Notices for Sunday 8th February: 2nd Sunday before Lent This Sunday
- 9:30am Parish Communion (in Church)
- 11:15am Family Communion (in Church)
Readings this Sunday:
Genesis 1.1-2.3 Romans 8.18-25 Matthew 6.25-end
Prayer for the week:
Almighty God, give us reverence for all creation and respect for every person, that we may mirror your likeness in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
What’s On This Week:
Join online morning Prayer on Facebook: click this link.
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, Pat Morgan, Roman Thumwood, Pauline Smith, Janet, Guy Watt. And those who have died recently: Jeanne Turner.
Notices:
Changes to offertory in 9:30am service. If you make a cash offertory, please place your gift in the basket at the back of church on arrival: this will be brought to the altar during the service. Better still, please consider regular giving through the Parish Giving scheme (see below).
Sunday 15th February: Celebrating Lunar Chinese New Year. Katie Woo will be joining us at the end of the 11:15 service, to talk about the Hong Kong ‘New Congregations’ project, also the Chinese New Year from a Christian perspective. There will be children’s activities too! All welcome.
Fish & Chip supper (social) Sat 21st Feb, 5:30pm (Church Hall). Tickets ?10, please sign up on the list in the Parish Centre. Offers of acts for entertainment afterwards please, to Wendy Howell – an ideal opportunity to play an instrument, dance, tell jokes, recite poetry or tell a funny story!
REinspired Craft Café Thurs 12th Feb: 9.30-11am at Gosbrook Road Methodist Church. Drop in and stay for as little or as long as you like.
Eco tip: If you receive lots of junk mail in the post that you don't really need, write on the envelope "Return to sender, please remove me from your mailing list", then pop it in the letter box. This is good for the environment and helps save trees!
Lent Course: Come and See: Finding Jesus in the Eucharist. Starts 23rd Feb, Mondays (7pm) and Wednesdays (2:30pm) in the Parish Centre, all welcome. More details on our website.
Annual Meeting! Saturday April 18th 10am in the Parish Centre. We shall be electing two Churchwardens, three PCC members (including a treasurer) and three Deanery Synod Representatives. Our Electoral Roll (list of voting members) is open for new members now: ask Christine Bartlett.
REinspired Caversham seek paid temporary maternity cover for a School Session Leader in Caversham/Emmer Green area, starting April 2026. 12 hours p/w (variable) term-time only. Enhanced DBS check is required. Email reicaversham@gmail.com for more info or to apply (with CV). Applications close 22nd Feb.
Regular giving to St Barnabas. If you consider St Barnabas is your home 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 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
Notices etc. for this sheet to reach Revd Kevin by 12 noon on Wednesday.
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