"All this is for your benefit,
so that the grace that is reaching
more and more people may cause
thanksgiving to overflow
to the glory of God.”
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| No Formation Classes this Sunday |
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.
You are invited to take an Advent Devotional, a candle holder and Advent candles which are available in the Narthex. Add your own greenery and light a new candle every week as you pray along with our devotional (the pink candle is lit the third week).
There are no Formation Classes this Sunday.
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🔍 WHAT WAS LOST, IS FOUND
Have you misplaced a jacket? A pair of glasses? A backpack? We have accumulated a bounty of lost items which will be available for reclamation in the Gym from Sunday through next week. Any items not found by their rightful owner will be given to the Goodwill on Friday, December 6.
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This past Sunday, students and parents from our 456 and Youth communities helped sort costumes and create new props and sets for the upcoming Children’s Nativity Presentation on December 15. It was fun to be creative and prepare for this event together!
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| Donate items for Room in the Inn |
456 students host supply drive
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The students of "456" are hosting a Room in the Inn Supply Drive, November 24 - December 15. They will be collecting and sorting items to share with our Saturday night RITI guests. Please put any items into the large purple collection bins in the Parish Hall lobby. Thank you for working with us for the good of others!
For our guests:
• hand warmers
• chapstick
• pocket-sized tissues
• gloves (men and women)
• hats (men and women)
• like-new water bottles (metal is best)
• travel-sized hand lotion
• cough drops
• ear plugs
For our program:
• twin flat sheets
• twin fitted sheets
• standard pillow cases
• fleece blankets
• portable phone charger
• ice scraper for vans
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Our next volunteer date is December 14, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Sign up here. You must also complete the volunteer registration form for the Branch on the Sign-Up Genius page.
We offer regular volunteer opportunities to pack food boxes for distribution at The Branch of Nashville, a faith-based food distribution and language resource center in Antioch. There are also opportunities to welcome, register, and deliver food boxes to guests of The Branch.
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Young Adult Christmas Party December 3 at 7:00 p.m. |
We’re joining together to deck the halls of St. B’s! We’ll decorate our Christmas trees, eat snacks and jam out to some Christmas music. Come dressed in festive attire – ugly Christmas sweaters are encouraged!
RSVP to Alysha (amoroni@stbs.net) by November 29.
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| All Creation Waits,
Advent Quiet Morning |
Join the Rev. Timothy Jones to reflect on how Advent and Julian of Norwich help us navigate the hard things in life. Tim will offer brief meditations followed by periods of reflection. Coffee will be served at 8:45 a.m. in the parish hall lobby with the first meditation starting at 9 a.m. in the church building. Fr. Timothy is a retreat leader, published author, retired Episcopal priest, and St. B's parishioner.
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| December 8 after the first service |
The Annual Gift Fair is Sunday, December 8, beginning after the first service through 12:00 p.m.
This will be a great place to pick up creative and handmade Christmas gifts, as we have 17 creative members of our community participating, with a variety of items for sale – for example:
• seashells with gold leaf and designs
• jewelry
• photography
• local honey
• poetry
• and much more!
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An iconic tradition of the Advent season, join the choir and musicians of St. B’s for a service of Advent Lessons & Carols on Sunday, December 8 at 5 p.m. This service, dating back to 19th-century England, tells the redemption story from Eden to the birth of Jesus through scripture, choral music, and the singing of carols. Bring your friends and neighbors to this December highlight! All ages welcome, but childcare is available for children 4 and under with RSVP by Thursday, December 5 to nursery@stbs.net.
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An annual St. B's holiday favorite!
The Family Christmas Concert will be held on Sunday, December 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
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Service of Repentance at Christ Church Cathedral
Thursday, December 5 at 6:30 p.m.
After years of historical and spiritual work led by The Isaac Project Committee, we will gather in the Nave for a Service of Repentance. The hope for this liturgy is to give voice to injustice, to remember that which is too easily forgotten, and to redeem, restore, and repair that which was shattered in this place. The Reverend Stephanie Spellers will be the guest preacher for the liturgy.
For more events and happenings that are meaningful in the lives of St. B's parishioners, please check out our new Community Bulletin Board online.
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Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have
done for us. We thank you for the splendor of the whole
creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life,
and for the mystery of love.
We thank you for the blessing of family and friends, and for
the loving care which surrounds us on every side. |
The Book of Common Prayer |
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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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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 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
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ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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