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St. Bartholomew's
Episcopal Church
E-News
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Midweek Advent Service Rescheduled to Tonight!
Due to a plumbing emergency, last night's Advent Service was rescheduled to tonight.
The Adult Ed Music Forum, led by Christina, was also rescheduled. It will be held after the morning worship on Sunday, 12/21.
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Sunday, December 21 at 9:30 am
Worship Service with Holy Communion & Music
led by the Rev. Amanda Gerken-Nelson
Sunday, December 28 at 9:30 am
A Service of Prayers & Carols Service with Music
led by the Rev. Lauren Kay
Nursery Care will be available at the Sunday morning services, and little ones are also very welcome to enjoy our Quiet Play Area in the sanctuary during the service.
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CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Wednesday, December 24
4 pm
Family Christmas Eve Service with Music
9 pm
Candlelight Christmas Eve Service with the Choir
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To view bulletins for upcoming services,
and recordings and bulletins for previous services,
CLICK HERE for the Services page of our website.
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Need hearing assistance? We have earpieces that receive audio from the sound system. You can find them in charging stations in the entryway. Simply slip the earpiece over your ear, turn it on with the volume switch, and adjust volume. Please return to the charging stations when you are done.
Want to access the bulletin on your notebook/iPad/phone? Scan the QR code posted in the Sanctuary to get to the Services page of our website. Click on the link "Click here for the bulletin" toward the top of the page.
Want a copy of a sermon from this or previous Sundays? Go to the sermon page of our website HERE and click on the date of the service. If you would like a hard copy, please contact the office at 207-846-9244 and ask Teri to print you a copy.
5th Sunday of the month Offering. All cash in the offering plate, and checks so designated, will go to the Rector's Discretionary Fund on 5th Sundays.
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Christmas Message with Music!
St. Bart's will be sending out a Christmas morning email with a video message from Rev. Amanda, accompanied by beautiful Christmas music provided by Christina and the St. Bart's Choir. Please keep an eye out for that email Christmas morning.
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Office Closed for the Holiday
The St. Bart's office will be closed from Wednesday, 12/24 through Friday, 1/2. We will reopen on Tuesday, 1/6. If you need to contact Pastoral Care, please email them at pastoralcare@stbartsyarmouth.org. If you have an urgent pastoral care request, please contact Rev. Amanda directly.
Please note there will not be an E-News on January 1.
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Pastoral Care
In Need of Our Prayers:
For all who have commended themselves to our prayers; for our families, friends, and neighbors; that being freed from anxiety, they may live in joy, peace, and health, we pray to you O Lord. (BCP, Prayers of the People, Form V, 391)
We pray for:
Virginia & Jamil; Jenny & Matt; David; Elaine; Sasha; Paige; Nathaniel; Will; Haskell; Don; Gregory; Andy; Molly; Nova; Dave & Judy; Steven; Jenn; Vance; Gary; Ernie; Ted; Matt & Shannon; Lem; Sally; Ed; Carol; Beverly; Diana; Ben; Meagan; Ellen; Morgan; Benson; Suzanne; Margo; Hana; Mary; Celeste; Howsie; Meg; Hans; Pam; Hurshell; Melanie; Joe; and the Garrett family.
For those who have died, especially Richard Garrett, beloved uncle of Susan Garrett, receive them into the arms of your mercy.
Click HERE to go directly to the Pastoral Care section of our website. We have information about Healing Prayers, our Words of Comfort booklet and how to contact us via email.
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The Pastoral Care Committee announced on 12/7 that Imelda Schaefer is stepping down from the committee after 25 years of dedicated care and service. Imelda has served on the Pastoral Care Committee since its inception and has provided countless visits, notes, phone calls, Eucharistic Visits, and prayers with members through those years. Her steady and thoughtful presence has been an incredible blessing and we are so grateful to her for all she has provided.
