Worship
Digital and In-Person Worship
Worship and ministry are being offered in a mix of in-person and virtual formats! See below for how you can join us. You can also visit our COVID-19 response page.
Register for in-person worship
Sunday mornings
Weekly registration is required for all Sunday worship. Masking and social distancing is also required. Space is limited* to the numbers as found at the registration link. Worship is live-streamed so our members who are unable to attend may participate in worship. We take great care to avoid filming members in the congregation, however we cannot guarantee that you will not appear in the broadcast.
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8:00 a.m. Traditional spoken Holy Eucharist** |
9:15 a.m. Family Worship An engaging Eucharist** service with |
10:30 a.m. Traditional Holy Eucharist** with music |
Register for in-person Worship
St. Martin of Tours is our patron saint. Each year his feast is officially observed on November 11. We celebrate his Feast Day on the nearest Sunday. In 2020, we will celebrate on Sunday, November 15. Join St. Martin's for joyful Christmas worship! We're fully online with two options to gather safely in person outdoors.
St. Martin's Feast Day
Christmas at St. Martin's
December 9, 2020. The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel describes the worship plan going forward for the rest of Advent, Christmas, and into the new year. The video title is a spoiler, but listen in to hear more about what is planned. December 2, 2020. Worship during the pandemic has the Rev. Jarrett Kerbel thinking about the early church and all the ways people throughout history have strained to be a part of worship.
MLK Weekend 2021
New Year Good News at St. Martin's
Spiritual Communion: A Deacon's Note
All Streaming, All the Time
Anchorites, Peepholes, and Lay Piety
Sermon Archive
Find Sunday sermons posted by Wednesday as audio on St. Martin's website or on our YouTube channel, Facebook, and IGTV
Audio Sermons YouTube Sermon Playlist
Weekday Morning Prayer at 7:30 a.m.
- Zoom video conference (see Saturday worship email for the link - same daily)
- Zoom call-in number (audio only): +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown), Meeting ID: 856 472 224
- Facebook page
Saturday Prayer Group at 8:00 a.m.
- Zoom video conference (see Saturday worship email for the link - same daily)
- Zoom call-in number (audio only): +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown), Meeting ID: 889 2316 4895
Other Sunday online worship options
Elsewhere:
In this diocese:
*Note on Capacity: Maximum capacities have been reduced to comply with City of Philadelphia guidelines. If you have difficulty with, or cannot use the registration links, please call a member of the clergy and they will help get you signed up for worship.
**Notes on Holy Eucharist: At the time of communion the congregation will be invited forward pew by pew and section by section. Coming up the center aisle you will each take the sacrament from a tray on a table at the head of the aisle. Each wafer will be individually wrapped in a cupcake wrapper. Take the wrapper with the host and return to your pew BY THE SIDE AISLES. Consume the sacrament prayerfully in your pew. No wine will be shared at this time.
Advent
Advent, the beginning of the liturgical year in the Christian calendar, is a season of waiting for the arrival of Christ, Emmanuel - God with us. Join us as we wait in faith, practicing hope, peace, joy, and love along the way. Below are activities for people of all ages.
Christmas at St. Martin's
Join St. Martin's for joyful Christmas worship! We're fully online with two options to gather safely in person outdoors.
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Worship and ministry are not suspended, they've just mostly moved online! We're now offering an expanded in-person worship under the tent and continuing our digital worship offerings.
Music
Music plays an integral role in the life and worship of the parish. Central to our philosophy of music is the concept of congregational participation. Whether it takes the form of singing an anthem in one of the choirs or singing a hymn from the pew, it is our goal to incorporate every member of this worshipping community into the musical life of the parish.
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