Welcome to our family.
All St. Bartholomew parishioners are encouraged to participate in a small group experience whether it be within the family, a gathering of friends or other groups that are formed here in the community. Small group companionship allows the encounter with Jesus to be experienced "in the flesh" through relationships of authentic love and friendship.
“It is Jesus [who] you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is he who provokes you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is he who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is he who reads in your hearts your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle.”
Saint John Paul II
World Youth Day, August 2000
Please consider joining one or more of our small groups, outlined below, where your participation will allow you to enjoy the small group companionship that is offered. The groups generally start up again in September after the summer months in normal circumstances. Please contact each ministry leader for updates.
The Tuesday Morning Bible Group meets September - June on Tuesdays, 9-10.30 , currently in the room on the school gym stage located on campus. We use the Loyola Press Bible Series “A Guided Discovery for Groups”. These books give structure and enable scripture discussions in a small group setting and help to increase our understanding of the Bible and how to apply it to our daily lives. New members are always welcome – contact Cecilia Motha 301-229-5990 or email ccmotha@comcast.net
The St. Bart’s Women’s Prayer and Book Discussion Group has been meeting for over 16 years in various respective members' homes. Starting January 13, 2022 through May 12, 2022, the group will meet in the room on the school gym stage located on campus. During two hours of fellowship, members share their faith, offer intercessory prayers, and discuss current faith-related books and topics. The group meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 9:30 am - 11:30 am., September through May. New members are welcome. Please contact Ann Kennedy at 301-367-5988 or alkenne@aol.com for more information.
Are you a busy man? Then please consider joining St. Bartholomew's Busy-Men-at-Works Group which meets on Thursdays, 7:30 pm - 9 pm in the rectory dining room. If you are interested, please consider joining us for readings, discussions, prayer, coffee, doughnuts, and fellowship! We meet every Thursday at 7.30 pm, after Labor Day and through to the end of May.. For more information, please contact Manny Berard, jmb10@caa.columbia.edu
The St. Bart's Women's Saturday Morning Prayer Group meets on the first and third Saturday of the month from 8.30 a.m.-10.30 a.m. in private homes, with light refreshments offered. Besides opening and closing prayers, we read and discuss selected books that deepen our faith and our understanding of how it fits into our lives and bringing us closer to God. The group is open to all women and new members are always welcome. Contact: Kathleen Goldsmith, goldsmithkit@gmail.com or call 301-469-6455.