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Who Tells Your Story?

The Rev. Anne Thatcher brings us the Associate Rector's Note for the final week of July, 2020. Who tells the story of St. Martin's? We hope you will! Share your stories of St. Martin's with us, so that we can share them with others.

worship.together pauses for August

July 28, 2020 Online recorded worship.together services for preschoolers and their families will be taking a break during the month of August and will resume in September. Please email Rev. Barb Ballenger, [email protected] if you ...

Meet our New Director of Music!

July 27, 2020 I am pleased to announce my hire for Director of Music in this video message. You’ll also hear from our hire themselves. Please click the play button above to view it. I want to thank Michael Martin Mills and his w...

Tell Us Your St. Martin's Story!

Do you have a great St. Martin's story to share? We'd love to hear it! As part of our We Are St. Martin's video, we are seeking stories that share the spirit of St. Martin's. Here are three prompts to reflect upon...

A Letter to the Philadelphia Cricket Club

June 29, 2020 Mr. F. John White Philadelphia Cricket Club 415 West Willow Grove Philadelphia, PA 19118 Dear Mr. White, Over the past several years, the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields has struggled to come to terms with our histor...

Thank You from Beyond Borders for COVID-19 Emergency Response

June 27, 2020 The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel received the thank you note below from our partners at Beyond Borders for the parish's support of their COVID-19 Emergency Response. Here's the letter and an update on their ministries. Hi Jarrett...

Worship in a Tent

June 24, 2020

The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel's Rector's Note for the week of June 22 is an invitation to join us for limited in-person worship, starting this Sunday, June 28.

Virtual Real Presence?

June 18, 2020 The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel discusses the Episcopal theology behind our practice of Holy Eucharist, and why, when we return to limited in-person worship, we will not be returning right away to serving the Holy Eucharist.

Building a Racial Justice Agenda Together, as a Church, for our City and Nation

Our Rector, the Rev. Jarrett Kerbel, and Becoming Beloved Community team member, Justina Barrett, will facilitate a conversation about what to include and prioritize in a racial justice agenda that will guide our church community in our advocac...

Some Notes for Annual Meeting

June 10, 2020 The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel talks us through how to prepare for worship and our annual parish meeting this coming Sunday, June 14. There are a few changes to how we've been doing worship up until now, so listen in for...

New Saturday Prayer Group

June 8, 2020 A new Zoom Saturday morning prayer group is now up and running for those who miss having communal morning prayer at 8:00 a.m. on Saturdays . This is a lay-led gathering using a simplified version of the morning prayer program. ...

Help Wire the Church

June 2, 2020 To make sure we can include most of our members going forward we are extending our wireless system to the church and installing a live-stream video system. Our goal is to capture worship through a live stream or a recording for t...

Special Edition: June 2, 2020

June 2, 2020 The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel is issuing this Rector's Note early in the week to address what we've been seeing this weekend and into the week in Philadelphia and around the nation. "As we are all deeply concerned about the...

A Chat with the Bishop (Note the earlier time!)

*Please Note the earlier time!*

For this week's Community Conversation, we are excited to welcome our Bishop, Daniel Gutiérrez for a time for us to join him in a virtual gathering. As we continue to journey through this pandemic together, our Bishop wants to spend time in conversation with us.

The Glory of the Cross

May 28, 2020 Rector's Note for the week of May 25, 2020. The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel, rector of the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Philadelphia, PA, shares a re-play of his sermon from Sunday, May 24, which offers comfort in r...

Online Morning Prayer and Annual Meeting

10:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:15 a.m. Annual Meeting At our annual meeting we'll share updates from the year, discuss plans to resume limited in-person worship, and confirm our Vestry and Diocesan Convention delegate voting. Please wat...

Process for Resuming In-Person Worship

May 26, 2020 The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel, rector of the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Philadelphia, PA, talks about where St. Martin's is in the investigation process for reopening in-person worship, and what we do and don't y...

Sweet Sunday Bakers

May 19, 2020 On Monday, May 18 we delivered home baked goods for over 100 family meal bags to St. James School. When we arrive, all is hustle-bustle with families and neighbors arriving to pick up Share boxes, homework assignments, and boo...

