Meet Bishop Candidates Tomorrow
Friday, January 18, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
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ReGeneration: A Contemporary Worship Service
Sunday, January 20, 4 p.m.
Please join us for our next contemporary worship service! Come for an evening of deepening our faith and relationship through praise music, prayer, Eucharist, and fellowship. This will be an engaging service for people of all ages, especially families, children and youth, for whom we extend a special invite to attend. There will be a light reception to follow. All are welcome!
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Vestry Appeal:
Bring Your Pledge Card to Services
January 12-26, all services
We are so close to our financial goal of providing full and complete ministry while balancing our budget! Please prayerfully consider if you can imagine increasing your pledge - even if just a little.
Our overall goal of raising an additional $75,000 could be met, for example, if half of our families pledged an extra $10 a week.
Please bring your Vestry appeal card to any service prior to the annual meeting on January 27 or drop it by the office. If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Mark, 858-487-2159.
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Annual Meeting
Sunday, January 27, 10 a.m.
Come celebrate our accomplishments in 2018 and anticipate the year ahead at St. Bart's Annual Meeting. We elect the Vestry and also our Delegates to the annual Diocesan Convention. We will review our various ministries and all the ways in which our collective efforts have impacted our faith community and the community in which we live. Finally, we will share our vision of the future. This is your chance to learn more about our Parish and where it is going. Please make a point of being there to listen, share, learn and celebrate! We'll enjoy lunch together following the meeting.
Reminder, there will be no 8 a.m. service on January 27.
Children's program provided during the meeting.
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Celebrating the Ministry of Janie Prim
Sunday, January 27, 10 a.m.
At the annual meeting on January 27, we will celebrate Janie Prim and her almost 30 years of faithful ministry at St. Bart’s. In addition to a communal gift from the vestry and staff, tradition invites us to offer personal thanks and, if you wish, financial offerings directly to Janie as she moves from San Diego to New York. Please drop cards and checks made out to Janie at the church office or in the collection baskets. In anticipation, thank you.
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Get involved in your
faith community
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Scout Me In Open House
Saturday, January 19, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Attend the Scout Me In Open House and interest meeting to discuss the fromation of a girl troop. This is a historic time in Scouts BSA and Troop 682. St. Bart’s is proud to be one of the first Scouts BSA units and charter organization in the U.S. to welcome girls. Any girl age 11-17 (or has started the 6th grade) who likes the outdoors and adventure and just plain having fun is welcome to attend and hear more about our exciting trips and activities. Parents should attend too to learn how scouting provides valuable real-life skills and builds ethical leaders. Please RSVP to Scoutmaster
Craig Dickson
or New Member Coordinator
Dana Collins
. Let’s be part of history, together!
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Family Movie Night
Monday, January 21, 5-8 p.m.
Join your St. Bart's family and friends for dinner followed by the screening WONDER, the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. Childcare for newborns through age 5 will be available. Enjoy popcorn, the movie and then a short discussion. We'll have everyone on their way home by 8 p.m.
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Film & Discussion
Tuesday, January 22, 6-8:30 p.m., Parish Hall
Award-winning documentary: I Am Not Your Negro based on the writer James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript “Remember This House.” This film explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin's reminiscences of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome to join this important conversation!
Sponsored by St. Bart’s Peace & Justice Ministry
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Sojourner Night at the Theater
Saturday, January 26, Dinner 6 p.m., Play 8 p.m.
Welk Theater, Escondido
Tickets $70
Head to a Greek island paradise for the wedding of Sophie and Sky. The fun really begins when it’s revealed that Sophie has decided to finally meet her long-lost dad by inviting him to the festivities. Only one problem - it could be one of three guys and she invited them all! Hijinks ensue as Sophie and her mother, Donna, head down memory lane with Harry, Bill, Sam, and all their friends to the classic hits of ABBA! For reservation or information, contact
Jill Henderson
, 760-807-8445.
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Alpine Europe Tour with Oberammergau Passion Play - 5 Spots Remain!
May 11-21, 2020
Deposit Deadline February 6, 2019
Join Christians from around the world to witness the epic Passion Play in Oberammergau, Bavaria - an event that takes place only once every 10 years! St. Bart's has planned an exciting customized tour including the day and evening Oberammergau experience, as well as time exploring Munich, Salzburg and Lucerne!
We have 5 spots available and a deposit is due on February 6, 2019.
Contact
Jill Henderson
, 760-807-8445, for the itinerary, pricing, and more details.
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Discover Cursillo - Inquiry Coffee
Sunday, February 3, 11:45 a.m., Church Office
The Episcopal Cursillo Ministry is a Christian faith renewal movement that begins with a three-day weekend experience, which then leads to ongoing support and encouragement in a small group faith community where we build friendship, validation, encouragement and are challenged to live every day for Christ through piety, study, and action. For more information, contact
Jill Henderson
, 760-807-8445, or
Don Spencer
, 858-472-9466.
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Join Us for Midweek Prayer Service
Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Join our St. Bart’s community in midweek prayer. Halfway through the stress and busyness of your week, come seek out a moment of peace to connect with God. We gather in the sanctuary and listen for God’s spirit. We will take time to intentionally pray through our parish prayer request list and for each student and teacher in our preschool.
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Explore your faith
at St. Bart's
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St. Bart's Forum offers interesting and timely topics, guest speakers and a chance to explore the corners of our faith and the issues of the day. Join us for an always stimulating conversation. ALL WELCOME!
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Spiritual Practices that Help with Life Balance
Sunday, January 20, 9 a.m., South Parish Hall
So often spiritual practices are put on our “to-do” list, in that we know we should do them but finding time for them is hard. And yet spiritual practices are often a way of helping us achieve balance in our lives. Part of the problem often is that we feel we must reach perfection in our spiritual life. Canon Allisyn will talk about ways to identify spiritual practices that are right for this time in your life.
