APRIL 16, 2025

Holy Week at St. B's

Join in celebrating the Resurrection

Holy Week is here. Below are various opportunities to be in communion with one another as we continue our journey to the celebration of light over darkness, and life over death.

April 17 – Maundy Thursday
     • Service – 7:00 p.m.
April 18 – Good Friday
     • Interactive Stations of the Cross (details below) – 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
     • Traditional Stations of the Cross (with singing) – 5:15 p.m.
     • Good Friday Liturgy – 7:00 p.m.
April 19 – Great Vigil of Easter
     • Service – 7:00 p.m. (bring your bells)
April 20 – Easter Sunday
     • Services – 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
     • Easter Egg Hunt – 10:15 a.m. (see below if you would like to help out)

Please join us this Sunday for Holy Eucharist at 8:30 or 11:00 a.m. The 8:30 service will be live-streamed and available on demand for later viewing.

For Families: The nursery will open at 8:15 a.m. for ages 0–3 years, and the 8:30 service will include a children's homily for 3 years through 6th grade.

Nursery care will not be available during any of the evening Holy Week services (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Great Vigil of Easter).

On Easter Sunday, the Nursery will open at 8:15 a.m., close from 10:00–10:45 a.m. so that all children can participate in the Easter Egg Hunt, and then reopen at 10:45 a.m.

Also, we are currently seeking an additional paid caregiver for the Nursery—if you or someone you know is interested, please contact Emily Newton at nursery@stbs.net for more information.

We’re always grateful for volunteers—sign up to help here.

Finally, nursery families mark your calendars for our Spring Nursery Parent Brunch on April 27 at 10:00 a.m. in The Rectory!

We would be grateful to have help from
anyone in the church, not just parents who have children participating in the hunt! 

You can help in these four ways:

1. Pick up bags of empty eggs from the pink bins on the porch, fill them with candy, and return them by Good Friday.

2. Fill your own eggs at home and put them in the pink bins by Good Friday (these eggs will not be returned).

3. Contact Meredith (615-479-5973) about when you can come up to church on Thursday to stuff eggs – eggs and candy will be provided. 

4. Contact Meredith (615-469-5973) about coming to scatter eggs on Easter morning, 8:15-8:45 a.m. 

Thanks for helping our kids celebrate the joy of Easter! 

Invite your friends, neighbors, your children or just come by yourself.  We provide a guide with prayers and ways to interact at each station along our walking path and you move at your own pace. This is our fifth year doing this, and we love how various ages prayerfully enter the story of Jesus' last moments on earth.

Questions? Contact Meredith or Alysha.

As part of our Easter Celebration, we invite you to bring a food item to share between services. Think light, easy-to-enjoy breakfast fare – muffins, bagels, danishes, fruit, cheese and crackers –anything that doesn’t require utensils. Please drop off your contribution near the coffee area, either on the outdoor wooden tables or indoors if the weather is iffy. Let’s make this a joyful time of fellowship and celebration together!

Following the joyous celebration of the risen Christ on Easter Sunday, we are excited to welcome two special guests to St. B’s on April 27.

Bishop John Bauerschmidt will be in attendance at worship and author and professor Loren Wilkinson will be leading the adult formation class between services.

Additionally, 15 individuals will be confirmed and/or received during the 11:00 a.m. service, affirming their faith and commitment to following Jesus Christ, and will receive the laying on of hands by the Bishop.

We are excited to invite you to an adult formation opportunity focused on our new partnership with Head Middle School, located just a mile from downtown Nashville. On May 4, we’ll welcome Jenny Runyon, Project Manager for Operation Andrew, who will share inspiring stories, practical ways to get involved, and the heart behind supporting this vibrant school community. Head Middle has expressed needs ranging from literacy tutors and field trip chaperones to help with student orientation, concessions at sports events, teacher appreciation, and incentive donations.

The series kicks off May 4 with an overview of our church’s vision for this partnership, and continues May 11 and 18 with opportunities to learn, organize, and respond. We'll also hear from parishioner and middle school principal Seth Swihart as well as a STARS Mental Health Counselor and a Restorative Practices staff member to better understand the unique challenges students face at schools like Head. Even if you’re not sure if you want to volunteer with the partnership with Head, please come and learn how we might serve our community with grace and purpose.

Join us for a powerful Justice Conversation on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., featuring Rev. Alisha Haddock—preacher, strategist, and Executive Director of Neighbor 2 Neighbor. As Co-Pastor of Christian Journey Fellowship Church and a longtime advocate for community transformation, Rev. Haddock brings over 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, housing, and grassroots mobilization. Her work is deeply rooted in a liberating theology that calls people of faith to both comfort the afflicted and confront injustice, inspiring communities to build a more just and beloved world.

In this timely conversation, Rev. Haddock will examine the evolving role of civilian oversight in policing—reflecting on the past, assessing the present, and casting a vision for the road ahead. Drawing from her experience with the Nashville Community Review Board and the continued push for police accountability, she will explore how the legacy of George Floyd’s murder continues to shape our pursuit of public safety, dignity, and justice. This is more than a conversation—it’s a call to remember, reflect, and take action.

Join us in celebrating the Thistle Farms Residential Graduation on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Riverside Revival.

St. B’s is continuing our tradition of providing gift baskets for this year’s 12 graduates. To ensure each graduate receives similar items, we’ve listed the specific needs on Signup Genius. If you'd prefer to make a monetary donation toward gift cards, please sign up using this link and then donate by check to the church office or online through Breeze — please mark donations for "Thistle Farms Graduation."

Donation Collection

• Dates: Sunday, March 30 – Sunday, April 27
• Location: Donation bins in the Parish Hall lobby

Questions? Contact Mavis Harrop at 615-662-1984 or 615-335-5678 or via email.

You can support St. Luke’s Community House by donating items that help families in need throughout the year. They accept essentials like diapers (especially sizes 3–6), non-perishable food, hygiene products, feminine hygiene items, household cleaning supplies, baby formula, and even pet food. As well, they welcome donations of baby food, formula, baby laundry detergent, construction paper, and art supplies. Donations can be brought to the church and left in the labeled bin next to the doors of the gym. Check out their website for more ideas on what items are needed. 

For more events and happenings that are meaningful in the lives of St. B's parishioners, please check out the Community Bulletin Board online.

Wholly Yours

• PRAYER REQUESTS •

If you have a prayer request or would like to add a name to the prayers, please send an email. 

Receive prayer on Sundays after communion at the prayer desk nearest the pulpit or on Wednesdays after the 12:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist. 

• WEEKLY SERVICES •

Wednesday 
Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayers in the Nave, 12:15 p.m. 

Sunday
Holy Eucharist in the Nave, 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

4800 Belmont Park Terrace, Nashville TN 37215

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