Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Today Pastor Chris begins a series on life in the Spirit from Romans 8 by talking about our adoption as God’s children. We’ll also hear about an outreach opportunity from Stephen Murray, the executive Director of one our neighbors, Forerunner Mentoring.

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Second Sunday after Pentecost - 06/11/23

This week Pastor Chris explains what God means when he says he desires mercy, not sacrifice. Plus we learn about a local service opportunity as Chris interviews Greg Smith, executive director of White Rock Center of Hope. Click here to learn about our partnership with them this summer.

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Pentecost Sunday - 05/28/23

On the Day of Pentecost, we celebrate that Jesus, our ascended, victorious king, shares the spoils of his victory with us, which is himself, his Spirit. We’ll have a multilingual reading of Acts 2 to simulate the experience of that first Pentecost.

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Ascension Sunday - 05/21/23

This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension. Jesus' ascension is significant because it means that there is one of us in heaven at the right hand of the Father, praying for us. Jesus taking our flesh into the Father's presence reminds us that we matter, that what we do matters. 

This is also the Larlees' last Sunday with us before their Sabbatical, so we set aside time in the service for the vestry and Dave to pray for Chris, and for the vestry and Chris to pray for Dave and Rachel as we send them out. 

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Sixth Sunday of Easter - 05/14/23

Last Sunday Chris interviewed Dave and Rachel Larlee about rest. Not only did we get to hear more deeply about what God is doing to prepare their hearts and minds for Sabbath but also we got an opportunity to start thinking about how to apply Sabbath to our own lives. This Sunday Dave and Rachel share more specifically about how they plan to spend the summer. 

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Fifth Sunday of Easter - 05/07/23

This Sunday we will be hearing from Dave and Rachel about how the biblical Sabbath lays the foundation for sabbatical. Learning how to enter into rest with God is a gift that was woven into creation, beginning with the creation story in Genesis.

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Fourth Sunday of Easter (Confirmations) - 04/30/23

This Sunday Bishop Philip will be with us for Confirmations, a time to intentionally pray over the people who are committed to living and serving alongside others as part of the St. Barts community. We also have the opportunity to lay hands on each person being received as a reminder that you are not on your own. Philip will also be preaching on John 10 where Jesus says "I am the good shepherd." The forgiveness Jesus the Good Shepherd offers us invites us to be a community of people that freely offer forgiveness to others.

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

Click HERE to access the Daily Prayer Booklet Vol. 2 for May - August 2023.

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.