St Barnabas: the Parish Church for Caversham Park and Emmer Green
Notices for Sunday 7th Dec: Advent 2
This Sunday
- 8:00am Holy Communion (BCP, in Church)
- 9:30am Parish Communion and Toy Service (in Church)
- 11:15am Café Church and Toy Service (Parish Centre)
Readings this Sunday:
Isaiah 11.1–10 Romans 15.4–13 Matthew 3.1–12
Prayer for the week:
Almighty God, purify our hearts and minds, that when your Son Jesus Christ comes again as judge and saviour we may be ready to receive him, who is our Lord and our God. Amen.
What’s On this Week
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Join our Sunday 9:30am service on Zoom: click this link.
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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, Abigail Ryan-Riley, Roman Thumwood, Pauline Smith, Janet, Madelaine and family, Guy Watt. And those who have died recently: Rosemarie Ash and Doreen Drew.
Notices:
Christmas Fair: this Saturday, 2-4 pm. Come along, bring friends and family!
Toy Service: this Sunday we are supporting Reading Family Aid’s annual Toys & Teens collection, we’ll dedicate the toys at our morning services. Financial gifts also welcome (www.gofundme.com/f/readingfamilyaidtoysandteens2025)
Hong Kongers joint prayer meeting: Mon 8th Dec 8:00pm (Zoom: Meeting ID: 810 1706 0233, passcode: Grace2025 or click this link). The first of a series of joint meetings of St Barnabas and the Hong Kongers Ministry to pray for the graft into St Barnabas (some in-person next year). Please join if you can.
Christmas Postcards. Still a few cards left (in the Parish Centre) to deliver through letterboxes in your neighbourhood (to avoid double-deliveries, please write down which road(s) you are delivering to on the sheet provided).
Messy Christmas: Sat 13th Dec 3-5pm (Parish Centre). Festive fun for families: crafts, stories, carols and snacks. Free entry, all welcome, children accompanied by responsible adult please. Click here to book (to help us plan).
Carol Singers! Neighbourhood carol-singing: Thurs 18th Dec, from 4pm. Singers welcome, please talk to David Howell, Felicity (our organist) or Revd Kevin.
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.
Scouts Post Box is in the parish centre. Delivery to any address in Caversham, Caversham Park or Emmer Green for 45p, last posting date 18th December.
Eco tip: If you run out of green liners for your food bin, you can line the caddy with newspaper. You can also buy liners for food bins from supermarkets. Free caddy liners are available from libraries and leisure centres.
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.
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!
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.
Contact details:
Vicar: Revd Kevin Lovell, 01189 475214, vicar@saintbarnabas.org.uk
Churchwarden: Louise Morgan churchwarden1@saintbarnabas.org.uk
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