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A BEACON OF
CHRIST’S LOVE,
SPIRIT-FED,
SERVING OTHERS

ST. MARTIN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

S T M A R T I N S C H U R C H . O R G M A R C H 2 0 1 1

Observing the season of Lent

INSIDE THIS
A Brief History of Lenten Practices Wednesday Evening Lenten Series
ISSUE:
News Briefs: 2 By The Rev. Jon Hall By Janis Greenbaum
VBS dates
Sunday School The 40 days before Easter, not counting Sundays, Enrich your faith and enjoy time as a parish family
Book Club make up the season of Lent. We are all encour- with this year‟s special Lenten series. Each
Women’s Bible
aged to take this Wednesday evening during Lent, we‟ll gather for
Study
Newcomers time to reflect a family-style pot-luck dinner in Park Hall and
Luncheon on our faith in then split into break-out sessions for children,
Fr. Jon: Lent 3 God and deepen youth and adults. Here‟s what you can expect in
History, cont’d our prayer life. each group:
Garage Sale
The purpose of Children: The dramatic stories of Jesus‟ minis-
Stewardship 4 Lenten exercises
Spotlight:
tries come to life with Animated Stories from the
Trivia Night
is to gain per- New Testament. Each week, we‟ll watch a video,
spective about what it means to be a resurrection discuss the story and have fun with games, puz-
Music in Lent 5
people. The glory of Easter is better appreciated zles and crafts.
News from Lui
Wednesday Evening
because we have examined our faith through re- (The nursery will
Youth News 6 Lenten Series
pentance and the renewal of baptism. be open for chil-
Christian 7 March 16 – April 13
We know through scripture and historical ac- dren under 4).
Formation grows
6 – 8 p.m.
Adult classes counts some of the ways repentance was hon- Youth: Middle Please sign up in Park Hall or
ECW support 8 ored. I encourage you to take a few minutes and and High School contact CF Director
Meals by ECW look these up. The Old Testament tells us in Exo- students will ex- Janis Greenbaum at
UTO grants
dus 34:27-28 that Moses fasted and prayed for plore a new spiri- jgreenbaum@
Milestones 9 stmartinschurch.org.
40 days. During this time, God gave him the code tual practice each
Lay ministry 10 of law known as the Ten Commandments. Or in 1 week and learn
schedule Kings 19:1-18, when the prophet Elijah fled for how to make more room in our hearts for God.
March 11 his life through the wilderness, fasting 40 days and
calendar Adults: With Embracing an Adult Faith, author
nights until he came to Mt. Horeb. It was then
Legacy Fund 12 and Bible scholar Marcus Borg helps us take on
that God appeared and instructed him on how to
Committee Christianity‟s most fundamental questions: Who is
overcome his enemies.
God? What does salvation mean? What place does
The New Testament, Matthew. 4:1-2 and Luke Jesus hold in contemporary Christian faith? Each
4:1-2, shows that following Jesus‟ baptism, he week, we‟ll watch a video presentation and re-
withdraws to the desert to fast and pray for 40 flect on the questions we all struggle with as our
days before beginning his public ministry. I wonder faith matures.
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News Briefs
VBS DATES SET
St. Martin‟s will host a tradi-
tional Vacation Bible School
this summer for kids in pre-
school through 5th grade. The
program will be held June 13-
17. Our theme will be Inside
Out and Upside Down
on Main Street. Along
with fun, music, games,
projects, snacks and
other kid-friendly ac-
tivities, Main Street will
teach kids how Jesus
makes a difference in
our lives every day.
You can check out the pro-
gram, register your kids and
tell us how you‟d like to be
involved by visiting:
vacationbibleschool.com/
stmartinschurch. Colleen
Hall and Michelle Magee are
co-directing this year‟s big
event. You can e-mail them at:
stmartinsvbs@gmail.com.
Watch for more details com-
Be a Messages ing soon and get ready for a
contributor!
week of faithful fun!
Send articles, pictures,
announcements and
anything you‟d like
SUNDAY SCHOOL
published in the March
issue of Messages to HIGHLIGHTS
janis@igreenbaum.com
by March 16. March offers opportunities for
kids to worship through Bible
stories, music and artwork in
Sunday School. St. Martin‟s
offers Sunday School classes
each week from 9 till 10 a.m.
in the undercroft classrooms
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(down the stairs near the coat
closet). Highlights this month
include recognizing Episcopal
Relief and Development Sun-
day on March 13 with a spe-
cial art exchange with children
in our companion diocese of
Lui, Sudan. We‟ll also enjoy
another special lesson with
Music Director Earl Naylor on
March 27. All children from
pre-school through high
school are welcome to join us
every Sunday morning for faith
and fun.
MARCH BOOK CLUB
St. Martin's Book Club meets
Tuesday, March 22 from 7 till
8:30 p.m.
in Pack-
wood
Library
to dis-
cuss The
Plague of
Doves: A
Novel by Louise Erdrich. Pub-
lishers Weekly describes Er-
dich‟s 13th novel as a multi-
generational tour de force of
sin, redemption, murder and
vengeance. Join us as we dis-
