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MUSIC NOTES: Advent at St. Martin's!
posted on Nov 30, 2023 As we anticipate the joy of the Nativity of our Saviour, I want to share with you some musical highlights this coming season in our Music & Arts ministries! There is a lot that happens in a very short amount of time! This Sunday , we begin Adv...
Read MoreA Note from Jim - July 7, 2023
posted on Jul 7, 2023 Nor death nor life. In his great epistolary exhalation, the letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul, across all the centuries that stand between his pen and our eye, assures us that nothing in all creation will be able to separate us from the l...
Read MoreFarewell from Anne Alexis
posted on Jul 6, 2023 Anne Alexis writes: Beloved St. Martin's,Today I write to share that my time with all of you as your Minister for Children, Youth & Families is coming to a close as I prepare for my first year at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA...
Read MoreTransition Update from the Vestry - July 2, 2023
posted on Jul 5, 2023 The announcement below was given by Jim Fairburn, a member of the Vestry on Sunday, July 2, at the 10:30am service. Good morning. I am Jim Fairburn, in my 4th year as a member of the vestry and a parishioner for the past 6 and a half years. ...
Read MoreHoly Flea! St. Martin's Flea Market
posted on Jun 2, 2023 The Holy Flea St. Martin-in-the-Fields Community Flea Market Saturday, June 17, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (free entrance!) Preview Party: Friday, June 16, 6 - 8 p.m in the parish hall ($10 at the door) Come one, come all to St. Marti...
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Community Engagement
​Housing and violence are twin challenges that must be addressed: a statement from the Northwest Summit Collaborative
posted on May 2, 2023 The Northwest Summit, of which St. Martin's is a part, is a collective of nonprofits, faith communities and individuals serving Germantown and Northwest Philadelphia. By promoting collaboration among those working with low-income, marginalized c...
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Music
Fairmount String Quartet: How She Danced
posted on Apr 27, 2023 The Fairmount String Quartet is excited to present "How She Danced!" , a program of works by Mozart, Schubert, and Elena Ruehr. Friday, May 12th at 7:30 PM at St. Patrick's Hall, 240 South 20th St., Philadelphia. Tickets Saturday, May 13...
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Worship
Sermon for Sunday, April 16th: The Rev. Laura Palmer
posted on Apr 20, 2023 Acts 2:14a 22-32 The Rev. Laura Palmer 1 Peter 1:3-9 St. Martin-the-Fields John 20: 19-31 ...
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Clergy & Staff
Little Jesus and Jim Give Thanks: April 14th, 2023
posted on Apr 14, 2023 What an amazing week was last week! For me, as I hope everyone knows by now, our liturgical life together is the center of my entire life with you. Out of our worship, into which so many give of your lives and hearts, comes a huge amount of wha...
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Clergy & Staff
A Note from Laura: April 13th, 2023
posted on Apr 14, 2023 A Note from Laura April 13th, 2023
The lilies were still fragrant, the Allelulias echoing in my ears, when I was at the airport with my brother three days later. Chatting with a baggage handler, Mark asked him if he'd been busy. He looked ...
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