See our 2023/2024 schedule and reading list by CLICKING HERE.

May 16 – The Horse Lover: A Cowboy’s Quest to Save the Wild Mustangs by H. Alan Day with Lynn Wiese Sneyd, 264 pages

“He already owned and managed two ranches and needed about a third as much as he needed a permanent migraine: that’s what Alan Day said every time his friend pestered him about an old ranch in South Dakota. But in short order, he proudly owned 35,000 pristine grassy acres. The opportunity then dropped into his lap to establish a sanctuary for unadoptable wild horses previously warehoused by the Bureau of Land Management. After Day successfully lobbied Congress, those acres became Mustang Meadows Ranch, the first government-sponsored wild horse sanctuary established in the United States.
The Horse Lover is Day’s personal history of the sanctuary’s vast enterprise, with its surprises and pleasures and its plentiful dangers, frustrations, and heartbreak. Day’s deep connection with the animals in his care is clear from the outset, as is his maverick philosophy of horse-whispering, with which he trained fifteen hundred wild horses. The Horse Lover weaves together Day’s recollections of his cowboying adventures astride some of his best horses, all of which taught him indispensable lessons about loyalty, perseverance, and hope. This heartfelt memoir reveals the Herculean task of balancing the requirements of the government with the needs of wild horses.”

 (Source: goodreads.com)

Questions? Please email Ann Brenner. 

See our 2023/2024 schedule and reading list by CLICKING HERE.

Apr. 18 – Mary Jane Safford, MD: Indomitable Mite by Elizabeth Coachman, MD, 174 page

“This is the first comprehensive biography of 19th century physician, writer, feminist, progressive reformer and lecturer Dr. Mary Jane Safford who led an extraordinarily adventurous life. Her uncanny ability to appear in the right places and times to experience and make true history was akin to Forrest Gump’s similar but fictional talent. From the poverty of youth and through a series of adventures leading to her becoming a European-trained, gynecologic surgeon, Dr. Safford rose to a fame larger than life. She spoke and wrote prolifically on travel, progressive reforms, racial equality and medicine. Among her associates were notable 19th century figures. Later in life, she became one of Florida’s first trained women physicians and helped found a Florida community. Dr. Coachman’s 10-year research odyssey has led to rediscovery of Dr. Safford’s most intriguing life story.”

 (Source: goodreads.com)

Questions? Please email Ann Brenner. 

See our 2023/2024 schedule and reading list by CLICKING HERE.

Mar. 16 – The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin, 322 pages

“Life is short. No-one knows that better than seventeen-year-old Lenni living on the terminal ward. But as she is about to learn, it’s not only what you make of life that matters, but who you share it with.

Dodging doctor’s orders, she joins an art class where she bumps into fellow patient Margot, a rebel-hearted eighty-three-year-old from the next ward. Their bond is instant as they realize that together they have lived an astonishing one hundred years.

To celebrate their shared century, they decide to paint their life stories: of growing old and staying young, of giving joy, of receiving kindness, of losing love, of finding the person who is everything.

As their extraordinary friendship deepens, it becomes vividly clear that life is not done with Lenni and Margot yet.

Fiercely alive, disarmingly funny and brimming with tenderness, THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LENNI AND MARGOT unwraps the extraordinary gift of life even when it is about to be taken away, and revels in our infinite capacity for friendship and love when we need them most.”

 (Source: christianbook.com)

Questions? Please email Ann Brenner. 

See our 2023/2024 schedule and reading list by CLICKING HERE.

Feb. 15 – Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz, 496 pages.

“Alan Conway is a bestselling crime writer. His editor, Susan Ryeland, has worked with him for years, and she’s intimately familiar with his detective, Atticus Pünd, who solves mysteries disturbing sleepy English villages. Alan’s traditional formula pays homage to queens of classic British crime such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers. It’s proved hugely successful. So successful that Susan must continue to put up with his troubling behavior if she wants to keep her job.

When Susan receives Alan’s latest manuscript, in which Atticus Pünd investigates a murder at Pye Hall, an English manor house, she has no reason to think it will be any different from the others. There will be dead bodies, a cast of intriguing suspects, and plenty of red herrings and clues. But the more Susan reads, the more she realizes that there’s another story hidden in the pages of the manuscript—one of ambition, jealousy, and greed—and that soon it will lead to murder.

Masterful, clever, and ruthlessly suspenseful, Magpie Murders is a deviously dark take on vintage crime fiction.”

 (Source: goodreads.com)

Questions? Please email Ann Brenner. 

See our 2023/2024 schedule and reading list by CLICKING HERE.

Jan. 18 –The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum, 336 pages

Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner’s Handbook Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime.

Drama unfolds case by case as the heroes of The Poisoner’s Handbook—chief medical examiner Charles Norris and toxicologist Alexander Gettler—investigate a family mysteriously stricken bald, Barnum and Bailey’s Famous Blue Man, factory workers with crumbling bones, a diner serving poisoned pies, and many others. Each case presents a deadly new puzzle and Norris and Gettler work with a creativity that rivals that of the most imaginative murderer, creating revolutionary experiments to tease out even the wiliest compounds from human tissue. Yet in the tricky game of toxins, even science can’t always be trusted, as proven when one of Gettler’s experiments erroneously sets free a suburban housewife later nicknamed “America’s Lucretia Borgia” to continue her nefarious work.