cuss the clues and revelations
of this engaging book. New-
comers are always welcome!
WOMEN’S BIBLE
STUDY
In March, the Women‟s Bible
Study will look at how our
biblical ancestors handled suf-
fering. We will continue our
trek through the Old Testa-
ment, especially noting the
different ways people in the
Bible survived during times of
suffering. And of course that
leads to the next question,
how do we cope with suffer-
ing? We are returning to the
church in March, meeting in
the Packwood Library.
We meet Tuesday morn-
ings from 10 until 11:30.
New Bible learners are wel-
comed! For more informa-
tion, contact The Rev. Vir-
ginia Noel,
(636) 779-2807.
NEWCOMERS
LUNCHEON
The evangelism committee is
hosting a newcomers lunch-
eon on March 13, immedi-
ately after the 10:15 a.m.
service in Park Hall. Every-
one is welcome to join us as
we celebrate our new mem-
bers and the feast of St. Mar-
tin! We periodically invite
newcomers to St. Martin's to
join us for a meal and fellow-
ship with established mem-
bers of the parish so we can
better get to know one an-
other and share experiences
in the life of the church.
If you're interested in joining
us for food, drink and fellow-
ship, we would be pleased to
have you. Please RSVP to
Mary K Heyde at 636-532-
9345 or Nancy Young at 314
-610-6401.
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A Brief History of Lenten Practices
(continued from page 1)
what difference it
would make for any of
us today to take time
out to focus on God‟s
will for life‟s biggest
decisions!
The early Church used
the practice of prepar-
ing candidates for bap- Contact The Rev. Jon Hall at
jhall@stmartinschurch.org
tism in groups who
would have given a public pen-
ance for their sins. Later was the
practice of more private acts of
forgiveness and reconciliation. It
was in the Middle Ages that fast-
ing and prayer were most rigid
and often lost the focus of their
original purpose, which was to
bring one‟s attention to God ver-
sus too much attention to the
practice itself.
You may want to consider ab-
staining from something during
this Lent as a way to be reminded
that it is God who provides eve-
rything we need. Through the
practices of Lent we appreciate
Garage Sale Update
By Beverly Kinkade
Find a closet or two and start sav-
ing for our best garage sale ever!
The dates of this year‟s event are
June 2, 3 and 4.
Set up for the sale will begin Sun-
day, May 29 immediately following
church and will continue until the
that everything
we want is not
necessarily the
same as what
we need to
serve God.
And, if I can
say boldly, it‟s
also not the
things we need
to enjoy life the
most either.
Are there any current practices
that have become “needed” that
limit our connection to God‟s
goodness for our lives? Have we
become addicted to choices that
have more control over us than
we have of them? If so, we may
be serving other gods.
Perhaps St. Paul takes things out
of the all-too-common crippling
guilt we can befriend and sets
them on a more constructive
course of action. In 2 Corin-
thians 5:20 he wrote, “So we
are ambassadors for Christ, since
God is making his appeal through
Thursday Members‟ Sale.
Please remember that we will
not be selling electronics, large
appliances or mattresses this
year due to space restrictions.
Volunteers are needed for all
areas, specifically for set up,
workers for the sale itself and
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us; we ask you on behalf of Christ,
to be reconciled to God.” (NRSV)
There is more to our practices than
we might think. We are called to be Join us for
Holy Eucharist
active in passing on the faith to oth-
at St. Martin‟s
ers, too!
We can practice repentance know-
ing that God‟s practice is forgive-
ness and love. Resolution and rec-
onciliation occur so that resurrec- Sundays at
tion can be received by all. 8 am & 10:15 am
Whether you leave some current and
practice out of your life during this Wednesdays
Lent or pick up a new practice such at Noon
as praying more often, participating and
in a Lenten Bible study, reading de- Ash Wednesday
at Noon and 7 p.m.
votional materials for 40 days, or
attending worship during the week,
you will be blessed. And God will
be served by another brother or
sister who puts their trust in the
gift of grace.
Ain‟t nothin‟ like the real thing,
baby.
Blessings,
Fr. Jon
2011 Garage Sale
volunteers to help with clean up.
More details will be coming soon, Thursday Evening,
June 2
but if you have any questions, feel
(members only)
free to call the Sale Chair:
Judi Batch at 636-536-5144 or Friday, June 3
cnj_batch@yahoo.com. 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 4
8 a.m. till Noon
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Stewardship spotlight
Christian stewardship is the grateful and responsible use of God's gifts in the light
of God's purpose as revealed in Jesus Christ. Christian stewards, empowered by
the Holy Spirit, commit themselves to conscious, purposeful decisions.
Each month, St. Martin‟s stewardship committee will share an example of
good stewardship. This month‟s spotlight is on Leanne Lyle and the
Hospitality Committee.

