| MonMonday | TueTuesday | WedWednesday | ThuThursday | FriFriday | SatSaturday | SunSunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/08/2021 |
31/08/2021
09:30: Craft circle
Craft circle
Tuesday, 31 August : 09:30 – 11:00 Our Tuesday morning craft group meets from 9.30 to 11am with refreshments. The group is open everyone. For more information, see: Craft circle. 09:30: Food bank drop-off point
Food bank drop-off point
Tuesday, 31 August : 09:30 – 11:00 You're welcome to drop off donations for the food bank when the church is open. We take any donations to ReadiFood, run by FAITH. For information on food they currently need, see What food we need. Their website also has information on other ways to help the food bank. |
01/09/2021
10:30: Morning prayer
Morning prayer
Wednesday, 1 September : 10:30 – 11:00 19:30: Choir practice
Choir practice
Wednesday, 1 September : 19:30 – 20:30 Join us to sing hymns and learn new music for special services, like Harvest and Christmas. We meet in the church. Our sessions are well-ventilated and socially distanced. We wear masks to sing to help make sure that we keep each other safe. To find out more, email: [email protected]. |
02/09/2021 | 03/09/2021 | 04/09/2021 |
05/09/2021
09:30: Parish communion
Parish communion
Sunday, 5 September : 09:30 Join us either in church or online for a service of worship, bible readings, prayer, and communion. If you're attending in person, you'll need a mask and to observe social distancing rules. For details of how to join an online service, see online services. These services are recorded and usually uploaded to our YouTube channel later that day. 11:30: Open-air, all-age service
Open-air, all-age service
Sunday, 5 September : 11:30 – 12:00 A family service with singing, action songs and activities. Held outside to allow us to worship safely. |
06/09/2021
19:30: Bible study group
Bible study group
Monday, 6 September : 19:30 Come and encounter God through His Word, in a friendly, informal space. Newcomers welcome! Every other Monday in the St Barnabas Parish Centre. |
07/09/2021
09:30: Craft circle
Craft circle
Tuesday, 7 September : 09:30 – 11:00 Our Tuesday morning craft group meets from 9.30 to 11am with refreshments. The group is open everyone. For more information, see: Craft circle. 09:30: Food bank drop-off point
Food bank drop-off point
Tuesday, 7 September : 09:30 – 11:00 You're welcome to drop off donations for the food bank when the church is open. We take any donations to ReadiFood, run by FAITH. For information on food they currently need, see What food we need. Their website also has information on other ways to help the food bank. |
08/09/2021
10:30: Morning prayer
Morning prayer
Wednesday, 8 September : 10:30 – 11:00 19:30: Choir practice
Choir practice
Wednesday, 8 September : 19:30 – 20:30 Join us to sing hymns and learn new music for special services, like Harvest and Christmas. We meet in the church. Our sessions are well-ventilated and socially distanced. We wear masks to sing to help make sure that we keep each other safe. To find out more, email: [email protected]. |
09/09/2021 |
10/09/2021
14:00: Tea and Company
Tea and Company
Friday, 10 September : 14:00 – 15:30 Refreshments and a warm welcome on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month for older people. Open to anyone who enjoys a conversation over a cup of tea and cake. Usually there's also an opportunity to join in with board games too. “I like the warm welcome and the opportunity to get out of the house.” “I have moved and these Friday get-togethers have enabled me to meet new friends and to enjoy their company.” |
11/09/2021 |
12/09/2021
09:30: Parish communion
Parish communion
Sunday, 12 September : 09:30 Join us either in church or online for a service of worship, bible readings, prayer, and communion. If you're attending in person, you'll need a mask and to observe social distancing rules. For details of how to join an online service, see online services. These services are recorded and usually uploaded to our YouTube channel later that day. |
| 13/09/2021 |
14/09/2021
09:30: Craft circle
Craft circle
