“We are called by God to see Christ in all persons, grow in faith and live in joyful fellowship with one another.”
-as adopted by the St. Barnabas’ Vestry, December 2012

St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church is a welcoming community of faith, with many opportunities to worship and grow spiritually. We enjoy worship, music, the participation of children, and we share a deep desire to grow spiritually. Please visit this website to learn about the life and work of our parish.

Worship With Us

Life in Christ – Reflections from the Interim Rector

Event Details

SAT DEC 7

– 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Annual Christmas Bazaar

– 5:30 pm Celtic Eucharist (Chapel)

SUN DEC 8

– 8:00 am Holy Eucharist, spoken (Chapel)

– 9:45 am Sunday School

– 10:00 am Holy Eucharist, music (Sanctuary)

– NO Youth Choir Rehearsal

– NO Youth Group

MON DEC 9

– 12:30 pm Bridge, (Lounge)

– 12:30 pm Ladies Luncheon, (Cafe Napoli Restaurant)

– 7:00 pm Scouts BSA Troop 1923 (Great Hall)

TUES DEC 10

– 9:30 am Lady Julian Bible Study, (Lounge)

– NO Yoga for Wellness

– 6:00 pm Finance Meeting (Lounge)

– 6:45 pm Search Committee Mtg. (Lounge)

– 7:00 pm Vestry Meeting (Lounge)

WEDS DEC 11

– 12:30 pm Men’s Luncheon, (2Fat Guys Restaurant)

– 7:00 pm Learning to Pray

THURS DEC 12

– 7:30 am Early Risers’ Bible Study (Lounge)

– NO Priest at Large for December

– 7:00 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal ( Sanctuary)

FRI DEC 13

– 7:00 pm Brandywine Pops Concert (Sanctuary)

SAT DEC 14

– 5:30 pm Celtic Eucharist (Chapel)

Learning to Pray

“There has never been a renewal of church life in Western Christianity without a renewal of prayer…it is in prayer, individually and together, that God puts into our minds new possibilities of what the Church can be.”

Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

Learning to Pray meets on Wednesdays from 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at St Barnabas. It is a five week beginner’s course covering the many different ways of praying, such as intercessionary prayer, saying the Daily Office, Lectio Divina, Christian meditation, contemplation, and movement in prayer.

Wednesday, December 11: Movement and Physical Prayer

Praying outdoors/in nature

Physical prayers – using hands and objects in prayer

Using incense in prayer

Wednesday, December 18: Contemplation

Silent prayer

Techniques for maintaining stillness in prayer

Christian Meditation.

Raising children of faith

Youth Group
The St. Barnabas’ Youth Group (Grades 5-12) meets twice a month on Sundays.

Jr. Youth Group (Grades 5-8) meets from noon to 1:30 pm

Sr. Youth Group (Grades 9-12) from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm for fun, friendship, games, silliness, Jesus, and of course snacks!

Sunday School
St. Barnabas’ Sunday School is available to children ages 3 years through Grade 4 beginning at 9:45 am when children gather for snack and fellowship.

View the monthly Children and Youth activity schedule:

Schedule

Faith. Fellowship. Service.

Event Calendar

Coming Up

Learning to Pray

Youth

Raising children of faith