Notices for Sunday 26th October: Last Sunday after Trinity
This Sunday:
- 9:30am Parish Communion (in Church)
- 11:15am Family Communion (in Church)
- 12:30pm Holy Baptism of Fraser (in church)
Readings this Sunday:
Ecclesiasticus 35.12-17 2 Timothy 4.6-8, 16-18 Luke 18.9-14
Prayer for the week:
Merciful God, teach us to be faithful in change and uncertainty, that trusting in your word and obeying your will we may enter the unfailing joy of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Please pray for:
Those who have asked for our prayers: Cathy Cordery, Shirley Corti, Mike Edwards, Nick and Alison Gibbon, Anna Headland, Roman, Pat Morgan, Pauline Smith, Janet, Madelaine and family, Guy Watt. Pray also for Fraser, to be baptised this Sunday, also for our PCC who meet on Tuesday evening.
Notices:
Generous Giving: Please continue to pray about how you support our work financially. Paper forms to enrol on the Parish Giving Scheme are now available in church (in our ‘Generous Giving’ envelopes). You will be able join PGS or update your giving online, from 31st October. You can watch Revd Kevin’s message on YouTube by clicking here, (jump to 6:00 and 24:30).
All Souls Service of Remembrance. Sunday 2nd Nov at 4:00pm. If you would like the name of recently departed loved ones read out during this service, please add their name to the sheet in the Parish Centre (please write clearly!).
We believe: exploring the Nicene Creed. The next sessions are on Mon 27th and Tues 28th Oct. All welcome as we explore the final section about Jesus.
Eco tip: Freezers run most efficiently when they are full. If you are running down your freezer as part of preparing for Christmas, don't leave your freezer with lots of empty space, you can fill the gaps with plastic milk bottles filled with water.
Fairly Traded Advent Calendars: £4.95 from The Meaningful Chocolate Company, includes a Christmas Story book. Please order by 31st Oct (sign the sheet in the Parish Centre or email pccsecretary@saintbarnabas.org.uk). Pay on delivery.
Light Party! Friday 31st October at St John’s Caversham, RG4 5AN, 4-5:30pm. Craft, activities and songs for 4-11 year-olds, run by Churches Together in Caversham. Book online: bit.ly/lightparty2025
Contact details:
Vicar: Revd Kevin Lovell, 01189 475214, vicar@saintbarnabas.org.uk
Churchwarden: Louise Morgan churchwarden1@saintbarnabas.org.uk
Notices etc. for this sheet to reach Revd Kevin by 12 noon on Wednesday.
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