St Bartholomew Catholic Church and School

St. Bartholomew Catholic Church
8005 Miramar Parkway
Miramar, FL 33025
Rectory: 954-431-3600
School: 954-431-5253
Parish Hall: 954-431-0612
Sacred Heart Ctr: 954-431-7464

Peace be with you!

Every year is a year of God’s grace, but in this 50th Anniversary Jubilee Year of the Miami Archdiocese, we give thanks in a special way for all God has done for us as a Catholic community in South Florida for the past 50 years.

St. Bartholomew Parish is a community of Catholic Christians, a part of the Archdiocese of Miami; we celebrate the Good News of Jesus Christ, Son of God, risen from the dead.

We are a Full Gospel Church, proclaiming and living by the truth of Scripture;
a Sacramental Church, celebrating Christ in the Eucharist and in all his sacraments;
and a Servant Church, ministering to other’s needs in love, peace and justice.

We ourselves recommit our lives to Christ in faith and love, and we invite others to discover for themselves the power, peace, and hope of life in Christ. We especially make this invitation to those who do not have a regular church community where they worship and also those who may have been apart from the Church community for a time.

We urge you to take advantage of the variety of groups and inistries here at St. Bartholomew’s. Everyone, single or married, old or young, people of different languages and races –– all belong to our one parish family in Christ.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Reverend Paul Vuturo
Pastor

About Our Parish

St. Bartholomew Catholic Church is more than a building or a collection of buildings. We are a community joined together by Jesus Christ. Our ministries and outreach programs demonstrate the many different ways that we share our faith and grow in the love Christ calls us to live.

St. Bartholomew Church is located on the NW corner of University Drive and Miramar Parkway in Miramar, Florida. The grounds consist of a Church, Parochial School, Parish Hall, Sacred Heart Conference and Retreat Center, Rectory and athletic fields. For directions, please visit the map link below.

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Welcome from our Pastor, Father Paul

Welcome to the web site of the St. Bartholomew Catholic Community. We hope you will find this site helpful, and that you will discover a little about our parish. Our hope is that as you browse our site, you will notice that we are a multicultural parish that strives in as many ways as possible to proclaim, to grow in and to share in the goodness and kindness of Jesus our Savior. We strive to be a welcoming, family friendly community.

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Parish Registration

Interested in joining our Parish? As our parish faith life grows and develops, we are happy to welcome those who wish to register as new members of our parish family. Simply stop by the rectory to pick up registration forms and information. Once a month after the 11:00 a.m. Sunday Mass, a special program, FRIENDSHIP SUNDAY, welcomes new parishioners to our community. Over coffee and cake we introduce them to our parish and offer them many different opportunities to become involved in the myriad of programs and ministries that St. Bartholomew supports. Friendship Sunday is sponsored by the parish Stewardship Committee. Call the rectory office for the next date.

Parish History

St. Bartholomew Parish, like our Lord himself, had a humble beginning. It was born in the Miramar fire house on August 16, 1962. In those days, the town of Miramar was hardly developed west of University Drive. Today, there are over 2000 registered families, there is a parochial school which educates about 300 students from pre-kindergarten through the eighth grade, and there is a robust religious education program that serves the needs of over an additional 450 students.

History of our Patron Saint, St. Bartholomew

What is known for certain about Saint Bartholomew can be found in the Scriptures. He is one of the 12 apostles. His name, a patronymic, means "son of Tolomai" and scholars believe he is the same person as Nathanael mentioned in John, who says he is from Cana and that Jesus called him an "Israelite . . . incapable of deceit."

The Art and Beauty of St. Bartholomew Church

Stained glass windows add beauty to a church, while also adding an element of mystery. Our windows embody messages of faith that speak to God's presence among us. Stained glass windows were added to St. Bartholomew in different stages beginning with the major church renovation in the nineties through 2001 when the bell tower and covered walkways were added. Here you can find a window-by-window description of the images and learn about other artwork adorning the Church such as the Fisherman Sculpture.

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Heavenly Helps Gift Shop

Heavenly Helps is a small gift shop located just inside the main doors to the Church. It is open Saturday evening after the 5:30 p.m. Mass and Sunday after each of the Masses. The Gift shop, which is staffed by volunteers, offers all types of Catholic gift items: Bibles for Children and Adults, missals, books, rosaries, scapulars, First Communion and Confirmation Gifts, Greeting Cards, Children's coloring books, Anniversary, Wedding, Birthday, stickers, lapel pins, statues, bookmarks, calendars, posters ,statues, crucifixes, candles, etc. For special orders or inquiries, email Gloria Murphy at ggmmurph@aol.com.

We welcome your inquiry into our parish and its unique Web Site. We invite you to share your journey of faith with us. Please feel free to contact us personally:

via e-mail: parishoffice@stbartholomew.com or by phone: (954) 431-3600
or in person:
8005 Miramar Pkwy, Miramar, FL 33025-3004

If you have questions, concerns or suggestions specifically about this Web site, please email:dmurphy@stbartholomew.com

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Masses - Holy Eucharist

Sunday:
   English 5:30 p.m. (Saturday Vigil)
                7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a.m.,
                12:30, 7:00 p.m.    French/Creole 3:00 p.m.
   Spanish 5:00 p.m.
Weekday: 7:00, 8:30 a.m.
Saturday: 8:30 a.m.

Confession - Reconciliation

Saturday:
    11:00 to 11:30 a.m.
    4:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Any time by appointment

Rosary - Weekdays 8:10 a.m.
Baptism - Read this
Marriage - Read this

Meet the Parish Staff

St. Bartholomew Parish is
blessed with a Pastoral Staff
of clergy and lay persons,
all who serve the needs of the
parish in several languages,
English, Spanish and French/Creole.

Priests
     Rev. Paul Vuturo
     Rev. Fritzner Bellonce

Deacons
     Deacon David Smith


Seminary Intern
     David Nnamdi Ugokwe

Director of Religious Education
     Mrs. Mercedes Brown

School Principal
     Mrs. Christine Gonzalez

Youth Ministry/Clinical Social Worker
     Mr. Gerard John

Music Ministry
     Mr. Michael Martinez
     Mrs. Betty Bunnell
     Ms. Chan DeMaupassante
     Mrs. Monique Abraham

Rectory Staff
    Mrs. Barbara Bohan
    Mrs. Lois Forcina
    Ms. Donna Murphy