St. Martin’s News: 4/11/2025

Here you can find weekly news and upcoming events at the Episcopal Church of St. Martin’s. This changes every week.

Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter Schedule
Palm Sunday, April 13, 8am and 10am: Holy Eucharist and activities for all ages (see above).
Maundy Thursday, April 17, 7pm: Holy Eucharist with choir and optional foot washing.
Good Friday, April 18, 12pm: Stations of the Cross in the church with optional veneration of the cross. Guided labyrinth walk follows the service.
Good Friday, April 18, 7pm: Good Friday Liturgy in the church with optional veneration of the cross.
Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 19, 8pm: The Great Vigil of Easter with lighting of the new fire, dramatic readings, and ending with a festive Holy Eucharist. Reception following in the narthex.
Easter Day, Sunday, April 20, 8am and 10am: Festive Holy Eucharist with music, preaching, and choir. After 10am, Easter Egg hunt for children of all ages and special Easter Coffee Hour.

Palm Sunday: Worship and Activities for All Ages
This Sunday, April 13, is Palm Sunday. At 8am, we’ll have Rite I Holy Eucharist with palms and the Passion Gospel reading. At 9:30am, donkeys will visit from the Rural Veterinary Experience and Teaching Service in Dixon. Bring carrots if you’d like to feed them. At 10am, we’ll have Rite II Holy Eucharist with a palm procession and a Passion Gospel play. After the 10am service, stay for coffee hour and wooden egg painting.

Special Easter Coffee Hour Sign Up to Bring Food and/or Help
On Easter Day, April 20, after the 10am service, we have a special Easter coffee hour, a time to reconnect with our parish family and welcome all who are visiting our parish for the first time. But we need your help! Sign up in the narthex or contact the church office (info@churchofstmartin.org) to bring a sweet or savory snack, or to help with set-up (8:30am) or clean-up. Easter Egg Hunt after 10am Service: During coffee hour, we’ll have an Easter Egg hunt for children of all ages. If you can help stuff plastic eggs the week before Easter, hide eggs before the service, or assist during the hunt, please let the church office or Sheri Reynolds know.

Last Chance! Easter Memorial Donations in Memory of or Thanksgiving for Loved Ones
This year’s Easter Memorial donations go to Children’s Formation. Children’s Formation provides funds for Godly Play materials, training for our teachers, and other special projects for children. If you would like to donate in memory of or in thanksgiving for loved ones this Easter, we will list the names of your loved ones in the Easter bulletins. Please write a check to the Church of St. Martin with “Easter Memorial Donation” in the memo line. Or use the GIVE button on our website. In either case, please write the office with the names of those you wish to have noted in the Easter Vigil and Easter Day bulletins. Deadline: Sunday, April 13.

Newly Added! “A Place at the Table” on Easter Sunday, 1pm
Colette Chabbott will host a potluck at her home on Easter Sunday, April 20 at 1pm. We are taking RSVPs with the church office for 12 attendees. Colette says that even if you can’t bring an item to share, you are still very welcome.

“The Seven Last Words of Christ,” Davis Lutheran Church, April 13, 3pm
Quartet Eksultate will perform “The Seven Last Words of Christ” by Joseph Haydn on Palm Sunday, April 13 from 3-4pm at Davis Lutheran Church, 317 E 8th St in Davis. All are welcome! A freewill offering will be taken.

Meet DIA: Davis Interfaith Association, a New Community Organization
Thursday, April 17, 12pm, at St. Martin’s
Come to a lunchtime meeting of DIA, a new organization promoting interfaith dialogue and relationship building, on Thursday, April 17, at noon in Room 6/7 at St. Martin’s. The Rev. Portia Hopkins, chaplain at the Belfry, is currently co-facilitating this new group and will be hosting the lunch, which is provided free of charge (freewill offerings accepted). DIA has been meeting monthly at different congregations on the third Thursday. Rev. Pamela has been participating and Molly Hillis is getting involved as well. We’re looking for a few more interested parishioners to join us. Contact Pamela (pamela@churchofstmartin.org) for more information.

Sowing Seeds of Hope and Resilience: An Earth Day Gathering with Rev. Pamela
Are you seeking more hope, resilience, and faithful groundedness? Join us for an Earth Day gathering on Zoom on Tuesday, April 22 at 7pm, led by Rev. Pamela, co-chair of the Commission on the Environment. Pamela will help us remember that caring for creation is one of the best ways we can care for our neighbors and for our own soul’s longing for peace, especially in times of anxiety and distress. Pamela is the author of the book Contemplative Gardening and has given presentations on creation care for church gatherings, conferences, and retreats from Missouri to Tanzania. Join the Zoom gathering here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84713027890 Questions? Contact Rev. Pamela (pamela@churchofstmartin.org).

Join St. Martin’s in Serving at a DCMH Meal
Looking for hands-on service? St. Martin’s has signed up as the volunteer group for three upcoming meals in our parish hall sponsored by Davis Community Meals and Housing (DCMH). We are seeking volunteers for Tuesday, May 20 from 4:30pm to 7pm (meal served at 5:45pm). Six spaces are available. There are also two Saturday morning meals, on June 14 and July 5, from 9am to 1:00pm. Please RSVP to the church office, telling us at which meal(s) you’d like to volunteer and we’ll send more information about what’s involved.