All Creatures, Great and Small
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Join us Sunday for St. B's annual Animal Blessing |
Bring your dog, cat, iguana, hamster or any other animal that is a part of your family to the St. B's garden at 3:00 p.m. this Sunday, October 5 for the annual Liturgy of Creation and Animal Blessing.
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| Holy Eucharist, 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. |
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.
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| The children of St. B's are invited to participate in Sunday's Stay & Play on the playground after Formation Hour on October 5—this will be a fun chance for kids to play and parents to connect!
If there is inclement weather, we will move the date.
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🍲 Last Call for Newcomer Lunch – Whether you have been at St. B's for one week or over a year, you are invited to join Fr. Josh for a light lunch for newcomers in Wallace Hall at 12:15 p.m. this Sunday, October 5. Children are welcome. Click here to RSVP by tomorrow, Thursday, October 2.
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🍁 Formation Class Schedule – there will be no formation classes on Sunday, October 12.
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🎃 Trunk or Treat – St. B's annual Trunk or Treat will be Sunday, October 26 at 4:00 p.m. Be on the lookout to sign up to participate in this festive, family fun!
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🎶 All Saints Evensong – the annual All Saints Evensong Service will be Sunday, November 2 at 5:00 p.m. Led by the St. B's Chamber Singers, we gather by candlelight on the evening of All Saints Sunday to remember those who have died in a service of sung evening prayer.
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| Drop off food for The Branch |
From now through Sunday, October 5, we’ll be collecting food donations to support The Branch. Their most-needed items include pasta, tomato sauce, peanut butter, and cereal. Protein items like tuna are always welcome as well.
Please bring donations and place them in the collection bin located in the lobby by the Gym. All items will be delivered during our next visit to The Branch on October 11. Want to volunteer? Click here to sign up!
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| 40 Years and Going Strong |
Get ready for Room in the Inn |
We are excited to announce that St. B's will host its 40th season of our Room in the Inn winter shelter on Saturday nights from November through March. There are many ways for you to serve: from preparing food, to staying overnight, to doing laundry! Please sign-up here to serve or visit our Volunteer Drive after services on October 6 and 25 to get signed-up in person!
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| Sunday, October 19 at 12:30 p.m. |
Autumn brings a delightful arrangement of sweet treats and the famous pumpkin spice latte. We’ll journey to three different coffee shops to see how their PSL and autumn-related baked goods stack up against each other to crown a winner!
RSVP to Alysha (amoroni@stbs.net) by October 16 to save your seat.
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Scenes from this past Sunday as young ones in Level 1 continued work in the Wheat Atrium and children in Level 2 participated in a behind the scenes tour of St. B's, exploring the sanctuary, sacristy and more.
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| Send warm wishes on October 12 |
We are inviting parents to gather together and assemble a care package for their college students on Sunday, October 12 at 10:00 a.m. in the Youth Room. Registration is required for this event.
We are also inviting our church to come down and write an encouraging note to our college kids! Join us if you’d like to include a note.
Email Alysha to join in on the fun!
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We welcome Suzanne Di Piazza as our new Director of Children's and Family Formation! Fr. Josh says: "In our conversations, Suzanne has expressed deep joy at the opportunity to serve here at St. B’s. She is especially eager to walk alongside our children and families as we continue to grow together in faith and community. I am confident that her passion, creativity, and devotion will be a true blessing to our parish."
Read more about Suzanne here.
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We welcome Gabe Soundara as the new Family Formation Assistant. Alysha says: "We are so excited to welcome Gabe to our team! His kindness, gentleness of spirit, and leadership will be a gift to our young people. His work ethic and love for event planning is going to be such a joy to welcome onto the staff team. It really feels like God orchestrated our needs for this role with Gabe's gifts..."
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St. Bartholomew’s will host the Portara Ensemble on Sunday, October 5, at 4:30 p.m. for a moving performance. Canticles weaves together the timeless beauty of Franciscan poetry and new music to reflect creation, community, and spirit. Learn more.
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Heavenly Father, giver of life and health: Comfort and relieve those challenged by serious and chronic mental and emotional illnesses. Give your power of healing to those who minister to their needs, that they may be strengthened in their weakness and have confidence in your loving care; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
– National Alliance on Mental Illness
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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.
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| Wednesday
Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayers in the Nave, 12:15 p.m.
Sunday
Holy Eucharist in the Nave, 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
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ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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