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Rev. Nina's messages to the community
Rector's Letters


Attack of the Killer Tomatoes #5
You live daily with Artificial Intelligence. In our “Mostly Month of Mikes” preaching series, Michael Vaughn introduced the term Anglican Intelligence for our Monday night Bible study. Now, thanks to our own Costa Dillon, we have Organic Intelligence! Yes, the fifth film of the horror-comedy franchise Attack of the Killer Tomatoes made its debut at Comic-Con this year. While in college at UC Davis, Costa dreamed up this plague of genetically mutated tomatoes gone wild, and th

The Rev. Nina Bacas
Jul 29


Our New (to Us) Church Van
You may already have seen it in the parking lot! It looks brand new, but it’s actually a used 2024 Ford Transit van. Purchased with a portion of the General Outreach Fund surplus, this van will expand our profile and reach in our community by supporting two pillars of our Strategic Vision Plan: Develop new targeted outreach programs that increase awareness of St. Bart’s in nearby communities Expand community awareness of St. Bart’s and strengthen the church’s connections wit

The Rev. Nina Bacas
Jul 22


Why Pride Sunday?
This year we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1976 General Convention resolution declaring that LGBTQ+ people have a full and equal claim to the pastoral care and support of The Episcopal Church. Some people have wondered why we need to have a weekend devoted to Pride. My answer is that it’s all about the past, the present, and the future. For generations in our society, and in the global church to this day, gay people have been hidden, treated poorly, excluded, and to

The Rev. Nina Bacas
Jul 15
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