This Sunday: 25h January: Conversion of St Paul
- 9:30am Parish Communion (in Church)
- 11:15am Family Communion (in Church)
Readings this Sunday:
Jeremiah 1.4-10 Acts 9.1-22 Matthew 19.27-end
Prayer for the week:
Almighty God, who caused the light of the gospel to shine throughout the world through the preaching of your servant Saint Paul: grant that we who celebrate his wonderful conversion may follow him in bearing witness to your truth; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
What’s On This Week:
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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, Pat Morgan, Roman Thumwood, Pauline Smith, Janet, Guy Watt. And those who have died recently: Pat Stevens and Jeanne Turner. Please also pray for our PCC which meets this week.
Notices:
Prayer meeting for the Hong Kong ministry: Sat 31st Jan, 10:00am at St Barnabas. Please come to this joint gathering of current St Barnabas and Hong Kong congregations. We will meet, worship and share lunch, get an update from Revd Fung Lau and go for a prayer walk (weather permitting!).
Eco tip: The carbon footprint of liquid soap is around 25% higher than soap bars. So why not switch those plastic bottles for an old-fashioned bar of soap?
Fish & Chip supper (social) Sat 21st Feb, 5:30 for 6pm (Church Hall). Ticket details to come, for now we need acts! Can you sing, play an instrument, dance, tell jokes, recite poetry or tell a funny story? Speak to Wendy Howell.
Changes to offertory in 9:30am service. After discussion with sidespeople and PCC, we will change our offertory practice. From February, we will no longer pass the giving plates. You can still make a cash offering in the plate at the back of church. This will be brought to the altar during the service. Better still, please consider regular giving through the Parish Giving scheme.
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.
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.
Church Flowers. If you love flowers and would like to contribute to church displays, please add your name to the list in the parish centre. Donations in memory of loved ones or for special occasions can be given to Wendy or Gail.
Consultation for the next Bishop of Oxford. What do we need from the next Bishop of Oxford? Have your say: parishes are invited to contribute your views, you can do so online here.
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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