This Week’s Service Schedule

 The Reverend Mother Nina Bacas

    Last Sunday, I participated in my first acolyte training at St. Bart’s. We had seven in attendance. While they were entirely serious and committed to the process, they were also playful. Not goofy. Not unfocused. But a bit wild with the Holy [...]

Mother Nina will be officially installed at St. Bart’s on Saturday, September 16, at 10 a.m. This formal Eucharist service will be led by Bishop Susan, with Canon Allisyn Thomas preaching and clergy from the diocese in attendance. Everyone is requested to wear their “Sunday best” and encouraged to wear red. There will be no 5 p.m. service that evening.

Interested in learning more about St. Bart’s music ministries? There will be a music ministry fair this Saturday and Sunday! Tables will be set up after both church services with information about the various music ministries that St. Bart’s offers and how you can get involved. In the meantime, check out our music website at stbartsmusic.org.

Family Movie Night: Elemental

Join us in the sanctuary on Friday, August 25, 6-8 p.m., as we watch the Disney/Pixar movie: Elemental and enjoy pizza, snacks, candy, drinks, and crafts for the whole family. This is NOT a Parents Night Out; it is a free activity for all ages to kick off our St. Bart’s Weekend celebration. Come and enjoy fellowship with our church and community members! Attendees are encouraged to wear PJs and bring a stuffed animal. RSVP to Christine Sleeper.

St. Bart’s is hosting a Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, August 26, 9-11 a.m., in the upper parking lot. The tournament will have three tiers of participation: Adult Competitive (follows official cornhole regulations), Mixed Novice (more laid back, with all ages) and Children & Youth. Contestants will be placed in groups depending on their interest and abilities. Each tier will have an opportunity to compete to win prizes! Water, lemonade and tea will be provided.

RSVP to JD Cowart by 9 p.m. on Thursday, August 24.

Starting this month, the Flower Guild will have an altar flower offering calendar, along with donation envelopes, available on the chapel patio on Saturdays and in the narthex on Sundays. For more information about flower offerings, click the link below. Questions? Contact Bobbie Davis.

Do you have any young adults (we’ll say ages 18-40) in your life? If so, please encourage them to come to campus from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, August 26, for a special St. Bart’s Weekend event catered just to them. We will gather on the chapel patio for fellowship with other parishioners at the pie sale, then head to the MPR for pizza and salad and get acquainted with one another. Then we’ll go on a scavenger hunt/tour to explore the campus and discover places we possibly didn’t know existed at St. Bart’s. We’ll wrap up our evening at the cross on the hill for a small prayer service, then head back down to the chapel patio for a bonfire with music and s’mores. RSVP to Lauren Sleeper so we can order enough food and drinks. Let’s get this crowd of folks excited about being here and making new connections!

In our recent listening sessions, Mother Nina heard your hope for our church to once again be a location for Feeding San Diego. The Outreach Committee has been in contact with Feeding San Diego, and the organization has informed us that we don’t have enough cold storage to resume participation. Until we are able to extend our campus resources, we invite you to participate in other feeding ministries supported by St. Bart’s:

Interfaith Recovery Center: 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays

Contact Jill Henderson

Haven House: 4th and 5th Sundays

Contact Margie Polishuk

Contact Mike Fuqua

St. Luke’s North Park Outreach: Thursday mornings

Contact Jerry Blanton

Thanksgiving Baskets: November

Contact Margie Polishuk

Many of our parishioners have ties to Hawaii, and the recent wildfires have personally affected us. If you are wondering what you can do to help, visit Episcopal Relief & Development to learn more and donate.

Bob Capettini and Deacon Bill Zettinger will resume their morning Bible study series on Thursday, September 14, 10 a.m.-noon on Zoom, with a study of the Trinity. In this course, uniquely developed by Bob, we’ll take a deep dive into how the concept of the Trinity evolved and why it is unique and important to Christianity and to each of us. More info to come!

The Season of Creation begins on September 1, the Day of Prayer for Creation, and runs through October 4, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. During this annual ecumenical celebration, faith communities around the world pray and act together to honor and protect the earth, our common home. St. Bart’s has planned a full schedule of events and activities to commemorate the Season of Creation; a few of them are highlighted below.

Parishioners are invited to send in photos and short announcements about their families that they would like to share with the congregation: graduations, marriages, birth of a child, promotions, transfers, new house, upcoming performances or games that the congregation can attend and support. We all missed years of connecting with one another in person. Here is an opportunity to build back our community and help us learn about each other and share the Good News! Please send photos and stories to news@stbartschurch.org.

At the Back to School Bash held at St. Mark’s on August 12, volunteers handed out over 250 backpacks—some of which were donated by St. Bart’s parishioners—to students in need and treated families to a day of fun and community bonding. To learn more about this annual event, click the button below.

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