Hi everyone, A reminder of upcoming Junior Church dates
29th May – no Junior Church (half term)
5th June – no Junior Church (all age worship and jubilee weekend)
12th June – Junior Church session going ahead
19th June – Junior Church session going ahead
26th June – no Junior Church (baptism)
Can you run a session? We’re looking for volunteers to run JC on the following dates:
10th July
17th July
We rely on volunteers to make JC what it is and are keen for anyone to give it a go. You’re not on your own – we support volunteers with ideas and can co-create sessions :).
By the way, you don’t need a child in the group to run a session, in fact Mike will be running the JC session on the 12th (thank you Mike!).
Our focus for the next few months will continue to be Eco Church (where possible we’ll run the session in our beautiful garden) and getting ready for the jubilee celebrations. Can’t wait!
The bunting will be out as we celebrate the Jubilee on the morning of the 5th June with a special Jubilee anthem composed by Alban and sung by the choir.
Also, there will be cupcakes on hand to decorate with Jubilee paraphernalia at the back of the church at the end of the service.
New Government rules regarding Covid-19 and the Omicron variant mean that it is now a legal requirement to wear a mask in most indoor venues including places of worship for everybody aged 11 or over unless they are exempt. When attending worship at The Barn, please continue to wear a mask when you are not seated (including coming up for Communion). When you are seated, you may remove your mask for singing if you wish or if you feel uncomfortable during the service.
Please note: until further notice, coffee will not take place after church. We hope very much for this to resume soon.
Services at The Barn 19 December 18.30 Nine Lessons and Carols 24 December 15.00 Crib Service 24 December 23.15 Midnight Mass 25 December 09.30 Christmas Day Eucharist
Advent has finally begun, and Christmas is lurking right around the corner. This year, our celebrations will include a service of Nine Lessons and Carols, which will take place on December 19th.
As the new Director of Music at the Barn Church, I would like to invite anyone who would like to be part of the choir for the Nine Lessons and Carols service to join – there is no age limit, as long as you would like to sing! The music will consist of familiar carols, as well as a few choir pieces, all at a fairly easy level.
The choir rehearses on Sunday evening from 18.00 to 19.00, until December 19th, and there will also be a rehearsal on the day of the service itself, where we will be joined by the Motleys for one of the carols. If you would like to join the choir for this, please send me an email, talk to me after Sunday service, or simply show up to one of our upcoming rehearsals.
I know Advent can be a very busy time for us all, but perhaps an hour of singing on a Sunday evening could be a moment of peace and respite amid all the stress.
– Mie Mie can be emailed at music.barnchurch@gmail.com
