St. Martin’s Episcopal Church

Palm Sunday – March 28
8:00 am – Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9:00 am – Palm Sunday Brunch
10:15 am – Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Monday – March 29
9:00 am – Morning Prayer

Tuesday – March 30
9:00 am – Morning Prayer

Wednesday – March 31
10:00 am – Holy Eucharist, Rite I
12:00 noon – Holy Eucharist, Rite II

MAUNDY THURSDAY – April 1
7:00 pm – Holy Eucharist: Rite II

GOOD FRIDAY – April 2
12:00 noon – Good Friday Liturgy
6:00 pm – Stations of the Cross
7:00 pm – Good Friday Liturgy

HOLY SATURDAY – April 3
7:30 pm – The Great Vigil of Easter

EASTER DAY – April 4
8:00 am – Holy Eucharist, Rite II
9:00 am – Grand Coffee Hour
9:00 am – Easter Egg Hunt
10:15 am – Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Keeping a Holy Holy Week: The Gardens of Holy Week
Saturday, March 27, 2010
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Ferguson
Led by The Rev. Susie Skinner

Give yourself the gift of stillness…rest…and peace. As you prepare to enter Holy Week spend some time walking quietly through the sacred gardens of our creation, redemption and salvation – The Garden of Eden, The Garden of Gethsemane, The Garden of the Resurrection. This quiet retreat time will provide opportunities for meditations, reflection, prayer, and silence in anticipation of the blessed time that lies ahead. Read the rest of this entry »

Wednesdays in Lent

10:00 am—Holy Eucharist, Rite I

12:00 noon—Holy Eucharist, Rite II

6:30 pm—Pot-Luck Supper—Through March 17.

7:00 pm—Chocolate for Lent—Through March 17.

You are invited to indulge in faith, fellowship and chocolate this Lenten season!

Our Wednesday evening Lenten series begins Feb. 24 and runs through March 24. Our program is based on the Oscar-nominated movie “Chocolat” starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche, a fun film with a lot of Christian messages to discover.

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UPDATE: A Lenten Gift is also available online. See the bottom of this post.

As you know, Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on Feb. 17. Before it starts, be sure to pick up “A Lenten Gift,” a collection of 46 meditations written by members of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church. The daily readings cover the 40 days  – as well as the six Sundays — of the Lenten season.

Forty-three of your fellow parishioners volunteered to contribute to the devotional. Mary Drastal contributed the original cover image; Ruby Downs and Janet Theiss produced the books in the church office.

The concept is modeled (slightly) after Forward Day-by-Day. Contributors were asked to read the appointed Daily Office scriptures for their assigned day. Read the rest of this entry »

February 4, 2010

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

I want to let you know that I am excited about starting this Sunday and look forward to meeting you at either the 8a.m. or 10:15a.m. service. I thank the whole congregation for your prayers for me and my family, Colleen and Abbey. We hope to see you as well at the luncheon immediately following the 10:15 service.

Please introduce yourself to us after the services or during the luncheon. I am pretty good with names but also appreciate your patience as I learn everybody’s name and connection to the parish.

As we prepare for the Sunday services I ask you to consider asking a friend to join you for this Sunday. New beginnings can be a good time to introduce someone you know to St. Martin’s. Please think about who might benefit from such an invitation.

May this Sunday be a special celebration of the good things God has done. I believe we have much to be thankful for and that this Sunday will be a grand party!

Let the good times roll, Fr. Jon Hall

February 17, 2010

12:00 noon – Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with Imposition of Ashes

7:00 pm – Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with Imposition of Ashes