Community Engagement
St. Martin’s is committed to community. Jesus’ call to “love thy neighbor” is realized with our neighbors in Chestnut Hill, our regional neighbors in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, and our national and international community. Five years ago, the congregation engaged a process called “Nominate Your Causes” to discover what our community engagement priorities should be at St. Martin’s. Through a process of polling the congregation and conversations at Parish Forum, we landed squarely on three top priorities which would direct our community engagement efforts: Hunger, Education, and Climate Change.
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St. Martin's first Community Engagement priority is hunger. Primarily, we tackle hunger with two ongoing ministries, Hunger Sunday and SUPPER. Throughout the year there are additional opportunities... St. Martin's second Community Engagement priority is education. For this priority we partner with other organizations which either provide direct education or those that support education for those... St. Martin's Climate Action Team
St. Martin's third Community Engagement priority is climate change. St. Martin's Climate Action Team is a group of people concerned about g... Becoming Beloved Community: A Process for Racial Justice. At St. Martin’s we use the phrase Becoming Beloved Community to describe the parish’s ongoing work of inclusion, transformation, and public witness aimed at racial justice. The effort flows from the parish’s aspirational value to become a racism-free and diverse community that reflects the city where we worship.Hunger
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Climate Change
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October 15, 2020. The letter below is from our Friends at Germantown Mennonite Church. We at GMC are inviting other congregations to be praying especially for Carmela and her four children, who are nearing three years in sanctuary this December.... October 8, 2020. Gratitude is something that brings us closer to God. There is so much to be grateful for at St. Martin’s and, in his Rector’s Note for this week, the Rev. Jarrett Kerbel shares just a few of those things.
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Carmela Libre
POWER Recommends: Vote "YES" on Policing Oversight and Ending Stop & Frisk
Rejoice! Again, I Say, Rejoice!
St. Martin's enters a partnership with Hosts for Hospitals
Help Fight Homelessness in Philadelphia
Events
Voter Phone Banking with POWER - Nov. 1
Sunday, Nov 01, 2020, 4:00 PMMishkan Shalom and St. Vincent’s host a virtual POWER Phone Bank. Please join for whatever time you are available.
Other Ministries
American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ) raises funds for humanitarian work of the Diocese of Jerusalem and its institutions so it may better serve the needs of all people in ... Episcopal Community Services has served people in need for over 150 years. The programs have changed with the times, but the legacy of caring and competence forged in the age of orphanages and tube... The Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields is a founding member of Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower, and Rebuild (POWER), a faith-based community organizing project that includes over 40 interfaith congregations throughout Philadelphia and more throughout Pennsylvania. Launched in 2016, the Refugee Resettlement Ministry at St. Martin’s was created out of concern by several members of the parish about the global refugee crisis, particularly coming out of Syria. St. Martin’s Refugee Resettlement Ministry joins with leaders of faith communities, secular organizations, and citizens in the Philadelphia area to resettle refugees in a safe, secure, and welcoming environment.AFEDJ
Episcopal Community Services
POWER
Refugee Resettlement Ministry