Notices for Sunday 19th April: Easter 3
- 9:30am Parish Holy Communion (in Church)
- 11:15am Café Church (Parish Centre)
- 12:30pm Baptism (in Church)
Readings this Sunday:
Acts 2.14a & 36-41 1 Peter 1.17-23 Luke 24.13-35
Prayer for the week:
Risen Christ, you filled your disciples with boldness and fresh hope: strengthen us to proclaim your risen life and fill us with your peace, to the glory of God the Father. Amen
What’s On This Week:
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Please pray for:
Those who have asked for our prayers: Judy Ball, Cathy Cordery, Mike Edwards, Nick and Alison Gibbon, Augusten Masih, Pat Morgan, Abigail Ryan-Riley, Roman Thumwood, Pauline Smith, Janet, Guy Watt. And those who have died recently: Clive Ormonde, Matthew Trigg and Nathan Stevens. We also pray for the Hong Kong community, as they discern their calling to St Barnabas. Also for Myla who will be baptised on Sunday.
Notices:
A Big Thank-you to everyone who helped with our services and events over Holy Week and Easter.
Annual Parish Meeting. This Saturday 18th Apr at 10:00am in the Parish Centre. We will be electing Churchwardens, PCC members and Deanery Synod members. Please see the meeting documents (at saintbarnabas.org.uk/annual-meeting/). There are a few paper copies in church.
The Hong Kong ministry holds its first fellowship meeting on Saturday 25th April, from 10am in the Parish Centre and church. You are invited to come to this launch of this new aspect of our ministry here. We shall welcome the new Diocesan Discipleship advisor.
Handyman Sale: Sat 2nd May 10am – 12noon. Please put the date in your diary. Items for sale and offers of help on the day, please, to Wendy Howell.
Eco tip: Peoples Emergency Briefing is a public information film to ensure the UK is fully briefed on the climate and nature crisis. Local screenings are: 23rd April (St Johns & St Stephens, Orts Road Reading) and 6th May (Reading Biscuit Factory 7pm). Booking required - ask Christine Bartlett for more information.
Blister pack recycling: Our collection of blister packs has been very successful thanks to everyone’s commitment to recycling, thankyou! From now onwards:
- Please don't stop bringing your blister packs to church but if you are also gathering them from friends and family who go to Reading themselves, please encourage them to take them to Superdrug in Broad St instead.
- if anyone goes to Reading regularly and would be willing to pop into Superdrug with a bag of blister packs please let Christine know.
- email or write to Reading Borough Council urging them to take blister packs in doorstep collections. If we all do this, perhaps things will change!
Churches Together in Caversham Annual Meeting is on Monday 18th May, starting 7:30pm at Caversham Baptist Church, RG4 8HY. Please come along, to celebrate CTC’s work and commission our volunteers for the coming year.
Reading Dusseldorf Churches Interchange has an exciting series of events planned for the next 12 months. Please click this link to find out more.
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
Churchwarden: Louise Morgan churchwarden1@saintbarnabas.org.uk
Notices etc. for this sheet to reach Revd Kevin by 12 noon on Wednesday.
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