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Here are just a few highlights of upcoming events. Don't forget to check our Parish Calendar

+ Youth Group at St. Bart's - C.R.E.W.

+ Sunday School at St. Bart's

+  Preschool News - Fall Enrollment Opportunities

+  Health & Wellness Ministry Programs

+ Informational Gathering for the 2011 Pilgrimage to the Holy
           Land

+ St. Bart's February 2011 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

+ St. Bart's InlandNet Ministry - Next Meeting Wednesday,  
          Wednesday, September 18
          Visit their web site at www.inlandnet.org

+ St. Bart's Thrift Shop

+ Music Lessons

Youth Group at St. Bart's - C.R.E.W.

St. Bart's Day Picnic was a blast!  It delighted us to see our gift of the Astro Jump being enjoyed by children of all ages.  From there the party just got better with a brilliant Lock In planned by the incomparable Kirsten Plonka.  We shared games, food, fun, and faith through Shelby's birthday and our 8 am worship on Sunday morning.
 
THIS WEEK begins our weekly youth meeting on Wednesday evenings, 6-8 in our Youth and Conference rooms. 

September's focus is Identity.  This Wednesday, we'll share a preview of our program year, including trips to Disneyland, Magic Mountain, and Big Bear as well as seasonal Youth Sundays, Food Packaging, Trunk or Treat, and much, much more.
 
NEXT WEEK we'll explore our Identity further by creating scavenger hunts involving campus locations.

For more information, click here to visit Youth at St. Bart's web site.

Sunday School at St. Bart's

 + Sunday School Fall session begins on Sunday, September 12. If you have not registered for Sunday School yet, it's time!!! You can register this Sunday at church in the Education Building between 9:15 and 11:15am or, better yet, you can register ONLINE! Click www.stbartssundayschool.org to register...simple as that!

+ We had a wonderful time at the Annual St. Bart's Picnic and Cake Auction. Many thanks to all of you who bid on the cakes. We raised over $600! As a result, we were able to put fresh, fun, bright and cheery paint on the walls of ALL of our Sunday School classrooms. The rooms look incredible and add new energy to the building. Check them out next time you are in the Education Building.

+ There will not be Sunday School this Sunday, September 5. If you would like to have your child (3rd-5th graders) help prepare some things for the opening day of Sunday School on Sunday during church, please email Tara Pritchett at tarapritchett@cox.net.

Preschool News - Fall Enrollment Opportunities

St. Bart's Preschool has some spots open for three-year-olds this coming fall. If you or you know anybody who is looking for a preschool, please tell them that we would love to give them a tour! To schedule a tour contact Penny Ribnik, Preschool Director, at 858-497-2140.

For more information visit the Preschool's web site, click here.

Health & Wellness Ministry Programs

September programs are:

+ The well received Qi Gong exercise classes begun in the Spring will begin on Sept. 14 and end on Nov. 16. The one hour classes will be held in the Parish Hall on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm at a cost of $30 for the full program. Registration for the classes is on Sunday between services on the patio and is open to adult men and women.

+ Our quarterly CPR/AED-Adult First Aid class will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18 in the Conference Room. CPR training begins at 8:00 am and Adult First Aid at 1:00 pm. Cost is $30 for each session or $55 if both classes are taken. To register please e-mail Chris Bodle at: csfamtree@aol.com.

October events are:
+ Reverend Carolyn Richardson Cancer Well Tea on October 2.
+ St. Bart's/PPH - Flu Clinic on October 10.
+ Final CPR/AED-First Aid Class of the year on October 23.

Thank you for your continued support of these mind, body, spirit programs and events.Health & Wellness Ministry Programs

Informational Gathering for "A Visit to the Holy Land"
Saturday, September 18  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm in the Parish Hall

Following the 5 pm service, Deacon Bill Zettinger and Jill Henderson will be hosting an informal supper and informational get together about the February, 2011 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. We are looking to provide an opportunity for those who have never visited to learn more, and those who have been there to share some of their experiences. We will review the itinerary and answer questions. (See below)

To learn more about this event, contact Jill Henderson at 760-807-8445 or email jfh@cox.net.

