Join us as Father Frank Hawkins leads morning prayer on June 14, the second Sunday after Pentecost!
Here’s how:
Stay tuned for details about regathering for worship at Saint Bartholomew’s in Hempstead on June 21!
May the peace of the Lord be with you today and all days.
Join Father Frank Hawkins and Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church for morning prayer on Trinity Sunday as we celebrate God in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
To join us, all you need to do is:
Saint Bartholomew’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stbarthempstead/
May 31 is Pentecost Sunday! On this, the seventh Sunday after Easter, we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus after his ascension.
Join Saint Bartholomew Episcopal Church in online worship this Sunday. Here’s how:
Saint Bartholomew Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stbarthempstead/
See you all tomorrow!
Download the order of service and join us Sunday morning at 10:00 AM on the Saint Bartholomew Facebook page as Father Frank Hawkins leads us in morning prayer.
Here is the order of service for download:
Here’s a link to the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/stbarthempstead/
We had some technical difficulties last week with the Facebook Live feed. We think we have it resolved for this week. We will likely be moving to a new platform in the near future, but we are sticking with Facebook Live this week.
By way of an update, Father Frank led a small private funeral on Friday, May 15 for Russell Bayh. Thanks to the Bayh family and to everyone for respecting the policies from the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. Please keep Darwin, Lisa, and the entire Bayh family in your prayers.
We also got word from the Scholls that Kay made it through her surgery fine and is back home. Please continue to pray for Kay to recover her vision.
Here’s all the info you need (if all goes according to plan) to attend the service online tomorrow:
Link to the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stbarthempstead
See you all online tomorrow!
A very small funeral service for immediate family (limit is 10 people inside the church) to celebrate the life of Russell Bayh is scheduled for 9:00 AM Friday, May 15, 2020.
A graveside service will follow at the Hempstead Cemetery. The public is welcome to attend the graveside service. A minimum of 6 feet must be kept between family groups at the cemetery. If you have underlying health conditions or if you are in a high-risk category, it is strongly recommended that you not attend the service. Out of respect for those with health conditions, and in a stand for neighborly love, please wear a mask to protect others.
The funeral at St. Bartholomew will be streamed live on the St. Bartholomew Facebook page. If you don’t get it live, you can always watch it later. The graveside service will be streamed, as well.
To follow along with the funeral service, download the Order of Service and tune in to Facebook at 9:00 tomorrow.
Peace to you all. And prayers for the Bayh family in this difficult time.
We have included a copy of the obituary below.
Russell, 94, husband, father, military veteran, educator, faithful servant to God and country, member of the “greatest generation”, and dear friend to many, died peacefully with family members on May 10, 2020 in Chappell Hill, Texas.
He was born October 10, 1925 to parents Russell I. Bayh Sr. and Verlita Maie Broadway Bayh in Monroe, Louisiana. After his parents divorced, he lived with his grandparents Henry Herman “Hank” and Emma Bayh in Monroe. After high school graduation, he moved to El Campo, Texas to live with his mother and stepfather, Darwin Pliler, until being drafted into the
Army.
He was inducted into the Army March 23, 1944 at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, and trained at Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Texas for assignment to the 90th Anti-Aircraft Battalion as a Fire Controller, which involved gun aiming competency. Serving as a PFC, he was reassigned to the 9th Infantry Division, 47th Infantry Regiment, Company E in the Rhineland, European
African Middle Eastern Theater. His military qualification was Combat Infantryman with a sharpshooter rifle. He left the United States January 31, 1945 and arrived in Liverpool England, and was sent by train to the east coast of England, then by boat to Le Havre France where he was transferred to the Ardennes Sector front lines February 8, 1945. One of his weapons was a tripod-mounted, air-cooled 30 caliber machine gun. The men of the 9th Division were challenged by blizzards, trench foot, frost-bite and frequent bursts of German artillery, and losses were heavy.
On March 4, 1945, he was badly injured by German artillery fire in fierce fighting near the German city, Remagen. Considering extensive shell-blast and shrapnel wounds received, it was an act of God that he did not die on the battlefield. Five days after his injury, his regiment had the recognized distinction of being the first infantry troops to cross the Rhine River at
Remagen via the famous “last bridge standing”, the Ludendorff Bridge.
After field injury treatment, on May 11, 1945 he was sent by boat to New York, then to McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, Texas, where he arrived May 24 for rehabilitation and fitment of an artificial prosthesis for his right leg, and “shell-shock” treatment.
In March, 1946 he was discharged from the Temple Hospital, then honorably discharged from the Army March 15, 1946. For his military service injuries, he received two Purple Heart medals, as well as a EAME Theatre medal with bronze Service Star, a America Theater medal, a Good Conduct medal, and a World War II Victory medal. Qualified for the GI Bill, he went to Huntsville, Texas, to start college at Sam Houston State University. Despite his war-related disabilities, he completed a BA degree in Industrial Arts in 1950 and a MA degree in Industrial Arts and Education in 1951.