Eight months ago, the Hospitality Committee de- while judges Steve Lyle and Jean Dupont tallied
Scripture tells us that cided to host a Trivia Night and Silent Auction the answers. Ashleigh Kellogg, Yvette Bellingan,
blessings shared, with the hopes of raising funds to benefit our par- Goria and Alan Carter, Fil Walker, Robin
multiply and multiply ish and outreach projects as well as heighten our Ragsdale and Sherrie Algren also played key
and multiply. growing sense of community. On Feb. 18 those roles in the project. Teens Gina Garbo, Ellie
If you have a story goals were met as a sold-out crowd of 160 people Ecker and Kiki Cogan were “runners,” collect-
you’d like to share, packed Park Hall for a evening of fun and charity. ing answer sheets from the tables throughout
please contact a the night.
The Trivia Night event
member of our
raised more than Leanne says she is
new Stewardship
$5,000. That money grateful to everyone
Committee:
Jeff & Jane Klieve will go toward replacing who supported this

(co-chairs), warn-out tables in Park event. She calls the

Murrell Cunningham, Hall, add to the furnace event a “wonderful
Mary Drastal and fund and support the success.” We praise
Janis Greenbaum. Rev. Susan Naylor‟s Leanne, her com-
mission trip to Sudan mittee and everyone
later this year. who went out of

Hospitality Chairperson Hospitality Chair Leanne Lyle poses with Triviamaster their way to be
Mike Kellogg at Trivia Night. good stewards!
Leanne Lyle sees the
event as a good example of stewardship. “The
Hospitality Committee and numerous support
people (a.k.a. husbands) not only gave gener-
See more pictures
ously of their time, but also gave donations for
from Trivia Night
the auction, made beautiful gift baskets and
online at
stmartinschurch.org solicited donations from retailers to make this
event a success,” said Leanne.

Leanne was joined by Hospitality Committee

members Mary Pomeroy, Bev Dupont, Beverly
Kinkade, Jenny Neckermann, Phyllis Duff, Mary
Lou LaPlaunt, Leslie Lenz, Judy Harbaugh and
Leslie Pattengill to organize the event. Emcees Silent Auction items like food baskets, sports
Mike Kellogg and Graham Fisher led the games tickets and vacation getaways helped boost
proceeds at Trivia Night.