From the vantage of Norris and Gettler’s laboratory in the infamous Bellevue Hospital it becomes clear that killers aren’t the only toxic threat to New Yorkers. Modern life has created a kind of poison playground, and danger lurks around every corner. Automobiles choke the city streets with carbon monoxide; potent compounds, such as morphine, can be found on store shelves in products ranging from pesticides to cosmetics. Prohibition incites a chemist’s war between bootleggers and government chemists while in Gotham’s crowded speakeasies each round of cocktails becomes a game of Russian roulette. Norris and Gettler triumph over seemingly unbeatable odds to become the pioneers of forensic chemistry and the gatekeepers of justice during a remarkably deadly time. A beguiling concoction that is equal parts true crime, twentieth-century history, and science thriller, The Poisoner’s Handbook is a page-turning account of a forgotten New York.

 (Source: christianbook.com)

Questions? Please email Ann Brenner. 

See our 2023/2024 schedule and reading list by CLICKING HERE.

Dec. 21 –

a) Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb, 432 pages

“Ever wonder what your therapist is thinking? Now you can find out, as therapist and New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb takes us behind the scenes of her practice ― where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she). When a personal crisis causes her world to come crashing down, Lori Gottlieb ― an experienced therapist with a thriving practice in Los Angeles ― is suddenly adrift. Enter Wendell, himself a veteran therapist with an unconventional style, whose sessions with Gottlieb will prove transformative for her.”

b) The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson, 128 pages

From the Author: “I began writing very early — poems, plays, stories — and just never quit. I attended local schools and then, being both book-struck and stage-struck, found a college — Allegheny College — where I could satisfy both passions.

I’ve been a short story writer, with some forty-fifty stories in McCall’s, Ladies’ Home Journal, Redbook, etc.; a playwright; an occasional poet, and finally and most happily, an author of children’s books…happily, because there’s no greater audience than boys and girls who read books and demand that those books be the most exciting, the most mysterious, the most touching, the funniest…the Best.

I live and write in a suburb of Philadelphia, and I have two daughters — Carolyn, who is a nurse, and Marjorie, who is a sixth-grade teacher and at home now with my grandchildren Tomas and Marcos, and all these people read books like crazy!”

 (Source: goodreads.com)

Questions? Please email Ann Brenner. 

See our 2023/2024 schedule and reading list by CLICKING HERE.

Nov. 16 – Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story by Wilfred M. McClay, 504 page.

“We have a glut of text and trade books on American history. But what we don’t have is a compact, inexpensive, authoritative, and compulsively readable book that will offer to American readers a clear, informative, and inspiring narrative account of their own country. Such an account can shape and deepen their sense of the land they inhabit and, by making them understand that land’s roots, and share in its memories, will equip them for the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship in American society. It will provide them with an enduring sense of membership in one of the greatest enterprises in human history: the exciting, perilous, and consequential story of their own country.

The existing texts simply fail to tell that story with energy and conviction. They are more likely to reflect the skeptical or partial outlook of specialized professional academic historians, an outlook that leads to a fragmented and fractured view of modern American society and fails to convey to American readers the greater arc of their own history. Or they disproportionately reflect the outlook of radical critics of American society, whose one-sided accounts lack the balance of a larger perspective and have had an enormous, and largely negative, effect upon the teaching of American history in American high schools and colleges.”

 (Source: goodreads.com)

Questions? Please email Ann Brenner. 

Give blood, save lives! Thank you for your generosity!

Click below to learn more about donor eligibility:

Registration will be made available as we get closer to the date. Once available, click the link below to schedule your appointment.

or Visit: www.bloodhero.com and enter sponsor code:  SaintB

For help with scheduling, please contact the church office and we will put you in touch with Hank Parker.

Oct. 19 – Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, 192 pages

“Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl’s memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the experiences of others he treated later in his practice, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. Frankl’s theory – known as logotherapy, from the Greek word logos (“meaning”) – holds that our primary drive in life is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but the discovery and pursuit of what we personally find meaningful.”

See the schedule HERE for our upcoming readings and discussions.

(Source: goodreads.com)

Questions? Please email Ann Brenner. 

SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2023

Let’s Sign Up!

Payment due at registration. Payment may be made online/by mail/or in the church office prior to camp. All are welcome to attend camp! Please don’t let cost be a deterrent. To inquire about scholarship opportunities (up to 50%) or to inquire about providing scholarship opportunities for others, please email Sarah Petersen.

Seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-graders are invited to participate in Confirmation, a deepening of their commitment to God through the Holy Spirit. We understand that this time in a teenager’s life is one of growth and upheaval, so we seek to help them strengthen and sustain their life-giving relationships with Christ. Confirmation classes and activities provide opportunities for prayer, community, worship, and service that go beyond our regular adult-centered Sunday morning worship to connect youth with each other and with Christ in a way that is most meaningful to them.

Saint Barnabas has the only two-year Episcopal Confirmation program in the state of Arizona.

Confirmation groups meet Wednesday nights from 6:45- 8:00 in the Other Cup. Youth are confirmed sometime after their two-year completion, depending on when the Bishop visits our parish.

We invite anyone interested in learning more about confirmation, or about volunteering as an adult leader, to contact the Director of Youth Ministries, Kate Fimbres.

Learn More about Youth at Saint Barnabas.

