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Saturday, December 6 Breakfast with St. Nick , 9:30–11:00 AM Contact Paula Kelly for more information. St. Martin’s Saturday Breakfast Group , begins at 8:30 AM Contact Mike Kelly for more information. Sunday, December 14 Greening of the Church following the 10:30 Eucharist Contact Barb Hankemeyer if you’d like to help. Thursday, December 18 Blue Christmas Service , 7:00 PM Sunday, December 21 Advent Lessons & Carols Brunch Sunday Wednesday, December 24 Christmas Eve Euchari

The women of GraceHill church (our Sunday evening tenants) have invited the women of St. Martin’s to join them in a painting event on Saturday, Dec. 6th at 6PM in Park Hall .  Amber Wehrle from “Make on Main” will be the professional artist that will be teaching us how to draw a Christmas tree with a background setting.  She is providing the canvas and the paint so is asking $15 from each lady who wants to join.  There will be light snacks and Christmas music.    Please let P

Our Tornado Recovery Ministry is off and running, and this Christmas, we have a special opportunity to support one deserving family, the Robinsons, through the love and generosity of the St. Martin’s community.   A Family Rebuilding The Robinsons are a family of resilient grandparents raising their granddaughter’s two young children. Mr. R. is navigating significant health issues, including cancer. The May tornado compounded their burdens, making the house next door—their gra

Greetings St. Martin’s!  Christmas is on its way, and we will be Greening the Church on Sunday, December 14!   We will meet in the back of church for directions.   All are welcome to help decorate!  We especially need people who can climb ladders to hang a few of the wreaths!  Us older folks are not as steady with heights as we used to be.   Please let me, Barb Hankemeyer, know if you can help!  My email is bhankemeyer@msn.com !   See you on December 14!!!

To donate directly to Circle of Concern Food Pantry you will find envelopes addressed to Circle of Concern on the Food Pantry table in the Narthex.   Or to donate online:  https://www.circleofconcern.org/ways-to-help/

If you’re looking for a way to help a child you love think about their Christmas list differently then we’ve got a free printable for you! This one page letter offers fill in the blank areas. One way to show Santa how nice you’ve been this year, is to tell him what you’re grateful for! Next, there are categories for gifts the child might like. (We love that it asks them to think about something to share… this can be a gift they donate or something they can share with a relati