Tuesday, 14 September : 09:30 – 11:00 Our Tuesday morning craft group meets from 9.30 to 11am with refreshments. The group is open everyone. For more information, see: Craft circle. 09:30: Food bank drop-off point
Food bank drop-off point
Tuesday, 14 September : 09:30 – 11:00 You're welcome to drop off donations for the food bank when the church is open. We take any donations to ReadiFood, run by FAITH. For information on food they currently need, see What food we need. Their website also has information on other ways to help the food bank. |
15/09/2021
10:30: Morning prayer
Morning prayer
Wednesday, 15 September : 10:30 – 11:00 19:30: Choir practice
Choir practice
Wednesday, 15 September : 19:30 – 20:30 Join us to sing hymns and learn new music for special services, like Harvest and Christmas. We meet in the church. Our sessions are well-ventilated and socially distanced. We wear masks to sing to help make sure that we keep each other safe. To find out more, email: [email protected]. |
16/09/2021 | 17/09/2021 | 18/09/2021 |
19/09/2021
09:30: Service of the word
Service of the word
Sunday, 19 September : 09:30 Join us either in church or online for a service of worship, bible readings, prayer, and thought-provoking talks. If you're attending in person, you'll need a mask and to observe social distancing rules. For details of how to join an online service, see online services. These services are recorded and usually uploaded to our YouTube channel later that day. |
20/09/2021
14:00: Busy bees
Busy bees
Monday, 20 September : 14:00 – 15:00 Songs, Bible stories and crafts for pre-school children and those who care for them. Term time only. For more information, see Busy bees.
19:30: Bible study group
Bible study group
Monday, 20 September : 19:30 Come and encounter God through His Word, in a friendly, informal space. Newcomers welcome! Every other Monday in the St Barnabas Parish Centre. |
21/09/2021
09:30: Craft circle
Craft circle
Tuesday, 21 September : 09:30 – 11:00 Our Tuesday morning craft group meets from 9.30 to 11am with refreshments. The group is open everyone. For more information, see: Craft circle. 09:30: Food bank drop-off point
Food bank drop-off point
Tuesday, 21 September : 09:30 – 11:00 You're welcome to drop off donations for the food bank when the church is open. We take any donations to ReadiFood, run by FAITH. For information on food they currently need, see What food we need. Their website also has information on other ways to help the food bank. |
22/09/2021
10:30: Morning prayer
Morning prayer
Wednesday, 22 September : 10:30 – 11:00 19:30: Choir practice
Choir practice
Wednesday, 22 September : 19:30 – 20:30 Join us to sing hymns and learn new music for special services, like Harvest and Christmas. We meet in the church. Our sessions are well-ventilated and socially distanced. We wear masks to sing to help make sure that we keep each other safe. To find out more, email: [email protected]. |
23/09/2021 |
24/09/2021
14:00: Tea and Company
Tea and Company
Friday, 24 September : 14:00 – 15:30 Refreshments and a warm welcome on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month for older people. Open to anyone who enjoys a conversation over a cup of tea and cake. Usually there's also an opportunity to join in with board games too. “I like the warm welcome and the opportunity to get out of the house.” “I have moved and these Friday get-togethers have enabled me to meet new friends and to enjoy their company.” |
25/09/2021 |
26/09/2021
09:30: Parish communion
Parish communion
Sunday, 26 September : 09:30 Join us either in church or online for a service of worship, bible readings, prayer, and communion. If you're attending in person, you'll need a mask and to observe social distancing rules. For details of how to join an online service, see online services. These services are recorded and usually uploaded to our YouTube channel later that day. |
27/09/2021
14:00: Busy bees
Busy bees
Monday, 27 September : 14:00 – 15:00 Songs, Bible stories and crafts for pre-school children and those who care for them. Term time only. For more information, see Busy bees.
