7th December 2025
Welcome to St Barnabas, especially if you are here for the first time! Please introduce yourself to our host team so we can welcome you personally. We welcome especially members of the school percussion group and the ballet performing group, who will be taking part in our Family Christmas Celebration at 10.30am.
At our 9am service we continue our Advent series, "Fear Not”, looking at Mary’s faith-filled response to the angel’s announcement that she will have a child. Despite her questions, she trusted that God’s purposes would be fulfilled in and through her. In our uncertain and fear-filled times, this is a wonderful example for us to follow.
TODAY'S SERVICES
Fear Not - Mary
Luke 1:26-38
9am Holy Communion
Lead: Basir Amini
Preach: Grace Bally-Balogun
Hymns: 198, 193, 432
10:30am Family Christmas Celebration
Including ballet performance of ’The Miracle of Christmas'
Lead: Andy Buckler
Preach: Nathalie Whittington
7pm Create Christmas Celebration
Lead: Leona Lengyel
Panel: Andy Buckler, Grace Bally-Balogun, Nathalie Whittington
Drinks from 6.30pm, service 7pm
There will be a choir practice for Carols by Candlelight following the 10.30am service. All are welcome (light lunch provided).
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)
Monday 9.30am - SBSP School Advent Service
Monday 7pm - La Nuit pour la Mission
Tuesday 7am – Early Morning Prayer
Tuesday 10am - Barnies Soft Play
Tuesday 4pm - Carols at Riverstone
Thursday 7.30pm - Carols at the Crown
Sunday 14th December
9am Holy Communion
7pm Carols by Candlelight
Please note that there will be no 10.30am service next week because of Carols by Candlelight
NOTICES
CREATE CHRISTMAS
We warmly welcome everyone to join us this Sunday for our special Create Christmas celebration. Drinks and mince pies from 6.30pm, followed by a festive service at 7pm which will include a special 'Grill the Vicar’ question time on the theme of Christmas with a panel made up of Andy, Grace and Nathalie! As well as music, and a special creative activity... Come ready to meet the Lord and celebrate the birth of Jesus together.
CHRISTMAS CHOIR
We will be forming an ad-hoc choir for our special Carols by Candlelight service on 14th December. This doesn’t require any particular skill, other than singing in tune! Rehearsals will take place this Sunday 7th December after the 10.30am service (lunch provided). Anyone interested, please see Chris Cole or let Heather know at info@stbk.org.uk
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Invitation cards for our Christmas services are now available at the back of church. Christmas is a wonderful opportunity to share the Good News of Jesus - so please use them to invite those around you to come to with you to church! More details at stbk.org.uk/christmas
CAROLS AT RIVERSTONE
On Tuesday 9th December at 4pm, we will be singing Carols at the Riverstone complex (Coe House, 4 Warwick Lane, W14 8FN). All singers welcome! For more information, please contact Gilbert: gilbert@stbk.org.uk.
CAROLS AT THE CROWN
On Thursday 11th December, from 7.30pm our musicians will be playing festive Christmas music at the Crown and Sceptre pub opposite the church (34 Holland Road). Come and join us, and invite friends and family to come as well!
LUNCH ON CHRISTMAS DAY
This year we are organising a special Christmas lunch following the morning service on Christmas Day 25th December for all who would like to celebrate the joy of Christmas together. We will enjoy a full Christmas meal, with lots of fun and laughter. If you would like to join us, please sign the form at the back of church. We would also be delighted to hear of anyone who can offer practical help with this.
LA NUIT POUR LA MISSION
This Monday 8th December we are hosting a (French inspired) fundraising evening for evangelistic projects proposed by different organisations - of which STBK is one. Festive music will be provided by our musicians, and a great atmosphere is guaranteed! It will be a wonderful opportunity to discover and give to some great mission causes and have fun at the same time… Translation into English will be available! Register here: londres.lanuitpourlamission.org
THANKSGIVING OFFERING
Thank you to all who contributed to our recent thanksgiving offering. For those who have not yet responded: it is not too late to give! We often say that we are a Barnabas church - not just because of our name, but also because like him we want to be people of encouragement, marked out by our generous character and full of the Holy Spirit and faith (Acts 11:24). This offering gives us a practical way to show generosity and to invest in God’s kingdom work here at STBK. We particularly encourage all our members to commit to regular giving - if you don’t yet give this way, perhaps now is the time to start! Above all, let’s remember that God loves a cheerful giver!
Details of how to give, together with Andy's letter about the Thanksgiving Offering, can be found at stbk.org.uk/giving or by following the QR code.
WOMEN OF STBK, Save The Date!
Join us for a weekend away from the to-do list at St. Columba's retreat centre in Woking, 6-8 February, 2026. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know other women at STBK and be restored in a relaxed environment. Our speaker, author and editor Claire Musters, has written widely for women and describes herself as "a lover of words and music-and the way that God has worked his grace in my life." There will be time and space for prayer, contemplation, singing, walking, creating, playing and resting.
The full cost for the weekend will be £245 for a single en-suite room, with all meals included, £215 if you are happy to share a twin room. Partial bursaries may be available if cost is a barrier. Spaces will be limited due to venue size; hold your spot with a £50 deposit. Please contact Carolyn Green or Dana Irons for more information. Please register in advance here.
BAPTISMS
We are planning on organising adult baptisms in February 2026. If you haven’t been baptised and would like to take this opportunity to explore this, please let us know by emailing tania@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.