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SUNDAYS,  at 9 am |  IN THE LEARNING CENTER (Library)

Join us this Sunday, with The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. and The Rev. Robert Berra

Conversations continues through the summer. We will be discussing: Sin and Virtue: Ethics in Everyday Life

This Sunday’s topic: “The Seven”

Open to all, Conversations is a class led by a rotation of our clergy.  Throughout the summer we will examine each of the traditional seven deadly sins and discuss seven corresponding virtues that help us guide our choices and navigate our path in the world today.  There is no requirement or commitment necessary to attend and you can drop in any week for opportunities to listen, ask questions, and join the Conversation.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra at robert@saintbarnabas.org

Learn More about faith programs for adults

SUNDAYS,  at 9 am |  IN THE LEARNING CENTER (Library)

Join us this Sunday, with The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. and The Rev. Robert Berra

Conversations continues through the summer. We will be discussing: Sin and Virtue: Ethics in Everyday Life

This Sunday’s topic: “Justice / Chastity”

Open to all, Conversations is a class led by a rotation of our clergy.  Throughout the summer we will examine each of the traditional seven deadly sins and discuss seven corresponding virtues that help us guide our choices and navigate our path in the world today.  There is no requirement or commitment necessary to attend and you can drop in any week for opportunities to listen, ask questions, and join the Conversation.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra at robert@saintbarnabas.org

Learn More about faith programs for adults

Give blood, save lives! Thank you for your generosity!

Click below to learn more about donor eligibility:

Registration will be made available as we get closer to the date. Once available, click the link below to schedule your appointment.

To register enter sponsor code:  SaintB

For help with scheduling, please contact the church office and we will put you in touch with Hank Parker.

Kids, wear your swimsuit for crazy water fun! Slip ‘n’ slides, games, and more for this FREE event! Cool kiddie pools for infants and toddlers. Dinner and dessert served. Don’t forget to bring flip-flops and towels!

SUNDAYS,  at 9 am |  IN THE LEARNING CENTER (Library)

Join us this Sunday, with The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. and The Rev. Robert Berra

Conversations continues through the summer. We will be discussing: Sin and Virtue: Ethics in Everyday Life

This Sunday’s topic: “Lust”

Open to all, Conversations is a class led by a rotation of our clergy.  Throughout the summer we will examine each of the traditional seven deadly sins and discuss seven corresponding virtues that help us guide our choices and navigate our path in the world today.  There is no requirement or commitment necessary to attend and you can drop in any week for opportunities to listen, ask questions, and join the Conversation.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra at robert@saintbarnabas.org

Learn More about faith programs for adults

SUNDAYS,  at 9 am |  IN THE LEARNING CENTER (Library)

Join us this Sunday, with The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. and The Rev. Robert Berra

Conversations continues through the summer. We will be discussing: Sin and Virtue: Ethics in Everyday Life

This Sunday’s topic: “Temperance”

Open to all, Conversations is a class led by a rotation of our clergy.  Throughout the summer we will examine each of the traditional seven deadly sins and discuss seven corresponding virtues that help us guide our choices and navigate our path in the world today.  There is no requirement or commitment necessary to attend and you can drop in any week for opportunities to listen, ask questions, and join the Conversation.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra at robert@saintbarnabas.org

Learn More about faith programs for adults

Saturday, August 12, 9:30 – 1pm | Sanctuary + Z_o_o_m

The Grace of Pentecost Part III

 The gift of the Spirit at Pentecost calls us and empowers us to integrate the active and contemplative dimensions of reality within us and around us. Living into this calling includes letting go of the obstacles within us to the awakening to a new seeing, not just what we see but how we see. We are learning to live ordinary life extraordinarily. August’s quiet day will explore living into the grace of Pentecost.

Rest in the peace of God on Quiet Day with Rev. Jim

The contemplative life is actually quite simple and accessible to everyone. It is simply the intention to pause, to be still, and, by faith, to rest in Christ’s presence within. Quiet Day includes reflections by Rev. Jim, quiet solitary time, and sessions of communal silent prayer in the Sanctuary. Participants are welcome to the Sanctuary, to quiet areas for reading or journaling, or to walk our beautiful campus. The day concludes with Holy Eucharist. Please bring your Bible.

 Z_o_o_m credentials are sent via email. Not on our mailing list? Contact Ann Hott if you would like to be included. All are Welcome!

Students and teachers of ALL ages are invited to bring backpacks, bags, and briefcases to church to be blessed with a special liturgy during worship. Join us for a celebration of learning and teaching! All are welcome.

This year we will also be blessing more than 100 backpacks that will soon make their way to children in Ensenada, Mexico. Our Mexico Medical Mission team has filled the backpacks with supplies.

Infant and toddler nursery will be available in The Children’s Center. For Saint Barnabas family registration, click here.

For more information contact Sarah Petersen.

Prayer

God of Wisdom, as we begin another school year I pause to ask for your blessing on all aspects of my life. I give you thanks for my school, my teachers, and my friends. I am grateful for pencils, crayons, notebooks, and for your gift of learning. Bless us all with curiosity, understanding, and respect. And bless my teachers, who support and encourage me and my friends. In this time of new beginnings, I ask your blessing on all of us learning how to learn online and outside our usual classrooms, and a blessing on the many devices we use to connect with our neighbors in a changing world. All this I ask in the name of Jesus, who as a child in the temple showed his longing to learn about you, and as an adult taught by story and example your great love for us. Amen

SUNDAYS,  at 9 am |  IN THE LEARNING CENTER (Library)

Join us this Sunday, with The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. and The Rev. Robert Berra

Conversations continues through the summer. We will be discussing: Sin and Virtue: Ethics in Everyday Life

This Sunday’s topic: “Gluttony”

Open to all, Conversations is a class led by a rotation of our clergy.  Throughout the summer we will examine each of the traditional seven deadly sins and discuss seven corresponding virtues that help us guide our choices and navigate our path in the world today.  There is no requirement or commitment necessary to attend and you can drop in any week for opportunities to listen, ask questions, and join the Conversation.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra at robert@saintbarnabas.org

Learn More about faith programs for adults

All are welcome to help with stuffing backpacks full of donated school supplies and packing them up for shipping, in support of the Mexico Medical Mission: a longstanding ministry through which Saint Barnabas maintains a supportive relationship with several villages in Mexico.

