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Biblical Studies

St. Martin’s continues its long history of biblical studies by offering several opportunities to meet weekly with a group to read the scriptures together. All are welcome. There is no homework and Bibles are provided. These small groups offer a process of reading and discussing the Bible guided by open-ended questions. Bringing the Word to life through thoughtful conversation provides unlimited possibilities for discovery.


Ongoing Virtual Bible Study

  • 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday evening Bible Study with Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church
    • Led by the Rev. Christina Nord.
    • Zoom video conference (please check/join Biblical Studies email group or contact coordinator, the Rev. Christina Nord for more information: [email protected] or 610-416-4487)

  • 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Tuesday morning Bible Study
    • Led by Cathy Glazer
    • Zoom video conference (please check/join Biblical Studies email group or contact coordinator, Cathy Glazer for the link at [email protected] or 215-901-5432.)
    • Call-in information: +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) Meeting ID: 330 189 908; Passcode: 006843
  • 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Saturday morning Bible Study with the Rector
    • Led by the Rev. Jarrett Kerbel
    • Currently focusing on the Gospel of Luke
    • Hybrid meeting; in-person in the Houston Room and on Zoom
    • Email the Rector for the Zoom link

Cathy Glazer

Cathy Glazer was a member of the class of 2022 on St. Martin's Vestry. Cathy is an active member at St. Martin-in-the-Fields. She is the leader of the Greeting Ministry and can be found most Sundays welcoming newcomers and visitors. She also participates in two Bible Studies and is part of the Biblical Studies Leadership Team. She also is a member of the Hospitality Committee, Friends of the Columbarium and helps out the team who vacuums the hassocks. She also regularly participates in SUPPER at St. Martin's. Retired from the commercial paper industry, Cathy likes to spend time gardening and traveling. She and her husband Gary live in Chestnut Hill and they have two grown children and four teenage grandchildren.

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Helen White Memorial Lecture Series

The Helen White Memorial Lecture remembers her lifetime dedication to making the Word of God accessible to "the people in the pews". Our inaugural lecture, on Saturday, April 13, 2019, answered the question, "Why Read the Bible" and featured Biblical Scholar and Princeton Theological Seminary Professor, the Rev. Dr. Eric D. Barreto.

In Memory of Helen White

Helen White, who die…

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Rector's Warden Report: June 30, 2022

Rector's Warden Report: June 30, 2022

Every time I spend time with another staff member or a parishioner at St. Martin's, I find a new treasure. And the treasure chest gets bigger and fuller. We may have been acquaintances or even friends for 20 years and as we talk during this trans...
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Who is the Subject of Your Verbs?

Who is the Subject of Your Verbs?

Posted April 12, 2022 In your relationship with God, who is the subject of the verbs, and who is the object of the actions? For example, God loves me. God is the subject and I am the recipient of the love given. Our secular environment relentl...
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Judas and Life Without Enemies

Judas and Life Without Enemies

Posted April 5, 2022 Judas betrays Jesus, receives a reward in silver coins, and then, wracked with despair, ends his own life. We could easily write him off as a bad man, an enemy of God, a forsaken soul. Midrash abounds around Judas full of sp...
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Go to the Psalms

Go to the Psalms

“I don’t mean to be negative, but nothing is going to get better!” Marc Maron starts his new stand-up set with that blunt declaration and the crowd erupts in laughter. What is this sudden elation after a pessimistic statement? It is the ela...
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Sunday Forum 2/13: Abraham Lincoln's Religion: From Doubt to Divine Providence

Sunday Forum 2/13: Abraham Lincoln's Religion: From Doubt to Divine Providence

Dr. David Contosta and the Rev. Jarrett Kerbel will explore the spiritual formation and theology of President Abraham Lincoln. We will use the Gettysburg Address and the 2nd Inaugural Address to look at themes of Providence, Predestination and At...
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Fourth Annual Helen White Lecture: Sunday Seminar

Fourth Annual Helen White Lecture: Sunday Seminar

Those interested in engaging deeper with Dr. Byron's lecture, and connecting with Dr. Byron and other community members, may also register for a seminar offered at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 6. The seminar will offer a virtual option, and may also b...
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Remy the Rat from Ratatouille

Remy the Rat from Ratatouille

Posted January 25, 2022 The 2007 animated movie “Ratatouille” is a family favorite in our house. We watch it every summer in Maine and it continues to entertain and enchant us. If you are not familiar with the story, “Ratatouille” is a...
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Reading with the Rector - Winter 2022

Reading with the Rector - Winter 2022

The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel will lead a pair of Reading with the Rector sessions starting this month. The book will be The Sermon on the Mount: A Beginners Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven by Amy-Jill Levine. Professor Levine invites us to hear Jesu...
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Sunday Forum 1/23: After Jesus, Before Christianity with Hal Taussig

Sunday Forum 1/23: After Jesus, Before Christianity with Hal Taussig

The Church of St. Martin-In-The-Fields' Sunday Forum series is a weekly seminar and community discussion about topics relevant to the church and our faith. Sunday Forum takes place each Sunday at 9:15 a.m. in the Houston Room. You can also join ...
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The Invisible Lives of Ethiopic Manuscripts

The Invisible Lives of Ethiopic Manuscripts

This year's Helen White Memorial Lecture will feature Dr. Gay L. Byron, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, DC.