While attending Sam Houston State, he met Geneva Marie Fowler who was also attending college in Huntsville, and she became his faithful, loving wife for sixty-six years as Russell and Geneva were married October 13, 1950.
As a school teacher, he taught metal and woodworking shop classes at Santa Fe High School in Alta Loma, Texas and in the Spring Branch School District in Houston, Texas. He also coached Junior High School football. In 1963, Russell oversaw and participated in building the family’s dream home in Hempstead, Texas where they planned retirement and happily lived for
61 years.
With his artificial leg, the physical demands of standing and moving about during long classroom/shop sessions became a serious issue, and he began preparation for a less-arduous Industrial Cooperative Education teaching role at Spring Woods High School. He continued his formal education via “summer special training” courses 1966-68 at the University of Texas and Texas A&M University to obtain the required job skills and qualify for
this new role. August 1, 1970, he started the new Vocational Counselor role where he mentored and enabled students not planning college attendance upon graduation to prepare for careers in a broad range of job types and industries. He served in this role until retirement in 1978.
In his retired life, Russell faithfully served as Chaplain in his Waller County VFW and American Legion Chapters, and Choir and Vestry service at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Hempstead.
Russell is survived by three children, Russell I. (Rusty) Bayh III and his wife JoCile, Darwin Bayh and his wife Lisa, and Rebecca Mikolajczak and her husband John. He has four grandchildren: Amanda McKitrick, Reese Bayh, Mason Wellman and wife Lindsey, and Jared Mikolajczak. He has one great-grandson, Russell Cole McKitrick and one great-granddaughter, Aria Marie Wellman. Also surviving is his brother Billy Charles Bayh and several nieces, nephews, and godchildren.
Funeral services are scheduled for 9 AM Friday, May 15 at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Hempstead, Texas with Father Frank Hawkins officiating. In compliance with current Episcopal Diocese of Texas Rules, attendance is limited to immediate family. The service will be live-
streamed via the St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church Facebook page. The
graveside service with Military Honor Guard will be immediately following at the Hempstead Cemetery, and is open to the public with compliance to social distancing rules. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM on Thursday, May 14 at McWilliams Funeral Home in Hempstead.
Russell was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4007 in Hempstead, Texas.
Hello, everyone!
Please join us for morning prayer tomorrow. Here’s all the info you need:
Note: We have had reports from some folks that the live video feed is pausing and restarting. If this is happening to you, an easy remedy is to wait until later to watch the service. So instead of watching the live event at 10:00 AM, just wait until the video posts to St. Bart’s video feed.
St. Bart’s Facebook page is located here: https://www.facebook.com/stbarthempstead/
Good afternoon!
Although local and state officials are loosening requirements for staying at home, Saint Bartholomew’s church is following the recommendations of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas to delay full re-engagement of Sunday worship until we can take steps to ensure everyone’s safety.
We are in the process of meeting all the criteria set forth by the diocese designed to keep all of us safe. We will be sending updates as joint Sunday worship gets closer. For now, we will continue to conduct virtual worship services via Facebook Live.
Here is all the info you need to participate in morning prayer this week:
The full St. Bartholomew Facebook address is https://www.facebook.com/stbarthempstead/ .
Again, if you are having trouble viewing the current morning prayer video, try navigating away from the Facebook page and then going back to it. Sometimes the live video feed lags a bit.
Good afternoon! We are nearing the end of April and are in the third Sunday of Easter. Join us this Sunday as Father Frank Hawkins leads us in morning prayer on Facebook. The day is nearing when we will be able to gather again in person. Until that time, please continue to join us on Sunday mornings at 10:00 on Facebook Live.
Here is all the info you need to participate in this week’s online Episcopal morning prayer from St. Bartholomew’s Church:
St. Bartholomew’s Facebook page is found here: https://www.facebook.com/stbarthempstead/
Note, if you are having trouble seeing the current video on Facebook, try navigating away from the St. Bartholomew Facebook page and then going back to it. Sometimes the live video feed lags a bit.
Thanks to everyone for their patience as we work through this time together. We look forward to the day when we can all safely gather again!
Here is all the info you need to participate in the online Episcopal morning prayer for April 19 from St. Bartholomew’s Church. Join Father Frank Hawkins as we worship together on Facebook this Sunday at 10:00 AM.
St. Bartholomew’s Church Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stbarthempstead/
Note, if you are having trouble seeing the current video on Facebook, try navigating away from the St. Bartholomew Facebook page and then going back to it. Sometimes the live video feed lags a bit.
Thanks to everyone for their patience as we work through this time together. We look forward to the day when we can all safely gather again!