Empowering the Laity for Pastoral Care Do you feel God calling you into a new ministry to be the hands, feet, and listening ears for a broken world? Are you ready for a new commitment to your faith and in service to others? Training to be a Community of Hope Lay Chaplain A 12-week training … Continue reading Community of Hope Training
Calling all adults and youth (age 16+)! Join us for a Habitat for Humanity workday. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 at 7:30AM | ON LOCATION We are ready to get to our work of building homes for deserving families!! In order to limit contact between volunteers, attendance is limited to 10 per shift. No previous construction experience … Continue reading Work Day: Habitat for Humanity – October
SUNDAYS, NOVEMBER 6, 13 and December 11, and 18 11:45m - 1PM | MEETS IN SEAN'S PLACE If you are walking the path of grief and living with the loss of a loved one, please come together for support and to learn strategies for coping with the holidays. You can come anytime; however, we recommend … Continue reading Coping with Grief During the Holidays
Friday, January 13, 2023 | 4-7pm at Saint Barnabas "Tasting with intentionality invites us to develop our ability to be fully present in the moment, to enhance our awareness of the beauty and delight that surround us in our everyday lives, and to live more fully in a mindset of gratitude" - Tev. Dr. Cathernine … Continue reading The Spirituality of Wine Tasting
Sunday, January 29 | 11:45am | Sanctuary Are you currently a reader or want to become a reader for our services? Lay Readers read the lessons from Holy Scripture and lead the creed and the prayers of the people during Sunday services and other times of worship. We invite both current readers and those who … Continue reading Lay Reader Training
“What we do for the African American community benefits everybody. Anything that knocks down barriers is a good thing.” -Br. Lee Hughes, OP Bl. (Blessed) Absalom Jones holds a special place in history as a pioneer in civil liberty and service. Born into slavery in Delaware in 1746, Jones purchased freedom for his family and … Continue reading Celebrating Absalom Jones
“What we do for the African American community benefits everybody. Anything that knocks down barriers is a good thing.” -Br. Lee Hughes, OP Saint Barnabas is blessed to host the Diocese of Arizona’s annual observance of the Feast Day of Absalom Jones, the first African American Episcopal priest. In preparation for welcoming the diocese to … Continue reading African American Spirituality and the Episcopal Church
AT SAINT BARNABAS, NO ONE SUFFERS ALONE On March 5, Saint Barnabas will commission our class of six Community of Hope Lay Chaplains. Our new Lay Chaplains are available to serve the community as guides and companions throughout all of life’s ups and downs. Help us celebrate these ministers at our 10:15am service. Lay Chaplains, … Continue reading Community of Hope Commission of New Lay Chaplains
THIS RETREAT IS FULL Registration is now Closed Click here for details about our next retreat in May 2023. March 23-26 | Redemptorist Renewal Center, Tucson, AZ Over the course of four days, refresh your soul through three periods of shared silence each day, plus the morning and afternoon group conferences with The Rev. Jim … Continue reading Silent Directed Retreat
ENVISIONING A SPIRITUAL MOSAIC The African Diaspora Ablaze In Our Beloved Community April 20-22 | Church of the Epiphany, Tempe, AZ Please join the Western Region Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE) and Province VIII Black African Ministries (BAM) for our Annual Conference. Guest speakers will be Rev. Mary Tororeiy, Ph.D, Rev. Canon C. K. “Chuck” … Continue reading ENVISIONING A SPIRITUAL MOSAIC