January 5, 2024

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Sunday, January 7, 2024

In-Person Worship 

8:30am & 10:30am

YouTube Livestream at 10:30am

Click on the link below to watch the YouTube Livestream worship service this Sunday.

Church News

Seniors & Friends ~ Tuesday, January 9th

Please join us for worship at 11:00am followed by a meal in the Ministry Center.

You can sign up in the Narthex or please email or call Brenda in the church office to let her know if you will be able to attend.

Brenda (brenda@stbarnabaslutheran.org) 763/553-1239

We apologize for this being last minute and hope to see you there.

St. Barnabas Annual Meeting

Sunday, January 28th (time TBD)

Please join us as we look back at our 2023 year, discuss our 2024 church budget, and bring important votes for open council positions and our annual church budget. This is our important work of the church, and you are an important part of this process. Please plan to attend.

Poinsettias

We have lots of poinsettias if anyone would like to take some home. They will be thrown out next week.

RIP Medical Debt Relief Challenge

We met our second $5000 goal!

You can still make a donation by writing in “RIP Medical Debt” on our general offering envelopes, or electronically on our website using the RIP Medical Debt button under "Online Donations".

Other News & Church Activities

Birthday Announcements

We will be taking a break from announcing birthdays in the E-News and Sunday bulletin until our church directory has been completed. We want to make sure that the dates we list are for current members and their families.

Tax Preparation Assistance Coming Soon

AARP Taxaide is happy to return again this year to St. Barnabas on Wednesdays starting February 7th from 9am-3pm. They provide free tax assistance for taxpayers who are over 50 and have low to moderate income.

This service is provided by AARP volunteers certified each year by the IRS. Tax payers can have their Federal, State and MN Property taxes e-filed. They will also get a paper copy of everything that is filed. AARP cannot do returns for businesses, self-employed people or complex returns.

Leave a message starting January 12th at 612-699-1218 with your name and phone number and a volunteer will return your call to set up an appointment.

Church Directory Update

The 2024 directory will not be printed until sometime in February so there's still time to get your picture or info added. Send what you have to Brenda in the church office at brenda@stbarnabaslutheran.org or call her at (763) 553-1239.

Households without a picture may be filled in using a picture from a previous directory (2018 or older).

If you have a new mailing address, a new email address, have added a mobile number or changed an existing number in the past 12 months, let Brenda know of the changes. Also, let Brenda know if you no longer attend St. Barnabas and would like to be removed from the directory.

New Book Group Coming Soon

Another Sunday morning Book Group will be forming soon to read Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians by Austen Hartke. The first group learned so much from this experience that they wanted others to have a chance to read the book in community. If you are curious, or even confused, about the changing language of gender identity, and want to learn how God calls us to love our neighbors, no matter their pronouns, sign up on the sheet in the Narthex. 

Beacon Housing initiatives

Welcome to all Beacon Housing supporters who want to learn more about Housing initiatives in 2024. Whether you are new or an existing supporter, this will be an interesting and energizing event.

Beacon Congregational Convening – 1/18/24 at Richfield United Methodist Church from 6:30pm - 8:30pm (Zoom option available).

Join hundreds of Beacon community members to celebrate the impact of our advocacy and organizing power. We’ll ground ourselves in the urgency of the current housing crisis, explore Beacon’s proposed interventions and legislative campaigns in 2024, and identify actions we can take to increase access to deeply affordable housing. We’ll hear from Beacon’s CEO, Chris LaTondresse, and other housing champions. Plus, we’ll spend time in assembly and workshops that will equip us to build the power we need to meet this moment.

Sign up at this link: https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/congregational-convening-1-18-24/. If you would like to carpool, please contact Cindy Dogan at c.dogan@comcast.net.

St. Barnabas Spotlight

Rock Around The Clock “A 50’s /60’s Music Review” will be held here at church on January 27th & 28th at 6:30pm.

Tickets are $7.00 and can be purchased at church before the event starts. 

This event will be located in the Ministry Center.

January "Gift of Love"

San Pablo/St. Paul's Lutheran Church

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1887 to meet the spiritual needs of the Swedish Lutherans of the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis. Much has changed in the neighborhood, but their purpose remains strong- to meet the needs of the neighborhood and faith community, through weekly worship as well as deep community involvement. They are a central fixture in the neighborhood, with their building hosting one medical clinic, daily Spanish-language AA meetings, and the Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts. 

Community Happenings

Donations Needed

IOCP Food Shelf Most Needed Items: 

Brand Name Cereal

Hearty Soup

Healthy Snacks (e.g. popcorn, crackers, granola bars)

Healthy Beverages (e.g. sparkling water, tea, juice boxes)

Paper Grocery Bags (These are expensive to purchase and offer you an opportunity to recycle the bags you don’t need.) 

Good News Prison Ministry:

Needs clothing donations for people who are being released. Sweat pants (sizes S-XXL), hoodies, sweatshirts, shirts (sizes L-XXL), winter coats (sizes XL-XXL)

Volunteer Opportunities

Resources & Links

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 or Saturday's.

If you'd like to have a Bulletin dropped off, you can call the church office at

763-553-1239.