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See you at the Annual Meeting next Sunday, January 27! The 9am Forum Resumes February 3.
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Pilgrim: A Course for the Christian Journey
Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m., Conference Room
This Epiphany season, the time in which we celebrate the revelation of Christ to all people, we will explore what it means to be 21st Century followers of Jesus. Based on the book Pilgrim: A Course for the Christian Journey by Stephen Cottrell, together we will look at the foundational question, “Do you turn to Christ?” This will be a time of participation, not persuasion, in which all questions, thoughts and wonderings are not only welcome but encouraged. Sign up in the Courtyard or with
Beth Dean
. The Rev. Allisyn Thomas will be your guide through the specific areas discussed each week:
- January 30 Turning to Christ
- February 6 The Lord’s Prayer
- February 13 The Commandments
- February 20 The Beatitudes
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Why Evil Exists
Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., North Parish Hall
Why do humans do evil? What is behind "man's inhumanity to man," the troubling fact of human actions that produce suffering and destruction? Is it ultimately a spiritual or cosmic problem? Is it a consequence of social systems or power structures? Or is it some inner deficit of human nature, lurking in the shadow world of our psychology? Why, in the end, does evil exist? Each class includes a short video followed by discussion. A free will offering of $5 per month is suggested to pay for snacks and beverages.
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Join a Small Group Bible Study for the New Year
Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. (Women's Bible study)
Fridays, 7:45-9 a.m., Church Office (Men's Bible study)
Sundays, 6-7:30 p.m., Church Office
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Sunday School - Ages Pre-K-5th grade
Sundays, Education Building
10 a.m. Gather / 10:15 a.m. Lessons Begin
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Nursery Care Available
Sunday, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Education Building
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For all 6th-12th graders to explore our faith, have loads of fun, and help those less fortunate through service. CREW stands for Continuously Riding the Eternal Wave.
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Youth CREW Sundays
Sundays, 9 a.m., Check Patio for Meeting Location
Bible study on the Gospel for the week.
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CREW Wednesday
Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m., Youth Room
Dinner, games, fellowship, and faith formation.
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Youth CREW Trip to Vida Joven in Tijuana
Saturday, February 16
8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Vida Joven is a foster home for children whose parents are incarcerated or otherwise unable to care for them. The home is located in Tijuana, Mexico, just a short drive from the U.S. border. Vida Joven cares for, educates, clothes, feeds, and loves children the world has discarded. We will go to Vida Joven to play board games, soccer, puzzles, and there’s usually lots of Play-Doh! We will leave from St. Bart’s around 8 a.m. and return around 2 p.m. All participants must have an updated U.S. passport. RSVP to the
Rev. Mary Lynn Coulson
if you can come!
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Mark Your Calendar: 30-Hour Famine
March 23-24
What is 30 Hour Famine? Take a youth group lock-in, thought-provoking Bible studies, games, inspirational videos, and more — and mash them all up into an unforgettable day of going without food to raise funds for the hungry. Middle and high schoolers are invited to participate in this transformational overnight retreat. Registration opens soon – mark your calendar and invite your friends!
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Youth Volunteers Needed for Blood Drive
St. Bart’s is hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Sunday, February 17. Volunteers are needed January 27, February 3, and February 10 at the Ministry Fair before and after services to sign up blood donors. There are also slots to volunteer the day of the events from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. If you are interested in helping out, please email
Beth Dean
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Choral Evensong: Spirituals
Sunday, February 10, 4 p.m.
Our February Evensong surveys choral music from African-American Spirituals, including music arranged by Moses Hogan, John Leavitt, and John Rutter. Featuring guest organist Alex Benestelli, Director of Music at St. James-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, La Jolla.
Choral Evensong is often called one of the great treasures of the Anglican tradition. A fusion of the ancient monastic evening prayers (Vespers and Compline), Evensong is a service of reflection, song, and prayer at the close of the day led by the choir. We offer Choral Evensong typically on the first Sunday of each month, October through June, followed by a light reception. All are welcome!
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Volunteer at
St. Bart's and in
the community
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What's Your Calling? Come Discover it at the Ministry Fair
Saturday/Sunday, January 26/27, February 2/3, February 9/10 after all services
At St. Bart's there are many ways to use your gifts serving the church and the world. Join us beginning Annual Meeting weekend to explore where you might find your place to love and serve the Lord. All welcome!
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Help Out at This Year's Temporary Shelter
February 16-March 3
St. Bart's will host the temporary shelter for two weeks from of February 26-March 3. There are still plenty of volunteer spots that need to be filled. We hope you can help us out at that time. Please sign up after church or
contact Outreach
, if you can volunteer.
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Feeding San Diego at St. Bart's
Sundays, 2 p.m.-until food is gone
If you have a minivan, large SUV or pick up truck and are able to pick-up food from our local stores (Sprouts or Target) between 8 and 9 a.m. on a Sunday, please email Lisa Marie Oakes,
feedingpeople@stbartschurch.org
. You can volunteer as much as your schedule allows - once a quarter, once a month or every week.
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Fr. Al's Nook Reopens February 3
Fr. Al's Nook will reopen on Sunday, February 3. We will have Valentine's, St Patrick's, and Easter items, along with our usual gift items. Thank you for supporting our Bazaar & Christmas shop, it helped us to donate $50,000 to the Outreach program in 2018. The winners of the Christmas drawing were: Jim Oakes, Marina Sterling, Emma Burbidge, and Mary Schaefer. We look forward to seeing you at the Nook or Thrift Shop (on Poway Road)
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