by Rector Gareth | Dec 31, 2021 | Newsletter, Rector's Message
Dear Parishioners and Friends, What a wonderful Christmas celebration we were able to have, given all the restrictions we faced! Thank you, good people of St. Barnabas, for all you have done to prepare the way for the Birth of Christ this Christmastide. The buildings...
by Rector Gareth | Dec 25, 2021 | Rector's Message, St. Barnabas Church's Blog
Dear All, We find ourselves in the midst of a week marked by uncertainty and anxiety as the highly-contagious Omicron variant puts plans for Christmas gatherings into various states of disarray. It is in times like these that we can draw on the resources of our faith...
by Rector Gareth | Dec 13, 2021 | Rector's Message, St. Barnabas Church's Blog
This Sunday, Bishop Mary will be with at St. B’s as part of a three-year cycle of Episcopal visitations. She will celebrate and preach at the 8AM service and do the same at the 10AM service, where she will also confirm ten of our young members. I encourage you to...
by Rector Gareth | Dec 3, 2021 | Rector's Message, St. Barnabas Church's Blog
Last Sunday, we had forty people in church, including a little clutch of Sunday school children gathering to make Advent Table wreaths, as well as viewers tuning in from home. We also had a warm church to worship in with filtered air. All in all, it felt like a solid...
by Rector Gareth | Nov 24, 2021 | Rector's Message, St. Barnabas Church's Blog
As our hearts and minds turn toward Thanksgiving with its generative rituals of gratitude and appreciation, I write this week about a few of the things I am deeply thankful for. Last week, the Clothing Sale took place in our parish hall with many people returning to...