St. Bart's Pilgrimage to the Holy Land - February 15 - 28, 2011

Join St. Bart’s on our next exciting pilgrimage, the widely anticipated return to the Holy Lands!! This time we are adding two days in Jordan with a trip to the “Rose Red City” of Petra. Our clergy escorts will be Bishop Samir Kafity, retired Primate of Jerusalem and the Middle East and The Rev. Bill Zettinger, Deacon at St.Bartholomew's.

Don’t miss out on this trip of a lifetime. I urge you to make your deposit soon. Only 40 spots available and we will be opening this to the diocese at large on September 15. Brochures are available in the narthex, the church office, and by email….but here are a few exciting details:

• February 15 - 28, 2011

• 1 night Netanya, 3 nights Galilee, 5 nights Jerusalem, day trip to Ramallah in the West Bank, 1 night Petra, 1 night Amman.

• Too many incredible sites to mention here! But include Tabgha, the sight of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, the Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa, the River Jordan, renewing wedding vows in Cana.

• Air and land, breakfast and dinner daily, 11 nights hotel, and much more for only $3,398. ($535 single supplement.)

• Note this trip is going to be a nice blend of couples and singles and some people are requesting roommates.

  Contact: Jill Henderson 760-807-8445 or jfh@cox.net.

Music Lessons

Give your child the gift of Music ... it lasts a lifetime.

St. Bartholmew's Academy of Music and the Arts offers instruction in piano, guitar, cello and electric bass. A digital piano lab is available as well as private lessons. Call 858-487-2159 and ask for the Music Department. 

Regular Meetings, Groups and Activities

ICS - Merle's Place: 5-8 people prepare and serve dinner for residents of Merle's Place from 4:30 to 7:00 pm on the first and third Sunday of the month.  Call Jill Henderson at 760-807-8445 for more information.

Health and Wellness Ministry meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Education Building, Room 3A.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets Mondays and Fridays 9:30 am. Women only – Tuesday and Fridays, 12:00pm. All AA groups meet in the Youth Room. For more information go to AA ministry page under A to Z Ministries

Boy Scouts meet Mondays at 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall. For more information go to the under A to Z Ministries.

St. Bart's Youth meets on Wednesday from 6 - 8 pm in the Youth and Conference Rooms.

The Prayers and Squares Ministry of St. Bart's meets in the Quilting Room on the first and third Tuesday at 6:30 pm and the second and fourth Tuesday at 10 am. You can help make prayer quilts even if you don't sew! For more information call Holly Grey at (858) 586-1554 or email hollygray@san.rr.com or go to Prayers and Squares Ministry under A to Z Ministries.

Centering Prayer meets on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm iin the Education Building, Room 3A. Centering Prayer is a simple method of Christ-centered silent prayer.

Daughters of the King meet the third Tuesday of each month in the Education Building, Room 3E at 1:00 pm. We hope you will consider joining us in prayer and study and learning more about D.O.K. For more information call Carolyn Armstrong at 858-451-5637.

Thrift Shop Work Night - We are looking for volunteers to help us on Work Night which is 4:00 pm on the last Wednesdayof each month at the Thrift Shop.  We finish up by 5:30 pm.

Interfaith Community Services (ICS)...Feed the Homeless and Needy. A group from St. Bart's will serve breakfast at ICS on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:00 am. For more infromation, contact Denny Walters at 760-432-8518.

Thrift Shop Sorting Night is the first Tuesday of the month at 4:00 pm. Please come and help sort through the donations we receive.  The last Wednesday of each month is WORK NIGHT.

Book Guild meets monthly on the fourth Thursday of each month at members' homes. For more information, contact Joan Van Horne at 858-674-6055.

The local chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA meets the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 7 pm at St. Bart's in the Conference Room. Let them know you are coming by calling 858-966-8400 or email bereavedparentsusa@yahoo.com or kstark@rchsd.org. For information on this organization click www.bereavedparentsusa.org.