Barbara Barhydt will remain a co-chair of the committee and Susie Peixotto (see Susie's profile here) will join her as a fellow co-chair. Susie has been a member of the PCC for five years and has been mentored by the co-chairs for the past several months. The other members of the committee are John Perkins, Pam Hobson, Susannah White, Paule French, and Rev. Amanda.
You can reach the Pastoral Care Committee by emailing pastoralcare@stbartsyarmouth.org.
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Bowdoin Men's Basketball Team Welcomes Isaac Bliven!
St Bart’s is excited to learn that one of our parishioners, Isaac Bliven, has joined Bowdoin College’s Men’s basketball team as a team member through Team Impact. Congratulations Isaac!
To read more about this, please CLICK HERE.
| | A Few Photos from Christmas Fair 2025 | | |
Thanks to Joyce Cassidy for the photos.
If you have photos of the fair, please send them our way: admin@stbartsyarmouth.org!
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Friendship House
Birthday Cakes, Dunkin Donuts Cards,
and Sharing a Meal
Friendship House is a home for men in recovery from substance use disorder who have little or no income and need a safe place to live. It strives to create a safe, family atmosphere for the 15 men living there to enable their healing spiritually, emotionally and physically. St. Bart's has been supporting Friendship House for over 25 years, primarily by providing a meal once a month along with financial support.
Herb Blake, the Executive Director since 2012, visited with us last spring and his talk inspired Peter Small to suggest a birthday celebration as a way to deepen our relationship with Friendship House. We have agreed to provide a cake once a quarter to celebrate birthdays during that quarter. To enhance our relationship further, a couple of members of St. Bart's will be invited to share the cake as well as a meal with the residents once a quarter. Peter has generously offered to provide cakes for the first year.
You can help support this effort in a few ways.
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We'd like to provide a birthday card with a $10 Dunkin Donuts gift card to each of the men having a birthday during the quarter. We welcome donations of Dunkin Donuts gift cards ($10). Many thanks to those that have contributed.
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Peter has offered to provide cakes for the first year, but we will be looking for others to provide a cake in the future (January, April, July, October).
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Most importantly, we would love members to share a meal with the residents to develop relationships. We'd like to schedule meals in January, April, July and October of next year as well. Pam and Peter enjoyed a meal along with cake/ice cream and conversation with Herb and the residents in October. Birthday cards and Dunkin Donuts gift cards were distributed to the 5 men who had birthdays in October, November and December. There were many thank yous and "God Bless" from the men.
Please contact Pam Hobson if you are interested in supporting this Outreach Ministry.
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Yoga Offering - Quiet Amid the Bustle
2 sessions left: Dec 22 & 29!
Yoga is once again being offered on Monday mornings in December. We have two sessions left. Our focus will be to reflect, refresh, and reset, taking time for ourselves outside of the busy holiday time.
Classes are ‘drop-in;’ held from 9:30 - 10:45 am, with a $12/class fee. Half of the proceeds will be donated back to St. Bart’s. Each class will start with a time to center, followed by warm up stretches and breathing, with poses taught to help strengthen and stretch our muscles. Class will end with shavasana, a time to relax and rejuvenate. No experience is necessary!
Wear comfortable clothes, and bring: yoga mat, blocks and strap (if you have them), water, and a blanket.
Joyce Cassidy is a 200-hour Kripalu-trained Yoga instructor, and offered this class last year at St. Bart’s. Please see the sign-up sheet posted in the entryway if interested; a minimum of 4 attendees will ensure the classes are held. Contact Joyce for information - 207-272-0262 or email Joyce.
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The Vestry Minute
The E-News will now include a brief nugget of information from the Vestry each week. These are meant to provide current news or to refresh past information.
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Did you know...
..that you may realize tax benefits by donating appreciated stock to St. Bart’s? For more information, go to this link on our website: Support.
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Sign Ups & Resources for Volunteers
To learn more about opportunities to volunteer in the community through St. Bart's (St. Elizabeth's, Friendship House, etc.), go to the COMMUNITY OUTREACH page on our website.
To volunteer for a Sunday Coffee Hour, CLICK HERE.
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