Offerings for Easter Flowers

Offerings for Easter Flowers

Would you like to make an offering for Easter Lilies? This is a wonderful way to make the church look festive for Easter Sunday and to make a dedication in thanksgiving or in memory of someone. A $10 donation is suggested. The deadline for receiving dedications in order to be printed in the Easter bulletin is 9 am on Wednesday, March 27.

Donations can be made a couple of ways:

  • When you are at church, you can fill out an “Offerings for Easter Flowers” form and enclose payment of cash or check (memo line: Easter flowers). White envelopes are with the donation forms in the back of the church to keep your dedication and payment together. Drop your envelope in the offering plate, place it in Anika Rinker’s office mailbox, or mail to: St. Martin-in-the-Fields, PO Box 1149, Keller, TX 76244
  • Fill out the online form below. You can pay online or choose the cash/check option and submit your payment that way. 
Lenten Activities and Events 2024

Lenten Activities and Events 2024

An Invitation to a Holy Lent
Each year we are invited to enter into Lent by, among other things, “reading and meditating on God’s holy Word.”
There are many ways we’re going to do that this year:

Adult Bible Study

What does Scripture and tradition teach us about Jesus’ death, and what it means for our lives? Each Sunday morning during Lent, we’ll look at what happened on the cross.

Youth Formation

Our youth will explore the meaning of Lent using the StoryMakers curriculum, “Our Journey through Lent.” Workbooks will be provided on Sundays in Children’s Chapel & youth meetings.

Lenten Quiet Day

Join us on February 24 for a Lenten Quiet Day sponsored by the Daughters of the King. More details can be found at stmartininthefields.org/event/lenten-quiet-day

Becoming Beloved Community Lenten Devotional

Our SeminarianTony Kroll was one of the student editors of the Episcopal Church’s 2024 Lenten Devetional, Preparing to Become the Beloved Community

United Thank Offering Daily Devotional

This Lent, UTO invites you to reflect on the ordinary things in your life and give thanks for them. Those looking for a simple reminder to practice gratitude can sign up to receive one text message each day throughout the Lent season. Sign up at unitedthankoffering.com/lent

Episcopal Relief & Development’s Lenten Meditations

Reflect on your newness in Christ as you journey through Episcopal Relief & Development’s Lenten Meditations, written by Miguel Escobar, and discover new ways your faith is guiding you through the world.

Stations of the Cross

Each Friday in Lent at 7 pm, you’re invited into the church to walk the ways of the cross. Get more details and other ways to participate here.

Maundy Thursday Overnight Vigil

The overnight watch at the Altar of Repose begins at 8 pm on Thursday, March 28. Please sign up for a one hour time slot to keep watch in the chapel.

Lenten Outreach Project – Paid in Full

Join us in abolishing medical debt for families across the country!

Among Jesus’ last words on the cross were “It is finished.” That word Jesus spoke, tetelestai, means “paid in full.”

We worship a God who died on a cross to forgive us, and that same God calls us to forgive seventy times seven (in other words, too many times to count!).

Your generous support can make a significant impact in eradicating medical debt through RIP Medical Debt. Each dollar you contribute holds the potential to eliminate $100 of medical debt, leading to life-changing transformations and renewed hope.

So as part of your Lenten practice this year, join with us as we ease the burden of medical debt of our brothers, sisters, and siblings, and create a lasting, meaningful change!

Click here to donate: ripmedicaldebt.org/campaign/paid-in-full-campaign

Please be assured that every donation made through this platform will be exclusively allocated to relieving the medical debt accessible to RIP Medical Debt.

Lent Madness

This is Lent on the lighter side. A saintly smackdown that you can participate in! Read more and enjoy!

 

Holy Week Schedule – March 24-31

Palm Sunday – 8:30 & 10:30 am

Maundy Thursday – 7 pm; Overnight Vigil begins at 8 pm. Please sign up for a one hour time slot to keep watch in the chapel.

Good Friday Retreat – 12 – 3 pm: Join with us during the Great Three Hours, as we reflect on the last words of Jesus Christ from the cross. We’ll have a series of short reflections followed by times of silence and meditation. You’re welcome to come and go as you are able

Good Friday – 7 pm 

Holy Saturday – 12 pm

Easter Vigil Sunday Sunrise – 6:45 am 

Easter Sunday – 8:30 & 10:30 am

Offerings for Christmas flowers

Offerings for Christmas flowers

poinsettia-cc0-1197052336YcRm-600x400Would you like to make an offering for Christmas poinsettias? This is a wonderful way to make the church look festive for Christmas and to make a dedication in thanksgiving or in memory of someone. A $10 donation is suggested. The deadline for receiving these donations is Sunday, December 18.

