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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.


Report from the September 2021 Community Engagement Committee Retreat

Report from the September 2021 Community Engagement Committee Retreat

On Saturday, September 25, representatives of St. Martin’s ministries engaged in outreach activities met to share information about their work, clarify the common values across all community engagement efforts, and plan for the future. We are ...
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St. Martin's Community Engagement Ministries

SUPPER

Supper is currently on hiatus during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

SUPPER At St. Martin’s was launched in 2011 to bring neighbors and families together over a free, nutritious community meal, lovingly prepared by volunteers, twice a month. We have room at the table for everyone, no matter what.

During the Covid-19 shutdown, the SUPPER at St. Martin’s program has continued to provide financial support to organizations whose doors were still open.

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Climate Action Team

St. Martin's Climate Action Team

The St. Martin's Climate Action Team brings members of our congregation together to understand, act on, and pray about the very real challenge of climate change.

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St. James School

Community Engagement Ministry Partner

St. James School serves the immediate under-resourced area of Ridge/Allegheny/Hunting Park. The school (grades 4-8) provides a private school education worth approximately $30k per student to nearly ninety students per year at minimal to no cost to the families. The staff and faculty also engage the residents through the Welcome Table and through many community activities. St. Martin's parishioners volunteer and contribute needed funding on a reliable basis and the commitment through the covenant creates a sense of stability and structure on both sides.

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Guatemala Companion Parish Ministry

The work of the Guatemala Companion Parish Committee involves maintaining the relationship between St. Martin’s and the priests and parishioners in our three Guatemalan companion parishes (San Marcos, San Juan Apostol, and San Martin, Obispo), supporting programs developed by our companions, and visiting our companion parishes. Over nearly 25 years of relationship-building, the Committee has provided funding to support programs devised by our companion parishes to promote human, economic, and/or community development.

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Racial Justice

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.

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Refugee Resettlement Ministry

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.

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POWER Local Organizing Committee

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.

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Jubilee School

St. Martins has been a long time contributor to the Jubilee School, a Pre-K through 6th grade independent school in West Philadelphia committed to integrating scholarship, social activism, and the celebration of heritage, in a rigorous, comprehensive private school education which is affordable to all, regardless of income.

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Ongoing Ministries

Food & Hygiene Items for St. Luke's - Daily

Drop off non-perishable foods and hygiene items at St. Martin's. Donations are taken down to St. Luke's Food Cupboard in Germantown every week or so.

Blessed Baking - Weekly on Friday

Each Friday at 9:00 a.m. bring homemade, packaged, and fully labeled baked goods for The Welcome Table at St. James School. Jane Good leads this effort.

Diaper Drive for the Church of the Crucifixion - Daily

St. Martin's Refugee Resettlement Ministry hosts an ongoing Diaper Drive to support immigrant families served by the Church of the Crucifixion in South Philadelphia. Packaged diapers of all sizes can be delivered outside the parish house daily. They are collected each Friday at 9:00 a.m. Read more here.


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News

Summary of "Wednesday Evenings Under God": July 13, 2022

Summary: Nearly forty people gathered for a service of compline on Wednesday, coming together to pray and consider, through respectful conversation, the ramifications of the recent SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Compline provided...
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A Minivan for Haseeb and Family

A Minivan for Haseeb and Family

Posted July 13, 2022 Several weeks ago, the Refugee Resettlement Ministry reached out to you about an Afghan family of seven—and now eight, with the recent arrival of a baby girl. We had three primary tasks: To help the father, H...
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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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Write to Mayor Kenney for Voter Access Funding

Join POWER congregations from across the city to write to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney demanding more funding for election processes such as drop boxes, monitors, satellite offices to make sure there is easy and complete access to vote for all r...
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Sustain Scholarships for School Children in Our Guatemala Companion Parish

Sustain Scholarships for School Children in Our Guatemala Companion Parish

On June 5th, St. Martin’s Companion Parish Committee is beginning the campaign for the 25th year of the scholarship program to enable Guatemalan school children to attend school. We are accepting your pledges or donations for full scholarships ...
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Other Ministries

AFEDJ

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 peopl…

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Episcopal Community Services

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…

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Calendar

Tuesday, 8/9 at 7:30 AM
Morning Prayer via Zoom (SM)
Tuesday, 8/9 at 10:30 AM
Bible Study via Zoom (SM)
Tuesday, 8/9 at 7:00 PM
Executive Committee
Tuesday, 8/9 at 8:00 PM
A.A. Meeting
Wednesday, 8/10 at 7:30 AM
Morning Prayer via Zoom (SM)
Wednesday, 8/10 at 10:30 AM
Spirituality of Aging (in-person)
Wednesday, 8/10 at 7:00 PM
Community Engagement (NH)
Thursday, 8/11 at 7:30 AM
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Morning Prayer via Zoom (SM)

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Spirituality of Aging (in-person)

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Sermons

  • Jun 26 | Anne Alexis Harra
    Moving Forward
  • Jun 5 | The Rev. Dr. Nora Johnson
    Beatitudes for Pride
  • Jun 5 | The Rev. James H. Littrell
    Ticks in the Boxwoods
  • May 29 | The Rev. David F. Potter
    Where Do We Go From Here?
  • May 28 | The Rev. James H. Littrell
    New Every Morning

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