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Events

February 5 -Pancake Supper (Shrove Tuesday):
Time: 5:15 pm to 7 pm - Admission at door $7.00; Children 6-12 years of age -$3.00 and under 5 years of age FREE.
Pancakes - Sausages, Baked Beans, Dessert and Beverage included.  Two Food Baskets, donated by Pepsico, will also be raffled off.  For information call Joyce Kane 743-4414.

Youth Group ages 9 - 15, every  Thursday,  from 6:00-7:30pm

Questions or concerns?  Please contact Kim Orchard, 750-1997.

Euchre, Friday 7pm, come out and bring a friend. To add your name to the list, contact Marian Olson 743-4582.

 

Soup Luncheon Next Sunday, February 10, following the service.  Bring a friend, bring a family and enjoy a bowl of soup and good fellowship.  If you are a visitor, please join us. It’s all free! We could use a couple of extra soups on the menu for next week. Call Jennifer Crowe at 876-9831 or Vi Gilchrist at 745-7979.

Feb 10:Guest Speaker, Wanda Tonus, from the Peterborough Health Clinic, will give a brief educational outline on the influenza pandemic and how it will impact our community.

 

February 14th @ 1 pm: Valentine Tea will be put on for the residents of Hillmar as well as for any parishioners from St. Barnabas. If you would like to support it by supplying some baked goods such as cookies and cup cakes, or help serve the goodies at Hillmar.  Please sign the volunteer sheet which will be downstairs at coffee time.

March 1, 2008; Trent Durham Area Day Celebration.

St. Peter’s, Cobourg.  Time 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Theme for this year is “Living Trees: Growing Into Fullness”.

Programs for all ages! It will also be a time of welcoming our new Area Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Dr. Linda Nicholls.  Information and application forms are at the back of the church (one in the office).  Please register as soon as possible for your desired program!

April 23, Wednesday at 7:30 pm: Three Canters will be performing in concert at All Saint’s, Peterborough.  Tickets are $20 each.  To reserve tickets please call Linda Mercer at 743-5181 or Mabel Mosher at 742-3384.


May 2 to 4, 2008 - AWARE weekend.  This is a women’s retreat well worth the time.  Location is at Elim Lodge, just north of Peterborough. Speaker is Anna Spray.  For details see Father Eugene (application form is in the office

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Announcements


Chancel: A beautiful beige afghan has been crocheted by Agnes Pitters and donated to the Chancel Guild for us to raffle tickets. We will use the money to purchase new linens for the Eucharist service. The tickets cost $2.00 each and can be purchased at coffee time.

 

Looking ahead to Good Friday which is March 21: as in other years we will be doing a 'dramatic reading' of Matthew's version of the Passion story.  There is no acting involved and no rehearsal.  If you like to read, there are 8 parts to choose from.  Do please talk to me so I can set aside a part for you.  Sheila Tyrrell

 

50th Anniversary

This year St. Barnabas will celebrate its 50th anniversary as a parish in Peterborough. Is is time to record the history of those 50 years.  A small committee has ben formed, new member are welcome, to gather and publish  this important history.  We also need photos and stories to include in the booklet.  For futher infoarmiont or to offer stories etc., please contact Dick and Joan Kennedy, Anne Graham, Fr. Eugene or Deacon Frank.

Church Office: Fr. Eugene will usually be in the office 9am to noon, Tuesday to Thursday. If you have bulletin announcements please have them in by noon on Thursday. The bulletin will now be run on Thursday afternoon. Please continue to leave your announcements on the answering service or by e-mail. If you would like to call, please contact Pat Plow at 778-3004.

 

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