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Lenten Reading and Reflecting: Lament and Liberation

Lenten Reading and Reflecting: Lament and Liberation

January 27, 2021 If you plan to follow a daily or weekly course of reflection or study, now is the time to download or place your order for materials. As Lent approaches, your clergy and staff want to offer two suggestions for how to re...
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The Good Book Club: Epiphany 2021 with Mark

The Good Book Club: Epiphany 2021 with Mark

December 30, 2020 Begin 2021 with the Gospel of Mark! The Good Book Club returns to read the earliest and shortest of the four gospels, starting Friday, January 1, 2021, through Shrove Tuesday, February 16. Mark opens with words f...
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Saved By Faith Alone

Saved By Faith Alone

A Wednesday Evening Community Conversation. On Zoom - please register below for the link. Martin Luther raised a fuss and started the Reformation by insisting that people are saved by faith alone. What did he mean, and why does it matter?

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Scriptures, Race, Nation

Scriptures, Race, Nation

This year's Helen White Memorial Lecture will feature Professor Vincent Wimbush, author of African Americans and the Bible: Sacred Texts and Social Textures.

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Mark and Movies: Jan. 27 - Free Willy

7:00-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Please register on the overview Mark and Movies post. Prior to this session, please view Free Willi, by Dwight Little, 1993

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Mark and Movies: Jan. 20 - Bottomless Belly Button

7:00-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Please register on the overview Mark and Movies post. Prior to this session, please consult or read: Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw.

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Mark and Movies: Jan. 13 - Man on Wire

7:00-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Please register on the overview Mark and Movies post. Prior to this session please view Man on Wire, by James Marsh, 2008

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Mark and Movies: Jan. 6 - Frozen River

7:00-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Please register on the overview Mark and Movies post. For this session, please view ahead Frozen River, by Courtney Hunt, 2008.

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Mark and Movies

Mark and Movies

A Virtual Bible Study with the Rev. Hal Taussig Wednesday evenings in January 2021 from 7-8:30 p.m. on Zoom A four-week introduction to the Year B Gospel readings of the Gospel of Mark will combine viewing three movies, one graphic nove...
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Tidings of Comfort and Joy: Isaiah in the New Year

Tidings of Comfort and Joy: Isaiah in the New Year

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Race, Ethnicity, and New Testament - Final Sessions

Race, Ethnicity, and New Testament - Final Sessions

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Race, Ethnicity, and New Testament

Race, Ethnicity, and New Testament

Our final two sessions will be offered digitally via podcast or video. We will follow up with participants. Please email [email protected] to be sure you are on the list if you didn't register at the outset of the class. Wednesday...
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Voices of the Gospel of Matthew

Voices of the Gospel of Matthew

Parish Forum led by Hal Taussig Held in the Parish Hall Reading mostly one gospel a year invites us to deepen our relationship to a particular voice. The liturgical Year A listens predominantly to Matthew's gospel, often quite different than the...
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The Birth Narratives: Biblical Studies for Advent

The Birth Narratives: Biblical Studies for Advent

Mondays, December 2, 9, 16, 2019 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The Monday evening Biblical Studies group will break from its regular readings to review the Birth Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. At 6:30 p.m. there will be sandwiches availa...
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Sunday, 2/5 at 10:30 AM
Choral Eucharist with sermon
Sunday, 2/5 at 11:30 AM
Refreshments and an Urgent Parish Conversation. We invite and encourage everyone to attend.
Sunday, 2/5 at 12:00 PM
Worship Reflections In Person
Sunday, 2/5 at 6:00 PM
Online: Al-Anon Sunday-Nighters
Sunday, 2/5 at 8:00 PM
A.A. (in person)
Monday, 2/6 at 8:15 AM
Silent Meditation
Monday, 2/6 at 6:45 PM
Education for Ministry (EfM)
Monday, 2/6 at 7:00 PM
Online Bible Study: Grace Epiphany Church/Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Monday Night Bible Study

Choral Eucharist with sermon

Sunday, February 5, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Live-streamed to YouTube.com/StMartinECPhilly and StMartinEC.org/live.

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10:30 AM
Choral Holy Eucharist
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Sunday, February 5, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Worship Reflections In Person

Sunday, February 5, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

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Online: Al-Anon Sunday-Nighters

Sunday, February 5, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Sunday, February 5, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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Silent Meditation

Monday, February 6, 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM


All are welcome to join for silent meditation in the church at 8:15 am every weekday. For more information, please email Leslie Newbold at [email protected] . Free, No need to RSVP, just show up! Anyone in the community is welcome.


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Education for Ministry (EfM)

Monday, February 6, 6:45 PM - 9:15 PM

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Online Bible Study: Grace Epiphany Church/Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Monday Night Bible Study

Monday, February 6, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Grace Epiphany Church/Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Monday Night Bible Study

MONDAYS AT 7:00 PM
Meets online. Contact Cathy Glazer at [email protected] for information.


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Join us online for Sunday morning worship!

  • 8:00 a.m. Traditional spoken Holy Eucharist with sermon - live streamed.
  • 9:00 a.m. Living in Faith Together: Outdoor, intergenerational worship with eucharist, immediately followed by formation at 9:40
  • 10:30 a.m. Traditional Holy Eucharist with music and sermon - live streamed.

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