We plan to fill at least 100 backpacks as part of this project, so we need your help! The filled backpacks will be blessed during our worship services on Sunday, August 6.

For more information, contact Sarah Petersen at 480-948-5560

SUNDAYS,  at 9 am |  IN THE LEARNING CENTER (Library)

Join us this Sunday, with The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. and The Rev. Robert Berra

Conversations continues through the summer. We will be discussing: Sin and Virtue: Ethics in Everyday Life

This Sunday’s topic: “Generosity”

Open to all, Conversations is a class led by a rotation of our clergy.  Throughout the summer we will examine each of the traditional seven deadly sins and discuss seven corresponding virtues that help us guide our choices and navigate our path in the world today.  There is no requirement or commitment necessary to attend and you can drop in any week for opportunities to listen, ask questions, and join the Conversation.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra at robert@saintbarnabas.org

Learn More about faith programs for adults

As part of a network of area churches, we partner with Family Promise and host families who are transitioning out of homelessness for a week at a time, 3-4 times per year, right here at Saint Barnabas. During that week, we provide lodging, all meals, and lots of fellowship and encouragement for Family Promise families and their children. Family Promise is one of only a few programs that work intentionally to keep families together as they experience homelessness, and their model has a 70% success rate.

You can help in lots of ways: plan and/or cook a meal, donate food, stay overnight as a contact in case any needs arise (we prepare you and give you separate sleeping quarters), bring an activity for children to do, play music or a movie to encourage rest and joy, donate travel sizes of toiletries that families can take with them, or simply be a friend to our guests. Serve and get to know families on their journey back to stability and homeFULLness.

Please contact Jane Gharibian  or Tom Tischer at (480) 231-0782 for information.

To find out more ways to serve click here.

SUNDAYS,  at 9 am |  IN THE LEARNING CENTER (Library)

Join us this Sunday, with The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. and The Rev. Robert Berra

Conversations continues through the summer. We will be discussing: Sin and Virtue: Ethics in Everyday Life

This Sunday’s topic: “Greed”

Open to all, Conversations is a class led by a rotation of our clergy.  Throughout the summer we will examine each of the traditional seven deadly sins and discuss seven corresponding virtues that help us guide our choices and navigate our path in the world today.  There is no requirement or commitment necessary to attend and you can drop in any week for opportunities to listen, ask questions, and join the Conversation.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra at robert@saintbarnabas.org

Learn More about faith programs for adults

SUNDAYS,  at 9 am |  IN THE LEARNING CENTER (Library)

Join us this Sunday, with The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. and The Rev. Robert Berra

Conversations continues through the summer. We will be discussing: Sin and Virtue: Ethics in Everyday Life

This Sunday’s topic: “Prudence / Diligence”

Open to all, Conversations is a class led by a rotation of our clergy.  Throughout the summer we will examine each of the traditional seven deadly sins and discuss seven corresponding virtues that help us guide our choices and navigate our path in the world today.  There is no requirement or commitment necessary to attend and you can drop in any week for opportunities to listen, ask questions, and join the Conversation.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra at robert@saintbarnabas.org

Learn More about faith programs for adults

For more information about how you can help, please contact Mary Beth Volberding

Please note:  Food Drive is still every THIRD Saturday of the month!

Over 500,000 Arizonans have lost their jobs since the pandemic hit in March 2020, and Saint Barnabas is helping our fellow Children of God who are in need. We coordinate a monthly food drive and YOU can help!

Over 500,000 Arizonans have lost their jobs since the pandemic hit in March 2020, and Saint Barnabas is helping our fellow Children of God who are in need. We coordinate a monthly food drive and YOU can help!

Once the women have lifted us up in worship, it’s the men’s turn on July 16! Join the choir this week to sing in worship: rehearsal on Wednesday, July 12 from 7-8pm and then again on Sunday the 16th at 9am before leading worship at the 10:15 service. No prior experience needed!

Rehearsal | Wednesday, July 12, 7pm – 8pm

Worship | Sunday, July 16 (9am – Rehearsal | 10:15am – Worship)

For more information please contact Robert Heyde, Choir Director.

Are you new to Saint Barnabas? If you’ve visited once or for several weeks or months, you’re invited to meet the Rev. Robert Berra and others for lunch. This is a relaxed chance to get to know each other and learn more about Saint Barnabas. After the 10:15 service, join us for a catered lunch in the building next to our parish hall called The Other Cup. Click here to sign up or email Kate Fimbres, Minister for Youth and Parish Life.

Hope you can join us!

SUNDAYS,  at 9 am |  IN THE LEARNING CENTER (Library)

Join us this Sunday, with The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. and The Rev. Robert Berra

Conversations continues through the summer. We will be discussing: Sin and Virtue: Ethics in Everyday Life

This Sunday’s topic: “Sloth”

Open to all, Conversations is a class led by a rotation of our clergy.  Throughout the summer we will examine each of the traditional seven deadly sins and discuss seven corresponding virtues that help us guide our choices and navigate our path in the world today.  There is no requirement or commitment necessary to attend and you can drop in any week for opportunities to listen, ask questions, and join the Conversation.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra at robert@saintbarnabas.org

Learn More about faith programs for adults

Please note:  Food Drive is still every THIRD Saturday of the month!

Over 500,000 Arizonans have lost their jobs since the pandemic hit in March 2020, and Saint Barnabas is helping our fellow Children of God who are in need. We coordinate a monthly food drive and YOU can help!

