Biblical Studies

Ongoing Reading and Discussing Scripture in Small, Lay-Led Groups

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.

Virtual Bible Study

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday evening Bible Study with Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church
- Led by the Rev. Christina Nord.
- Currently reading The Synoptic Gospels.
- 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.
- The Authentic Letters of Paul, currently on Romans.
- 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

Returning in November 2020 - The Birth Narratives: 10:30 a.m.-noon. Thursday morning Bible Study
- The group is led by Cathy Glazer. ([email protected] or 215-901-5432.)

Cathy Glazer

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Cathy Glazer is 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.

The Rev. Anne Thatcher

Associate Rector

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(215) 247-7466 ext. 105

Anne is a native Westerner, having spent her childhood years in Oregon and Colorado. She follows in the footsteps of her great-grandfather from Wales who was an Anglican priest and her uncle who was an Episcopal priest. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Whitman College, a M.Ed. from Western Washington University, a graduate certificate in Leadership and Camp Ministry from Wheaton College (IL), a diploma in Anglican Studies from the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale and an M.Div. from the Yale Divinity School.

An experienced ropes course facilitator and wilderness trip leader and trained to work with traumatized communities, Anne believes in the power of conflict resolution and peace making through mediation. She has recently spent time with a Christian Peacemaker Teams delegation to Israel/Palestine and attended a human rights training with Cristosal in El Salvador.

Anne currently serves as the secretary of the Diocese of Pennsylvania’s Clergy Compensation and Benefits Commission, the Chair of the Diocese of Pennsylvania’s Central American Refugee Commission and Chaplain to both the Welsh Society of Philadelphia and the St. George’s Society.

Occasional Bible Study

Sunday Scripture Bible Study with the Rector
As announced, Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
Go deeper into the scripture readings for the coming Sunday! The rector will lead an occasional lectionary scripture study after SUPPER and Compline from time to time. No need to sign up, just drop in.

Bible Banter with Barb and Jarrett

Bible Banter with Barb and Jarrett is a weekly Lenten podcast for 2020 on the Sunday morning scriptures. Listen along with words of wisdom, laughter, and insight into the Sunday morning lectionary.

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 died Ja…