CONNECTING WHO WE ARE
TO WHAT WE DO
May 15, 2024
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Our 456 children hosted their annual Love & Serve Fair this past Sunday between our two services. They captivated parishioners of all ages with their knowledge about our mission and outreach partners and their passion for helping those in need. They raised money for the partners by selling baked goods!
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The Day of Pentecost: One Service followed by our Pentecost Party
Holy Eucharist, 9:30 a.m. (Note shift to summer schedule)
Please join us this Sunday, May 5 for Holy Eucharist at at 9:30 a.m. We will celebrate Pentecost in worship with red balloons and streamers. The 9:30 service will be live-streamed and available for later viewing. For Families: The nursery will open at 9:15 a.m. for ages 0–3 years, and the 9:30 service will include a children's homily for 3 yrs through 6th grade.
Formation Hour
Formation hour for all ages is on break until the Sunday after Labor Day. Thank you to all our wonderful Christian formation teachers!
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Don't Forget:
- Pentecost Party on Sunday immediately after the 9:30 a.m. worship. More information is below!
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PENTECOST IS HERE | CHANGE TO ONE SERVICE & PENTECOST PARTY THIS COMING SUNDAY
St. B's celebrates Pentecost⎼the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church⎼on Sunday, May 19! We move to our summer schedule: one service at 9:30 a.m. Following worship, we will celebrate outside (or in the gym, in case of rain) with our Pentecost Party of strawberries and cream, treats, games, music, a craft for our youngest friends, and time to gather together. We will celebrate our 6th graders as well, as they transition to Youth Group (and 7th grade). We are grateful to everyone who has signed up to help! Thank you!
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BLESSING DAVID MADEIRA & FAMILY | THIS SUNDAY IN WORSHIP
Our Director of Music David Madeira will spend this summer on a well-deserved sabbatical after 10 years of full-time leadership of our Music Ministry. On Sunday, May 19 at 9:30 a.m., as we celebrate Pentecost, we will also bless David and his family. This is David's last service with us before this time of rest, creativity, writing, and travel for him. He will return to lead us in worship on August 18. We are grateful for the volunteers who are stepping in to lead our music this summer: Don Cason, Mark McClure, Christopher Phillips, and Eric Wyse. If you have any questions about the music ministry in David's absence, please contact our Office Coordinator & Music Assistant, Amy Wirdzek.
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GIVING THANKS FOR BUTCH BURTCH | THIS SUNDAY IN WORSHIP
After many years serving as Assistant to the Rector for Pastoral Care, Butch Burtch is stepping down from this role. We are grateful for his leadership in organizing our Lay Eucharistic Visitors, managing our Praying People email group, handling Columbarium requests, and caring for those in need in our community. His love of St. B's and our people knows no bounds and he has been a blessing to us all! We will give thanks to Butch during our 9:30 a.m. worship on Sunday, May 19. We are grateful that Pam MacArthur has answered the call to bring her skills and compassion to this role and is now serving as Assistant to the Rector for Pastoral Care. Pam can be reached at pastoralcare@stbs.net.
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VOLUNTEER WITH SHOWER UP | THERE IS STILL TIME TO SIGN UP!
Sign up to volunteer with ShowerUp on May 19 from 1:30- 3:30 p.m. Be a welcoming and helpful presence for those experiencing homelessness and anyone in need by providing mobile showers, hygiene resources, and personal care. Jobs include: managing the shower wait-list, handing out toiletries, general and shower clean-up, and providing beverages and food. This is a great opportunity to invite friends!
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VOLUNTEER WITH THE BRANCH | HELP FEED OUR NEIGHBORS!
Sign up to volunteer with The Branch of Nashville on June 8 from 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Bring your friends and family to help prepare perishable and non-perishable goods for those in need. Guests make appointments and we help bring the food to their cars, fill the food carts, stock food on shelves, take inventory, and keep The Branch clean. The Branch also offers language classes and other resource to its neighbors in Antioch. Join us!
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JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM FOR CHILDREN | DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS MAY 27
This summer our children will be "journeying" to Bethlehem for our marketplace-style vacation Bible school! For three days in June, we'll get to know the Scripture about Bethlehem, visit the marketplace as citizens of this town, bake bread, meet live animals, create art, and play games.
Who: Rising Kindergartners-3rd graders (Citizens) AND Rising 4th-6th graders (Tribal Guides/Leaders); When: Tuesday, June 18 - Thursday June 20, 9am-12pm; Why: To deepen our love for the One who was born in Bethlehem and enjoy time together. Want to help? We need youth and adult volunteers each day. Register you child or to help by May 27, 5pm. If you have questions about your child's desire to participate or your desire to volunteer, please contact Meredith Flynn, our Director of Children & Family Formation.
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WOMEN'S WALK AT RADNOR | SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 9:00 - 10:00 A.M.
Come stretch your legs and get some fresh air! Join us for a walk and fellowship around Radnor Lake. We will gather at the visitor's center at the Granny White Pike entrance. Park at Radnor or Strong Tower Bible Church. Contact Wendy Baldwin with any questions.
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Need graduation gifts? Come visit our Gift Galley in the gym to find a wide variety of religious and spiritual books, greeting cards, jewelry, art, Thistle Farms products, and more! It's open on Mondays-Fridays, 10-2 and Sundays in concert with our worship times.
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St. Luke's Food Pantry June Items: St. Luke's is need of diapers and wipes and feminine hygiene products. Please leave collections for St. Luke's food pantry in the cabinet beside the doors to the gym.
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Second Tuesdays for Men holds their next gathering, June, 11, 2024. Every second Tuesday, the men of St. B's gather at M.L. Rose on 8th Ave at 5:30 p.m. to connect and eat! Come as often as you can. Email Dave West, Sr. with questions or to get on his reminder list.
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Flower Dedications: There are available upcoming dates to dedicate the altar flowers in honor, remembrance, celebration, or recognition of a loved one or significant event. You can sign-up by clicking HERE or by contacting Charity Voiles.
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When we Breathe Together: A Blessing for Pentecost
This is the blessing
we cannot speak
by ourselves.
This is the blessing
we cannot summon
by our own devices,
cannot shape
to our own purposes,
cannot bend
to our own will.
This is the blessing
that comes
when we leave behind
our aloneness,
when we gather
together,
when we turn
toward one another.
This is the blessing
that blazes among us
when we speak
the words
strange to our ears,
when we finally listen
into the chaos,
when we breathe together
at last.
Jan Richardson, Circle of Grace: A Book of Blessings for the Seasons
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PRAYER REQUESTS
If you have a prayer request or would like to add a name to the prayers, please email pastoralcare@stbs.net.
Receive prayer on Sundays after communion at the prayer desk nearest the pulpit or on Wednesdays after the 12:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist.
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MAY
19 - Pentecost Sunday: We move to one Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. followed by our Pentecost Party; Volunteer with ShowerUp; Sixth Grade Rising Up during Pentecost Party
26 - Trinity Sunday: One Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. continues
27 - Deadline to sign up for Journey to Bethlehem as a participant or helper.
JUNE
1 - Women's Walk at Radnor, 9:00-10:oo a.m.
8 - Volunteer at The Branch of Nashville, 9:30 a.m.
11 - Second Tuesdays for Men at M.L. Rose in Melrose, 5:30 p.m.
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Weekly Services
Wednesday: Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayers in the Nave, 12:15 p.m.
Sunday: Holy Eucharist in the Nave, 9:30 a.m. (through August 4, 2024)
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St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
4800 Belmont Park Terrace, Nashville TN 37215
stbs.net | 615.377.4750
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