Announcements

St. Martin’s News for the Week of Sunday, 07/12/2026 This Sunday, July 12 – 10am Holy Eucharist, Bible Study, and Taizé WorshipOne Morning Service at 10am: For the month of July, we have one Sunday morning service at 10am. We welcome Kimo Kimokeo as our preacher. Kimo is a graduate of the West Coast Collaborative Lay Preaching program. Bible Study after 10am Service: Join Diane Bamforth in a Bible study on the Parable of the Mustard Seed. We will wonder about the Kingdom of God and why Jesus chose the mustard seed for this parable. The Gospel readings for the next several…

St. Martin’s News for the Week of Sunday, 07/05/2026 From the RectorDear Ones,Tomorrow is the 4th of July, a day when we typically celebrate the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States. I don’t think I need to add a lot of words to the torrent of reflections about the current state of our country, our democracy, and the world.  Instead, I would ask that we take some time during this long weekend to pray. Come to church to pray, certainly! But also pray at home, by yourself or with others. Your prayers don’t have to be…

St. Martin’s News for the Week of Sunday, 06/28/2026 From the RectorDear Ones,This Sunday we will once again be wearing orange stoles in church. Orange has been a color that symbolizes gun violence awareness for more than 10 years now, and sadly the need to “wear orange” has not diminished in that time.  The shooting we are lamenting now happened on Monday at the public library in Chico, right here in our Diocese. We are united to them in bonds of friendship; many of us have spent time in Chico for school or recreation or church gatherings. The tragic loss…

St. Martin’s News for the Week of Sunday, 06/21/2026 From the RectorDear Ones,I am so happy to announce that we have a new curate who will be joining our staff in July! Maggie Rutherford recently graduated from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale with a Master of Divinity degree and a Certificate in Anglican Studies. Those of us who had an opportunity to meet with her last month found her delightful, bright, and deeply insightful about the work of the Church. You can read a bit more about Maggie below. Over the next few weeks we’ll be making plans to welcome…

St. Martin’s News for the Week of Sunday, 06/14/2026 Pride Eucharist and Youth Liturgy of the Word – Sunday Morning, June 14PRIDE Eucharist, Painting Crosswalks, Chalking the Walkways: June is Pride Month! This Sunday, at 10am, we’ll have a Pride Eucharist with special music, prayers, and reflections. Right after the 10am service, we will chalk the walkways and spray paint parking lot crosswalks. If you want to help spray paint, meet right after the service at the parking lot entrance on Hawthorn; we will provide masks and gloves. If you want to chalk the walkways, meet under the narthex wooden overhang…

St. Martin’s News for the Week of Sunday, 06/07/2026 Preaching, Godly Play, Summer Choir on June 7Seminarian Anthony Amato Preaching: On Sunday, we welcome our seminarian, Anthony Amato, as our preacher at both services. Anthony just completed his second year of seminary at Virginia Theological Seminary and is home for the summer. Last Godly Play Session until September: Godly Play meets in Room 4 for the last time this program year and will take a break until September. Children are always welcome in church! Music Notes for 10am Service: Jeffrey’s music selections currently feature the passacaglia, a solemn and stately musical form based on…

12 July 2026, the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Audio recording of the 10am service, sermon by Kimo Kimokeo Service Bulletin: 26_07_12_10AM_FINAL Where’s the Music? Prelude (“Canon in d“, by Johann Pachelbel, “Arioso from Ich Steh mit einem Fuss in Grabe“, by J. S. Bach, “Ave Maria“, by Charles Gounod, at 0:00, Opening Hymn, at 9:10, Song of Praise, at 11:50, Sequence hymn, at 20:19, Offertory Anthem (“When Morning Gilds the Skies“, by Rachel Aarons), at 47:36, Offertory response, at 51:22, Sanctus, at 52:57, Communion music, at 58:23, Closing hymn, at 1:07:25, Postlude (“You Are Holy”, by Per Harling, at 1:10:14

05 July 2026, the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Audio recording of the 10am service, sermon by the Rev. Mike Kinman Service Bulletin: 26_07_05_10AM_FINAL Where’s the Music? Prelude (“What a Friend We Have in Jesus“, arr. by Jason Tonioli, “River Flows in You“, by Yiruma, “Ashokan Farewell“, arr. by Jay Unger), at 0:00, Opening Hymn, at 10:30, Song of Praise, at 14:43, Sequence hymn, at 24:32, Offertory Anthem (“Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy“, arr. by Ronald Turner), at 1:00:57, Offertory response, at 1:04:10, Sanctus, at 1:05:51, Communion music, at 1:11:28, Closing hymn, at 1:20:24, Second closing hymn, at 1:23:13, Postlude…