Dedications will be printed in the Christmas Eve bulletins.

Donations can be made a couple of ways:

  • When you are at church, you can fill out a red “Offerings for Christmas Flowers” form and enclose payment of cash or check (memo line: Christmas flowers). Envelopes are with the donation forms in the back of the church to keep your dedication and payment together. Drop your envelope in the offering plate, place it in Anika Rinker’s office mailbox, or mail to : St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 223 South Pearson Lane, Keller, TX 76248
  • Fill out the online form below. You can pay online or choose the cash/check option and submit your payment that way. 

Called to Serve as a Leader?

Called to Serve as a Leader?

Nominations are open!

Are you called to serve? Do you have a passion for the mission of our church in our community? Do you know someone who may?

We are seeking people to serve our church in leadership positions on our Vestry and to represent our parish at the Council of our diocese. 

Under the parish bylaws, a Candidate Qualification Committee reviews the names of persons who may stand for election to the Vestry and as Delegates to Diocesan Council. That committee has been appointed and is made up of Amanda Alvarez, Mary Anderson, Melissa Kurkul, and Becky Snell.

If you or someone you know may be called to serve on the Vestry or as a Delegate to the 2025 Diocesan Council, please let the committee know by using the appropriate Nominate button below to fill out a form. Submissions must be received by December 18, 2023. This process is being started now in order to allow time for discernment and for notification to be provided to the parish prior to the January election.

Vestry

The Vestry works to ensure our parish ministry is carried out in accordance with our parish values, mission, goals, and priorities, and according to the constitution and canons of our diocese.

A Vestry nominee must:

  • be a confirmed communicant in good standing of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, confirmed or received by a bishop in The Episcopal Church.
  • be at least 18 years old by the date of the annual parish meeting in January 2024.
  • have made financial contributions in 2023 that are shown on the records of our parish.

Delegate

A delegate to Diocesan Council has a seat, voice, and vote for nominations, resolutions, proposal, budget, and other pertinent material at Council.

Lay delegates and alternates must

  • be a confirmed communicant in good standing of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, confirmed or received by a bishop in The Episcopal Church.
  • be at least 18 years old by the date of the first day of any meeting of the Council.
  • be available for both days of the Diocesan Convention in February 2025.

Use the buttons below to nominate yourself or someone else (with their consent) to be a member of the Vestry or a Delegate to Diocesan Council for 2025.

If you have any other questions or would like more info, please email the committee at nominate@stmartininthefields.org.

Building True Community

Building True Community

Building True Community: The Life and Legacy of The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray

Please join us on the second Sundays of each month in the library at noon for this study offered by St. Martin’s Daughter’s of the King.

The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray (1910-1985) was a pioneering American civil rights activist, lawyer, poet, and writer. They were known for their significant contributions to both the civil rights and women’s rights movements, including as a founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW.) Murray was also the first African American woman ordained in the Episcopal Church. They were what is now termed “gender queer,” someone who does not follow the binary norms of the gender in which they were born. All these attributes make Murray a fascinating and important Episcopalian to know. Murray was made a saint of The Episcopal Church in 2018. Their feast day is celebrated on July 1.

The curriculum for this study was created by the Pauli Murray Center and covers four topics: The Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Historic Ordination, Eucharistic Celebration and Interconnectedness, and Integrated Body, Mind, and Spirit. We’ll explore Murray’s writing along with audio and video about their ministry.

This study is offered by St. Martin’s Daughters of the King Deborah Chapter, and we invite all adults to join us.

Meetings will be held on four Sundays following services: September 10, October 8, November 12, and December 10 at approximately 12 noon. (We will allow time for Service Sunday participation and to get snacks and coffee before we begin.)

We’ll meet in the Library, at the back of the large (East) Parish Hall.

Childcare can be provided if needed. Please contact the office at stmartin@stmartininthefields.org or call 817-431-2396 to arrange.

St. Martin’s Men’s Group

St. Martin’s Men’s Group

The St. Martin Men’s Group is dedicated to exploring the ideas of Christian brotherhood. In a world that is increasingly fragmented and isolated, we want to create a strong community where we can learn from each other’s experiences and better support our families and St. Martin as a whole.

But it’s mostly an excuse for guys of all ages and backgrounds to drink coffee and learn from each other.

Anyone interested can contact JB Clark for details on our next event: jbclark713@gmail.com 

We’ll meet once a month, on the second Saturday in the large parish hall.