Tuesday 21st at 10am The plan this year is to take the hard labour out of counting all the money for the Jar of Grace. Instead of asking a single individual or couple to count it, we are going to… Read more

Saying Yes to Life fits in with our current series on Stewardship of the Planet. As people made in the image of God, we are entrusted to look after what he has created: to share in God’s joy and ingenuity… Read more

198,000 Christians live in Oman, making up just over 4% of the total population of 4.8 million. Not surprisingly, most of them are migrant workers. Oman is an absolute monarchy. The government expects obedience from its citizens – they are… Read more

We would like to have paper copies just for visitors. Please contact the Parish Office about how to sign up to get the bulletin online. It is another small way that we can save resources.

There will be a chance for young people to consider any or all of the above options in the coming weeks. We have four names at the time of writing Please let Raymond know by Sunday January 12th if you… Read more

We have a large print version of all of our hymns for use by members of the 9am service but they are no longer used. Either we no longer have people with eye-sight issues, or members prefer to sing from… Read more

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is kept annually in the Northern Hemisphere from 18— 25 January . In the Southern Hemisphere it is celebrated between Ascension and Pentecost. I realise that does not seem to express unity between… Read more

The plan this year is to take the hard labour out of the Jar of Grace. Instead of asking a single individual or couple to count it, we are going to do it as a group. Our treasurer will guide… Read more

Where it costs to be a Christian Christians make up 12.8 per cent of the total population. 1.2 million believers. Islam dominates private and public life. The country is ruled by a dynasty that does not allow any dissent. Freedom… Read more

The UK aims to reach net zero emissions before 2050. Parliament and dozens of local areas around the UK—including our own Bristol diocese—have declared a climate emergency. It is getting more and more difficult to ignore the implications of climate… Read more

Wednesday, 8th January 2020 7:30pm — 9pm St Barnabas Church Ferndale Road. Uganda Fire will be in Swindon this week on their way to Manchester. If you missed them last time, or would like to hear them again, they will… Read more

In studying the 1st Epistle of Peter we encountered a church that was about to experience state persecution. That continued on and off for three centuries until the Emperor Constantine became a Christian. However persecution is not a thing of… Read more