If you would like to order a flowering hydrangea plant in memory or in honor of a loved one for Easter, please contact Debbie Murphy at (804) 334-3553 by Friday, April 4. The flowers will decorate our church for our Easter Sunday service on April 20. Donation amount is $22 each. Checks should be payable
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We will receive an Episcopal Visit from the Rt Rev’d Susan Goff, retired Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Virginia on April 6. Four Confirmands will be Confirmed on that date. A reception in the Parish Hall will follow. Please join us on this special Sunday!
Please join us for these events during the 40 days of Lent in preparation for the Great Paschal Feast of Easter: Our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be Tuesday, March 4, in the Parish Hall at 6 pm. Lent begins Wednesday, March 5. There will be a morning Liturgy at 10 am and evening Liturgy
Harrison Smith and Esmond McKoy were installed as new Vestry members when Father Nik Forti and the congregation commissioned the Vestry on Sunday, March 9. Continuing on the Vestry are Patty Skjei (Senior Warden), Janet Taylor (Junior Warden), Lynda Wright and Elizabeth Berry. Click here for ministry assignments and to learn more about the Vestry.
This is a great time to join our Adult Sunday School! Following a fall study of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, we are moving on to our Spring study, Reading the Gospels Spiritually with the Gospel according to John. The class meets at Parish House at 9:05 am each Sunday. Please join us!
We are excited to begin plans for the 2026 celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Fork Church of St. Martin’s Parish. Two committees are being formed – one to look back at our history and the other to look forward to discern who God is calling us to be and where we are going.
Two women’s book groups meet on alternate Thursdays: BBC (Becoming Beloved Community) Book Group – formerly known as WOW – is reading The Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland, by James Madison. Kathy Thomas leads the group by Zoom. Contact Kathy at 804-852-6823 if you are interested in joining the BBC Women’s Book Group. YAY (Young
Godly Play Sunday school welcomes children ages 3-10. Under the leadership of Director of Christian Education for Children, Katherine Forti-Vargas, Godly Play is held in the Parish House during the first half of the Liturgy each Sunday. The children then join the congregation in the church for Communion. This year, Godly Play is happening all
The Men’s Book Group is now reading Cradle of America: A History of Virginia by Peter Wallenstein. Plan to join the men of Fork Church every other Thursday at 7:30 am. The group meets in various locations in Ashland. Contact theforkchurch@gmail.com or call Father Nik at 804-291-6124 to learn the location of Men’s Book Group.
The Parish Choir has moved back upstairs to the organ loft with the return of cooler weather. The choir rehearses each Sunday from 9:15 to 9:50 and briefly following the liturgy, and is preparing for a choral evensong on November 17. New singers are always welcome. Please contact Melissa Hawks (pianohawks@gmail.com, 804-687-7006) if interested.