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Here are some highlights of upcoming special events. Also, be sure to visit the Parish Calendar for additional dates and events
+ Stations of the Cross - Wednesdays in March at Noon
+ Mid-Lent Mass - Sunday, March 14 at the 9:30 am Service
+ Weekly Eucharist and Healing Service - Wednesdays at 9:30 am
+ St. Bartholomew's Lenten University Program
+ St. Bartholomew's Academy of Music and Arts Announces a
Rock Band Program
Stations of the Cross on Wednesdays in March at Noon
These devotions found their roots in the experience of the earliest pilgrims to Jerusalem, who would walk the "Via Dolorosa" as it had been constructed there. During the Middle Ages, however, it became impossible for pilgrims to make that journey and a "spiritual" Way of the Cross became popular. In that form we will be enabled to walk the Way of the Cross at St. Bart's.
Mid-Lent Mass - Sunday, March 14 at the 9:30 am Service
In medieval Europe, Lent was all about fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter. So, to help brighten the lagging spirits halfway through Lent, Christians sometimes treated themselves to a feast. This was known as "Mid-Lent" Sunday. In the U.K., it was called "Mothering Sunday" or "Refreshment Sunday".
We are going to be celebrating our "Refreshment" Sunday on March 14 by presenting Mozart's glorious little mass at the 9:30 service. It is the Missa Brevis in F, K. 192, which he wrote when he was only 18 years old. Mozart used the "4-note" main theme found in the Credo as part of his later "Jupiter" Symphony in C. Our very own Camerata Strings, vocal soloists and the Coventry choir will accompany it. Mark your calendars, this will be very special!
Weekly Eucharist and Healing Service - Wednesdays at 9:30 am
At each service we will also honor men and women whose lives represent heroic commitment to Christ and who have borne witness to their faith even at the cost of their lives. Such witnesses, by the grace of God, have lived in every age. This Wednesday we will celebrate the life of James Holly (pictured here), the first African American Bishop in the Episcopal Church and Bishop of Haiti (1829-1911).
Rediscovering the Sacred, Our Lenten Program for 2010
Why this theme for 2010's Lenten University? That's a good question. We constantly hear that people are too busy to pray or just don't know how to experience the sacredness of the Living God. While we might worship on Sunday it's not always easy to find the time to experience God in prayer during the work week, on the job or in our busy day to day lives. Whether you are a church regular, a life-long Episcopalian, or simply someone looking for a closer relationship with the Holy One, this year's Lenten University will provide a moving spiritual experience: because this year's program will focus on spirituality and how to build our relationship with God through prayer, the sacred act of worship and reconciliation.
I think you will be amazed at how each of our programs can touch your heart, fill you with joy and maybe bring a holy tear to your eye. It is a Lenten journey that you will not want to miss.
When: Wednesday Feb 24, March 3, 10, 17 and 24
What Time: Soup Supper 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Program starts at 7:00 pm, ends at 8:00 pm
Where: St Bartholomew's Parish Hall for supper
All programs offered in the Sanctuary
Child Care: Yes, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Feb 24 – Taizé — Learn about this new form of worship that is sweeping the globe. Taizé — A Parable of Community
Presenter: Dr William Eichorn, Director of Music and the Arts, St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
March 3 – Praying the Hours of the Day
Presenter: Sister Anita Lapeyre, known as Sister Tita, has been a teacher, administrator and most recently the Clinical Pastoral Education supervisor and director of the Center for Urban Ministry. She is now a spiritual director with the Spiritual Ministry Center.
March 10 – Using Prayer to Experience a Personal Encounter with God.
Presenter: Sr. Jane O'Shaughnessy, RSCJ, is a mother and a grandmother who entered the Society of the Sacred Heart in 2001. She has had a career in systems and programming, been active in parish ministry, been a missionary in Asia and is currently in her fourth year as a spiritual and retreat director at the Spiritual Ministry Center in San Diego. She enjoys sharing prayer and spirituality and hopes that all will appreciate an evening of deepening relationship with God.
March 17 – Do you want a closer relationship with God ? If so, Centering Prayer may be for you.
Presenters : Chris and Sue Hagen have been members of St. Bart's for ten years. They have been practicing Centering Prayer for nine years and have been facilitating two weekly Centering Prayer groups at St. Bart's for over six years. Chris and Sue also co-coordinate Contemplative Outreach of North San Diego, an ecumenical Chapter of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. This chapter has over five hundred members and twenty- one prayer groups.
March 24 – The Reconciliation of Christ
Presenter: The Rev. Canon Dr. Jack Lindquist of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has been licensed by Bishop James Mathes to serve as an Episcopal priest in the San Diego Diocese and is honored to be Canon for Biblical Studies at St. Paul's Cathedral. He also teaches half-time (two courses per semester) in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. A brochure will be available after his presentation for those interested in his next study tour in "The World of the New Testament," scheduled for Greece and Istanbul June 2 to June 20, 2010. He is one of the outstanding New Testament scholars of our time.
For the more details about the 5 evening programs, click here.
St. Bartholomew's Academy of Music and Arts Announces
Rock Band Program
Play in a Rock Band
Full band group sessions weekly
Individual lessons weekly
Live performances each term
Learn theory, reading and jamming
All different styles covered
Call the church office for details at 858-487-2159 or email
office@stbartschurch.org
To begin 2010l