St. Martin’s Episcopal Church

Holy Week Schedule and remembering the purpose of Lent highlight the front page of the March 2010 Messages from St. Martin’s.

Read a story with interviews of the Luncheon for Jon Hall’s first Sunday as well as all other activities at St. Martin’s in March.

Click here to read the March 2010 newsletter.

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.

Printed announcements are placed in the Worship Booklets each Sunday.

Click here to read the February 21, 2010 announcements.

Click here for the March 2010 Lay Ministry Schedule.

Please contact the church office with any changes 636-227-1484.

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 »

Printed announcements are placed in the Worship Booklets each Sunday.

Click here to read the February 14, 2010 announcements.