St. Martin's Newsletter
   Weekly E-News June 24, 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



Summer is officially here! On Sunday July 3rd, we will go to summer schedule, which this year is not such a big change. For the months of July and August the worship and office schedule is listed in this E-News and on our website.
 
I have compiled an email list of those who want to participate in our virtual Daily Office group, and I will send out details of how this might work. If you are interested in joining us and would like to know more background to this initiative please see my epistle for June10th.
 
This coming Sunday, June 26th, at the coffee hour and forum we will celebrate our End-of-Year Story. By end-of-year, I mean the end of the program year that runs from September to July. Our end of program year falls neatly at the mid point of our calendar year. Our outgoing Senior Warden, Sean Mulholland and I will share the podium on Sunday. The overarching theme we want to present is one of renewed
investment for our future as the parish prepares to move into its second century. We have a real sense of what we have accomplished so far. We also now have a map for the direction of travel, going forward.
 
Our continued forward movement can be characterized as a process of spiritual deepening. Moving forward is completely dependent on our willingness to invest ourselves in our parish's community and spiritual life. We will be outlining how our Vestry and RenewalWorks leadership teams, picture this. We will also flag up a couple of key issues, one to be addressed immediately and the other looking into the future.
 
I do hope to see as many of us as possible for our final program year Sunday, both the Eucharist at 9:30am and the End-of Year Story at 10:45am. See you then!
 
Mark+
This Sunday
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. The Vestry leadership has worked hard to create this special presentation. They will also host coffee hour.
We are hoping for a big turnout, so please come!
...
The Women's Spirituality Group  
will meet at Jane Taylor's home in Narragansett
for a potluck party at 4-6pm.
Contact Susan Allen for more info at susan_heuck_allen@brown.edu   

 
Please check out our newly painted kitchen and newly waxed kitchen floor!
We think it's just beautiful and we hope you do too!
Summer Schedule 

JULY 3rd through SEPTEMBER 4th:

9:15am Nursery
ONE SERVICE of Holy Eucharist with sermon at 9:30am
Office Hours  M-F  9am to 12noon

NO:
Morning Prayer on Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday
Gander meetings
News & Notes
Christian Formation (starts again Sunday, September 18th)
+
Sundays, July 17th & August 21st 
Christian Formation - ' The Story ' 
10:45am 

Please click here for Participants list for Sunday, June 26th.  
READINGS THIS WEEK

 
2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 (OT)
Galatians 5:1, 13-25 (NT)
Luke 9:51-62 (Gospel)
 Click here for this Sunday's readings.
     THIS SUNDAY
8am  Holy Eucharist
+   
9:15am  Nursery
 
+
9:30am Holy Eucharist with choir and sermon 
+
Healing Prayers during Communion
( this and every Sunday)
 +
10:45am  End-of-Year Story
+ 
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 9:51-62
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.
 
Imagine a Life In Which You Can Say:
Yes! to God; Yes! to Your Neighbor; and Yes! to Your Self
Yes! A workshop series by the  
Commission on Ministry
Beginning on Sept. 21, 2016

The Commission on Ministry will again offer the Yes! curriculum beginning on September, 21, 2016. The 7 session course will be facilitated by our Archdeacon, The Venerable Janice Grinnell and will be held at St. Columba's Chapel in Middletown, RI.

This program is in direct response to lay people who are seeking ways to discern and understand their God given purpose. The dates and times are as follow:

Session 1
September 21, 2016 from 7-9 p.m.

Session 2
September 28, 2016 from 7-9 p.m.
Evenings of Discovery
October 5, 2016 from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
October 19, 2016 from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Session 3
October 26, 2016 from 7-9 p.m.

Session 4
November 2, 2016 from 7-9 p.m.

Session 5
November 9, 2016 from 7-9 p.m.
 
 
What is Yes!?
 
Yes! was developed to help you create that life God is calling you to live.
Rather than egotistically creating your own life, Yes! uses appreciative inquiry and conversation to help you awaken to the life-giving purpose that is already within you.

Yes! is based on several assumptions:
  • We are made for a purpose
  • We have been fully equipped with gifts and talents to fulfill that purpose
  • We most closely manifest our purpose when we are at our best, being and doing those things that flow from the core of our being and bring deep satisfaction
Life and the abundant life that Jesus' promised comes from what we deeply and profoundly say yes to, for it is in what we say Yes! to that we manifest our God given purpose.

Cost:
$100 (includes cost of materials)
Limited scholarships available. To learn more, please contact Canon Betsy Fornal, Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, at 401-274-4500, ext. 225 or email betsy@episcopalri.org.
 
[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!!)