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  • Welcome to St. Barnabas
  • Safeguarding
  • Worship and Music
  • News
  • How I can help the church
  • Children and Young People
  • Team and Wider Church
  • Team Vicar
  • Mothers' Union
  • Church Hall
  • Community Information
  • Information and Downloads
  • Uniformed Organisations

St. Barnabas Church, Downham

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Due to the present situation St. Barnabas has closed for pubic worship and private prayer.


Please follow the services on-line.

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Coronavirus Arrangements

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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:-


https://youtu.be/32OCNNVIYq4


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:-

revdstuartleck@btinternet.com


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. 

Contact Us

Team Vicar

Revd Stuart Leck

St Barnabas Vicarage

1 Churchdown

Bromley

BR1 5PS

Tel: 020 8698 0283

E: revdstuartleck@btinternet.com


Find us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/StBarnabasChurchDownham


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