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This Week at St. Bart's 
March 23, 2016
A Message from the Reverend Andy Dunks
Why Holy Week?


This below was written for Palm Sunday, but certainly expresses the spirit of all our Holy Week services:
 
Let us run to accompany him as he hastens toward his passion, and imitate those who met him then, not by covering his path with garments, olive branches or palms, but by doing all we can to prostrate ourselves before him by being humble and by trying to live as he would wish. Then we shall be able to receive the Word at his coming, and God, whom no limits can contain, will be within us.
 
So let us spread before his feet, not garments or soulless olive branches, which delight the eye for a few hours and then wither, but ourselves, clothed in his grace, or rather, clothed completely in him.
 
We who have been baptized into Christ must ourselves be the garments that we spread before him.... Let our souls take the place of the welcoming branches as we join today in the children's holy song: "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessed is the king of Israel."

- St. Andrew of Crete (c.650-712) - Sermon 9 for Palm Sunday


Blessings,








St. Bart's Holy Week Schedule


Thursday, 3/24 - 7:30PM
Eucharist Rite II with Foot Washing
 
Friday, 3/25 - 12PM & 7:30PM
Stations of the Cross 

Saturday, 3/26 - 7:30PM 
Easter Vigil
Mission
Our mission is to seek, serve, and celebrate Christ in every person. 
We invite the community to worship with us, to share our gifts, and to grow in Christ's love. 
In This Issue
Rector's column
This Sunday
Easter Flowers
Food Donations
Girl Scouts
Devotionals weekly readings
Cuban Night
Outreach Opportunity
St. Bart's Youth Group
Spiritual Formation Group
Prayer Request/Answered
On the Horizon
 
 
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Street Address
10627 Patterson Ave.
Henrico, VA 23238
 
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P.O. Box 29626
Richmond, VA 23242
 
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This Sunday

  8:30 AM     Holy Eucharist, Rite I
10:30 AM     Holy Eucharist, Rite II
  5:30 PM     Sudanese Service
Easter Flowers 
easter lilies
There is still time to sign up to decorate our altar for
Easter Sunday. Please call the office at 804-740-2101
or email Betty Pace at bettyapace@gmail.com by this
Thursday, March 24th. 
First Sunday Food Donations for the Hungry
 
We continue to collect food donations on the first Sunday of each month.
If you forget that scheduled collection date, just add your donations to the
box to the right of the door anytime. We are currently delivering the food
to the Lamb's Basket Food Pantry in the Lakeside neighborhood. While they
accept any canned or packaged, food, items they regularly distribute to each
family the following products:
 
Pasta sauces
Soups
Beans
Vegetables
macaroni and cheese boxes
dry pasta
fruit (they have a goodly supply of fruit right now.)
 
In addition, they offer choices of juices, staples such as cooking oil, condiments
and a shelf of toiletries, detergents and paper goods. On my last delivery, they
mentioned they were low on baby food.
 
They would also like to have a steady source of fresh eggs. Due to our storage
constraints, I purchase eggs on the way to deliver the food. If anyone wants to
donate cash for eggs, I would be happy to add that to my donation.
 
Thank you for your support of this outreach project.
Creative Arts Ministries Program

Creative Arts Ministries is so happy to be with you all again. We will be presenting
part of our Easter Program at your 10:30 a.m.service on April 10th. We are looking
forward to seeing you.
Family Bible Devotionals 

Holy Week and Easter Break
2016 Cuban Night

Tcuban foodhis year Cuban Night will be held on April 23rd. We are
dedicating the event in honor of Mike Oglesby. He was a faithful supporter and he loved the Cuban food specially
the black beans.

Remember this is a big fund raiser for St. Bart's. We will
have fliers for you to take home and give out to neighbors
and co-workers this week. Encourage them to make
reservations so we know how much to prepare. They can
either call the church office at 804-740-2101 or email stbartscubannight@gmail.com.
The cost is $15 for adults and $8 for children under 12.

We will also need help setting up and cleaning up after the event so please sign
up on the bulletin board if you can assist.
Outreach Opportunity 

St. Bart's Youth Group

Calling all youth 13 years and older to join our youth group. The meetings
will be held on Sundays at 6PM. We will continue to meet twice a month on
the second and fourth Sundays. Together we will explore the bible and see
how it can apply to our daily life. We will also be talking about how we can
help the church and community.

We would like to provide dinner for the youth group on the Sundays
we meet. Please call Marlaina Knowlton at 804-897-1495 if you could
help with dinner any Sunday. We will place a sign up sheet on the
bulletin board. Please consider helping by signing up. Thanks. 
L'Arche Metro Richmond/Pie 5 FUNdraiser  

10% of proceeds go to L'Arche!
Tuesday, April 12, 4pm-10pm
10921 W. Broad Street, Glen Allen 23060; 
Takeout: 804-270-7435; www.piefivepizza.com/menu
Pie 5 will add $1 if you either "check in" on Facebook from Pie 5, or post a picture
of your Pie 5 experience on Facebook & include #piefiveglenallen.
 
Several friends plan to gather there from 6:30 - 7:30. You are invited to join the
group. Come when it fits your schedule (between 4pm & 10pm) to join the group,
dine in separately, or take out. On behalf of persons with disabilities in Metro
Richmond, THANK YOU!
Spiritual Formation Groups

No meetings next week. Please make an effort to participate in the
Holy Week services. 

Monday Night Group (at St. Bart's)

The Monday Night group meets at the Church from 6:30-8:00pm. During 
Lent we are discussing the book "Thirty Steps to Heaven". The book is
available in paperback or for kindle.

Wednesday Morning group (at St. Bart's)
The Wednesday Morning Group meets at the church for prayer and study from
10:30-11:30AM, During Lent we are discussing the book "Thirty Steps to
Heaven". The book is available in paperback or for kindle.
Prayer Request and Answered Prayers
Prayer Requests:

This week we are praying for:  Arlene, Autumn, Audith, Betty Sue, Betty P.
Betty W., Bill, Carole, Carolyn, Carter, Cathy, Christy, Cierra, Clara, Claudine,
Diana, Dorothy, Don, Donna, Ethan, Frank, F.G., Ginny, Harlow, Hayden, H.B.,
Jane, Jennifer, Jimmie, Joyce, Julia, Karigan, Kathy, Kelly, Kent,  Klaire, Kym,
Laura, Lexie, Lilliam, Linda, Maggie, Martin, Michael, Mindy, Molly, Nick, Okpil,
Paige, Paul, Rob, R.W., Sarah, Sebastian, Terry, Thomas, Tony, Tukie, Vonie.
On the Horizon
Thursday, 3/24 - 7:30PM
Maundy Thursday Service 

Friday, 3/25 - 12PM & 7:30PM
Stations of the Cross 

Saturday, 3/26 - 7:30PM 
Easter Vigil