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Adult Formation

Adult Faith Formation programs are scheduled throughout the year. They consist of speaker nights, book groups, retreats or various other activities that offer parishioners an opportunity to grow in their relationship with the Lord Jesus and with each other.

Christ Renews His Parish (CHRP) is a spiritual renewal process designed to bring members of our parish together in Christ. The CHRP process begins with a renewal weekend at the Parish (one weekend for men, one weekend for women) which runs from Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon.

CHRP

Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) program is held during the Saturday evening 5:30PM Mass and during the Sunday morning Masses at 8:30AM and 11:00AM from September to May. The children leave Mass to hear their own Liturgy of the Word in the Gathering Area with an adult catechist and return to their families at the Offertory of the Mass. This program is for children 4 to 8.

Service Ministries

Caring For Friends

Needlework Ministry

This ministry involves our parishioners with making meals for the homebound not only in our parish, but throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The volunteers meet the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM in the Parish Life Center starting again on 4/22/2026 - to prepare the meals together. All are welcome to join us.

Food Bank

Delaware Valley Food Bank located in Lambertville serves the area of New Hope and Lambertville. St. Martin of Tours Parish, under the direction of St. Martin’s Cloak Ministry, takes up two food collections each year, one in the Fall and one in the Spring. We also have containers in our Gathering Area for weekly donations to the food bank. If you are interested in supporting this food bank, please feel free to drop off non-perishable items in the containers in the Gathering Area or participate in the semi-annual food collection.

St. Martin’s Parish has a cemetery that is located behind the New Hope Borough buildings and the police station in New Hope. Semi-annually the members of our Cemetery Care Ministry clean up the grounds of the cemetery of any old flowers, arrangements, sprays and displays. If you are interested in being a part of this ministry, please contact the parish office.

This ministry focuses on serving one another through the season of grief. The bereavement ministry meets once a month on the second Tuesday at 6pm before mass in the gathering area of the church. If you have been blessed in love and are experiencing or have experienced the equivalent amount of loss, please join us in uplifting, comforting, and consoling one another through the power of prayer and fellowship.

Hospitality

This Committee is a group of volunteer parishioners who offer hospitality and welcome parishioners and visitors after liturgical celebrations, special celebrations and other parish events. Refreshments are available in the Gathering Area of the Church.

St. Martins Cloak

Our mission is to share in community a free meal prepared by our own parishioners to serve those locally with love and hospitality. We have a free lunch meal on the last Saturday of each month from 11:00am to 1:30pm. Please join us.

SMOT Community Cafe

Bereavement Group

This is a group of parishioners who have volunteered to work for and with those who are in need of emergency help of varying kinds— financial, medical, transportation, food or heating. The committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 8:00PM to pray, plan and serve the needs of others.