St. Martin's Newsletter
   Weekly E-News June 10, 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



I would like to thank everyone who made Jay MacCubbin's official farewell on Sunday such a lovely occasion. For those of you who may not know, our Music Director of 30 years is retiring at the end of July. This last Sunday, as the section leader bad us farewell for the summer, we took the opportunity of celebrating Jay in sound, song, PowerPoint and poster collage. The process of searching for a successor to Jay continues. I would ask for your prayers please, for the members of the discernment team as well as for the applicants. I do believe that the Holy Spirit is guiding this process but she needs us to play our part. The appointment of the next minister of music is a crucial one because music is a key factor in shaping our vision of our future as a community.
 
In last week's epistle I highlighted a need for spiritual practice over the summer. Summer is a period when many take a well-needed break from the routines of everyday life including Sunday church attendance. But does a break from Church mean a break from relationship with God? 

I would like to thank you for the special reception which you presented on Sunday, June 5.  Thank you also for the more than generous gift which you gave to me.  I am grateful for the opportunity to have served you and I will not forget your kindness.  I wish the very best to St. Martin's as you begin a new chapter in the life of the congregation.
 
        Sincerely,
                       Jay MacCubbin
Tomorrow, Saturday, June 11th

10 AM
The ordination of Jim Kelliher
to the Sacred Order of Deacons
St. Paul's Church, 50 Park Place, Pawtucket, RI
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Prayer Shawl Ministry  11am-3pm
Last Prayer Shawl Ministry session until the Fall
Great Hall - Pot Luck
For more information contact

Please click here for Participants list for Sunday, June 12th.  
READINGS THIS WEEK

 
1 Kings 12:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a  (OT)
Galatians 2:15-21 (NT)
Luke 7:36-8:3 (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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Healing Prayers during Communion
( this and every Sunday)
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Christian Formation in the Great Hall following the 9:30am service
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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) 
Luke 7:36-8:3
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...    

Sunday, June 19th
Discussion of The Story Chapters 7-9 during the Formation Hour.
Copies of The Story are still available. 
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Sunday, June 26th

End-of-Year Story 
Join us for our special End-of-Year Story during the Formation hour following the 9:30am service.  We will celebrate our achievements made over the last program year and identify a couple of key issues crucial to our moving forward. The aim of the End-of-Year Story is to give us an overall sense of where we are in our growing into becoming
more fit for God's purpose.
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The Women's Spirituality Group  
will meet at Jane Taylor's home in Narragansett
for a potluck party at 6pm.
Contact Susan Allen for more info at susan_heuck_allen@brown.edu    
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Now through June 30th
Photographic exhibition at the Cranston YMCA     
by Brooke Hammerle titled
Heavenly Hosts 
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  ♫ "Take me out to the ballgame "♫
  PAWSOX Day is July 25th!
Tickets going fast!!
We only have 7 FREE TICKETS left for a 7:05 pm night game. The ticket includes a $2 food voucher. First come, first served. Call the office to request tickets.
[Correction to step #4 below...please take note]

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 (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!!)