Saturday, July 8, 9:30 – 1pm | Sanctuary + Zoom

– The Grace of Pentecost Part II –

Our awakening to the Spirit within consciously connects us to the Presence of I AM. The One from Whom the cosmos emerges, is sustained by, and exists within moment by moment. Saint Paul tells us this is the energy that raised Jesus from the dead. The season of Pentecost focuses on our learning to live, move, and have our being in this energy, the Holy Spirit. July’s quiet day will offer reflections on how to live in the Spirit.

Rest in the peace of God on Quiet Day with Rev. Jim

The contemplative life is actually quite simple and accessible to everyone. It is simply the intention to pause, to be still, and, by faith, to rest in Christ’s presence within. Quiet Day includes reflections by Rev. Jim, quiet solitary time, and sessions of communal silent prayer in the Sanctuary. Participants are welcome to the Sanctuary, to quiet areas for reading or journaling, or to walk our beautiful campus. The day concludes with Holy Eucharist. Please bring your Bible.

 Z_o_o_m credentials are sent via email. Not on our mailing list? Contact Ann Hott if you would like to be included. All are Welcome!

Love to sing? Join in for Women’s Choir Sunday: Come for the choir rehearsal on Wednesday, July 5 from 7-8pm and sing at the 10:15 service on Sunday, July 9 (rehearsal at 9am that morning in the Sanctuary). All treble voices are welcome to join for this event – no singing experience is necessary!

Rehearsal | Wednesday, July 5, 7pm – 8pm

Worship | Sunday, July 9 (9am – Rehearsal | 10:15am – Worship)

For more information please contact Robert Heyde, Choir Director.

SUNDAYS,  at 9 am |  IN THE LEARNING CENTER (Library)

Join us this Sunday, with The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. and The Rev. Robert Berra

Conversations continues through the summer. We will be discussing: Sin and Virtue: Ethics in Everyday Life

This Sunday’s topic: “Meekness / Patience”

Open to all, Conversations is a class led by a rotation of our clergy.  Throughout the summer we will examine each of the traditional seven deadly sins and discuss seven corresponding virtues that help us guide our choices and navigate our path in the world today.  There is no requirement or commitment necessary to attend and you can drop in any week for opportunities to listen, ask questions, and join the Conversation.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra at robert@saintbarnabas.org

Learn More about faith programs for adults

SUNDAYS,  at 9 am |  IN THE LEARNING CENTER (Library)

Join us this Sunday, with The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. and The Rev. Robert Berra

Conversations continues through the summer. We will be discussing: Sin and Virtue: Ethics in Everyday Life

This Sunday’s topic: “Wrath”

Open to all, Conversations is a class led by a rotation of our clergy.  Throughout the summer we will examine each of the traditional seven deadly sins and discuss seven corresponding virtues that help us guide our choices and navigate our path in the world today.  There is no requirement or commitment necessary to attend and you can drop in any week for opportunities to listen, ask questions, and join the Conversation.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra at robert@saintbarnabas.org

Learn More about faith programs for adults

Experience the serenity of a Taizé service, a meditative gathering inspired by the renowned Taizé community in France. Join us for a liturgy infused with the songs from Taizé, accompanied by scriptures, periods of silence, and prayers. Taizé-style liturgy provides the opportunity for a tranquil and serene worship experience. Save the date and join us Thursday, June 22.

For more information, contact the Rev. Jennifer Tucker or call the church office.

Click HERE to learn more about Contemplative Life

See our 2023/2024 schedule and reading list by CLICKING HERE.

Sept. 21  – Book Options:

For this session we only need to choose one of the below three books for September, All are welcome to just come for the discussion.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, 384 pages

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, 313 pages

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith, 352 pages

Questions? Please email Ann Brenner. 

Volunteer to Help

Saint Barnabas Arts Camp is an opportunity for kids ages 3 through those entering 6th grade to explore the world of fine arts and creativity with Saint Barnabas where all are welcome. Gently faith-based, this one-week camp is filled with fun and engaging activities focusing on the creative process. Through our theme of Interstellar All Together, we will explore outer space as we embrace unity in the midst of diversity. Each camper will experience visual and performing arts as well as food science every morning.

CAMP HOURS

Camp sessions are scheduled June 19-23 or June 26-30 with activities from 8:30-11:30am. Please choose one week only. Snack and t-shirt are included. Camper drop-off is between 8:15 and 8:30am and pick-up is at 11:30am each day.

Saint Barnabas Sports, an extended-day option organized by Saint Barnabas staff and volunteers, is an add-on that will end at 4pm. Extended-day campers will need to pack a lunch.

AGE GROUPS

Seedlings is a self-contained group that meets in the Children’s Center next to the playground. Seedlings are 3 and 4 year olds and must be potty trained.

Campers entering kindergarten and beyond in fall 2023 participate in the main camp, which includes a daily lesson and small groups engaging in workshops related to food science, visual arts and crafts, and performing arts such as drama, singing, and dance.

Junior Counselors (grades 7-10) need to submit an application and complete a Zoom interview. Junior Counselors (JCs) will participate in a training program prior to camp. Applications for JC positions are now closed. For more information on the JC program or to inquire for next year, contact Sarah Petersen.

PRICING

Saint Barnabas Arts Camp (ages 3-12)

• Registration: $85
• Sibling Discount: -$10 off
• Saint Barnabas Sports Extended Day: +$100

Contact Sarah Petersen, Camp Director and Director of Children’s Ministries, with any questions or to volunteer.

