St Barnabas: the Parish Church for Caversham Park and Emmer Green
Notices for Sunday 21st Dec: Advent 4 and Sunday 28th December: Christmas 1
This Sunday
- 9:30am Parish Communion (in Church)
- 11:15am Pop-up Nativity (in Church)
- 4:00pm Nine Lessons and Carols (in Church and online)
Readings this Sunday:
Isaiah 7.10–16 Romans 1.1–7 Matthew 1.18–end
Prayer for the week:
Eternal God, as Mary waited for the birth of your Son, so we wait for his coming in glory; bring us through the birth pangs of this present age to see, with her, our great salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
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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, Sam Hall, Abigail Ryan-Riley, Roman Thumwood, Pauline Smith, Janet, Madelaine and family, Guy Watt. And those who have died recently: Doreen Drew and Pat Morgan.
Notices:
I wish everyone a very happy and peaceful Christmas. We have had an excellent, joyful and very busy, run-up to Christmas: thank-you to everyone who has helped with our Christmas celebrations in so many different ways, allowing us to share the gospel story with so many people already. The seasonal attendance at church is already over 1,000 people.
Christmas events and services at St Barnabas. A full list is on our website. Invite your family, friends and neighbours: there’s a lot to choose from! Please note especially the following non-standard service times:
- Christmas Day morning: service starts at 10:00am
- Sunday 28th December, there is only one service, at 9:30am (that is, no service at 11:15am).
Big Church Christmas Card: Instead of sending lots of Christmas cards to your church friends, why not sign our Big Church Christmas Card. It’s a lovely way to be eco friendly and share a Christmas message with more people. Thanks to David Howell for the beautiful design.
Eco tip: Remember to save the postage stamps from your Christmas cards and pop them in the jar on the recycling table. Please cut around the stamp leaving a small margin.
Last minute shopping online for Christmas? Raise free funds for St Barnabas! Sign up with Easyfundraising and anything you buy at over 8,000 online retailers can turn into free funding for us. Go to St Barnabas’ Easyfundraising to get started.
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. Give regularly through the Parish Giving Scheme or see our ‘Giving’ page. Ask Richard Cunningham (our treasurer) or Revd Kevin for further details.
Revd Kevin will be taking a break from Christmas Day until Sat 3rd Jan: for urgent pastoral concerns, contact Louise.
Read All About It: Deadline for January’s Read All About It is Mon 22nd Dec.
Contact details:
Vicar: Revd Kevin Lovell, 01189 475214, vicar@saintbarnabas.org.uk
Churchwarden: Louise Morgan churchwarden1@saintbarnabas.org.uk
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