August 28, 2026

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Sunday, August 30, 2026

Worship Service 

9:30am

YouTube Livestream at 9:30am

See the Sunday morning Worship Materials to watch the YouTube Livestream this week.

Church News

St. Barnabas Choir

Choir rehearsals will begin again on Wednesday, September 2nd from 7pm-8:30pm in the Ministry Center. Our first Sunday back will be September 13th, Rally Sunday. The St. Barnabas Choir welcomes any and all singers- no prior experience required! Contact Emma for any questions, or just show up to a choir rehearsal! All are welcome!

Small Groups & Music Ministries Starting Back Soon

Word for Women - Thursday, September 3rd

Handbell Choir Rehearsal - Thursday, September 3rd

Choir - Sunday, September 13th

Qigong - Thursday, September 17th

Rally Sunday ~ September 13th

Mark your calendar for St. Barnabas’ Rally Sunday as we celebrate the kickoff to the program year. All youth are invited to bring their backpacks for a blessing during worship. After worship stay for lunch and activities from 10:30am-12:30pm and check out the Ministry Fair where various church council members and Small Group leaders will represent all of our wonderful ministries. For both adults and children, we will have lots of activities. And of course there will be music. Don’t miss this exciting event rain or shine!

Hospital Visitation

If you or someone you know will be hospitalized and would like a visit from our pastor, please reach out to the church office or directly to Pastor Mark. HIPAA confidentiality laws prohibit hospitals from sharing patient information.

The Prayer Chain

If you would like to participate in praying for our members and friends, please talk with Pastor Mark. If you would like to request prayer from our Prayer Chain, contact Brenda in the church office or talk with Pastor Mark. Please indicate if you would like your prayer request to be shared with the congregation, or if it is confidential. 

Other News & Church Activities

Seniors & Friends

Join us for our next Seniors and Friends event on Tuesday, September 15th at 11am. We will start with a worship service, then share a meal together in the Ministry Center. You can sign up at the Welcome Center.

The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, September 9th.

Share the Harvest at the

St. Barnabas Cornucopia!

Many gardeners at St. Barnabas are experiencing a beautiful surplus of fresh vegetables! To celebrate and share this abundance, we invite everyone to participate in our weekly St. Barnabas Cornucopia exchange.

Here is how you can help feed our community:

• Drop Off & Trade: Starting this Sunday, bring your extra homegrown produce to the round table in the Narthex to share or swap with others.
• Take Home: If you see vegetables on the table, please help yourself and take some home to enjoy!
• Blessed Blessings: Whatever remains on the table by the end of the day on Thursday will be placed on an outdoor table for the public. Thank you for sharing your harvest and supporting our local community!

Gift of Love

September "Gift of Love"

Good News Jail & Prison Ministry

 "Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them.” (NRSV Hebrews 13:3.)

Our Gift of Love donations will go to support Pastor Jeff Freeman and his work at the Hennepin County Adult Corrections facility through the Good News Jail & Prison Ministry. This is the largest independent supplier of chaplains for jails and prisons worldwide, serving in 23 US states and territories and 25 countries around the world. Good News relies 100% on donations to fund its work reaching out to those others have forgotten and receives no other funding. You can make a donation by clicking on this link and selecting Chaplain Freeman in the dropdown menu: https://gnglobal.org/give/.

In addition to monetary donations, during the month of September we will be collecting items that are needed to support GED preparation classes

conducted in the Corrections facility, as well as specific articles of clothing that some inmates may need at the time of their release. See the "Donations Needed" area in the Narthex for a list of most needed items at this time then place your donations in specially marked boxes. 

September Happenings at St. Barnabas

September 4 ~ Krishna Festival

September 12 ~ Wayzata Chess Tournament

September 13 ~ Rally Sunday

September 14 ~ Girl Scouts Open House

September 15 ~ Seniors & Friends

September 18 ~ DFL SD42 Game Night

September 28 ~ WOW Quilt Guild

September Birthdays

Community Happenings

Donations Needed

Donation Station (Updated 8/28/26)

Here is what we're currently collecting at our Donation Station in the Narthex.

IOCP's Most Needed Items

• Dry Cat Food
• Canned Sardines
• Canned Salmon
• Applesauce (single-serve containers)
• Jarred Spaghetti Sauce
• Name Brand Cereals (boxes)
• Paper Grocery Bags

Place your items in the marked bins at the "Donation Station" located in the Narthex.

Good News Jail Ministry

We are looking for the following items, with the greatest need for new sweatpants sizes XL – 4XL, and gently-used or new winter jackets and outerwear.

Most-Needed Clothing:

• New sweatpants, adult sizes XL, XXL, 3XL and 4XL.
• Gently-used or new winter jackets, adult sizes XL and larger
• Gently-used or new adult stocking caps (“beanie” style)
• Gently-used or new winter gloves – adult sizes L, XL and XXL

Most-Needed Classroom Supplies:

• Composition books (NOT spiral notebooks)
• Reading glasses – any refraction

Other Items:

• New sweatpants, adult sizes M, L
• New socks, adult male size L (shoe size 8.5-10.5) & XL (11-13)
• #2 pencils with erasers
• Word search puzzle books
• Unused greeting cards

Photos of the Week

Two Eastern Tiger Swallowtails were eating nectar from the flowers in the church garden on Wednesday.

Resources & Links

Spread the Word!

Have you Liked and Followed our Facebook and Instagram pages? No? Go there right now and do it! (Please.) When you like our pages, they show up for the people you know, and we can extend our reach. Plus, the more you engage (like commenting, liking, and sharing posts), the further the word gets out! It's an easy way to tell everyone you know about St. Barnabas!

Want something in the E-News?

Do you want your small group information, community activities or church news in the

weekly E-News? Please email your articles to Brenda Ericson with all the details by Wednesday morning of the week you want it shared.

Church Council Minutes

Copies of the minutes are available in the narthex. They are also located on our website.

If you'd like to be added to the email list, call the church office at 763-553-1239

Bulletin Delivery

Want a Bulletin Delivered? For those who are not able to access the worship video, some of our BeFrienders will deliver printed copies of the bulletin on Friday's.

If you'd like to have a bulletin delivered, you can call the church office at

763-553-1239.