St. Barnabas Church, Downham
Due to the present situation St. Barnabas has closed for pubic worship and private prayer.
Please follow the services on-line.
Coronavirus Arrangements
The Church building is closed for public worship
Sadly the decision has been made to close St. Barnabas for public worship and private prayer.
This will be kept under regular review.
Services will be streamed from the Vicarage as follows:-
Compline @ 9.00 p.m. - Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. NB No Compline Tuesday 23rd February.
Said Mass @ 9.30 a.m. - Sunday.
Sundays in Lent @ 4.00 p.m. Stations of the Cross. Service sheet available to download.
Changes to this schedule will be published on the website.
Please continue to pray privately at home
Live Streaming of Services
The following services are being streamed from the Vicarage. Variations will be on the website.
Compline @ 9.00 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Said Mass - Sunday at 9.30 a.m.
To access the St. Barnabas YouTube Channel please use the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFNdHR5uPjnDxzrmgV4wjxg
Services are being streamed from Southwark Cathedral:-
https://cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/worship-and-music/worship/live-service-stream/
In addition services are available on the Southwark Diocese Youtube Channel:-
https://www.youtube.com/southwarkdiocese
Each Sunday the Bishop of Southwark will be live streaming a Eucharist and Sermon from his Chapel on the Diocese YouTube Channel commencing at 9.30 a.m.
A Meditation for Lent
Journey through the Wilderness
'Journey through the Wilderness' is a meditation for Lent exploring the theme of wilderness. Music is performed by the Lay Clerks of Southwark Cathedral and the readings are read in front of the Wilderness Panels in St Hugh's Church, Bermondsey. The artist, Adam Boulter, explains the panels in a separate video which can be found here https://youtu.be/0iSUfGVAax0. The homily is given by Canon Andrew Zihni, Precentor. It will be available from 8am tomorrow, Ash Wednesday.
Service: https://youtu.be/CceE0gljIWQ
Panels: https://youtu.be/0iSUfGVAax0
Private Prayer in Church - Paused
The Church will not be open for private prayer at the moment. When we are able to re-open the website will be updated.
If you attend the Church please observe the usual protocols, including the wearing of face mask.
Bishop's Lent Call 2021
The Bishop of Southwark has launched his 2021 Lent Call with the focus this year on food insecurity.
Projects being supported are in this Diocese, the Diocese of Zimbabwe and Jerusalem.
Full details can be found on the Diocesan website: www.southwark.anglican.org/lentcall
A copy of the Bishop's Lent Call Letter is on the Information and Downloads Section.
The website will be updated with information as we move through Lent.
Useful Information and Prayer Requests
Covid 19, vaccinations and a Christian perspective.
Rev. Nick Walsh, the Team Vicar at St Mark's and St Luke's has produced a short video on this subject in conjunction with our Parish Nurses. It can be access via the following link:-
There is a presentation by the Bishop of Woolwich and the Archdeacon of Croydon on the Diocesan website. You can access the video by following the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wtcvdDbIWg
Funeral Resources
A resource to use at home at the time of a funeral is available in the Information and Downloads section.
Church of England Resources
The Church of England has launched a telephone number to access recorded services and prayers on the telephone. This is particularly designed for those who are not on-line. Please pass the information on.
The number is:-
0800 804 8044
Local Resources
A useful resource for the provision of food to the vulnerable within the Borough of Lewisham is Lewisham Local.
They can be accessed at www.lewishamlocal.com
or 03330 150378
Mental Health Support
If you are struggling with your mental health during this time a useful resource is the Mind Charity.
Their website can be accessed via:-
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus/
The SLAM 24 hour Mental Health phone line is:-
0800 731 2864
In an emergency please dial 999.
Do let me know of any concerns, etc that can be included within our times of prayer. Please e-mail me at:-
Please indicate if you wish them to remain confidential
Parish Annual Report and Accounts
The 2019 Annual Report and Accounts is available via the Information and Downloads section.
Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals
Under the current guidelines, we can only hold small, socially distanced funerals in Church with a limit of 30 mourners.
At the moment it is not possible to hold baptisms in the Church.
Weddings can be held subject to the Government guidelines.
Prior to making any arrangements please contact me to discuss your wishes.
If we are unable to hold the funeral service in Church we can offer a Memorial Service at a later date.
Junior Church
Whilst the Church is closed Junior Church is unable to meet.
But you can still carry on learning about the Christian faith and God's love for us all by accessing the Roots website at www.rootsontheweb.com
There are lots of interesting activities and worksheets to download. If you have any problems accessing the site please let me know.
The Bridge
During the current pandemic The Bridge is only being published on-line.
The December edition is available on the Information and Download Section.