hour following the main service. June 5th is the last Sunday that the Choir's paid section leaders are with us in this musical program year.

Jay has served our community as Director of Music for 30 years. His going marks a huge change and introduces a period of transition in our worship life. As such, it is a moment of sadness and loss, alongside other feelings of curiosity and excitement, matched also by feelings of concern for that which is yet to become known to us. The summer gives us a short window of time during which the process of seeking a replacement for Jay will take place. Therefore, I wanted to outline the process of seeking a new Director of Music.

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Continue reading here 
 

This Sunday... 

Healing Prayers will be offered in the Chapel during communion 
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Christian Formation in the Great Hall following the service. We will begin discussing
The Story. Please pick up your copy of The Story in the Great Hall.
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Children's Formation upstairs in the KidZone
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The May Breakfast Committee will meet in the Stearns Room at 10:30am 
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'Lectio Divina' from 4-6pm in the Stearns Room.  
Open to those in their 20's & 30's. For more information speak with Rev. Mark Sutherland
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Sunday Coffee Hour will be hosted by  both the Ditson and the Taylor families. We are celebration the upcoming St. George's Day which is celebrated on April 23rd. 

+++ We need a Coffee Hour host for next Sunday, April 24th. Please call the office.  
Thank you in advance! 

Please click here for Participants list for Sunday, April 17th. 
 
READINGS THIS WEEK

 
Acts 9:36-43 (OT)
Revelation 7:9-17  (NT)
John 10:22-30 (Gospel)
 Click here for this Sunday's readings.
     THIS SUNDAY
8am  Holy Eucharist
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8:45am Bible Study   
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9:15am  Nursery
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9:30am Holy Eucharist with choir and sermon 
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10:45am
Christian Formation 
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Gluten Free Hosts available at the altar rail


MORNING PRAYER
    
Morning Prayer is said in the Chapel of the Church at 9am on Tuesday through Friday each week. All are welcome!
               Mark+
Biblebox
(Weekly Bible Study) 
John 10:22-30
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.

Ordination of Linda Mackie Griggs to the Sacred Order of Priests 
Saturday, May 7, 2016 
10:00 am 
Reception will follow in the Great Hall
RSVP Deborah Bshara, 401-751-2141 

FYI...
Quarterly contribution statements were mailed out this week.  
Any questions, please ask Missy. 

St. Martin's joins the Amazon Smile Program!

St. Martin's has registered with Amazon's charitable giving program which is called Amazon Smile. Under Amazon Smile, ½ of 1% of all your purchases go a to a charity of your choice. Parishioners can now designate St. Martin's to receive ½ of 1% of their Amazon purchases.  
Here is how to participate:
  1. Go to smile.amazon.com
  2. Enroll in program by giving your email address and your regular Amazon password
  3. The next page will welcome you to the program and show a default charity such as the Audubon Society. Next to the default charity name will be a small arrow asking if you want to change the charity. Click on the arrow.
  4. Type in St. Martins Parish, Providence Rhode Island (exactly) in the box and our name will come up. Click select.
  5. After this, when purchasing from Amazon you must go through smile.amazon.com for you purchases to qualify.
  6. Price, service and selection is exactly the same as on the 'normal' Amazon web site. Subscribers to Amazon Prime can use the Smile program.
If you have any questions please contact the office. (And thank you!!)

Coming Up...    

Concert at Grace Church 
Thursday, April 21st at 12noon
Our parishioner Cheryl Bishkoff will be performing as an Oboist in a
Bach Cantata at Grace Church on 175 Mathewson Street, Providence
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 Evensong at All Saints' Memorial Church
Sunday, April 24th at 4pm 
Sung by the Combined Choirs of All Saints' and St. Martin's
Jay MacCubbin and Barry Turley conducting
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Caroline Cotter Concert
Saturday, April 30th 
(see below)
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Sunday, May 1st 
(two events)

St. Martin's May Breakfast!  
May 1st from 7am to 12noon

Come celebrate our magnificent May Breakfast. It's an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.
This is a St. Martin's tradition for over 40 years. Tickets are $10 for adults (presale $9), $6 for children under 12 (presale $5). Call the church to register and buy tickets. All proceeds will go to the Epiphany Soup Kitchen and the Episcopal Conference Center.
Want to volunteer? Contact the church office.
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Providence Road Races 
Sunday, May 1, 2016 
For a course map go to www.RunRi.us 
 Please contact Karen Zyons at 401-427-7764 with any questions 
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Saturday , May 7th
(two events)

Ordination of Linda Mackie Griggs
(see above)
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ECW Spring Gathering
(see below)
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Saturday, June 11th 11am-3pm  
Prayer Shawl Ministry 
Last Prayer Shawl Ministry session until the Fall
Great Hall  Pot Luck
For more information contact Natasha Lofgren 
 
Special One-Night Appearance!
Singer-Songwriter Caroline Cotter Performs
to Benefit The Peace Flag Project
SATURDAY, APRIL 30th
   
    WHERE
Lincoln School Music Center 
    301 Butler Avenue, Providence
    WHEN
April 30, 7:30 pm
    (Doors open 6:30 pm)     TICKETS: $25 per person
    CONTACT: Ginny Fox  401-862-9348
 
Caroline (Walter Cotter's daughter) grew up on the East Side, attended Lincoln School and graduated from Classical High School, before heading off to college and becoming a lover of travel and world music.  You may want to check out her web-site: http://www.carolinecotter.com/
The Episcopal Church Women
Diocese of Rhode Island
Cordially invites you to

The Annual Spring Ingathering
of the
United Thank Offering and Mother's Day Tea
Saturday, May 7th, 20176
Cost: $10 per person   Deadline is May 1st, 2016
Gathering begins at 11:30am

St. David's on the Hill Episcopal Church
200 Meshanticut Valley Parkway
Cranston, RI

Contact Mrs. Carol Blackinton at 401-996-3456 for more information and to mail payment.