Lent is a time when we prepare for Easter – We can celebrate the new life and resurrection of Easter Day better when we have spent time understanding why Jesus suffered and died for us, which we do during Lent.

As the season of Lent begins we are reminded that God is gracious and merciful to those who call on Him, knowing they need to be forgiven.

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A time of praising God through song.

We also lead the sung worship in church on the 5th Sunday of the month at 10am.

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Grandparents and Parents prayers - A seven-year-old group that meets on the 3rd Friday of the month in a member’s home.
10.15-noon.

Twenty or so men and women get together to pray for family and friends. First names are put into the bowl, and each person is prayed for. We are led by the Holy Spirit and follow 65 Promises from God for Your Child - a book by Mike Shreve.
GAPP is a fantastic group with people from different local areas and different Christian churches all of whom have been brought together by the Holy Spirit. It is wonderful to see how the Lord is moving among us and among those for whom we pray.
We have a few spare chairs for any newcomers who would like a cup of coffee, friendship and a special prayer time for their prodigals!

For further details contact Jean, 01482 633243.

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Join us on Sunday for a morning service, every week from 10 am until 11.15 am.

Our services are informal, following the Church of England pattern. We sing modern songs with some traditional hymns, led by either a worship band, a keyboard, or music videos. During the service, we read from the Bible and hear a sermon (a short, 10-15 minute talk) on what we have heard. We also pray and take time to respond. The words we use are usually projected onto a screen.

We celebrate Communion on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. Visitors are welcome to share communion with us if they are baptised and used to taking communion in their church. We use unleavened bread (made from flour and water) or wafers (gluten-free wafers are available on request) and share a common cup containing alcoholic wine.

We do not currently have any babies or children who come to church regularly, but we welcome any who come to all of our services and will aim to start groups for this age when numbers permit.

There is no need to wear anything special; most people dress casually, and you can sit where you like. We do take up an offering as part of our worship, but there is no obligation to give. (Many of our regular members give by standing order.)

After the service, everyone is welcome to stay to chat and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea,

Everyone is welcome, regardless of your church background if, indeed, you have any church background.

Church Prayer Meeting

To make way for our Alpha course on a Tuesday evening, we will come together to pray for half an hour at 6.30pm every Monday evening in The Lounge until Easter.

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Is there more to life? Come and explore the Christian faith at our Alpha course.

Each evening will start with a meal in the Hall and we then move through to the Chapel for one song on the screen followed by the video for that week on the screen.
We will then break into groups for discussion.

Approximate timings will be:

7.00pm Arrive and welcome
7.10pm meal in the Hall
7.45pm Intro to topic and video in the Chapel
8.15pm Coffee
8.30pm Discussion Groups
9.00pm Close

Contact our Church Office to book your place

As part of our Alpha courses, we will have a day session which will run from mid morning to late afternoon (we may review the timings of this and we can run it on another Saturday if this one does not suit)

An opportunity to meet with other men from St Barnabas church.

We start with breakfast and then have an informal group conversation about the Bible, our faith and how it relates to life today

Contact Michael (07899 953737) for more details.

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Every second Monday of each month at 2 pm, St Barnabas Church hosts The Healing Rooms in the chapel.

All are welcome to attend for prayer.

No appointment is necessary.

The prayer ministry is free and confidential, and people of any faith background or none are welcome.

We also offer refreshments in our lounge area for those who would just like to pop in for a coffee and a chat.

For more details, please contact [email protected]

Whilst Healing Rooms is not a ‘church activity’, and therefore has its own accountability and Safeguarding as part of The Healing Rooms England and Wales, it is an activity that we support, endorse and encourage as part of our outreach to the wider community.

A Christian Contemplation Group which welcomes people from various churches or none.

A facilitated time to be still and be present to God followed by a shared lunch at 12.30 p.m.

Contact Rena for details via the church office 01482 632941.

Join us on Palm Sunday as we read the Easter story and share communion together.

*** REMEMBER THE CLOCKS GO FORWARD ON SATURDAY NIGHT ***

Our services are informal, following the Church of England liturgy.

Visitors are welcome to share communion with us if they are baptised and used to taking communion in their church. We use unleavened bread (made from flour and water) or wafers (gluten-free wafers are available on request) and share a common cup containing alcoholic wine.

There is no need to wear anything special, most people dress casually, and you can sit where you like. We do take up an offering as part of our worship but there is no obligation to give.

The words we use are usually projected onto a screen.

We do not currently have any babies or children who come to church regularly, but we welcome any who come to all of our services and will aim to start groups for this age when numbers permit.

After the service, everyone is welcome to stay to chat and enjoy a free cup of coffee or tea,

Everyone is welcome, regardless of your church background if, indeed, you have any church background.

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Remember the events of The Last Supper, before sharing communion together.

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An hour of quiet reflection with poetry, music, pictures and silence.

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Come and celebrate Jesus' Resurrection!

Join us on Sunday as we celebrate Jesus' Resurrection and share communion together.

Our services are informal, following the Church of England liturgy.

Visitors are welcome to share communion with us if they are baptised and used to taking communion in their church. We use unleavened bread (made from flour and water) or wafers (gluten-free wafers are available on request) and share a common cup containing alcoholic wine.

The words we use are usually projected onto a screen.

We do not currently have any babies or children who come to church regularly, but we welcome any who come to all of our services and will aim to start groups for this age when numbers permit.

There is no need to wear anything special, most people dress casually, and you can sit where you like. We do take up an offering as part of our worship but there is no obligation to give.

After the service, everyone is welcome to stay to chat and enjoy a free cup of coffee or tea,

Everyone is welcome, regardless of your church background if, indeed, you have any church background.

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Join us for our Annual Meetings, straight after our morning service:

1. Meeting of Parishioners, when we elect our Church Wardens. Open to anyone who lives in the parish or who is on the electoral roll.
2. Annual Parochial Church Meeting, when we hear what the PCC has been doing over the last year, and receive reports from our Deanery Synod, Fabric team and Finance Team, as well as electing some to our PCC and members to represent us on Deanery Synod. Open to those on the electoral roll.

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