St Barnabas Caversham Park and Emmer Green
Notices for Sunday 14th June: St Barnabas
This Sunday
- 9:30am Parish Holy Communion (in Church)
- 11:15am Family Communion (in Church)
Readings this Sunday:
Job 29.11-16 Acts 11.19-end John 15.12-17"
Prayer for the week:
Faithful Creator, whose mercy never fails: deepen our faithfulness to you and to your living Word, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
What’s On This Week:
See our What's On page
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Please pray for:
Those who have asked for our prayers: Judy Ball, Cathy Cordery, Mike Edwards, Nick and Alison Gibbon, Pauline Smith, Beatrice Taylor, Jess Wroe. And those who have died recently: Abigail Ryan-Riley and Nigel Boucher. Please also pray for all those young people sitting exams, also Louise and Chris as they prepare for their wedding-day.
Notices:
Hong Kong ministry: We are settling into a pattern of meeting on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays each month (10am until 12noon), with worship on the 2nd Saturday. Next meetings are 13th and 20th June, please do pop in and say ‘Hi’.
Volunteering at St Barnabas: there are always opportunities – this week it’s a shout-out for anyone able to help with keeping the grass tidy (lawn mower provided). Speak to Revd Kevin.
Open Gardens 2026: Full details (with phone numbers and addresses) are on green flyers in the Parish Centre. The first Open Garden event is 28th June in the Parish Centre and quiet garden, 2-4pm.
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.
REinspired does awesome work delivering RE lessons to primary school aged children in Caversham. They have record-breaking bookings for the summer term. If you could help support the lesson leaders, ask Revd Kevin, Mark Burton or Richard Cunningham for an idea of what’s involved.
Oxford Diocese Annual Review 2025 is now published, click here to read online, our Hong Kong ministry gets a mention on Page 13.
Cakes for Cafe Church: would anyone like to be our guest baker on Sunday 21st June? One tray bake is all that's needed (but can you do more if you want to!). There is a sign up sheet on the PCC Noticeboard at the back of church.
Eco tip: Switch one short car trip each week to walking, cycling, or public transport. Even replacing a few miles of driving can reduce carbon emissions, save fuel costs, and improve air quality.
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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