October 8, 2020 Dear Ones, This Sunday after the 10 o’clock service we will begin Coffee Hour with a short film called “The Episcopal Church Exposes the Doctrine of Discovery.” We will watch the video together during the first 15 minutes of our…
We are planning a virtual craft fair to take place from Friday, Dec 11 through Sunday, Dec 13. Our goal is to raise funds to help with expenses related to regathering as we traverse our way through this awful pandemic. This event will showcase…
Join us for a virtual talk, conversation, and discussion about environmental justice in the face of climate change. Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 7:00pm-8:30pm Julie Sze, Professor of American Studies and Director, Environmental Justice Project of the John Muir Institute, UC Davis and Adelita Serena,…
Dear Ones, Between the heat and the smoke, many of us are being forced to stay inside these days, which can be very hard on our physical and mental health. Since we have a 9-month old puppy who needs vigorous exercise, I’m trying to…
At the beginning of this ongoing COVID pandemic, we set up a chalk mural for families with children to come to the campus one at a time to place their prayers and see the prayers of one another. It was a big success! Not…
Please click on the link below to view the survey results. https://churchofstmartin.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Regathering-Survey-Results-Final.pdf
From Robert Fuller-Lynch, The pandemic has upended life, TYGMOS (This Youth Group Meets Online Sometimes) included. In this time, one analogy that I have found helpful to frame my thinking about TYGMOS and youth ministry in general is the idea of a blizzard, the…
Dear Ones, Recently I was listening to a podcast called “The Way of Love with Bishop Michael Curry.” You probably all know that Michael Curry is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, a great preacher and a very popular speaker. I highly recommend…
Congregational Highlight: St. Martin’s in Davis Achieves Zero Carbon The following article appeared in a a new series that California IPL (Interfaith Power and Light) uses to highlight congregations that are making a difference and inspiring others to do the same. They wrote, “A decade…
The summer 2020 edition of the Episcopal Community Services newsletter highlights the work St. Martin’s and our partners have done with the Families Together Project. Launched in 2019, this program has been a critical piece of our social justice and outreach work, as well…
