BAS calendars are available for $9 each. Please put payment in one of the envelopes in the narthex and put the envelope on the offering plate; your calendar(s) will be set out for you next week. If paying by e-transfer, please note that it is for calendar purchase. If you would like a BCP calendar, please contact Gloria by October 13 as only the number requested will be ordered. Thank you to those who have already submitted their order.

There will be a Newcomers’ Reception for everyone who has joined the parish in the last twelve months, to be held on Tuesday, October 27^th at 6:30 PM in the upper hall.

Please pick up your Thanksgiving letter from Kersi in the narthex. If there isn’t one addressed to you, you may take one of the unaddressed envelopes. Email your address to office@stbarnabas.ca so that you will be included in the future.

Coffee and treats will be served following the 8:30 AM service on October 18^th. All are welcome!

The services on October 18th and 25th will not be livestreamed. 

Over the past couple of weeks, we engaged a specialty contractor to strip the heavily degraded, historical wax coating from the fired-clay tiled flooring in the church nave. To allow unimpeded access to the entire floor, we also hired a team to carefully remove, store, and replace all of the pews.

The decades-old coating proved much harder to remove than anticipated. After testing several alternative methods, the contractor successfully removed the vast majority of the wax. While the restoration is not yet fully complete, we decided to reinstall the pews for the time being. We will evaluate the remaining sections soon to determine what additional steps are needed to achieve our final vision.

Thank you so much for your patience and understanding while this work was underway—especially to those who worshipped elsewhere on the Sunday the church was unavailable. Finally, a huge thank you to everyone who helped prepare the pews for removal, assisted with reinstallation, and worked tirelessly to clean and restore order to our beautiful church.

Bring your furry, finned, or feathered friends to St. Barnabas for our Blessing of the Animals service.

For the comfort and safety of all, please bring your pet on a leash or in a carrier. 

Our annual Harvest Lunch for parishioners will be catered by Bon Ton Meat Market who will provide prime rib, mashed potatoes, steamed vegetables, and gravy. Yummy!

Please sign up on the sheet in the narthex by October 18th or email the office by October 20th.  

Volunteers are needed for setup and clean up; please contact Kersi if you can help.

Please see the following letter from The Most Rev. Greg Kerr-Wilson, Bishop of Calgary; The Rev. David Greenwood, Bishop of Athabasca; and The Rt. Rev. Stephen London, Bishop of Edmonton regarding the upcoming referendum. 

For anyone who is interested, there will be an opportunity to discuss the letter in the chapel following coffee hour on Sunday. 

The October newsletter has arrived. 

If you subscribe to the Anglican Journal at https://anglicanjournal.com/, you will recieve this year's "World of Gifts" brochure and can help our Alongside Hope representative Heather decide which project to support for our Advent fundraiser. 

A message from the Synod Office: In preparation for our Diocesan Synod, taking place October 23 and 24, the Synod Steering Committee has chosen a theme of “Living in Hope.” We wish to show a video presentation on this theme during our time together over the two days. We need your help.

We would love to have your submissions of photos or videos on how your Parish is Living in Hope. How does your Parish offer the Hope of Christ in its ministry, its worship, its mission? Please consider this theme, discuss it with your parishioners, and send in your submissions to the Diocese office by September 30 to ctubman@calgary.anglican.ca

The following request for financial assistance is from a former parishioner who is battling two types of cancer. 

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

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.