St Barnabas Caversham Park and Emmer Green
Notices for Sunday 23rd August: Trinity 12
This Sunday
- 9:30am Parish Holy Communion (in Church)
- 11:15am Family Communion (in Church)
Readings this Sunday:
Isaiah 51.1–6 Romans 12.1–8 Matthew 16.13–20
Prayer for the week:
God of constant mercy, who sent your Son to save us:
remind us of your goodness, increase your grace within us, that our thankfulness may grow, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
What’s On This Week:
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Please pray for:
Those who have asked for our prayers: Cathy Cordery, Mike Edwards, Nick and Alison Gibbon, Pauline Smith, Guy Watt, Jess Wroe. Also Diana Walton and Angela Dawson who have died recently. We also remember all those receiving exam results at this time.
Notices:
Welcome to Tony Newell. Tony is our new Parish Administrator. This means we shall now have regular office hours in the Parish Office for all enquiries, etc. which will be 9am – 2:30pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Office phone number (for the time being) is 0118 947 6310, email admin@saintbarnabas.org.uk.
Volunteering opportunity: We are currently seeking someone to join our finance team, as a cash handler. This will entail keeping an eye on our petty cash and handling the banking of our cash from time to time. A church-based activity: you’ll need to be methodical, have an eye for numerical detail and impeccably trustworthy! Have a chat with Revd Kevin if you think you may be able to help.
Another volunteering opportunity! We are still looking for one or two people to help with the slides and live streaming of our 9:30am services. Training will be provided, please chat to Revd Kevin or Guy Watt.
Friday Friendship 28th August cancelled: Please note there is no Friday Friendship this week, normal service will be resumed on 11th September.
Invitation from our patron, Christ Church Oxford: 4:30-9:00pm on Wednesday 30th September, to a Corporate Communion service in the cathedral, preceded by tea and a talk, and followed by supper in the Great Hall. There will be a small charge of £17.50 and we will have to make our own transport arrangements (note there is no parking at the Cathedral). If you would like to go, please contact our Parish Administrator, Tony admin@saintbarnabas.org.uk, by Sunday 6th September at the latest.
Open Gardens 2026: The final Open Garden event is this Sunday August 23rd, 2-4pm. Full details (with phone numbers and addresses) are on green flyers in the Parish Centre. Thank-you to all who have opened their gardens this year.
Eco Tip: If you would like to understand more about the Climate emergency and why we are seeing such high temperatures, this podcast is very informative. BBC Sounds - The Climate Question - Available Episodes
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 (click here). Or see the ‘Giving’ page on our website.
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