SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 · 325 PARK AVENUE AT 51ST STREET 212-378-0222 · STBARTS.ORG
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by the Reverend Peter D. Thompson, Vicar
This Sunday’s observance of St. Bart’s Day will be a joyful celebration of who we are as a community. After the 9 am and 11 am services, the St. Bart’s Fair will offer an opportunity to learn about the many facets of life at St. Bart’s. Our 8 am service will return, our 11 am service will incorporate music by former Organist and Choirmasters of St. Bart’s, and our 5 pm service will include new prayers written especially for use in the evening.
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Sunday, September 19 at 8, 9, 11 am, and 5 pm
We celebrate our patron saint and our vibrant and inclusive community with exuberant music and festive worship. The St. Bart's Fair, with opportunities to learn about various ways to get involved at St. Bart's, will follow the 9 am and 11 am services and be held outside on the terrace. You can join the St. Bart's Fair virtually during coffee hour.
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Beginning Sunday, September 19 we will once again offer in-person worship at 8 am in the traditional language of the Book of Common Prayer. We continue to offer in-person worship at 9 am, 11 am, and 5 pm, with congregational singing and St. Bartholomew's Choir participating at the 11 am service and St. Bart's Singers participating at 9 am. Due to the increasing spread of COVID-19 variants, masks are again required at in-person services.
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Great news! We have received a significant gift from a parishioner with the intention that it will match all new gifts, dollar for dollar up to $100,000, given to St. Bart’s before September 30, 2021.
This is a unique opportunity for you to double your giving power and to help our parish in a wonderful and significant way. Won’t you make a generous gift today?
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Sunday, September 19 at 1 pm
We are meeting later than usual because the St. Bart’s Fair will go on from 12-1 pm, so you are welcome to stick around and enjoy the festivities and leave for the restaurant together, or you can meet us there! View the Evite here.
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for a list of groups meeting after church each week.
Newcomers welcome to all groups!
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Guest Preacher
Next Sunday, September 26 we welcome the Reverend Kenneth Brannon, Vice Rector of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas, as our guest preacher at 9 am and 11 am services. Reverend Brannon will also be our guest speaker at The Forum at 10 am in the Great Hall.
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Giving Makes Life Worth Living
The Reverend Kenneth Brannon, Vice Rector of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas, explores how investing time, talent, and treasure in the mission of God can lead to greater alignment with the image of God found within us. While the Church needs our money, we need the experience of giving even more.
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Sunday, October 3 at 9 am and 5 pm
Each year, in observance of the Feast of St. Francis, we celebrate the beauty of God’s creation and bless the creatures who provide joy and companionship in our lives. Join us as we celebrate the Feast of St. Francis and the Blessing of the Animals! Bring your (properly restrained!) pets to church for a blessing. Learn more.
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Mondays at 7 pm
Being still can be a way of taking a break from the demands of our busy world and a key to listening to our own heart. Lay facilitators lead a 30 minute session of learning about the power and practice of stillness. Register here.
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Tuesdays, September 14-October 5, 6:30-8 pm
The Reverend Deacon John Wirenius introduces the Anglo-Catholic movement and outlines its growth over the past two centuries. Our exploration of the movement will begin with a discussion of John Henry Newman’s role in the first Oxford Movement, move onto reaction to the Movement by selective legal enforcement of the rubrics against Anglo-Catholic clergy, discuss the cultural impact of Anglo-Catholicism, and conclude with the second Oxford Movement, following it into the Post World War I spiritual malaise. Register here.
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Wednesdays, September 22-October 27, 6:45-8:15pm
For millennia, human beings, including Jews and Christians, have looked to their dreams as messages from God. St. Bart’s member Annette Thies (M.A., General Theological Seminary) will lead a series of dreamwork sessions this fall. Every dream group begins with some teaching on an aspect of dreaming or dreamwork, followed by a short silence and prayer, then the dreamwork itself. Register here.
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Thursdays, September 16-October 21, 6:30-8 pm
Professor Larry Welborn of Fordham University returns to St. Bart's to explore the sayings of Jesus we don't know well: both the sayings of Jesus found in documents discovered over the past century and the sayings of Jesus found in the Bible whose truth we haven't yet fully contemplated. Each session will focus on an aphorism or parable using a synopsis that shows all the versions, including those found in recently discovered gospels. Register here.
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Sunday, September 26 at 10 am
Our resident youth group returns both in-person in Room 44 and on Zoom. If you or a family member is a young person in middle or high school, contact Julie Ross for information about how to attend.
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Sunday, September 26 at 1:30 pm via Zoom
This fall, the group will focus on Rosalind Rosenburg's Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray, with one part being read ahead of each gathering. Please read Part Two ahead of the September 26 session.
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Saturdays, September 18-October 2, 10-11 am
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2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 6-7 pm
Led by the Reverend Meredith Ward, Forward Together is a support group for people who are experiencing job insecurity, who are unemployed or under-employed, or who are considering a career change. Grounded in scripture and prayer, the group is a safe and confidential space to share experiences, get support, and express concerns about job insecurity. For questions or further information, contact the Reverend Meredith Ward.
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Wednesdays at 1 pm
Thoughtful reflection and lively discussion of the upcoming Sunday readings, hosted by the Right Reverend Dean E. Wolfe, Rector. Please contact Liz Gillespie to join our weekly Bible study via Zoom.
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Centering Prayer
Experience a few moments of peace and comfort through the contemplative practice of centering prayer. Newcomers welcome! To join our email list to receive updates on centering prayer, contact Manny Rodriguez-Leach.
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Do you desire a few moments of peace at the end of each day? Join the St. Bart's community for Night Prayer each weekday evening at 8:30 pm. Clergy and lay officiants will lead brief services based on or inspired by the ancient office of Compline.
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The Forum with the psychotherapist Dorothy P. Holinger, Ph.D., "The Anatomy of Grief"
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