With the on-going successes of our galas and our rummage sales, you may be wondering where all our outreach dollars go. Every summer, we will be able to provide you with an accounting (see below for 2026). The process is this: Proceeds from the galas and rummage sales go into the General Outreach Fund. St. Bart’s Outreach Committee accepts grant applications from the community and decides how the General Outreach Fund will go to work in the world. Checks typically go out in J

We have such good news to report from our first month of St. Bart’s Free Farmers Market. In May we served 138 households, and 2,900 pounds of food went to people instead of a landfill! That’s 500 to 600 pounds of food—400 pounds in produce alone—every week. This ministry is made possible by our devoted volunteers, and by a wonderful partner, Trader Joe’s in Poway. Every Sunday at 9 a.m., our volunteers go there to pick up food, which is consistently fresh and organized. We ar

Last weekend we unveiled our new Bartmobile, and the nearly universal reaction was “We have a new toy!” Indeed, it is very sporty and the color is amazing. Its arrival on our campus, however, is not about play, but about caring. The old Bartmobile had seen better days, and a couple of parishioners wanted something better—and safer—for you. St. Bart’s is blessed with a big parking lot, but it can be a long trek from the lower lot to the sanctuary. That’s why we have the Bartmo