Holiday & Special Services
Join us at St. Bartholomew’s for seasonal worship, fellowship, and celebration! This page highlights our upcoming holiday services, special events, and community gatherings throughout the year, including Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, Lent and more. All are welcome!
For a complete list of programs, groups, and activities, click the button below to visit our full Events page.
Stations of the Cross
Fridays | 6:00 - 6:30 PM | Sanctuary | February 20, 27; March 6, 13, 20, 27
A prayer journey with 14 stops of the final hours of Jesus’ life. The stations will be held around the Sanctuary and will be led by Father Ethan.
Runs from February 20 - March 27.
Lent Supper Series
Wednesdays: Feb. 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25 | 6–7:30 PM
Join us for our Lent Supper Series on Wednesdays in the Parish Hall. Each week, we will gather for a shared Lenten supper and reflection. The church will provide the entrée, and attendees are welcome to bring a side dish to share, if you wish.
From 6:00–6:30 PM, we will enjoy the meal together, followed by separate programming for adults and children from 6:30–7:30 PM. Adult discussion, led by Father Ethan, will focus on the weekly Gospel readings, providing an opportunity to reflect more deeply on the meaning of Lent in our lives.
Children will enjoy age-appropriate activities and lessons during the same time. This series offers a time of fellowship, spiritual growth, and shared reflection, and all are welcome to join us each week.
Easter Memorial & Thanksgiving Order Forms
Now Available | Submission Deadline: March 15 - 22
As we continue through the Season of Lent, we are preparing for the Easter Eucharist, including flowers, decorations, and music. You are invited to make a memorial or thanksgiving offering in honor of a loved one.
Order forms are available in the bulletin and outside the Parish Office. Completed forms may be placed in the offering plate, submitted in the Parish Office, or given online by clicking the Give Online button.
Please note, to have names included in the Easter bulletin, online submissions must be received by March 15 due to payment processing time, while forms submitted to the Parish Office or placed in the offering plate must be received by March 22. Donations received after these dates will still be gratefully accepted, but names will not appear in the bulletin.
A donation is not required for a name to be remembered. We look forward to a glorious Easter Sunday! 🌸✝️
Chamber Singers Concert
Sunday, March 15 | 2:00 PM
Join us for a special performance by the Franklin & Marshall College Chamber Singers. Under the direction of Dr. William Wright, the Chamber Singers will present a tour program of sacred and secular music spanning a variety of styles—truly something for everyone! This event is free and open to all. Please bring family and friends!
Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 29 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
We will start outside at 10:00 AM in the Memorial Garden for our Palm Sunday Rite II service. Together we will process into the church with the choir leading a festive procession. Rite I (8:00–8:40 AM) will be held as usual, with palms distributed at the beginning of the service as you enter.
Maundy Thursday Service
Thursday, April 2 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for our Maundy Thursday service as we commemorate the institution of the Lord’s Supper and reflect on Jesus’ commandment to love one another. This meaningful service includes foot washing and the stripping of the altar, accompanied by our choir.
After the sermon, attendees are invited to participate in foot washing, a practice begun by Jesus to demonstrate humility and service. The altar guild will provide basins and fresh water, and the service continues with the stripping of the altar—flowers, candles, vestments, and crosses are removed in silence, while the choir sings. The service concludes in darkness, representing the moment when Jesus is arrested and his disciples flee.
This is a reflective and intimate service, providing a powerful opportunity to enter into the events of Holy Week.
Good Friday Service
Friday, April 3 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for our Good Friday service, a solemn observance of Jesus’ crucifixion. This service includes the Solemn Collects, veneration of the cross, and Holy Communion from the Reserved Sacrament.
The service is reflective in nature, and the Holy Eucharist is not celebrated. Our choir will lead the music, providing a meditative backdrop as we remember Christ’s sacrifice.
This contemplative service invites all to enter into the depth of Good Friday and the meaning of Holy Week.
Holy Saturday Service
Saturday, April 4 | 9 AM - 9:30 AM
Join us for our Holy Saturday service, a quiet and contemplative observance of Christ being laid in the tomb. This service follows the Liturgy of the Day and is marked by no music and no communion, providing a reflective moment in Holy Week.
Immediately following the service, the altar guild and flower guild will prepare the sanctuary for Easter, adorning it in celebration of the Resurrection.
Easter Sunday - Sun, April 5
Sunrise Service | 6:45 - 7:45 AM
Join us for the Easter Sunrise Service at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 738 Pinellas Point Dr S, St. Petersburg, FL 33705. Start your day with morning prayers and hymns in the beautiful outdoors. Chairs will be provided (this service does not include Holy Communion).
Rite II Service | 9 - 10 AM
Rite II Service | 11 - 12 PM
Both services will follow our regular Rite II format and will be identical. Sunday School will not meet; however, the nursery will be open during both services.
Please Note: There will be no Rite I service on Easter Sunday (April 5), and there will be no Rector’s Forum on Easter Sunday or the following Sunday (April 12).