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Musical changes during Lent
Just two years ago Lent began on
February 6, one of the earliest pos-
sible dates; this year it begins on
March 9, one of the latest possible
dates. So as the days begin to
lengthen (which is where we get
the word Lent) let us prepare to
walk that road to Jerusalem with
Jesus.
Lent originated in the very earliest
days of the Church as a preparatory
time for Easter, when the faithful
rededicated themselves and when
converts were instructed in the
faith and prepared for baptism. By
observing the forty days of Lent,
the individual Christian imitates
Jesus‟ withdrawal into the wilder-
ness for forty days.
The Canons of Nicaea (AD 325)
were the first to mention 40 days of
fasting. Initially the forty day Lenten
News from Lui
The referendum in Southern Sudan
was held peacefully, and resulted in a
landslide vote to secede from the
North. With voter turnout in un-
precedented numbers, the results
were overwhelmingly clear. In West-
ern Equitoria, the State that includes
the diocese of Lui, 216, 567 people
registered to vote. 213,218 people
actually voted (a bit over 98%!). The
results were as follows: For seces-
sion: 211,833. For unity: 10. The
remaining 1,375 ballots were unmarked, marked twice,
or invalid for some other reason. It was extremely
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fast began on a Monday, and was
intended only for those who
were preparing to enter the
Church at Easter. Lent still begins
on a Monday in many Eastern
Churches. Eventually the West
began Lent on Ash Wednesday,
and soon the whole Church, and
not just catechumens, observed
the Lenten fast.
Contact Music Director Earl Naylor at
We will experience the Lenten The service
enaylor@stmartinschurch.org
season in many ways in our wor- music we
ship. The opening canticle “Glory will be singing during the Lenten
to God” is replaced with a more season is from the Deutsche
retrospective “Lord, have mercy.” Messe by Franz Schubert, ar-
The word „Alleluia” is put away ranged for our hymnal by Richard
until the Easter vigil, when it re- Proulx. The settings of the Sanc-
turns with vigor. Even though each tus (S-130, Holy, Holy, Holy,
Sunday is a “little Easter” and Lord) and Agnus Dei (S-164, Je-
therefore not counted as part of sus Lamb of God) are already
the forty days, we set a more som- familiar to St. Martin‟s. We will
ber and penitent mood in our ser- be learning the Kyrie (S-96, Lord,
vices. have mercy) this season.
good news when President Al Bashir
accepted the results of the referen-
dum and stated that the North would
allow the South to secede. While
there is still a tremendous amount of
work to be done, this is a milestone in
history for the people of Sudan!
On February 17 we learned that a long
-awaited cell tower is now active in
Contact Deacon Susan Naylor at Lui! “This is a real game changer,”
snaylor@stmartinschurch.org
said Debra Smith, Diocesan Liaison to
Lui. “This will make communication with our part-
ners much easier going forward.” Trips are
planned for June and November of this year.
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Youth Group
Events:
Youth Ministries News
By Heidi Gioia youth. There is excite-
SERVICE: Why “Youth Ministries” ment and hope in the air
Shrove Tuesday and a desire to create a
instead of just “Youth
Pancake Supper
Group?” The word welcoming space for
Tuesday, March 8
"ministry" comes from youth. I would define this
5:30 - 7 p.m.
the Greek word dia- as ministry to and for the
FAITH: koneo, meaning "to youth. The youth also have
Lent for Youth dreams, and part of my job
serve.” It‟s an active
Wednesdays, 6 - 8 p.m.
word that suggests that will be listening and en-
March 16 - April 13 Youth Group Sponsor Ashleigh Kellogg (left) and
we live out our relation- Director of Youth Ministries Heidi Gioia (right) couraging those dreams,
Happening
April 8 - 10 ship with God through share a prayerful moment at the Feb. 4 lock-in. making it a ministry by the
Register by March 28 intentional service. By expanding our vision for youth. As you‟ll see in our calendar, that mis-

the faith life and work of youth to ministry, we sion involves faith, fun and service.
FUN:
Youth Group Meeting deepen our commitment to their faith formation. I hope you‟ll keep your eyes and hearts open
Sunday, March 20 Over the last few weeks, I‟ve talked with many to the youth in our parish and community. Get
7 p.m. @ St. Martin‟s parishioners and heard your dreams for our to know them. They enrich our lives!

St. Martin’s youth receives honors

Michael Wiles recently was honored at the
state capitol in Jefferson City for the “Glory
of Missouri” award. He‟s an eighth-grader at
Wildwood Middle School and involved in
football, water polo, band and scouting. On
Check out more February 27, he was also awarded the rank
pictures from the of Eagle Scout at a special Court of Honor.
lock-in and other Michael has been a faithful part of Sunday
youth group events School and Youth Group, inviting friends to
on our website at: join us. Way to go, Michael!
stmartinschurch.org (above) Michael Wiles poses with Mom
and Dad (Stephanie and Stewart) at the
and on our
Missouri State Capitol.
Facebook page.

Middle School Lock-In

(left) Abby Trieschmann and friend
Madison enjoy a pizza break during
our youth group lock-in Feb. 4. Eight
students spent the night at the
church, playing games, watching mov-
ies and enjoying fellowship at the all-
night party.

