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Worship Services
8:30am & 10:30am
YouTube Livestream at 10:30am
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Ash Wednesday ~ February 18th
There will be 2 services that day, 12pm and 6:30pm. The next 5 Wednesday Lent services will be at 6:30pm only.
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Lenten Soup Supper
We will have Lenten Soup Suppers beginning at 5:15pm every Wednesday during Lent starting February 18th (Ash Wednesday). We need one more volunteer to cook soups on March 25th. Dale Sanderson will take care of the treats and buns each week. If you need help with preparing your soups, contact Dale at 763-242-2591. Soup requirements are 4-5 gallons of 2 different soups with one preferably gluten free. You can sign up at the Welcome Center. We are still in need of people to clean up each week!
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Guest Pastor on Sunday, February 8th
We are excited to welcome Rev. Brian Scott from Lutheran World Relief (LWR). Pastor Brian serves as Senior Advisor of Congregational Engagement. LWR began at the end of WWII, is grounded in Lutheran theology and seeks to tackle global poverty by helping people adapt to the challenges that threaten their livelihoods and well-being. Pastor Brian will also share a presentation in the Alcove during coffee hour.
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Hospital Visitation
If you or someone you know will be hospitalized and would like a visit from a pastor, please reach out directly to the church office or one of the pastors. HIPAA confidentiality laws prohibit hospitals from sharing patient information.
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The Prayer Chain
If you would like to participate in praying for our members and friends, please talk with Pastor Tom. If you would like to request prayer from our Prayer Chain, contact Brenda in the church office or talk with Pastor Tom or our Pastoral Assistant Bryce. Please indicate if you would like your prayer request to be shared with the congregation, or if it is confidential.
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Staff Out of Office
Bryce will be on vacation Friday, January 30th through Friday, February 6th.
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Update on our Refugees – Good News, Sad Reality
As of late Wednesday, January 29th, our Refugee Ruth has been released from custody. This is good news, along with the change of status to Permanent Legal Resident/Green Card. The sponsor team was excited to pick her up and bring her back to her son. The sad reality is what Ruth went through to get to this point. As a legal refugee who had filed paperwork for a green card, she should have been able to have an interview appointment where she could prepare, be accompanied by her attorney and an interpreter, and been finished in a few hours. Instead, she was flown to El Paso and spent several nights in a tent immigration camp. Then the attorneys request for writ of habeas corpus was seen by a judge and they flew her back to Minnesota. She had a 7-hour interview on Monday and was able to have her attorney and an interpreter only because she was back in Minnesota. She was never allowed a shower or toothbrush or change of clothes. Her diabetes pills were taken away; she went 8 days without her prescription medication. She had to sleep on a thin pad on the concrete floor with only a mylar blanket. Food consisted of a simple ham sandwich and frozen oranges. This is happening to hundreds of other refugees in Minnesota. This way of reviewing legal residents is very costly for both the government and the refugees. We are grateful to be able to help her by hiring an attorney.
We celebrate Ruth’s release and will help her return to a normal life, continue her job and her son’s school. If you would like to help with expenses, there are two ways to donate:
- Offering plate or online St. Barnabas donation – put “Refugees” in the memo line
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GoFundMe at this link
Thank you for your ongoing prayers and support of Ruth and her son.
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OWLs (Older Wiser Lutherans)
Valentine's Event
Our next event will be Tuesday, February 10th at 1:00pm. We will be decorating heart shaped sugar cookies as a surprise for the folks at St. Paul's-San Pablo Lutheran Church, then a few of our St. Barnabas volunteers will deliver them. Cookies, icing and decorations will be provided. You can sign up at the Welcome Center.
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Cross+Generational Ministry
Join us on Wednesday, February 11th from 5:30pm-7pm for February’s
Cross-Gen event! As always, dinner will be provided at 5:30pm. You can sign up at the Welcome Center. Join us!
| Concert at St. Barnabas ~ February 21st | | Morpheus Concert ~ March 14th | | |
Future Events:
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April 11th at Minneapolis Eagles Club for Best Buddies
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May 9th at Shell Lake for Shell Lake Center for the Arts
Thank you all for the support of our music and our charities!
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Barney's Birdies Send off for Denise
The Barney's Birdies Women's Golf Group had an off-season event to send off Denise Holmquist who is moving to Albuquerque. Denise has been a "Birdie" since the group formed over 10 years ago. We will miss her friendship, but wish her and Jim the best in this next chapter.
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Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner ~ January 17th
Pictures taken by Valerie Cook who also attended.
| | Annual Meeting ~ January 25th | | |
February "Gift of Love"
Global Health Ministries
Global Health Ministries (GHM) is an independent Lutheran nonprofit (501c3) established in 1987, and specializes in capacity-building for Lutheran health systems in under-resourced countries, serving some of the most vulnerable people in the world. We believe all people should have access to a healthy life. But they don’t. Together we can make a difference. Each year thousands of volunteers gather in our Minnesota-based warehouse to help sort and pack medical equipment and supplies to share around the world. At the request of our international partners we also
offer grants and volunteer consultants to help build their capacity to move the needle on health in their communities and effect sustainable and enduring change.
| | February Events at St. Barnabas | | |
February 7th ~ Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby
February 7th ~ P.E.O. Women's Group
February 10th ~ OWLs Event
February 11th ~ Cross+Generational Ministry Event
February 21st ~ Wayzata Musicales Concert
February 22nd ~ Piano Recital
February 23rd ~ WOW Quilt Guild
February 27th ~ SD42 Movie Night
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2025 Fire & Ice
Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026
Time: 3-9pm with the fireworks finale beginning at 6:30pm
Location: Plymouth Creek Playfield, 3625 Fernbrook Ln. N.
Our annual Fire & Ice winter festival includes games, entertainment, food and fireworks. Following cancellations in recent years due to poor ice conditions, the annual event will look a little different this year as it moves from a frozen lake setting to a park. Despite the change, Fire & Ice returns with fun fan favorites.
Click Here for Event Details
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Donation Station (Updated 1/27/26)
Here is what we're currently collecting at our Donation Station in the Narthex.
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Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners
Most Needed Items
Food, Beverages, Toiletries, Supplies
- Spaghetti Pasta (boxes)
- Spaghetti Sauce (jars)
- Canned Salmon
- Lysol All-Purpose Cleaner & Disinfectant Spray (32 oz. Lemon Breeze Scent)
- Body Wash
- Pull-Ups (sizes 5T-6T)
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Paper Grocery Bags
- Egg Cartons (one dozen size)
Winter Wear (new or like new)
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Snow Pants, Gloves, Boots (for kids in grades K-12 waterproof styles intended for playing outside)
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Winter Coats (for men and women warm, waterproof styles intended for being outside (sizes large-3XL are needed most)
Donation Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 10am – 5pm.
Donations can be dropped off at the east side of their building at
1605 County Road 101 N Plymouth, MN 55447
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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!
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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.
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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
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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.
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