St. Barnabas Episcopal Church http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org To bring people together in Jesus Christ Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:04:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Northern Convocation Meeting http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/northern-convocation-meeting/ http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/northern-convocation-meeting/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:57:05 +0000 Site Admin http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/?p=704 The spring Northern Convocation Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 29 at 5:00 pm at Good Shepherd in Rahway. The business for the Convocation will be electing a Nominating Committee for the Convocation. Additionally at this meeting, there will be focus groups with the Episcopal Election Committee. All interested members from our congregation are invited to attend and participate in the discussion. If you would like to offer input on what you would like to see in ur new bishop, please come and be part of the conversation.

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]]> http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/fighting-hunger/feed/ 0 Children’s Chapel Eucharist http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/children%e2%80%99s-chapel-eucharist/ http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/children%e2%80%99s-chapel-eucharist/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:55:04 +0000 Site Admin http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/?p=700 On Sunday, April 29th , we will have a Children’s Chapel Eucharist at the 10:30 AM service. If you know of any children who would like to worship in a kid-friendly atmosphere, please invite them to join us – and their parents too!

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]]> http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/support-st-b%e2%80%99s-at-the-ymca/feed/ 0 Recovery Sunday http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/recovery-sunday/ http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/recovery-sunday/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:53:46 +0000 Site Admin http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/?p=696 There is a service in Trenton at Trinity Cathedral on April 22nd  at 3 PM. Please speak with Deacon Cathy Brunson for information.

]]> http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/recovery-sunday/feed/ 0 Episcopal Election Committee Focus Groups http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/episcopal-election-committee-focus-groups/ http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/episcopal-election-committee-focus-groups/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:52:24 +0000 Site Admin http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/?p=694 The Episcopal Election Committee has been formed and is now compiling a Profile to portray our diocese, and its people to prospective candidates for the 12th Bishop of New Jersey. We are asking for your help by participating in one of the in-person Focus Groups. The two closest to our area are: Sunday, April 22nd  from 3 – 5 PM at St. John’s Church in Somerville (register at http://tinyurl.com/7oe9v7m) Sunday, April 29th  from 5 -7 PM at Church of the Good Shepherd in Rahway (register at http://tinyurl.com/8y7v29o) Please know that the Diocesan website is your best source for updates and to follow the search  process for our next bishop.

]]> http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/episcopal-election-committee-focus-groups/feed/ 0 Bible Study http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/bible-study/ http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/bible-study/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:50:02 +0000 Site Admin http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/?p=691 On Wednesday, April 18th  at 10 AM Bible Study will resume. Come and join us as we continue our study of the Gospel of Mark.

 

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be held at St. Barnabas in May or June. Must be 21 or older to participate in the event. If you cannot attend the meeting but would like to help, contact Paul or Lynn Pospiech at 732-821-4842 or pospiechkp @ comcast.net.

]]> http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/fundraiser-planning/feed/ 0 First Friday Book Club http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/first-friday-book-club/ http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/2012/04/first-friday-book-club/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:47:25 +0000 Site Admin http://www.stbarnabas-sbnj.org/?p=685 All Members and Friends of St. Barnabas are invited to the “First Friday” Book Club! We meet at 7:30pm on the First Friday of the month in the Bolmer Room for animated and inspiring discussions of a broad review of readings. We also precede our meetings with food and fellowship at a local eatery. Since Good Friday is April 6, the April Book Club meeting will move to April 13. The book for that meeting will be – Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

May 4 – Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
June 1 – The Autobiography of God: A Novel by Julius Lester
July 6 – More Than Words Can Say by Robert Barclay
August 3 – Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
September 7 – The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

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