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Christian Formation grows to serve St. Martin’s
I used to work at a
television news station
in West Palm Beach,
Florida. Year after
year, our station came
in second in the rat-
Contact Christian
ings. In television
Formation Director
news, good ratings Janis Greenbaum at
mean more money for jgreenbaum@
stmartinschurch.org
advertising... and sec-
ond place never made the station
management happy. We had sev-
eral news directors come and go,
all with the hopes of winning the
coveted ratings war. One of
those news directors gave a
speech that really made sense to
me: Instead of focusing on the
numbers, he wanted us to focus
on the quality of our work. “First
you become best,” he said, “then
you become first.”
That line has become somewhat
of a mantra to me throughout my
career, and it especially makes
sense now in my job as Christian
Formation Director at St. Mar-
tin‟s. We often get caught up in
counting how many people are
attending a certain program or
Sunday adult classes in March
We‟ve made some programming
changes to our March schedule –
be sure to check out these new
offerings! Join us each Sunday
morning from 9 till 10 a.m. in
Park Hall for faith and fellowship.
how much money we
spend. Instead, I‟d like to
challenge us to forget
about those numbers for a
while and simply work to
make our programs as
good as they can possibly
be. Let‟s measure our
“growth” by our faithful
efforts... I have a feeling the
numbers will follow.
With that in mind, I‟m happy to
report that our Christian Forma-
tion programs are growing. St.
Martin‟s has hired Heidi Gioia as
the Director of Youth Ministries (a
part-time position). Heidi and her
family live in Chesterfield and have
been members of St. Martin‟s for
nine years. She has a background
in business and education and a
real energy to devote to our mid-
dle and high school programs. (Be
sure to read Heidi‟s column on
page 6 of this newsletter.)
We‟re also welcoming two part-
time caregivers in our nursery.
Chen Nelson and Mary Kate Turn-
tine will be helping Jody Mena and
Alice McLaughlin care for our
Sunday, March 6
Being a Welcoming Church
Special Guest Speaker: Todd Eller
Sunday, March 13
Center for the Eucharist
Special Guest Speaker: The Rev.
Ralph McMichael
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youngest members on Sunday
mornings and for special events.
Chen Nelson was born in Taiwan
and has worked as a manager for a
technology company and as an Eng-
lish tutor at a school in Taiwan. She
now lives in Wildwood with her
husband and teenage son.
Mary Kate Turntine lives in Ellis-
ville, graduated from Marquette
High School and recently graduated
from Benedictine College in Atchi-
son, Kansas. She is currently work-
ing as a high school Spanish teacher
with the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
We also have a new Christian
Formation Committee that will
meet quarterly to oversee the
proper use of our resources and
support each other. Ten faithful
members are currently serving on
this committee, each representing
various ministries that fall under the
Christian Formation label.
I thank God for the growth in our
CF ministries this year and look
forward to making all our programs
as good as they possibly can be.
Sunday, March 20
Facebook 101
led by Kurt Greenbaum
Sunday, March 27
Episcopal City Mission
Special Guest: ECM Diocesan Parish
Liaison Barbi Click
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By Jeanne King
Did you know that if you
are a woman attending
St. Martin‟s church you
are already a member of
the ECW (Episcopal
Church Woman)? The STM ECW Board
WELCOME plans and maintains ministries and social
2011 ECW
events in the name of all the women of St.
EXECUTIVE
BOARD Martin‟s Church. The women of St. Martin‟s
have a history of support for the ministries
President:
and social events. PLEASE consider a $10
Susan Gillies
annual dues/donation to hold up these ECW
Vice-President:
Stephanie Wiles ministries financially. If each woman of our
Past-President:
Carole Gerretsen
Recording Secretary:
Janese Voit
Meals by ECW has a new leader
Treasurer: Meals by ECW has a long tradition of serving
Judy Harbaugh our church community. It began more than
Publicity / Member–at- 20 years ago as "Friends in Need." Since Sep-
large to the Diocese of
tember of 2007, Meals by ECW has prepared
Missouri ECW:
Jeanne King and delivered an average of 27 meals a year
to families and individuals during illness or
transitional periods. This year, Yvette Bellin-
gan will be chairing this ministry, taking over
It is in giving that we receive...
St. Martin‟s was one of 22 congregations in the
Diocese of Missouri that participated in the
2010 United Thank Offering Ingathering. Our
parish‟s donations last year totaled approxi-
mately $1,300 and added to a total diocesan
contribution of just over $13,000. Nationally,
Episcopal churches raised more than $2 million
for UTO. That money funds 69 grants: 43 for
domestic use, 11 go to companion dioceses
and 15 to international grants.
St. Martin‟s may soon be benefiting from one
of those grants. Last fall, we submitted a grant
application to make our building more handi-
MESSAGES cap accessible. Our application has been cho-
parish gave $10 annually….
Did you know that ECW has given a gift to
furnace fund, provides scholarships to youth
for mission trips, and continues the ministries
of First Responders, Meals by ECW, Hannah‟s
Socks, Tuesday Morning Book Club, Christ-
mas Cookie Exchange, Easter Egg Hunt, Ice
Cream Social, and much more? Your $10
dues/donation will go a long way to continue
the work of YOUR ECW.
Monies can be left in the ECW Church Mail-
box or mailed/given to Judy Harbaugh (ECW
Treasurer). Any checks should be payable to
St. Martin‟s ECW.
for Jeanne King. Yvette brings the latest skills
to organize this ministry more simply and
effectively.
If you or someone you know would be aided
and comforted by Meals by ECW, contact
Yvette at 678-823-0183 or
yvette.bellingan@elekta.com.
sen by our diocese and is now being con-
sidered on the national level. The grant
award announcements should be made
by fall of 2011.
In the meantime, we will continue to help
raise money for UTO. Michelle Magee
has accepted the call to lead this thankful
ministry for St. Martin‟s in 2011. The
Spring Ingathering date is scheduled for
Sunday, June 5. Please remember to be
thankful and to use your UTO offering
boxes when expressing your gratitude to
God in active prayer.
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Milestones at St. Martin’s

