15th November 2026
Welcome to St Barnabas in this autumn season, especially if you are visiting or here for the first time! Please introduce yourself to our host team so we can welcome you personally.
This Sunday we are delighted to welcome Izwe Nkosi as our preacher at 10.30am. Many of us will know his voice from the Lectio 365 meditations (he has been doing them this week!) and we are excited that he will be bringing God’s word to us.
As we gather together, we continue our sermon series ‘Called into community: the church through the eyes of Jesus’, looking this week at how God’s people are called to be a dynamic growing community - both in depth as the Gospel takes root in our lives, and in number as people are added to our number. As we grow, so we bear fruit that we offer to those around us, a great harvest for God’s kingdom!
TODAY’S SERVICES
Called into Community - Growing
Luke 8:1-15
9am Holy Communion
Lead: Gill Dandy
Preach: Andy Buckler
10:30am Family Service
Lead: Nathalie Whittington
Preach: Izwe Nkosi
5pm: The 5pm Service
Lead: Juliette Colas
Preach: Ikwu Amiaka
FARSI TRANSLATION ON SUNDAYS
Each Sunday we aim to offer live translation of the 10.30 am service into Farsi.
To access this, please follow this link at the time of the service:
عزيزانى كه در كليسا حضور ندارند مى توانند از لينك زوم استفاده كنند و به زوم وصل شوند و ترجمه مراسم را گوش كنند با
سپاس كليساى سنت بارناباس
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85271717355?pwd=Z2svWG9pYWRlSmdjMjJXV0NIejhrQT09
Meeting ID: 852 7171 7355
Passcode: 270176
THIS WEEK
Each morning at 8am – Morning Prayer on Zoom (link on Prayer Page)
Tuesday 7:30am – Early Morning Prayer
Tuesday 10am - Barnies Soft Play
Wednesday 10am - Women on Wednesdays
Thursday 1pm - Opera Holland Park Concert
Friday 7pm - Half night of prayer and fasting
Saturday 7pm - Wine Tasting Evening
Sunday 22nd November
9am - Holy Communion
10:30am - Morning Worship, with baptisms
5pm - The 5pm Service
NOTICES
GIFT DAY
A huge thank you to all those who have responded to the Autumn Gift Day that we held on Sunday 18th October. For those who have not yet responded, it is not too late to give! This is an exciting time in the life of our church, with many flourishing areas of ministry and mission, but practically this is enabled through the giving of its members. We need to respond together, each one according to our means. However large or small, in God’s hands our gifts can grow like seed sown for his kingdom. If you have not yet contributed, please consider how you can give generously. Thank you.
For more details, go to https://www.stbk.org.uk/onlinegiving
THE 5PM
The 5pm is a one-hour evening service with contemplative worship and practical teaching. It gives a space to pause, explore faith and connect with God. Following the service, The Overflow offers a further hour of relaxed discipleship, conversation and community.
Whether you’re exploring faith, wanting to go deeper in your relationship with Jesus, or simply looking for community, you are very welcome - we would love to see you! Come as you are, invite a friend and join us as we make space for worship, conversation, discipleship and community.
STBK Children: TOGETHER - Remembering
Our Christmas publicity cards are available in church from this Sunday - please make use of them to invite others to come and hear the message of good news.
This year, in addition to our usual events, we organising a special evening called ‘Jazzified Christmas’ - this Christmas message presented alongside festive music performed by West-end singers… More details of this and all our Christmas services are on the website: stbk.org.uk/christmas
Opera Holland Park Concert - Thursday 19th November 1pm
Opera Holland Park Inspire is pleased to return with a series of community concerts at various venues across the borough. They will be coming to St Barnabas on Thursday 19th November.
These hour long concerts are relaxed performances, providing an hour of joy through music to promote the benefits of musical and social engagement. All are welcome.
WINE TASTING EVENING - Saturday 21st November
You are warmly invited to an evening of wine tasting and live music in the stunning setting of our church. A wonderful opportunity to invite friends, meet others, and reflect together on faith in a relaxed and fun environment. All are welcome! For more details, and to register, click here https://stbk.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3993768
Family Fun Day: Advent Special - Saturday 28th November
Join us on Saturday 28th November for our next Family Fun Day. We will have a range of Advent crafts and activities as well as our usual fun with a bouncy castle, soft play pods, games and refreshments - for all the family. 10:30am (please note slightly later start time!) until noon. Join us and please extend a warm invitation to other friends and families.
PARKING
We have a new system in place for parking in the spaces behind the church. You can either pre book a space or pay as you go if space is available. The parking uses the Ringo app, Just Park or a QR code on the boards which are visible around the parking spaces. Please make sure you use this system and don't just park there or you may find you receive a ticket and block someone else who has already booked the space. This is a change for us, but the new system is working really well and bringing in an encouraging amount each month, which goes directly towards our mission as a Church. Any questions, please email chloe@stbk.org.uk
HALF NIGHT OF PRAYER
Carrying the Light
A Day of Prayer for the Whole Church, with a Half Night of Prayer and Fasting
Shining like stars in the world (Philippians 2:15)
Friday 20 November
7pm to 10pm
Howard Hall
As we head into Advent and Christmas, we are setting this Friday apart to seek God together as a church. We invite you to join us during the day, in the evening, or both.
During the day: pray, wherever you are
We invite the whole church to carry three focus points in prayer through the day, or to set aside time to pray, for example by skipping a meal. Fasting is a personal choice, so please do what is wise for your health.
In the evening
Being in God's presence together: worship and adoration, a time simply to be with him
Interceding for our focus points: each one introduced by a different person
Listening to God: a time to hear him and to realign ourselves with him
At 10pm we break the fast together with snacks and time to connect.
What we are praying for
Belonging and growth: our services (9am, 10.30am and 5pm) and Table Groups as a springboard for belonging and growth.
Sharing the light of Jesus:
The Advent and Christmas period: that all our activities and events, including our services, concerts and the Night Shelter on 24 and 31 December, would be occasions to share and pass on the light of Christ.
January and February: a big Alpha push (at Lee Abbey, at church, and perhaps in other places).
Being one body, aligned with God's heart for this season: every generation and background complementing one another, honoured and interacting with one another.
These points serve our church's three directions: welcoming all in Jesus' name, growing together as his disciples, and stepping out in God's mission to all nations. Everyone is welcome. Questions? Speak to Amédée, Gilbert or Corinne, or email prayer@stbk.org.uk.
At St Barnabas, we are a vibrant and diverse community, passionate about
WELCOMING all in Jesus’ name, GROWING TOGETHER as his disciples,
and STEPPING OUT in God’s mission to all nations.