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28/09/2021
09:30: Craft circle
Craft circle
Tuesday, 28 September : 09:30 – 11:00 Our Tuesday morning craft group meets from 9.30 to 11am with refreshments. The group is open everyone. For more information, see: Craft circle. 09:30: Food bank drop-off point
Food bank drop-off point
Tuesday, 28 September : 09:30 – 11:00 You're welcome to drop off donations for the food bank when the church is open. We take any donations to ReadiFood, run by FAITH. For information on food they currently need, see What food we need. Their website also has information on other ways to help the food bank. |
29/09/2021
10:30: Morning prayer
Morning prayer
Wednesday, 29 September : 10:30 – 11:00 19:30: Choir practice
Choir practice
Wednesday, 29 September : 19:30 – 20:30 Join us to sing hymns and learn new music for special services, like Harvest and Christmas. We meet in the church. Our sessions are well-ventilated and socially distanced. We wear masks to sing to help make sure that we keep each other safe. To find out more, email: [email protected]. |
30/09/2021 |
01/10/2021
14:00: Bereavement cafe
Bereavement cafe
Friday, 1 October : 14:00 – 15:30 A new, informal drop-in group for the bereaved. Held in the parish centre. |
02/10/2021 |
03/10/2021
09:30: Parish communion
Parish communion
Sunday, 3 October : 09:30 Join us either in church or online for a service of worship, bible readings, prayer, and communion. If you're attending in person, you'll need a mask and to observe social distancing rules. For details of how to join an online service, see online services. These services are recorded and usually uploaded to our YouTube channel later that day. |
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1. Your personal data – what is it?
Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession. The processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).
2. Who are we?
The PCC of St Barnabas Emmer Green is the data controller (contact details below). This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.
3. How do we process your personal data?
The PCC of St Barnabas Emmer Green complies with its obligations under the “GDPR” by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- To enable us as a church to provide a voluntary service for the benefit of the public in Emmer Green, Caversham and Reading;
- To administer membership records;
- To keep legal records of baptisms, marriages and funerals
- To maintain an electoral roll
- To fund raise and promote the interests of St Barnabas Church;
- To manage our volunteers;
- To maintain our own accounts and records (including the processing of gift aid applications);
- To inform you of news, events, activities and services running at St Barnabas;
- To share your contact details with the Diocesan office so they can keep you informed about news in the diocese and events, activities and services that will be occurring in the diocese and in which you may be interested.
4. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?
- Legitimate interest would include members of Deanery Synod (for agendas, minutes and elections mailings).
- Contractual, for example employees.
- Legal including for example pre-wedding identity checks; birth, death and marriage registers, electoral roll, giving and gift aid.
- Consent where you, the data subject, have given us explicit consent so that we can keep you informed about news, events, activities and services and process your gift aid donations and keep you informed about diocesan events.
- Religious body where the processing relates only to members or former members and there is no disclosure to a third party without consent.
5. Sharing your personal data
Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential:
- It will only be shared with other members of the church in order to carry out a service to other church members or for purposes connected with the church.
- We will only share your data with third parties outside of the parish with your consent or where there is legal obligation.
6. How long do we keep your personal data?
We aim to keep data in accordance with the guidance set out in the guide “Keep or Bin: Care of Your Parish Records” which is available from the Church of England website (see Record management guides).
Specifically, we retain:
- Electoral roll data until next full revision;
- Financial information, gift aid declarations and associated paperwork for up to 6 years after the calendar year to which they relate and, in the case where a gift aid declaration is open-ended in the form ‘all my past and future donations’, for as long as they are valid plus six years;
- Parish registers (baptisms, marriages, funerals) permanently;
- Safeguarding data permanently.
7. Your rights and your personal data
Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- The right to request a copy of your personal data which the PCC of St Barnabas, Emmer Green holds about you;
- The right to request that the PCC of St Barnabas Emmer Green corrects any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date;
- The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for the PCC of St Barnabas Emmer Green to retain such data;
- The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time
- The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request a restriction is placed on further processing;
- The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office on 0303 123 1113 or via email https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/ or at the Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF.
8. Further processing
If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Protection Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.
9. Contact details
To exercise all relevant rights, queries or complaints please in the first instance contact the PCC Secretary at St Barnabas Church, St Barnabas Road, Emmer Green or directly via email to: [email protected]