MARCH BAPTISM
BIRTHDAYS

March 2 - Diana Griggs

- Vikki Nordeen
- Jacob Bollinger
- Lyla Brown
- Jack Brown
March 3 - Tom Baranowski
March 5 - Leanne Lyle
March 6 - Tom Warrington
March 7 - Herb Weaver III
- Walker Trieschmann
- Cassie Erhardt
March 8 - Carole Gerretsen
- L.J. Adewunmi Ann and Brian Kidd hold newly-baptized Charles Patrick Kidd and big
- Kate Voit brother Henry. Godparents Jeffery Ladisndorf and Mary Katherine Mays
join Fr. Jon Hall and Deacon Susan Naylor in the celebration Jan. 30.
March 10 - Janet Theiss
March 11 - Dick Durley SCOUT SUNDAY
- Ashley Edwards
- Gina Garbo
March 14 - Renee Jerry
- Caroline Johnson
- Alyssa Erhardt
- Ella Codak
March 15 - Lincoln Drake
- Mary Richardson
March 19 - Mark Beardsell
March 20 - Harriet Clark
March 21 - Mick McCann
- Carrie Wilkins
March 23 - Honor Hebenstreit
March 25 - Fletcher Buchman
March 26 - Mike Schulte
- Riley Kraus St. Martin’s honored all scouts and scout leaders at the 10:15 service
March 27 - Diana Hauser Sunday, Feb. 6.
March 28 - Thomas Chittooran
ST. MARTIN’S ST. MARTIN’S
- Jeff Lee
2011 VESTRY MEMBERS CONVENTION DELEGATES
- Lilly Magee
March 29 - Sarah Aleman Jane Klieve, Sr. Warden (2014) Phyllis Duff (2011)
March 30 - Susan Skinner Sherrie Algren, Jr. Warden (2012) Larry Cornelius (2012)
Larry Cornelius, Treasurer (2014) Wayne Peters (2013)
DEATHS Ralph Trieschmann, Clerk (2014) Lincoln Drake (2013)
Steve Young, Financial Secretary (2013) Alternate: Rebecca Barger (2011)
William H. Marx
Tom Baranowski, Facilities (2014)
Feb. 16
Debbie Marx, Strategic Planning (2012) (Dates indicate when term expires)
Father of Greg Marx
Mary Drastal, Parish Life (2012)
Julia Banks
Carrie Morrison, Pastoral Care (2012)
Feb. 15
Doug Edmonson, Evangelism (2013)
Cousin of Ken King
Steve Gillies, Christian Formation (2013)
Tom Soule (2013)
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MARCH 6 MARCH 20
8 a.m. 8 a.m.
Lector: Jeanne King Lector & Chalice Bearer: Daryl Norman
Chalice Bearer: Lou Voit, Sr. Ushers: Bob & Ginny Marchetto
Ushers: Jim & Bette Crabtree Greeter: Elin Cogan-Adewunmi
Greeter: Elin Cogan-Adewunmi
10:15 a.m.
10:15 a.m. 1st Lesson: Theresa Luebcke
1st Lesson: Maxine Heller 2nd Lesson: Rich Luebcke
2nd Lesson: Tom Allen Prayer Leader: Jack Hauser
Prayer Leader: Murrell Cunningham Ushers: Barbara Bartelsmeyer, Chuck Batch,
Ushers: Steve Young, Deanne Orris, Jeff Nordeen, Rich Brown, Larry Cornelius
Sarah Allen Healing Ministers: Diana Hauser, Judi Batch
Healing Ministers: Bev Weaver, Mary Pomeroy Chalice Bearers: Rich Luebcke, Jack Hauser
Chalice Bearers: Tom Allen, Murrell Cunningham Acolytes: Mackenzie Morrison, Ellie Ecker,
Acolytes: Evan Fencl, Mackenzie Morrison, Lindsey Peters
Matthew Greenbaum Greeters: Nancy & Steve Young
Greeters: Theresa & Rich Luebcke Children’s Worship Leader: Julie Clark
Children’s Worship Leader: Debbie Glazer CW Assistants: Kiki Cogan, Mike Peters
CW Assistants: Abby Trieschmann, Nursery: Jody Mena, Mary Kate Turntine
Grace Gerretsen Eucharistic Visitors: Rebecca Barger, Phyllis Duff
Nursery: Jody Mena, Alice McLaughlin
Eucharistic Visitors: Phyllis Duff, Diana Hauser MARCH 27

