FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Preservation and Affordable Housing

Justice conversation with Anton Jackson

Join us on Thursday, February 13, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in Wallace Hall for an inspiring evening with Anton Jackson, Director of Mission Advancement for Rebuilding Together Nashville.

Anton will share his infectious enthusiasm for the role that preservation plays in addressing the housing crisis and maintaining community, as well as reducing the income gap by building generational wealth.

To learn more about Rebuilding Together Nashville or Anton Jackson, visit their website.

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.

This Sunday we welcome guest preacher Erin Jean Warde. Learn more about Erin Jean here.

As we celebrate Black History Month, we turn the spotlight on Rt. Rev. Michael Curry. The Rt. Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church, made history as the first African American to hold the position after his election in 2015. Prior to this role, he served as the Bishop of North Carolina from 2000 to 2015. His tenure as presiding bishop concluded on November 1, 2024, when he was succeeded by Sean Rowe. On Friday, September 6, St. B’s was honored to host a luncheon with then Bishop Curry, where he gathered with clergy from across the Diocese of Tennessee and shared stories of his ministry and his hopes for the future.

Our 456 students have been reading about Moses in Exodus. Last Sunday each person chose a part of the story that spoke to them and used a variety of materials to create drawings, paintings, sculptures, maps, and timelines. We’re thankful for our great leaders and that we enjoy each other’s company!

We are forming supper groups at St. B’s for the Winter/Spring. Supper groups are co-ed, social gatherings composed of approximately four households that will meet 3-4 times during the winter-spring months before rotating to new groups. We are offering three types of groups: adults meeting at homes, families meeting at homes, and adults gathering at restaurants. If you need babysitting in order to participate in a dinner group, please contact the church office for assistance. Please complete this form to express your interest by February 16. Groups will be formed by the end of February. For questions, contact Anne & David Walker or Kathy & Tom Patten.

The St. B’s choir will be singing at the annual Absalom Jones Service at Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, February 23 at 3:00 p.m. This is an opportunity to worship once again with Rev. Serena, who is now the Dean and Rector of the Cathedral.

This special service honors Absalom Jones, founder of the first Black Episcopal congregation in the United States in 1794 and the first African American ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. He remains a powerful figure in our faith and is commemorated on the Episcopal calendar of saints.

1. Sacred Communion 
Last Sunday, 10 of our 2nd and 3rd graders began going through Sacred Communion — an experience intended to deepen their faith in Jesus and to broaden their imagination for the mystery of the Eucharist. The course ends with a mini-retreat and Family Eucharist celebration.

Would you be willing to pray for one of these children for the month of February and write a letter of encouragement to be opened during our retreat on 2/23?  If so, please email Meredith for more details.

2. The 456 Retiree Luncheon 
Are you 60 or older?  The 4th, 5th, and 6th graders (456) invite you to Wallace Hall after the 11:00 service (12:00-1:30 p.m.) on Sunday, February 23 for a yummy winter meal prepared and served by the kids. We would enjoy sharing a meal  and sparkling conversation with you! Please RSVP to Meredith by Wednesday, February 19 if you can join us. 

Join fellow parishioners for time away on retreat this Lent!

St. B’s spiritual directors are facilitating a Quiet Retreat at Sacred Heart Monastery in Cullman, AL from April 4-6. The weekend will offer guided prayer times, group gatherings, spiritual direction, art projects, time on the grounds and fellowship time. Rooms are available for $285. Click here to register.

This year a group from St. B's will attend the to the Mockingbird Conference in New York City from May 1-3. You can expect to be wowed by spiritual insight and the overwhelming assurance of God's Grace. Early bird discounts end at the end of the January. Contact Sarah Condon to let her know if you have registered, or with any questions you may have.

Click here to see this year's speakers and to register.

All interested singers are invited to participate with the choir in the loft on Easter Sunday this year. Rehearsals will begin with a workshop on Saturday, March 1, from 2-5 p.m., and continue on Wednesday nights from 7-8:30 p.m. until Easter, which is April 20. (Easter participants will not need to attend every rehearsal.) If you are interested, please contact Amy Wirdzek at music@stbs.net for more information.

Help remove invasive trees, shrubs, vines, and plants in designated areas around our campus! St. B's is partnering with The Garden Club of Nashville as part of the broader Weed Wrangle project. On Saturday, March 1, we will remove invasive, non-native plants from certain areas, which will later be replaced with native species that bring maximum benefit to our ecosystem. All the training and instructions needed will be provided that day.

This opportunity is ideal for people who love to be outside and who can bend, dig, and cut. If mobility limits you, you're welcome to come for fellowship and to cheer us on. Long-time parishioners can offer stories about what used to happen here and there on St. B's grounds—sign up for the "oral history" participant slot! Families are welcome, but since sharp tools will be on the premises, parents must be attentive to little ones.

Click here to sign up!

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

In Times of Trouble...

💐 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.

• 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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