St Barnabas Church Emmer Green with Caversham Park LEP

Sunday 8th December 2019 Service Sheet & Weekly News

Parish Centre Office Open Vicar: Rev. Derek Chandler Tuesday and Thursday St. Barnabas Vicarage, 8.30am-10.30am 20 St. Barnabas Road, St. Barnabas Road, Emmer Green, Reading, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8RA RG4 8RA Tel: 0118 9478239 Tel: 0118 9476310 email: [email protected] website: www.saintbarnabas.org.uk St Barnabas Church Hall: All Enquiries to Jon Barclay (Tel:) 07580029910

2nd Sunday of Refreshments are served after the service, do stay and have a chat together

Hymn: AMNS 484 Long Ago Prophets Knew

Bible Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10 OT page 650 Bible Reading: Romans 15:4-13 NT page 159

Hymn: MP 189 God is Working his Purpose Out

Bible Reading: Matthew 3: 1-12 NT page 2

Hymn: MP 204 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed

Hymn: MP 622 Take, Eat, This is My Body Hymn: MP 381 Jesus Stand Among Us

Screen The Advent Song

Hymn: MP 796 You Shall Go Out With Joy

Next Sunday is the 3rd Sunday of Advent Service of the Word - Theme: Including the Excluded Readings Isaiah 35:1-10 Matthew 11:2-11

1 Please email any notices to [email protected] by midday on a Wednesday or contact Hayley Chandler by that time.

St BARNABAS SUNDAY SERVICES & EVENTS – DECEMBER SERVICES Where a warm welcome awaits you … Weds 18th Scouts at 7.00pm nd Said Communion BCP (each Sunday) 8.00am Sun 22 Carols & Lessons at 4.30pm COGS (1st Sunday of month) 9.30am for all ages Tues 24th Nativity Play at 4.30pm nd th Parish Communion (2 & 4 Sundays) 9.30am Tues 24th Midnight Mass at 11.30pm rd Service of the Word (3 Sunday of month) 9.30am Weds 25th Traditional Said Communion at 8am rd th The 3 Space resumes January 26 , 2020 at 2pm th Weds 25 Family Sung Service at 9.30am Children’s Church most Sundays 9.30am th Contact: Debbie Burton Sun 29 Normal 8am & 9.30am Communions st WEEKDAY SERVICES Wed 1 Jan No Service at 10.00am Morning Prayer each Tuesday 8.00am DATES FOR YOUR DIARY in St Barnabas Church Said Communion each Wednesday 10.00am Emmer Green Kindergarten Nativity: St BARNABAS PARISH CENTRE – WHAT’S ON … Tuesday 10th December at 1.45pm Berkshire Maestro’s Christmas Concert: Bible Study Group: most Wednesdays 8pm. Thursday 12th December at 6pm. Contact: David Howell Tel: 07976610833 or via Emmer Green Pre-School Christmas Service: email: [email protected] th Monday 16 December at 11.00am Monthly Evening Prayer Circle: 1st Wednesday of the The Hill School Christmas Services: month 8pm-9pm. Contact: David Howell Thursday 19th December at 11am, 1.15pm & 2pm Tel: 07976610833 email: [email protected] St Barnabas Prayer Chain Ministry: if you, or someone In the Parish Centre you know, would like to be prayed for please contact Thursday 19th December, at 7pm is the Alpha Susie Downer Christmas Reunion. Anyone who has attended an Alpha Bible Study Group: meets alternate Mondays 8pm with Course over the years at St Barnabas are invited. Come Sandra Rice along to chat over a hot drink, mince pie, and find out Study & Discussion Group: Usually meets 4th about Alpha + beginning in January 2020. Thursday of each month 7.30pm with Mark Burton In the Community Fellowship Groups: They meet monthly in people’s Thursday 19th December - Carol Singing homes for fellowship and faith-based topical discussion. Begins at 4.30pm at St Lukes Residential Care Home. If you would like to come along please contact the ladies Then around 5.30pm at Chiltern Court. Finally at 6.30pm below for the next group date: at Lyefield Court. Do join us at one or all locations!

Ruth Thomas (Thursday morning) Shirley Corti (Thursday evening) Scout Christmas Post. The 89th Reading Scouts once Tea & Coffee ‘Pop in’: Every Tuesday & Thursday again provide a Christmas Post Service for the delivery mornings 8.30 – 11am of Christmas Cards to Caversham, Caversham Heights, Craft Group: Meets every Tuesday 9.30 -11am. Please Emmer Green & Caversham Park Village. Post your note no group meeting on , but will meet Christmas Cards at St Barnabas Church, only 30p per again on New Years Eve. card! Last posting day is Thursday 19th December.

Living with Loss: offers bereavement support 1st DINING FELLOWSHIPS Friday of month 2.00-3.30pm. Contact Gillian Wilson 9478772. Ladies who Lunch: The Christmas meal will be on Tea and Company: fellowship for older people on 2nd Thursday 12th December, 12.30pm at The White Horse, Friday of each month 2.00-3.30pm. Come along. Emmer Green. A list is at back of the church or email Lunch & Company: for older people on the last Friday Wendy Howell on [email protected] of each month 12.45 for 1pm. Please do contact: Mary Cameron or Juliet Holland. Men’s Breakfast Club: Please note no Men’s Table Tennis: A fun and free activity in the Church Hall, Breakfast in Jan 2020 as it falls on New Years Day. open to all ages. It is usually on the 1st Sunday in the month, 2.30 – 4pm. Just turn up! CAVERSHAM PARK CHURCH Busybees: 2pm Mondays during term time. Songs, The December Coffee & Chat Morning at the Bible stories & crafts for babies & toddlers & their carers. th Milestone Community Centre will be on Tuesday 17 It’s fun so come along & make new friends. Last session December, 10am-12noon. for this year is 16th Dec, resuming on 6th January 2020.

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