"Ordinary Time"
Dear Friends,
The Sundays after Pentecost are Sundays in “ordinary time.” In this context, “ordinary” (as in ordinal) means ordered or numbered. Ordinary time is not mundane time on the Church calendar. First, each Sunday year-round is a celebration of Christ’s resurrection. Every Sunday is a “Little Easter.” Second, over the many Sundays from the Day of Pentecost to the end of the Church year, the Sunday gospel reading set forth, in parables, miracles, and teachings, the life and ministry of Jesus. This year the gospel readings on the Sundays after Pentecost will take us through much of the Gospel according to St. Matthew. During the “Green Season” in 2008 (as the Sundays after Pentecost are sometimes called) we will maintain our regular Saturday time 5:00 pm and Sunday (8:00 am, 9:30 am &11:15 am) worship schedule.
Of Special Note
Outreach Ministry & Youth Group Join Hands With
FFCC For A Special Event At St. Bart's
On Sunday, October 12, we will join forces with Poway-based Friends & Family Community Connection (FFCC) to package 50,000 meals for the hungry here in SD County and in the nation of Tanzania. FFCC has prepared well over ONE MILLION such meals in the last 18 months and has made three relief trips to Tanzania to build children’s shelters, install water-filtration systems, plant drought-resistant seed, and distribute food & supplies. FFCC distributes meals locally through the Salvation Army, through emergency shelters, and through the public school system.
Our food-packaging event will be for three-hours requiring 300 volunteers, each donating one hour of their time. FFCC will provide the food stuffs, the packaging equipment, and the expertise – we provide the labor. Everyone of all ages can help; there are plenty of tasks to choose from. And the best thing is – it all happens right here at St. Bart’s on October 12th.! So please mark your calendars for the afternoon of Sunday, October 12.
For more information, please visit us on the church patio or e-mail JD Cowart at ccowart@san.rr.com. We will register volunteers throughout the month of August
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