A CHURCH FOR ALL GOD’S PEOPLE
Welcome To Saint Martin’s
On behalf of the wonderful faith community called St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, WELCOME! Thank you for visiting our website. We pray the information presented here moves you to discover more about us and lead you to visit, in person, and join us for Sunday morning worship.
We welcome those who are unchurched or whose needs and aspirations are unfulfilled by traditional churches.
Because we view ourselves as a local organic expression of the Body of Christ, the participation of every member in corporate and personal study and reflection, common prayer, stewardship of resources, and fellowship is crucial.
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OUR SERVICES
We Love Serving Our Local Community
Sunday Morning Service
Each Sunday St. Martin’s holds a full service with communion. The descriptions below try to provide an impression of our worship, but we invite you to visit us yourself.
Coming to God as the People We Are
At St. Martin’s we celebrate God’s goodness and generosity. We come to the altar table for weekly communion as the flawed but loving people we are: believers who are respectful of the traditions of our faith while living in today’s world, shaped by our experience of it. We express ourselves in ways that are meaningful to us, through music, symbols, words and gestures that spring from Church tradition, from our life experience and from our culture.
Making a Joyful Noise
The Sunday Music Ministers at St. Martin’s lead congregational singing and offer ensemble and solo musical testimonies. Music is integrated in all aspects of our worship. Children are encouraged to participate and are welcome to be present throughout the service. Music Director: Adrian Dunn
Giving Opportunities
Donate to Make a Difference in our Community
To the visitors to our website and church, who affirm our mission and faith community, and have the ability, we invite you to join our church family and friends in giving graciously and generously to support our ministry.
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Fr. Christopher Griffin
Vicar
Our goal is to reach the victims in our community who are under oppression from people, addiction, or systemic systems. We work every day to help people build better lives.
Preaching God’s Word so that We Can Hear It
Strong preaching is a long-standing tradition at St. Martin’s. St. Martin’s Vicar, the Rev. Christopher Griffin preaches most Sunday mornings, connecting Scripture lessons with the demands of living in this time and place. Father Griifin’s style is lively and memorable, rooted in his study of the faith and Scripture and informed by his extensive experience as a spiritual director. From time to time St. Martin’s welcomes guest preachers, both clergy and lay.
Prior to his two decades of priestly ministry, he served a decade as an elementary school social worker and administrator in the Chicago Public Schools and before that within the corporate world. In addition to his seminary training, Chris holds degrees from MIT, Harvard and University of Chicago.
Mon — Thu / 8am – 4pm