Managing Stress During the Pandemic By Gabe Avila With the emergence of COVID-19, many things changed. For some, there are economic repercussions, with work hours cut or jobs lost completely. Some must now work from home. Others risk infection to work in essential jobs….
Living Compass: Are you looking for something to help you keep your sanity through this time of social isolation? Living Compass is excited to offer a 28-day e-Retreat on “Contemplative Practices and Well-Being” through a private Facebook Group. The first of the 28 reflections…
Vestry News & Review April 2020 “Church in the time of Coronavirus.” This phrase, a variation on Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s 1988 novel titled Love in the Time of Cholera, comes into my mind as I review and summarize last week’s April Vestry meeting, our…
Are you interested in joining others from St. Martin’s and the Dioceses in studying the Gospel of Matthew during this Easter season? At St. Martin’s we’ll be meeting via Zoom to reflect on the readings and discussion questions of The Good Book Club: The Gospel…
April 24, 2020 The Second Friday of Easter Dear Ones, This past Sunday was a tough one for me. In addition to all the things we’re all worried about all the time right now, I woke up pretty anxious about being “the tech guy”…
Dear Neighbors, You are invited to join us in a Community Sing Out on the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, 12-1 and 5-6. It is more important now, than ever, that we find time to express joy, solidarity, and kindness — and…
Caring for God’s Creation: Earth Day/Earth Month 2020 The St. Martin’s Caring for God’s Creation team, in conjunction with our Worship and Christian Formation Commissions, had all been engaged in some creative and exciting planning for celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Earth Day on April 22,…
Our Christ Walk took us 2500 miles and though we didn’t make it to the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., we did make it to Pittsburgh PA. Pittsburgh is a city of about 300,00 people. It’s located in the southeast corner of the state…
2020easter_prelude If you click on the link above you can then download a beautiful slideshow created by parishioner Carole Hom, which includes both pictures of Holy Week at St. Martin’s (mostly from 2019) and the organ prelude that was recorded for Easter morning, 2020….
Resources in Davis and Woodland Grocery, Pharmaceutical, Prepared Food, and Other As of 4/8/2020 Note: Would you like any other kinds of resources or services listed? Please share your idea with Bob Polkinghorn, Senior Warden. Email: bobpolky@gmail.com Grocery Stores: Curbside Pick-Up at the Store…
