18th January 2026
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.
This Sunday we continue a new series entitled “From God with Love” looking at the letters of Christ to the Churches in Revelation. Written at a time of great uncertainty and upheaval, these letters reflect the desire of Jesus for each of the churches to fully live out their calling, without shame or compromise. There is much here to challenge and inspire us as we also look to live faithfully for Christ and to shine his love into our unsettled world. This Sunday we look at the message of Jesus to the church in Ephesus.
TODAY'S SERVICES
From God with Love
Remember your first love
Rev 2:1-7
9am Holy Communion
Lead: Grace Bally Balogun
Preach: Andy Buckler
Hymns: 94, 90, 356
10.30am Morning Worship, with Communion
Lead: Grace Bally Balogun
Preach: Andy Buckler
5pm French Connect
Lead: Corinne Chellembrom
Preach: Andy Buckler
7pm Create
More than Words: Our Father
Lead: Leona Lengyel
Preach: Juliette Colas
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 7am – Early Morning Prayer
Tuesday 10am - Barnies Soft Play
Wednesday 10am - Women on Wednesdays
Saturday 10am - Family Fun Day
Sunday 25th January
9am Holy Communion
10:30am Morning Worship
5pm French Connect
7pm Create
NOTICES
SAYING GOODBYE
As Basir reaches the half-way mark in his training curacy, it has been mutually agreed that a change in parish setting will be important to allow him to gain the broad experience which will best enable him to prepare for future ministry. As a result, he will sadly be moving on from St Barnabas. While we are sorry to see him go, we are grateful for his ministry here over the last 18 months, and look forward to ongoing connections through the wider Persian ministry in the Diocese that he will continue to oversee. We will be taking time this Sunday during the morning services to thank him and pray for God’s blessing on him at this time of change.
Basir writes: 'My journey with you has been a wonderful time of learning, and I want to say from the bottom of my heart thank you for all the support I received in so many different ways. It was truly valuable to me, and I will carry many good memories with me as I go forward.'
Wildlife Patterns: Live Life with God - Go to the Bible!
We had a good start to our new Wildlife series last Sunday by sharing different approaches to prayer and P.R.A.Y. This week we are looking at how God’s word in the Bible supports and guides all aspects of our lives and experiences. We will also be making Bible Verse Jars! We look forward to seeing you at Sunday's 10:30am service.
Families Workshops
As part of STBK’s children’s series ‘Wildlife Patterns: Live Life with God’, we are delighted to invite parents and family members to join together for three workshops looking at the spiritual disciplines of prayer; reading the Bible; and worship and rejoicing.
The first of these workshops – Sharing Ways to Pray Together with your Children - will take place after the 10:30am service on Sunday 18th January starting at 12 until 1:30pm in the Howard Hall. We will explore: helping children to understand prayer and having a conversation with God; verses from the Bible about prayer; and ideas for different ways of praying with children. A light lunch will be shared ahead of the workshop. If you have children, they are welcome to also share a light lunch and then watch a film together in the Mark Thomas room whilst adults are doing the workshop. Please sign up using the QR code. If you have any questions, please email nathalie@stbk.org.uk
Family Fun Day - Saturday 24th January
You are warmly invited to join us for our Family Fun Day. This is taking place on Saturday 24th January from 10am to 12pm. There will be soft play toys, a bouncy castle, arts and crafts activities and lots of fun. The suggested entry donation is £5 per child. Our other upcoming Family Fun Day dates for your diaries are: Saturday 28th February and Saturday 28th March. We look forward to seeing you there!
If anyone can help with welcoming and serving refreshments at our Family Fun Days please email nathalie@stbk.org.uk
ALPHA YOUNG ADULTS
Alpha is starting again, this time for young adults, at Lee Abbey with St Barnabas.
Alpha is a series of around ten relaxed evenings where we explore the big questions of the Christian faith in a chill atmosphere — no pressure, no expectations, no obligations.
If you’re between 18 and 30, come and join us! Whether you have questions, want to meet new people, or are simply curious, we’d love to welcome you.
To join us, it’s really simple: just sign up, and we’ll see you on 26 January at 6:00 pm for a meal at Lee Abbey.
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.
Women’s Retreat
6-8 Feb at St. Columba's Retreat Centre in Woking
Several spaces are still available for this weekend retreat. We are looking forward to getting away with other women at STBK in a relaxed environment. There will be time and space for prayer, contemplation, singing, walking, creating, playing and resting. Our speaker, Christian author and editor Claire Musters, will guide us in getting to know ourselves, each other and the Lord in new ways. 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. registering here. Please contact Carolyn Green or Dana Irons for more information.
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.