SUNDAYS,  at 9 am |  IN THE LEARNING CENTER (Library)

Join us this Sunday, with The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. and The Rev. Robert Berra

Conversations continues through the summer. We will be discussing: Sin and Virtue: Ethics in Everyday Life

This Sunday’s topic: “Kindness / Hope / Charity”

Open to all, Conversations is a class led by a rotation of our clergy.  Throughout the summer we will examine each of the traditional seven deadly sins and discuss seven corresponding virtues that help us guide our choices and navigate our path in the world today.  There is no requirement or commitment necessary to attend and you can drop in any week for opportunities to listen, ask questions, and join the Conversation.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra at robert@saintbarnabas.org

Learn More about faith programs for adults

This year’s Mexico Medical Mission, our annual mission trip that serves over 1,500 adults and children living in Ensenada, Mexico by providing free medical, dental, and optical care. Team members and friends will pack donations and supplies for their July 16 departure. Join us if you’d like to lend a hand! Pizza and salad lunch to be served about 1pm ($5 donation) for all those volunteering. Sign up today by clicking here!

Read More about our Mexico Medical Mission and what to donate!

Join us on Sunday, June 4, when we congratulate our youth members:

 We will recognize them at the 10:15am service and honor their participation in our Saint Barnabas church community as well as their dedication to education and serving others.

Contact Kate Fimbres for more information

SATURDAY, June 3 | 7AM-11AM 

Glendale | Build #23084 (Use this number to sign up)

Calling all adults and youth (age 16+)! Join us for a Habitat for Humanity workday. No previous construction experience is required! We provide maps and directions to the location and all instructions and tools are provided on-site, as well as lunch and snacks. Even if you’ve never swung a hammer before, join us! Together, we’re taking one step further on the path to eliminating homelessness in the Valley.

This time we will work on the interior of the house – doors and trim. Click here to learn more about the family we will be serving.

Registration is required. Please click here to sign up (Build #23084) and read the details. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Jay Harris 

Read more about Saint Barnabas’ partnership with Habitat for Humanity.

Read more about our other Mission Partners.

Join us on Sunday, May 28, when together we will celebrate the arrival of the Holy Spirit. Please wear RED to church. In the midst of the lesson from Acts read during worship, we are all invited to stand up and read scripture passages aloud in different languages to replicate the probable cacophony that occurred that day 2,000 years ago. If you would like to participate in reading in a different language, please contact the Rev. Jennifer Tucker. Or you may pick up a copy of a reading on the narthex credenza on your way into the church. You do not need to speak a different language fluently, you simply need to be willing to join the fun.  Don’t miss it! All are Welcome and all are welcome to wear red.

Children from the Saint Barnabas Wednesday Night Music Program will finish off their season with a performance at Westminster Village and all are invited to attend. They will sing songs from the whole year of music while our littlest singers, Music Makers, will share their favorite pieces.

Thursday, May 18 at 10am – 11:30am on Z_o_o_m

When we each bring a poem that speaks to our heart, the Holy Spirit never fails to orchestrate a profound conversation among us, the poets, and the poems. Anyone interested should contact Mary Stone for more information and for the Z_o_o_m login.

Group meets monthly on the first Thursday from 10:00-11:30 am. We use a Lectio Divina format to read and contemplate poems together and to share their significance in our individual lives.

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Saturday, May 13, 9:30am – 1pm | Sanctuary + Zoom

“Only the Divine matters,

And because the Divine matters,

Everything matters.”

– Thomas Keating

During the May Quiet Day, we will reflect on Jesus’ resurrection, ascension, outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and the boundless Presence of the Divine. Quiet Day includes reflections by Rev. Jim, quiet solitary time, and sessions of communal silent prayer in the Sanctuary. Participants are welcome to the Sanctuary, to quiet areas for reading or journaling, or to walk our beautiful grounds. The day concludes with Holy Eucharist. Please bring your Bible. 

 Z_o_o_m credentials are sent via email. Not on our mailing list? Contact Ann Hott if you would like to be included. All are Welcome!

Ingathering

Sunday, May 7 | Both Services

United Thank Offering is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. The blue boxes are used as a way to give thanks daily. On May 7, we will gather our boxes, bless them, and send them off to places near and far to reach those in need, including within our own diocese. Pick up another one to fill with your daily gratitude again! This is a meaningful practice for all ages and children are invited to participate. You can find out more about UTO’s global work at THIS LINK. Thank you!

UTO Prayer
Gracious God, source of all creation, all love, all true joy: accept, we pray, these outward signs of our profound and continuing thankfulness for all of life. Bless those who will benefit from these gifts through the outreach of the United Thank Offering, and keep each of us ever thankful for all the blessings of joy and challenges that come our way; through Him who is the greatest gift and blessing of all, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.

Questions? Please contact The Rev. Susie Parker

Join us in our The Other Cup at 11:20am

Are you new to Saint Barnabas? If you’ve visited Saint Barnabas once or for several weeks or months, you’re invited to meet Rev. Robert and others for lunch. This is a relaxed chance to get to know each other. After the 10:15 service, join us for a catered lunch in The Other Cup. Click here to sign up or email Kate Fimbres

Hope you can join us!

Foundations of the Practice 

Saturday April 22, 9:30 – 1:30 pm | In our Saint Barnabas Chapel

Led by Rev. Jim Clark, Liza Bell, and Debbie Moore

Followed by:

Five Wednesday evening sessions (online)

“Intimacy with God” | 7:00-8:30pm | Z_o_o_m

*More than a meditation technique, Centering Prayer is a uniquely Christian practice of consenting to God’s presence and action within. During Centering Prayer, we learn to gently return our chattering minds, again and again, to our intention of just allowing God to love us. With consistent practice, we notice a growing sense of presence and peace infusing more of our waking hours. As God does God’s patient work within us, we gradually begin to transform habits and behaviors that have limited our ability to be the hands of Christ in the world.