Process Update for Reopening

May 19, 2020 Rector's Note for the week of May 18, 2020. The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel, rector of the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Philadelphia, PA, talks about where St. Martin's is in the investigation process for reopening ...

Silence = Death

Rector's Note for the week of May 11, 2020. The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel, rector of the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Philadelphia, PA, reflects on the stress our country is under and the way it reveals underlying inequities in o...

Building Community During Social Distancing - The St. James School Story

7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Throughout this time of social distancing, St. James School has been able to grow its connection with their neighbors by reaching out in loving service. The Welcome Table, a neighborhood support program, gathers needed food, ...

Holy Feast and Holy Fast

May 7, 2020 A Video Rector's Note for the Week of May 4. The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel, rector of the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Philadelphia, PA, discusses the experience of fasting as a new spiritual practice he has started d...

Ongoing Acts of Generosity

April 29, 2020 St. Martin's continues to demonstrate its generosity in the midst of COVID-19. You can read about acts we previously reported on in our post from April 8 . Since then, here are some additional ways that St. Martin's parishi...

Try this exercise for self-calming

April 30, 2020 In our house these are anxious days, with more than their share of melt-downs. And that's not even the kids! Steady, measured breathing can be a great way to calm down a panicky moment. Teach your family members this Take ...

God Calls Us by Name

April 29, 2020 A Video Rector's Note for the Week of April 27. The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel reflects on the stories found in both the Old and New Testaments about the gift of recognizing God's voice when we are called by name.

Family Service Project: Make Kindness Cards for Cathedral Village

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Wondering how to reach out to others in need, or fight back against the effects of the pandemic? Make a batch of Kindness Cards for elderly community members experiencing social isolation. Parishioner Krys C...

Parents Connecting: Easter

Gather with other parents for prayer and support 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. via Zoom - please RSVP for the link. Being a parent is a series of awakenings to what it means to have taken on the great responsibility of bringing new life into the w...

Seeing the Future

April 23, 2020 A Video Rector's Note for the Week of April 20. The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel reflects on a vivid image that recently came to his mind. He seeks to understand the dual meanings of the image that can be found as we also consider Mar...

Finding the Faces

April 2, 2020 A Video Rector's Note for the Week of March 30. The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel reflects on the need for Saints as tangible faces of God's love in the world when we are in need of hope, courage, strength, and guidance.

Holy Week for the Whole Family

Available for download today!

St. Martin's downloadable Holy Week for the Whole Family resources invite families to experience at home the stories that lead up to Easter. This version of Holy Week for the Whole Family is designed to reflect our current practices of sheltering at home and keeping physical distance during the coronavirus pandemic.

Easter Vigil Bells & Dancing

Take part in our Virtual Easter Vigil! Videos of bells, shouts of joy, and dancing wanted by April 2 We're looking for videos of you (and your family) ringing bells and shouting "Alleluia, Christ is Risen!" for our virtual Easter Vigil serv...

Race, Ethnicity, and New Testament - Final Sessions

A Bible Study Series l ed by the Rev. Hal Taussig This program is meant to connect directly Bible study, the last 370 years of African American biblical scholarship, and St. Martin’s ongoing Becoming Beloved Community programming. Thi...

Pandemic Hope

March 25, 2020 Today's Rector's Note is offered via video by the Rev. Jarrett Kerbel. Please watch below. Below the video is the text of the poem he shared with us. Pandemic written on March 11, 2020, by Lynn Ungar What if you t...

Empowerment in Crisis: Things you CAN do.

March 19, 2020, updated April 2, 2020* Supporting each other in the time of Coronavirus *Where to find free, nutritious food during COVID-19 Resource from the City of Philadelphia Food Drive for St. Luke's Food Pantry. We...

COVID-19 Parish Response UPDATE: Flatten the Curve and Acts of Care

March 11, 2020

Flatten the Curve and Acts of Care.

Above, you will see a chart that is guiding our response to COVID-19 at St. Martin’s. In a pandemic the goal is to slow the rate of spread by practicing social distancing. By taking on the acts of care that make up social distancing, we will protect our neighbors and ourselves...