News In Brief

I am delighted that we are now working with SW Fruit and Veg to support the community during the Covid 19 crisis.

We continue to appreciate the support we are getting from the local community to help us support vulnerable families during the crisis. We are continuing to work with Riversdale and other local schoos.

Following the latest guidance, all public worship at St Barnabas has been suspended. We had hoped to keep the Church open for private prayer and meditation, but regret that we must now close our doors until further notice.

At present, the garden remains open, however. All are welcome to visit, but please make sure to observe the guidelines for physical distancing and give one another 2 meters of personal space. The garden is a quiet haven for flowers and wildlife and is a good place to stretch your legs and enjoy nature.

Services and prayers are now being streamed and can be accessed via our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasuk) and Twitter feeds (https://twitter.com/stbarnabasuk) .

If you would like to leave supplies for self-isolating people or for the Wandsworth area foodbanks, please put donations in the porch or email Ian on iantattum@gmail.com.

We are delighted that Greg Skidmore has taken over as our musical director. After a highly successful Carol service at Christmas, we are planning a regular evening choral service. We begin with a choral evensong at 6pm on February 2nd, to celebrate Candlemas.

Drop by on 7th September to experience the quiet.

We have just received a thank you letter from the Ibba Girls School in the Southern Sudan for the £327 collected during Lent this year. Thanks to all who have generously helped to support that beacon of hope and education.

Last week we had a good review of our work with Glassdoor Night Shelter and we appreciated Ben’s time with us. We will start again in November and it seems likely that we will be welcoming women too this year and are considering helping with breakfast. Anyone interested in helping with what is the largest Night Shelter for the homeless in London do get in touch. you don’t have to be  a church member to get involved.

I have just been up on the scaffold to take a look at progress being made. All the dead plaster has been removed and the walls are being prepared for plastering over the next week.Some photos can be seen on the St Barnabas Twitter feed.