“And the deepest level of communication is not communication, but communion. It is beyond words, and it is beyond speech, and it is beyond concept. Not that we discover a new unity. We discover an older unity. Citizens, we are already one. But we imagine that we are not. So what we have to recover is our original unity. Who we have to be is who we are.” -Thomas Merton

The program is ecumenical and free of charge, but registration is required.

To register, contact Liza Bell.

Learn more about Contemplative life at Saint Barnabas.

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” Robertson, Ph.D, and The Rev. Canon Anita Braden. This event is open to ALL! Fee is $50. Registration is required. Payment instructions and hotel lodging information will be sent once you register.

Our monthly luncheon for adults features a speaker from the community. Lunch is served at 12pm ($10 suggested donation), followed by a talk. Invite your friends! Questions? Contact Charles Colmark or call the church office.

THIS MONTH’S SPEAKER:

Michael Roldan

Municipal Manager of Republic Services

Michael will be discussing the future of solid waste and recycling. Click here to learn more.

Give blood, save lives! Thank you for your generosity!

Click below to learn more about donor eligibility:

Registration will be made available as we get closer to the date. Once available, click the link below to schedule your appointment.

or Visit: www.bloodhero.com and select “Blood Drive Code” then enter:  SaintB

For help with scheduling, please contact the church office and we will put you in touch with Hank Parker.

7am | Sanctuary

Infant and toddler nursery in the Children’s Center

9am MST | Sanctuary + Online

Join Us Online

Infant and toddler nursery in the Children’s Center

11am | Sanctuary

Infant and toddler nursery in the Children’s Center

10:00am | Join in our Easter Egg Hunt – click for more

There is no Faith Formation (Sunday School) for children and adults on Easter.

Children’s Chapel does not meet on Easter Sunday. All children are welcome in worship.

WHAT IS EASTER?

This joyous season starts with Easter Day as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Easter season then continues for 50 days. Throughout this time, we hear the stories of how Jesus appeared to his followers in many ways after his resurrection; we hear what he taught them about how to live, and how to carry on without him. During this time, we also celebrate his Ascension into heaven (which Saint Barnabas also likes to move to a Sunday so we don’t miss the celebration!). This is followed by the arrival of the Holy Spirit, which we celebrate on Pentecost.

All are welcome to join us for this joyous celebration.

Scroll down to view the Holy Week Events that lead up to Easter.

Easter 2023 Mailer_WEB.pdf by Amy DeCaussin

Nursery open from 3:30-6:30pm in the Children’s Center

This unique service takes us literally out of the darkness of the tomb into the new light of Christ. We light the new fire to illustrate how Jesus’ light can never be extinguished fully. We carry the new light as we recall the many ways over time that God has saved us. During this service, we will witness the retelling of several sacred stories by some of the children of Saint Barnabas. Then we celebrate the bursting forth from the darkness in the Easter moment. This is the original Easter celebration. A dessert and appetizer feast will follow in Hutton Hall. One not to be missed!

The First Service of Easter is the day before our Easter Day worship, which takes place on Sunday, April 9 at 7am, 9am, and 11am MST both in-person (and online at 9am). For more information, please click here.

From Gethsemane to the Tomb

Reflecting on the Passion of Jesus

Saturday, April 8, 9:30 – 12:30pm* | Sanctuary + Zoom

The contemplative life is actually quite simple and accessible to everyone. It is simply the intention to pause, to be still, and, by faith, to rest in Christ’s presence within. Quiet Days includes reflections, usually by The Rev. Jim Clark, quiet solitary time, and sessions of communal silent prayer in the Sanctuary. Participants are welcome to the Sanctuary, to quiet areas for reading or journaling, or to walk our beautiful grounds. This month, we will offer an opportunity to reflect on Jesus’ Passion. As it is Holy Saturday, we will not celebrate Eucharist. Please bring your Bible. All are welcome.

Please note: April 8 is Holy Saturday, so we will not celebrate Eucharist during our April Quiet Day.

 Z_o_o_m credentials are sent via email. Not on our mailing list? Contact Ann Hott if you would like to be included. All are Welcome!

12pm MST | Stations of the Cross | Sanctuary

Traditional readings and prayers for the 14 stations of the cross.

1pm | Good Friday Liturgy | Sanctuary

7pm MST | Good Friday Liturgy | Sanctuary + Online

Nursery Available at 7pm in the hallway next to the Sanctuary.

On Good Friday, we observe the Passion of Jesus Christ: the story of his arrest, torture, and crucifixion. It is a somber, dark day, but is integral to our Christian story, because it leads to The First Easter Service. Please join us for this special Holy Week service either in person or online. For our online worship page, please click the button below. All are welcome.

Join Us Online

All are welcome.

Learn more about Holy Week.

Scroll down to view a sample of the service.

Join Us Online

All are welcome.

On Maundy Thursday, we recall Jesus’ greatest commandment to us: to love others as God loves us. We remember the Last Supper and we strip the altar in preparation for the bleakness of Good Friday. Please join us for this special Holy Week service. Nursery will be available in the hallway next to the Sanctuary.

All are welcome.

Learn more about Holy Week.

Scroll down to view a sample of the service.

From the Cross to New Life

CLICK ON THE MAP BELOW FOR DETAILS OF EACH EVENT

Design by Amy DeCaussin

Thursday, April 20 at 10am – 11:30am on Z_o_o_m

When we each bring a poem that speaks to our heart, the Holy Spirit never fails to orchestrate a profound conversation among us, the poets, and the poems. Anyone interested should contact Mary Stone for more information and for the Z_o_o_m login.

Group meets monthly on the first Thursday from 10:00-11:30 am. We use a Lectio Divina format to read and contemplate poems together and to share their significance in our individual lives.

