Notices for Sunday 20th April – Easter Sunday
This Sunday: 20th April – EASTER SUNDAY
- 5:30am Easter Dawn service, with vigil readings, Easter Fire and Holy Communion (in church)
- 10:00am All Age Celebration Communion (in church), followed by Easter Egg Hunt
Readings this Sunday:
Acts 10.34-43 1 Corinthians 15.19-26 John 20.1-18
Prayer for the week: God of glory, by the raising of your Son you have broken the chains of death and hell: fill your Church with faith and hope; for a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
What’s on during Easter Week
See our Whats On page.
Online morning Prayer can be followed live or afterwards on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StBarnabasEmmerGreen/live_videos
Please pray for:
Those who have asked for our prayers: Cathy Cordery, Shirley Corti, Brian Fairweather, Nick and Alison Gibbon, Anna Headland and Pauline Smith. Also for Ann McIlwee and Linda Dudley who have died recently.
Notices:
We held our APCM (annual meeting) last Saturday. I am pleased to announce that we have a new churchwarden: Louise Morgan. Also we welcome Awaiz Masih as a new member on PCC. A number of officers stood down: I acknowledge with grateful thanks the contributions of David and Sandra (our outgoing wardens), also Gail and Joy (who have stepped down from PCC). Please pray for all who serve this parish through our PCC.
Easter Sunday Dawn service, starts at 5:30am, followed by egg & toast breakfast. It would be helpful to know numbers for breakfast: please let Wendy Howell or Revd Kevin know – ASAP!
Churches Together in Caversham Annual Assembly. Tuesday 29th April, 7:30pm at St John’s church, Caversham RG4 5AN.
Handyman Sale Saturday 3rd May, 10am–12noon. Knife-sharpening, plants, bric-a-brac, tools, jigsaws, books, crockery and much more. Offers of help please (setup Friday afternoon and Saturday to sell and clear up afterwards), and further details to Wendy Howell.
Sharing the journey: Seeking the kingdom alongside our global partners. A rare opportunity to meet partners from our diocesan link dioceses: Saturday 17th May at Ss Stephen and John, Orts Road, Reading, click here for more details and online booking.
Eco Tip: Save carbon and have a day off from the internet! Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount of CO2 as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea (according to new research).
Regular giving to St Barnabas. We are entirely self-funded, 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@saintbarnabaspcc.onmicrosoft.com
Notices etc. for this sheet to reach Revd Kevin by 12 noon on Wednesday.