Confirmation & Reception – November 13, 2022

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Bishop Stokes will be visiting us on Sunday, November 13 (St. Martin’s Sunday). On this Sunday youth and adults will be Confirmed by the laying on of hands by the Bishop. Newcomers who were confirmed in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, or Lutheran Churches may be received by the laying on of the hands by the Bishop, thereby becoming a full member of the Episcopal Church.


If you wish to be confirmed (youth and adults), or if you are already confirmed and wish to be received as a full member of St. Martin’s, or if you are confirmed and wish to reaffirm your faith in a public way, see the links below for guidelines and class schedule.

Guidelines for Adult Confirmation/Reception for Membership at St. Martin’s

Guidelines for Youth Confirmation at St. Martin’s

Women’s Group – Haunted Tour of Somerville

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All women of the church are invited to Haunted Ghost Tour of Somerville on October 22. We have a choice of start times between 6 and 9 pm. Price is $20.00. We are planning to go out for dinner afterwards.

Please email Alison if you are interested so that we can decide on a start time.

Outreach October 2022

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Outreach is changing direction a bit this month and we are going to try to help our furry friends. 

We will be collecting pet food for the food pantry and needed items for the local animal shelter. A detailed list is posted on the bulletin board in the back of the church but a brief list includes: Limited slip dog collars; Martingale cat beds; cat toys (furry mice); squeaky dog toys; KMR (Kitten Milk Replacer); paper towels; paper plates & bowls; antibacterial hand soap; and Clorox bleach. All types of cat and dog food are welcome. Thank you.

Consecration Sunday – October 30, 2022

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Sunday, October 9 is the kick-off for the 2023 Stewardship Campaign. Next week you should receive a letter and a pledge card in the mail. You can bring your pledge card or mail it in, or there is an online pledge card on the website.   Our stewardship pledge goal this year is $200,000.

Consecration Sunday is October 30 and we hope to have in all pledge cards by this date. Thank you for your support of St. Martin’s!

Canticles for Life AIDS Benefit Concert – October 2, 2022 4-6pm

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This is the 3rd year St. Martin’s will host this musical event to raise awareness and funds to benefit the following charities which are concerned with the quality of life for persons with AIDS: the AIDS Resource Foundation for Children, in Newark; the NAMES Project of Northern NJ, which supports the AIDS Memorial Quilt; and EDGE New Jersey, which provides supportive services, housing opportunities, prevention strategies and community education in New Jersey.

Admission is free with a free will offering. AIDS memorial panels will be on display. Reception in the undercroft following the concert.

If you can provide an appetizer or dessert for the reception, please let Alison know. If you have any questions about the concert, see Diane Lester.