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Bishop of Lui visits St. Martin’s

Janis Greenbaum — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:28:00 +0000

Bishop Stephen Dokolo and his wife Lillian from the Diocese of Lui, Southern Sudan were the special guests at St. Martin’s new Saturday 5:05 worship service on Dec. 3.

Bishop Stephen thanked St. Martin’s members for their past support and explained the great need for continued support for his diocese in Africa.

Youth members played drums and other percussion instruments and the children sang a special song to highlight the service.

Everyone welcomed Bishop Stephen and Lillian following the service at a special reception in Park Hall.

The Diocese of Missouri has been in a companion relationship with the Diocese of Lui, Southern Sudan since 2005. We voted to continue that relationship for another five years during this year’s Diocesan Convention.

St. Martin’s has supported the Diocese of Lui through prayer and several fundraising activities, including two “Walk for Water” events, which raised more than $20,000 to build clean water wells in Africa. Deacon Susan Naylor has also served on previous mission trips to Lui and has plans to return to Africa in the spring of 2012.

To view the slideshow from our evening with Bishop Stephen, please click on the arrow in the middle of the picture. You can also click the thumbnails along the bottom to go to an individual picture. Click the four arrows in the lower right corner to bring the pictures full-screen. Enjoy!

Celebrating Saint Martin

Janis Greenbaum — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:32:44 +0000

Our patron saint, Martin of Tours, is remembered for his generous act of cutting his coat in half and sharing it with a nearly-naked beggar along the road. Martin later had a vision of Jesus wearing that shared coat.

We celebrated that story and our patron saint with many special events on Sunday, Nov. 13 at St. Martin’s, including two baptisms, a visit from our parish’s first rector, worshiping with members from St. Thomas Church for the Deaf and an all-parish potluck lunch.

To view a slide show from St. Martin’s Day, click on the arrow in the middle of the picture below. Click on the arrows in the lower right to bring the pictures full-screen.

Newcomers’ and New Members’ Lunch

Janis Greenbaum — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:02:59 +0000

St. Martin’s Evangelism Committee welcomed newcomers and new members to our parish with a special luncheon on All Saints’ Sunday, Nov. 6.

New and “old” members enjoyed getting to know each other over a delicious meal of ham, potatoes, salads and scrumptious desserts.

To view a slide show from the event, click on the arrow in the middle of the picture below. Click on the arrows in the lower right corner to see the pictures full-screen.

Trunk-or-Treat and Fall Festival

Janis Greenbaum — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:12:26 +0000

Ghouls, goblins, princesses and cowboys were all on hand for St. Martin’s Trunk-or-Treat and Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 29. Thanks to the Episcopal Church Women for sponsoring this fun Halloween event and thanks to Colleen Hall for sharing her pictures with us!

To view the slideshow, click on the arrow in the middle of the picture. You can also click on the thumbnails below to view an individual picture. Click on the four arrows in the lower right to view the pictures full-screen. Enjoy!

2011 Ministry Fair

Janis Greenbaum — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:12:52 +0000

Dozens of ministries were on display at this year’s Ministry Fair on Sunday, Aug. 28.

Slide show:

Click on the arrow in the middle of the picture below to start the slide show. Once it begins, you can also click on individual pictures in the thumbnails along the bottom. click on the four arrows in the lower right corner to see the pictures full-screen. Enjoy!