MARCH 13 8 a.m.
Lector & Chalice Bearer: Carolann Sternberg
8 a.m. Ushers: Bob & Jan Waters
Lector & Chalice Bearer: Jim Crabtree
Ushers: Rich & Honor Hebenstreit 10:15 a.m.
1st Lesson: Rina Chittooran
10:15 a.m. 2nd Lesson: Jane Klieve
1st Lesson: John Lange Prayer Leader: Ray Harbert
2nd Lesson: Janis Greenbaum Ushers: Mary Jane Drake, Mark Edwards,
Prayer Leader: Kurt Greenbaum Rich Eidson, Bob McElroy
Ushers: Tom & Sandy Baranowski, Joe & Lana Biondo Healing Ministers: Leanne Lyle, Bev Weaver
Healing Ministers: Leanne Lyle, Diana Hauser Chalice Bearers: Jane Klieve, Ray Harbert
Chalice Bearers: Janis & Kurt Greenbaum Acolytes: Ellie Ecker, Kiki Cogan, Grace Gerretsen
Acolytes: Lindsey Peters, Abby Trieschmann, Greeters: Mopsi & Jack Hanley
Grace Gerretsen Children’s Worship Leader: Terri Garbo
Greeters: Vikki & Jeff Nordeen CW Assistants: Mackenzie Morrison,
Children’s Worship Leader: Theresa Reeves Matthew Greenbaum
CW Assistants: Matthew Greenbaum, Gina Garbo Nursery: Jody Mena, Alice McLaughlin
Nursery: Jody Mena, Chen Nelson Eucharistic Visitors: Leslie Pattengill, Ray Harbert
Eucharistic Visitors: Nancy Young, Ray Harbert

If you cannot serve your on an assigned date, please get a substitute and notify the church of the change (636-227-1484).
If you have any special scheduling needs please contact:
Readers, Chalice Bearers, Ushers: Ruby Downs, 636-458-5033 / rsdowns@swbell.net;
Acolytes: Bob Ecker, 636-230-7302 / dvs-be@charter.net;
Greeters: Mary K Heyde, 636-532-9345 / heydes@charter.net.;
Children’s Worship & Nursery: Janis Greenbaum, 314-651-1843 / jgreenbaum@stmartinschurch.org.

