One of my favorite St. Bart’s stories is from the first rummage sale in 2023. When I came to the church a month later and heard of its success, I asked, with great anticipation, “Will we do it again?” Everyone thought not, since hadn’t everyone already cleared out their homes and storage spaces for this one? What would be left to give? Who knew that three rummage sales later, the donations and the volunteers would keep coming—just like the miracles of the loaves and fishes! T

By the time you read this, Father Jacob, Father Isaiah, and I will have just returned from Clergy Conference at a convent in Temecula. All the clergy in the diocese, active and retired, meet for two days with Bishop Susan, her team, and a guest speaker. It’s a wonderful opportunity for all of us to bond and brainstorm new ways to work together to benefit our churches. During presentations, the bishop’s staff provided snacks and fidget toys on our meeting tables. As we listene

Thanks to the hard work of our junior warden, we now have map signs for our campus and lettering on our buildings! Given all the guests we have on campus each week, this work was critical to complete. While there is still “way-finding” work to do, it is a great step forward. Besides these signs, you may see “signs” of other activity. As you stand in the lower parking lot and look to the right of the stairs, you may notice stakes with various colored tapes. Those stakes mark t