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Morning Prayer: Rite II–Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

We continue with streaming services only this week at Saint Bartholomew Episcopal Church in Hempstead. Morning prayer will again be led by Father Frank Hawkins.

We have added an online giving function to the Saint Bartholomew homepage and to the Facebook page. We ask that you contribute whatever amount your heart leads you to contribute. Here is a direct link to the safe PayPal contribution page: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stbartshempstead.

To attend morning prayer:

See everyone online at 10 on Sunday, August 16!

Morning Prayer, Rite II–Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

As much as we would like to be back in the Saint Bartholomew sanctuary worshiping, the active cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Waller County. We will be continuing our online-only worship services this week with morning prayer led by Father Frank Hawkins.

This week has brought with it the tragic news of Sherrif Glenn Smith’s passing, as well as the passing of Mrs. Joyce Smith. On a better note, Father Frank is back in the saddle, as you’ll see tomorrow morning. And Glynn Franklin, Sr. made it through his biopsy on Thursday okay. Please keep them all in your prayers.

To attend our little Episcopal morning prayer service tomorrow:

Peace be with you all. We’ll see you online tomorrow at 10 AM.

Morning Prayer: Rite II–The Eighth Sunday After Pentecost

Join the Saint Bartholomew Episcopal Church in online morning prayer on Sunday 26 July 2020. The service will be streamed live on Facebook and will be led by Father Frank Hawkins.

To attend:

Everyone stay safe. We are monitoring active COVID-19 cases and evaluating weekly the risk of resuming sanctuary services. Cases have once again gone up this week in Waller County.

So until you hear different, we’ll see you online Sunday morning!

Morning Prayer, Rite II–Sixth Sunday After Pentecost

Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church continues with online worship only this Sunday, July 12, 2020. Given the significant increase in active COVID-19 cases in Waller County, we will not hold services at the sanctuary this week. We hope to see you online!

It’s easy to attend. All you need to do is:

Saint Bartholomew Facebook page

See you all online Sunday morning!

Morning Prayer, Rite II–Fifth Sunday After Pentecost

Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church will resume online worship only this Sunday, July 5, 2020. Given the significant increase in active COVID-19 cases in Waller County, we will not hold services at the sanctuary this week. We hope to see you online!

It’s easy to attend. All you need to do is:

Saint Bartholomew Facebook page

See you all online Sunday morning!

Episcopal Mass this Sunday

We are very excited to be able to gather together again this week in person at Saint Bartholomew’s and worship. Please join us for Episcopal Mass at 10:00 AM, or join us online!

We are taking precautions to ensure the parishioners of Saint Bartholomew’s can worship safely. If you are feeling ill, or if you have underlying health risks or concerns about joining an in-person worship service, you can still attend the service online.

All you need to do to attend online is to download the order of service and the readings for the week, then go to our Facebook page at 10:00 AM on Sunday.

See you all there, one way or the other!

Join Us for Mass this Sunday!

June 21 marks the return of worship inside the sanctuary at Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Hempstead, Texas! We are very excited to be able to gather together and worship again.

We are taking precautions to ensure the parishioners of Saint Bartholomew’s can worship safely. If you are feeling ill, or if you have underlying health risks or concerns about joining an in-person worship service, we are happy to announce we will continue offering online services every Sunday.

All you need to do to attend online is to download the order of service and the readings for the week, then go to our Facebook page at 10:00 AM on Sunday.

See you all there, one way or the other!

St. Bartholomew Facebook page

June/July Newsletter

In this issue of the Saint Bartholomew Episcopal Church newsletter, read the Bishops’ statement from the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, get George Bush’s take on institutional racism, and see pictures from Houston’s march for George Floyd.

Here is an excerpt from the Bishops’ statement:

We grieve for the most recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. We hear the voices of people of color who live, daily, as victims of prejudice, contempt, and violence in America. We support peaceful protests. We speak out against the actions of authorities who tear-gas peaceful protestors. We reject the government’s removal of clergy from church property without cause. We reject the use of the Episcopal church as a political prop. We condemn destruction of property.

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