There is a basket in the narthex for the collection of last year's palm crosses.

In the Book of Common Prayer, this Sunday is known as Quinquagesima, the 50th day before Easter. 

There will be a gathering after the 10:15 AM service on February 22 for families with babies and children to discuss how families use our facilities and to brainstorm what improvements could be suggested. 

Children of all ages are invited to join us for a fun and engaging time of learning, singing, and growing in faith. If you are interested in volunteering with Sunday School please talk to Abra after the service!

Sunday school will be held on February 22, March 15, and March 22.

A memorial service for Eric Haffenden will be held at St. Barnabas on Tuesday, February 17 at 1:00 PM.

The Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association has graciously offered the use of their parking lot to parishioners if parking is not available on the street. Use their north parking lot if available – if it is closed due to paving, park on the east side of the building. 

Join us for our annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper prepared by the chefs of 6th Calgary St. Barnabas Scout group at 6:30 PM. Yum, yum!

Services will be held at noon and 7:00 PM. 

The Lent book for 2026 is “A Different Kind of Fast: Feeding Our True Hungers in Lent” by Christine Valters Paintner. There are seven books still available which can be picked up on Sunday - see Kersi. The cost is $15 and payment may be made by cash, cheque (payable to St. Barnabas with the memo “book study”) or e-transfer to office@stbarnabas.ca. You may read independently or join a discussion group that will meet over Zoom on March 2 and March 16 at 7:00 PM.

Our Lenten Quiet Afternoon will take place on Saturday, February 28 from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM. Please plan to come to try different spiritual disciplines involving prayer, craft, music, and meditation. 

Alongside Hope is one of 15 members who make up the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a Christian response to hunger. Join us on Zoom to learn more about this partnership and how to get involved.

Thursday, February 19 at nooon ET

This webinar will introduce you to the projects and partners supported by Alongside Hope through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Mary Obiero and Naba Gurung will be joining us from Kenya to describe the current context of international assistance and how Church World Service and Alongside Hope are responding through our membership in the Foodgrains Bank. You will also hear how you and your parish can get involved.

Attached is  the Diocese of Calgary ACW Winter Newsletter. As many parishes don't have a formal ACW group, we want all Anglican Women to know that they are welcome to join our activities.

A Newsletter subscription costs $10.00 per year which helps pay for the costs to print and mail physical copies for those who require a hard copy.

Blessings to all,Val Jensen, President, Diocese of Calgary Anglican Church Women

More information can be found on the home page of the website or contact Rev. Marcus at deacon@stbarnabas.ca

Heavenly Father, we thank you for the gift of Alpha. Open our eyes to the friends, neighbours, and colleagues who are already drawing toward you, and give us the courage to extend a personal invitation on your behalf. Amen.

Father Thomas Gatluak is currently in the process of sponsoring his wife and children so that their family may be reunited in Canada after years of separation due to conflict and displacement.

Father Thomas has initiated a GoFundMe appeal to assist with one-time, upfront expenses only, including immigration application fees, required medical documentation, travel to Canada, and initial settlement needs.

Parishioners and friends are invited to hold the family in prayer, to share the appeal within their own networks, and, for those who feel able, to offer financial support.

Further details may be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/u/thomas-tut-gatluak

Wild Paths of Peace, written by Martha Jarvis, explores the unexpected hope of peacemaking at time of conflict in the world and in our personal lives. As the Anglican Communion’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jarvis works to create partnerships between churches and UN teams as they respond to conflict, climate change and forced movement of people. Jarvis has also facilitated church-led peacemaking in South Sudan and Mozambique. Throughout it all, she’s seen nothing that compares to the power of people coming back together after conflict, and ultimately, coming back to faith through Jesus.

This resource will be available for download, or subscribe to receive it as a free daily email message throughout Lent (beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026. 

This link is used for every St. Barnabas activity on Zoom.

To join with a landline, dial 587-328-1099 at the appointed time, enter meeting ID 782 563 7683 followed by #; you will then be asked for your own ID – press # to bypass this message and you will be connected to the call.

To sponsor altar flowers, sign up on the flower calendar posted on the bulletin board in the narthex. As there is room for only one set of flowers on the altar, if someone has already signed up for the date you wish, we request that you choose another date. Cost of flower sponsorship is $60 and is included in the calculation of your tax receipt.

Please contact the office by Tuesday of the week before your sponsorship date to provide your dedication to be printed in the bulletin. 

Please contact the office so that we can stay in touch! Call Gloria at 403-283-3035 or email office@stbarnabas.ca