Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE) Absalom Jones Service will be at 4:00 PM at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul. For more information check out this flyer.

The Rt. Rev. Julie E. Whitworth, the Diocesan Bishop of Massachusetts will be the Celebrant and the Preacher will be The Rev. Will Mebane, Rector of St. Barnabas Church in Falmouth.

A reception will follow the service!

A community conversation in conjunction with the Grace: The History of Black Churches in Cambridge Exhibition at the Kendall Public Lobby

For more details, please check out the Black History in Action for Cambridge’s Event Page.

Panelists:

Rev. Irene Monroe: Theologian, Syndicated Columnist

Dr. Melissa Wood Bartholomew: Harvard Divinity School

Rev. Jeffrey Brown: Twelfth Street Baptist in Roxbury

Mayor Denise Simmons: Moderator

Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 9th after the 9:00 AM Service. More details to come, but please mark your calendars and strive to be in person this Sunday.

Snow date: Sunday, February 16, 2025.

All committee reports are due on January 28th. Please send all reports to Terrence Walcott at twalcott02@comcast.net for APM booklet compilation.

Warrant for the 116th Annual Parish Meeting of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church: By this warrant, on behalf of the Priest In Charge, Wardens, and Vestry of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church of Cambridge, MA, notice is given, according to the By-Laws of St. Bartholomew’s Church and according to the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.

The Nominating Committee is to be commissioned during the service. The committee members are Theresa Howell, Christine (Anne) Walcott, Joy Howell, Rick Weir, and the PIC Rev. Zachary.

The BIPOC Support Committee of the Diocesan Racial Justice Commission invites all BIPOC Episcopal clergy and lay people to dinner on Sunday, Jan. 26, 5-7 PM, at the Church of St. Augustine and St. Martin (29 Lenox Street) in Boston. RSVP online here by Jan. 22, 2025.

Community leaders and justice-seekers gather for inspiration, celebration, and organizing at this historic MLK Day event in Boston.

9:00-11:00 AM in the Ensemble Ballroom

The Keynote Speaker will be professor, author, and activist,
Angela Davis.

Buy tickets here.

“Love Casts Out Fear: An Inauguration Eve Vigil” will be offered on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston.

All are invited to join Bishop Julia E. Whitworth and other diocesan and Episcopal Peace Fellowship leaders, in person or via livestream, for this prayer service, to hold sacred space for leaning into our Christian faith, which tells us that love casts out fear, that we stand with the marginalized and that love in practice looks like justice and peace. Registration is requested, here.

Childcare will be available on site, if registration is received by Jan. 14.

If you have a balance and would like to clear it before the end of 2024 please contact the treasurers Bernadette or Darnell by Sunday, December 29, 2024, the pledge catch up Sunday.

Thank you for your ongoing financial commitment this year.

Join us for a Christmas Day Service at St. Bartholomew’s in Cambridge! Celebrate Christ’s birth and the Holy Eucharist with us at 10:00 AM on Christmas Day!

This Christmas Eve, St. Mark’s and St. Bart’s will be celebrating together at St. Mark’s in Dorchester.

Fellowship starts at 5pm and Service at 6PM. Bring your singing voices and Tidings of Comfort and Joy and join us to celebrate Christ’s birth.

Bishop Julia E. Whitworth and the Farewell Committee for the Assistant Bishop warmly invite you to a Celebration of Bishop Carol Joy W.T. Gallagher on the occasion of her retirement.

RSVP required by December 6.

All are welcome on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. There will be an Open House from 4 to 6:30 p.m. with a Program at 5 p.m.

Parking is available at the church. Those using public transportation can indicate on the RSVP form if they need a ride from the Riverside stop on the Green "D" Line.

Donations in Bishop Gallagher's honor are invited. They will be designated, at her preference, for the Bishop Alan M. Gates African Anglican-Episcopal Mission Center in Everett and the Episcopal Church in Navajoland. A gift of travel funds also will be made for the Gallaghers to enjoy in retirement. Thank you for your generosity! You can learn more about this event here.

All congregants celebrating their birthdays in the months of October, November, and December will be invited to offer and receive their Blessings before the Altar on Sunday, December 15. The funds donated will be earmarked for painting and maintenance of the church building ceiling.

For Leaders of Color: Emerging Leaders, Clergy and Lay Leaders exploring ministry for our times, from Episcopal Dioceses in Province I (CT, NH, MA, ME, RI, VT, WMA)

Are you curious about how God is calling you to move more deeply into leadership in the church? Are you desiring a deeper connection with leaders of color in The Episcopal Church? If you’re curious about the variety of spaces where lay and ordained ministry is more deeply connected within the church, join us!

This is a day set apart, to draw together in community to listen to the gifts the Holy Spirit is giving for renewal, support, and hope. It is for those exploring a vocation in ministry as well as for those long in experience to share insights, deepen connections, and listen together for the “untried melody, to meet the need of the untried morrow.” (Howard Thurman, Meditations of the Heart)

There will be opportunities for shared stories from speakers as well as with one another in small groups (resources for Spanish and Creole possible). The day will also include worship and a meal together. The unfolding life of the Church in the Northeast, revealing the story of Jesus’ life among us, needs your voice and your presence.

Register ASAP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnqEYTEDJ_2c3D0sgaucPg-fP17X8HXOjlnBSLiIdnju9-hg/viewform

Blessings Everyone,

As we begin the Advent Season Year C we encourage you to join in the program being sponsored by The Black Church United. St. Mark's & St. Bart's will be hosting on Dec. 11.

Please share this information with your family and friends to attend. The zoom link is noted below.

Other Dates:

Wed,  December 3,St. Augustine/St. Martin

Wed,  December 11, St. Marks & St. Bartholomew's

Wed, December 18, Church of the Holy Spirit 

https://zoom.us/j/7237460568

Phone Call: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 723.746.0568

We are looking for parishioners to help decorate wreaths on Saturday, November 30th at noon. These wreaths will then be sold the following day.

The Vestry Meeting will begin with a fellowship meal at 5:30pm and the meeting will start at 6pm.

Join us this Sunday, for a service focused on gratitude and thanksgiving to God.

After the service we will have food, fellowship, and music to enjoy!

Join St. Bartholomew and St. Mark’s Dorchester on Sunday, October 13th for worship, hospitality, and fellowship.

The BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Support Committee of the Racial Justice Commission is hosting a dinner for all clergy and lay people of color. Come together for fellowship with BIPOC brothers, sisters, siblings from across the diocese for a time to support and share with one another over good food in the joy of community as we enter the fall. Contact Deacon Mark for more information.

Location: St. Stephen’s Church 419 Shawmut Ave., in the South End of Boston.