Sun
* All items with an asterisk
meet off-campus:
- ECW Book Club: Please
contact Susan Gillies
for location
- Thursday Morning Prayer:
Hall residence,
16644 GreenPines Drive,
Wildwood
6 7
8am - Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9am - Christian Formation
10am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II
4pm - Confirmation Class
13 Food Pantry Sunday
Episcopal Relief &
Development Sunday
8am - Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9am - Christian Formation
10am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II
4pm - Confirmation Class
20 Priest’s Disc. Fund
8am - Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9am - Christian Formation
10am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II
4pm - Confirmation Class
7pm - Youth Group
27
8am - Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9am - Christian Formation
10am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II
4pm - Confirmation Class
March 2011
Mon Tue
1 2
9:30am - ECW Book Club*
10am - Women’s Bible Study
7pm - Evangelism Committee
8 9
10:30am - Bible Study 9:30am - ECW Book Club*
1:15pm - Staff Meeting 10am - Women’s Bible Study
5:30 - 7pm - Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Supper
7pm - Outreach Committee 7:15pm - Legacy Committee
14 15
10:30am - Bible Study 9:30am - ECW Book Club*
1:15pm - Staff Meeting 10am - Women’s Bible Study
7pm - Hospitality Committee
21 22
10:30am - Bible Study 9:30am - ECW Book Club*
1:15pm - Staff Meeting 10am - Women’s Bible Study
Noon - Diocesan Standing
Committee
7pm - Book Club
28 29
10:30am - Bible Study 9:30am - ECW Book Club*
1:15pm - Staff Meeting 10am - Women’s Bible Study
6pm - Vestry
Wed Thu Fri Sat
3 4 Office Closed 5
STMARTINSCHURCH.ORG
6:30am - Men’s Bible Study
Noon - Holy Eucharist 9am - Morning Prayer* 8:30am - 3pm - Diocesan
10am - Beginners Bible Study Leadership Conference
6:30pm - Bell Choir
7pm - Choir
Ash Wednesday 10 11 Office Closed 12
10:30am - Mary & Martha 6:30am - Men’s Bible Study 9am - Men’s Breakfast
Noon - Holy Eucharist 9am - Morning Prayer*
10am - Beginners Bible Study
10am - Diocesan ECW
7pm - Stephen Ministry
7pm - Holy Eucharist 7pm - Choir
16 Newsletter Deadline 17 18 Office Closed 19
6:30am - Men’s Bible Study
Noon - Holy Eucharist 9am - Morning Prayer*
10am - Beginners Bible Study
6 - 8pm - Lenten Series
7pm - Choir
23 24 6:30am - Men’s Bible Study 25 Office Closed 26
9am - Morning Prayer*
Noon - Holy Eucharist 10am - Beginners Bible Study
11:30am - Lunch Bunch
5pm - Executive Committee
6 - 8pm - Lenten Series 7pm - Stephen Ministry
6:30 - Bell Choir 7pm - Facilities
7pm - Choir
30 31
6:30am - Men’s Bible Study
Noon - Holy Eucharist 9am - Morning Prayer*
10am - Beginners Bible Study
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6 - 8pm - Lenten Series
6:30 - Bell Choir
7pm - Choir
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SUNDAY MORNINGS
8 a.m. - Holy Eucharist I
9 a.m. - Christian Formation
10:15 a.m. - Holy Eucharist II
WEDNESDAYS
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Noon and 7 p.m. - Holy Eucharist II

Legacy Fund Committee plans for the future

By Beverly Kinkade the dreams envisioned, the Fund‟s generation of annual in-

We give thanks and praise to our Vestry for unanimously terest will serve as a God-given promise of permanence for

adopting in January the Legacy Fund Committee as a stand- generations to come.

ing committee for St. Martin‟s. As the work of the Legacy Fund Committee is just begin-

The purpose of this committee is to serve the members of ning, we welcome your thoughts and suggestions. We are

the church by helping establish long term financial security blessed with the expert help of the Episcopal Church

for the church, for ourselves, our children, and families yet Foundation which is helping us with policies and proce-

to come. The Legacy Fund‟s true blessing is that it allows dures and investment, growth and spending philosophies to

parishioners and interested others a means for making ensure that we are responding to your dreams for St. Mar-

permanent and sustaining gifts to the church. Unlike other tin‟s future. Just think of what we might be doing if we had

church stewardship activities, the Legacy Fund is created as this income stream in place right now? The possibilities are

a true endowment, managed in perpetuity, with no invasion endless! Educational offerings will be forthcoming as will

of principal. ongoing communications through Messages, our website,

The Fund will support the future of St. Martin‟s by offering and, ultimately a printed brochure for you to review with

an annual income stream from the interest generated from your family and trusted advisors.

the principal. As we ponder what might be possible for us, With God‟s help, we are committed to providing a secure
we will seek to augment our varied ministries and special and sustaining framework for our parish to demonstrate our
projects beyond what can be accomplished within our ongoing confidence and belief in St. Martin‟s “Legacy.”
yearly operating income. As the deliberations continue and