St Barnabas: the Parish Church for Caversham Park and Emmer Green
Notices for Sunday 14th Dec: Advent 3
This Sunday
- 9:30am Parish Communion (in Church)
- 11:15am Family Communion (in Church)
Readings this Sunday:
Isaiah 35.1-10 James 5.7-10 Matthew 11.2-11
Prayer for the week:
God for whom we watch and wait, you sent John the Baptist to prepare the way of your Son: give us courage to speak the truth, to hunger for justice, and to suffer for the cause of right, with Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Please pray for:
Those who have asked for our prayers: Judy Ball, Cathy Cordery, Shirley Corti, Mike Edwards, Nick and Alison Gibbon, Abigail Ryan-Riley, Roman Thumwood, Pauline Smith, Janet, Madelaine and family, Guy Watt. And those who have died recently: Rosemarie Ash and Doreen Drew.
Notices:
Messy Christmas: This Saturday 13th Dec 3-5pm (Parish Centre). Festive fun for families: crafts, stories, carols and snacks. Free entry, all welcome, children accompanied by responsible adult please. Click here to book (to help us plan).
Carol Singers! Neighbourhood carol-singing: Thurs 18th Dec, from 4pm. Singers welcome, please talk to David Howell, Felicity (our organist) or Revd Kevin.
Christmas events and services at St Barnabas. A full list is on our website. Invite your family, friends and neighbours: there’s a lot to choose from! There’s a list attached to this email too.
Christmas Fair: A huge thank-you to everyone who supported our Christmas Fair last Saturday – we raised £1,800 for our African education charities.
Big Church Christmas Card: Instead of sending lots of Christmas cards to your church friends, why not sign our Big Church Christmas Card. It’s a lovely way to be eco friendly and share a Christmas message with more people. Thanks to David Howell for the beautiful design.
Scouts Post Box is in the parish centre. Delivery to any address in Caversham, Caversham Park or Emmer Green for 45p, last posting date 18th December.
Eco tip: Reuse the Christmas decorations you already have, rather than buying new ones.
Shopping online for Christmas? Raise free funds for St Barnabas! Sign up with Easyfundraising and anything you buy at over 8,000 online retailers can turn into free funding for us. Go to St Barnabas’ Easyfundraising to get started.
Regular giving to St Barnabas. We are entirely self-funded, if you consider St Barnabas is your home church, please support our mission and ministry. Give regularly through the Parish Giving Scheme or see our ‘Giving’ page. Ask Richard Cunningham (our treasurer) or Revd Kevin for further details.
Contact details:
Vicar: Revd Kevin Lovell, 01189 475214, vicar@saintbarnabas.org.uk
Churchwarden: Louise Morgan churchwarden1@saintbarnabas.org.uk
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