Notices for Sunday 10th May: Easter 6
- 9:30am Service of the Word (in Church)
- 11:15am Family Communion (in Church)
Readings this Sunday:
Isaiah 61:1-4 & 8 Matthew 7:7-11
Prayer for the week:
Risen Christ, by the lakeside you renewed your call to your disciples: help your Church to obey your command and draw the nations to the fire of your love, to the glory of God the Father. Amen
What’s On This Week:
See our What's On page
Join online morning Prayer on Facebook: click this link.
Please pray for:
Those who have asked for our prayers: Judy Ball, Cathy Cordery, Mike Edwards, Nick and Alison Gibbon, Augusten Masih, Pat Morgan, Abigail Ryan-Riley, Pauline Smith, Janet. And those who have died recently: Jennifer Hijazi and Nathan Stevens.
Notices:
This week is Christian Aid week. There will be a cash collection box in church on Sunday, but if you wish to donate online (and gift aid your donation), please use this link to the Christian Aid website. Thank-you!
Hong Kong ministry: the first fellowship meeting was successful: click here to see some photos of the event. The next meetings are 9th and 23rd May, from 10am: please do pop in and say ‘Hi’.
Attention hearing aid/Zoom users: we’re holding a ‘help’ session on Monday 18th May at 9:30am in church, to assist you in getting the best results from our loop system. We shall also cover questions on how best to receive the Zoom livestream. For more information, ask Christine Bartlett. If you have an ipad or iphone please bring it with you. All welcome.
Do you volunteer for CTC work? Come to the Churches Together in Caversham Annual Meeting. It’s on Monday 18th May, starting 7:30pm at Caversham Baptist Church, RG4 8HY. Please come along, to celebrate CTC’s work and commission our volunteers for the coming year.
REinspired Craft Café 21st May, 9:30–11:00am, Gosbrook Road Methodist church: just turn up! If you would like to help REinspired, please email Anna at reinspiredcaversham@gmail.com
Reading Dusseldorf Churches Interchange has an exciting series of events planned for the next 12 months. Please click this link to find out more.
Eco tip: next week is Water Saving Week in the UK. This website has lots of useful information and tips for saving water How to save water | Waterwise
National Emergency Briefing on the climate and nature crisis: this film, presented by Chris Packham, will be shown at St Barnabas on Tuesday 30th June at 7pm. For details and booking, click here.
Regular giving to St Barnabas: If you consider St Barnabas is your church, please support our mission and ministry. The best way is to give regularly through the Parish Giving Scheme by clicking here. Or see the ‘Giving’ page on our website. Ask Brian Bartlett (our regular giving advisor) or Revd Kevin for further details. Also ‘Generous Giving’ packs on the table at the back of church.
Contact details:
Vicar: Revd Kevin Lovell, 01189 475214, vicar@saintbarnabas.org.uk
PCC Secretary: Christine Bartlett pccsecretary@saintbarnabas.org.uk
Notices etc. for this sheet to reach Revd Kevin by 12 noon on Wednesday.
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