Monthly Archives: February 2021

Lent Has Begun!

Lent is a church season that gives us an opportunity to prepare for Easter. We will appreciate Jesus’ Resurrection more fully if we first ponder our situation without Jesus, oppressed by sin, evil, and death. There is nothing we can … Continue reading

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Experiencing Saturday as a sacred day

He shall see of the travail of his soul and shall be satisfied.1 Jesus … said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.2 He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew … Continue reading

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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Zoom

Zoom in to our virtual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper on Tuesday, February 16th at 6:30 pm.  Whip up your best batter, grill them to perfection and bring them to our zoom meeting!  Be prepared to virtually share your stack!  This … Continue reading

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A Quiet Hero of the Faith – Rev. Thomas Bray

Thomas Bray – Priest and Missionary, 1730 In 1696, Thomas Bray, an English country parson, was invited by the Bishop of London to be responsible for the oversight of Church work in the colony of Maryland. Three years later, as … Continue reading

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Church closed – Zoom Open

For the health and safety of our parishioners and due to the snowstorm, St. Barnabas will not be open for Sunday services this Sunday, February 14th, 2021.  However, we will be offering a Zoom morning prayer service at 10:00 am. … Continue reading

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Life with God

From Psalm 105: Give thanks unto the Lord and call upon his Name; tell the peoples what things he has done. O let your songs be of him, and praise him, and let your speech be of all his wondrous … Continue reading

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The Martyrs of Japan -1597

The introduction of Christianity into Japan in the sixteenth century, first by the Jesuits under Francis Xavier, and then by the Franciscans, has left exciting records of heroism and self-sacrifice in the annals of Christian missionary endeavor. It has been … Continue reading

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