Maundy Thursday - 04/06/23

Christ's "commandment" is commemorated on Maundy Thursday—"maundy" from the Latin "mandatum", meaning "commandment." At the Last Supper, Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper (our communion meal) with his disciples and washed their feet before giving them a new commandment-to love one another as he had loved them.

During the service, we will have a foot-washing ceremony where groups are free to come up and wash each others' feet. Following communion, the altar will be stripped and the cross veiled while Psalm 22 is read. The stripping of the altar symbolizes the humiliation of Christ at his crucifixion. A period of darkness follows, after which the congregation leaves in silence.

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Join Us This Week For Our Remaining Holy Week Services:

  • Good Friday – April 7th, 12 noon (Childcare: birth – 5th grade, please register)

  • Easter Sunday – April 9th, 9am (Childcare: birth – 3yo)

Palm Sunday - 04/02/23

This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week with Palm Sunday! We start the service outside in front of the church followed by a triumphal entry into the sanctuary. As we wave the palm branches in the air, we remember the triumphal entry of Jesus to Jerusalem.

This service is slightly different including a dramatic reading of the Gospel passage, with some places for us as a congregation to engage with the story. This is a family service (childcare birth - 3yo), so we wanted to let you and your children know ahead of time that there will be some shouting during the reading to imitate the Jerusalem crowds before Pilate. 

To follow along, you can click HERE to download the bulletin.

Click HERE to access the Daily Prayer Booklet Vol. 1 for January - April 2023.

Join us This Week For Our Remaining Holy Week Services:

  • Maundy Thursday – April 6th, 6pm (Childcare: birth – 5yo, please register)

  • Good Friday – April 7th, 12 noon (Childcare: birth – 5th grade, please register)

  • Easter Sunday – April 9th, 9am (Childcare: birth – 3yo)

Fifth Sunday in Lent - 03/26/23

This week we come to the fifth Sunday in Lent, where we will be looking at the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead.  In our passage, Jesus shows us who he is most clearly by demonstrating that he is the resurrection, he is life.

These stories also remind us of our mortality. They remind us of our sin. Is there hope beyond suffering and death? As we seek deeper intimacy with God in this Lenten season, Jesus shows us through these stories that he came to call us out of death and to bring us life. 

To follow along, you can click HERE to download the bulletin.

Click HERE to access the Daily Prayer Booklet Vol. 1 for January - April 2023.

Join us next week for our Holy Week services:

  • Palm Sunday – April 2nd, 9am (Childcare: birth – 3yo)

  • Maundy Thursday – April 6th, 6pm (Childcare: birth – 5yo, please register)

  • Good Friday – April 7th, 12 noon (Childcare: birth – 5th grade, please register)

  • Easter Sunday – April 9th, 9am (Childcare: birth – 3yo)

Fourth Sunday in Lent - 03/19/23

Two weeks ago we talked about who can enter the kingdom of God, last week we talked about the gift that Jesus brings as the giver, and this Sunday we'll talk about seeing the kingdom in Jesus’ actions. John 9 explains how people are unable to see Jesus' good works for what they are because of their blindness. To see clearly, we need healing and dependence on Christ. 

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Third Sunday in Lent - 03/12/23

Today we will be talking about the story between a samaritan woman and Jesus. This story is in some ways opposite of last weeks because this conversation happened in the public, inviting others to come and hear. We will continue to explore what Jesus has to say about the gift of the Spirit and about worship.

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Instructed Eucharist Service - 03/05/23

In our Instructed Eucharist , we pause at several points during the service to explain the heart behind each element of our liturgy: what the colors of the banners mean, why the worship service is ordered the way it is, what each element is for, what it means to take communion, and more!

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First Sunday in Lent - 02/26/23

At our Ash Wednesday services, we talked about the true heart and mindset behind whatever you might decide to do for Lent—whether it's fasting or taking on a spiritual practice. Lent is not a season where we set aside the good news of grace; it's a time when we remember we have a gracious Savior who forgives and loves and has already broken the bonds of our sin. For the first Sunday in Lent we will look at the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness. We start here because it captures Jesus' humanity, yet also, his perfection, and we get to see how he chooses to respond in those moments of temptation.

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Click HERE to access the Daily Prayer Booklet Vol. 1 for January - April 2023.

Sixth Sunday of Epiphany - 02/12/23

In our passage this Sunday is from Matthew 9, Jesus talks about how the harvest is plentiful yet the laborers are few. We can often fall into the misconception that if we just had the next best thing or just more of this other thing, then everything would work. Yet, what Jesus is sharing in this story is that He is the one that guarantees the harvest, and all we are called to do is to send people out.

We are going to be thanking God for the leadership that Becki Howard has provided St. Bart’s through all the different seasons over the years and commissioning Jenn Crider, our new worship leader. We are also going to have a moment to pray for Rev. Chris Myers before he leaves for England next week to defend his dissertation.

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Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - 01/29/23

Epiphany is the season that reminds us that the church is to take the glory of God to the world. Together we’ll look at how the Beatitudes—Jesus’ “Blessed are…” statements that open the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s gospel—reveal the loving character of God.

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Third Sunday of Epiphany - 01/22/23

We continue in the season of Epiphany, a time when we focus on taking the glory of God to the nations. The good news we share is that God has not waited for us to come to him, but he has come to us. Together we’ll look at how Psalm 139 reveals God’s heart of love for us.

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Second Sunday of Epiphany - 01/15/23

Last Sunday we celebrated the Epiphany, remembering the magi who journeyed from the east to see Jesus. Their intention to worship Jesus tells us something about who he is and why he has come.  Jesus’s identity and his mission is what Epiphany is all about, and this Sunday we will see John the Baptist point to Jesus and say, “This is the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

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Epiphany Sunday (Baptisms) - 01/08/23

This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of Epiphany, the unveiling of Christ to the world. We’ll look at how the “wise men from the east” are led by the star to find Jesus, and we’ll consider how God may be leading you today as well. Plus we’ll celebrate the sacrament of baptism!

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Second Sunday of Christmas - 01/01/23

As we all walk into 2023 this Sunday we hope that you are able to take time to reflect on what the Lord has done in your life over this past year just as we have been reflecting on the changes and growth of St. Barts. What things are you grateful for? What was really difficult? Have you missed the work of God? And now coming next is the second Sunday of the Christmas season, also called The Holy Name. We will be taking the time to remember Jesus as a faithful member of the covenant of Israel—His name means Savior and reflects His mission.

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Christmas Eve Service & Children’s Pageant - 12/24/22

This Saturday for the Christmas Eve candlelight service we recognize that the Lord began to prepare for the coming of His son from the very beginning. What power that the God of creation has made Himself known in the form of helplessness, dependence, a baby. Plus we get to see the nativity enacted by the children of St. Bart’s! A huge thank you to Katie Lemming and Cristina Ballard for all their hard work in preparing the children for this special evening!

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Click HERE to access the Daily Prayer Booklet Vol. 3 for September - December 2022.

Festival of Lessons & Carols - 12/18/22

Join us for an evening of Christmas carols and Scripture readings as we see the loving purposes of God unfold throughout redemptive history and celebrate the birth of Jesus as the fulfillment of God’s promise to “save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray.”

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Click HERE to access the Daily Prayer Booklet Vol. 3 for September - December 2022.

As we behold the face of God in the face of Christ, we are transformed into his image. This is what it means to be fully human—to become like Jesus, the truly human one, and to grow more and more in the freedom of the children of God.