Not on our email list? CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE

SUNDAY at 9am |  THE LEARNING CENTER (library)

This week we hear the Passion Narrative from Matthew’s Gospel. Together, we will have an in-depth conversation about this passage (Matthew 26:14- 27:66) led by The Rev. Jennifer Tucker. Questions? Contact Rev. Jennifer.

Learn More about faith programs for adults

Join Us Online

WHAT IS PALM SUNDAY?

Palm Sunday is a Sunday filled with emotional highs and lows. Jesus rides into Jerusalem as the people line the road with palm branches. They toss their cloaks before him to acknowledge him as their King. The Roman authorities fear and despise Jesus. They bring him to trial and crucify him.

On Palm Sunday: The Sunday of the Passion we tell both stories. We acknowledge the highs and the lows so that Holy Week and Easter can be an acknowledgment of our brokenness and the surprise of joy. All are welcome.

If you would like to participate in making Palm Crosses, please click here.

Learn more about Holy Week.

Are you a Maker? Come make Palm Crosses with us!

8:30am – 11:30pm MST at Saint Barnabas in Hutton Hall

On Palm Sunday, all parishioners will receive a palm cross. They will be handed out during our in-person worship service and YOU can be a part of the group that helps make this happen. Palm cross making is easy to learn and no experience is necessary. Join us for this great morning of fellowship and fun. Please RSVP to Dorothy Grayson. Or call the church office. All are welcome!

Palm cross-making is coordinated by the Saint Barnabas Altar Guild. To learn more about Altar Guild and our other worship ministries, please click here.

SATURDAY, April 1 | 7:30AM-11:30AM 

Calling all adults and youth (age 16+)! Join us for a Habitat for Humanity workday. No previous construction experience is required! We provide maps and directions to the location and all instructions and tools are provided on-site, as well as lunch and snacks. Even if you’ve never swung a hammer before, join us! Together, we’re taking one step further on the path to eliminating homelessness in the Valley.

This time we will start working on the roof! There will also be ground work for those that prefer it. Click here to learn more about the family we will be serving.

Registration is required. Please click here to sign up and read the details. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Jay Harris 

Read more about Saint Barnabas’ partnership with Habitat for Humanity.

Read more about our other Mission Partners.

For all who are grieving and looking for a community, please join Joyce Vidal-Thornburg, a Hospice of the Valley grief counselor in the Spiritual Direction Room in Sean’s Place at 11:45am. Please drop in.

For more information please contact The Rev. Pam Bell, Deacon or call the church office at (480) 948-5560.

Lunch and Discussion with the Author

George Martin is an independent Pauline scholar and (more famously) father to Kate Fimbres, our Minister for Youth and Parish Life. The book, published in 2022 by Claremont Press, is the story of Paul in the history of the first century based on the seven letters all scholars agree he wrote. Martin explains why the accounts in the Book of Acts and in the Pastoral Epistles represent the “remembered Paul” coming decades after his letters. The letters reveal a different Paul in his own voice. With its unique focus on these seven letters this isn’t a biography of Paul, but it offers some amazing things about Paul in the context of Imperial Rome and pervasive slavery. This picture of Paul places women at his side as co-workers with him, and as active participants in leadership and worship. Paul’s travels that took him to Arabia and his desire to take the Gospel to Spain bring the history, economic, and social realities of the first century to the light of day. The book is available on Amazon.com (click here to purchase). After the discussion the author will be happy to sign books.

Click to Register

Questions? Please contact Kate Fimbres or call the church office at 480-948-5560.

Learn More about faith programs for adults

The journey through Lent into Easter is a journey with Jesus. We are baptized into his life, self-giving, and death; then, we rise in hope to life transformed. Beloved Community is a vision of the possibilities of the Reign of God in our lives as we work towards growing loving, liberating, life-giving relationships across the human family of God. Following in the footsteps of Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr., the Episcopal Church invites all to explore the long-term possibilities of reconciliation, justice, and healing across differences.

During the five Sundays of Lent, you are invited to join the clergy for a sacred time of learning, storytelling, and listening.  It is our hope that we will be open to God’s blessing and find ourselves growing into the vibrant life of the Christ we welcome and follow, this Lent and always.

All are welcome to participate even if you cannot attend all five weeks.

Join us in Hutton Hall or online. Z-o-o-m credentials will be available via our weekly email. Not receiving emails? Subscribe or call the church office. All are welcome.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra or call the church office.

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 Clark.

Individual spiritual direction is offered. All meals are provided, and both single and shared room options are available. There has been a price increase for all accommodations. Scholarships are available. More information to follow.

For questions, contact Debbie Moore.

Click here to learn more about Retreats at Saint Barnabas.

Curious about Contemplative Life? Click here.

Photo by Rob Bates on Unsplash

• drawing close to Jesus in prayer
• joining Jesus in serving and healing a hurting world
• being an integral member of a community that makes a difference
• responding generously to a generous God
• sharing boundless, benevolent Presence with a hungry, thirsty world, and
• thinking and learning about God.

Reserve Thursday Nights: February 23 through March 30

• 5:30pm – 6pm – Dinner
• 6pm – 7:15pm – Program

This series will also serve as adult preparation for Baptism and Confirmation or for being received into the Episcopal Church from another tradition.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra.

Click here to learn about Holy Week at Saint Barnabas.

Learn more about Faith Formation at Saint Barnabas.

Calling all youth from 4 – 6 grade!

Grades 4 – 6 are invited to join the fun of playing games, eating delicious food, and more! Invite your friends too. We will meet from 11:30am – 1:30pm in The Other Cup. Email our Director of Youth Ministries, Kate Fimbres to find out more information about this event. All are welcome.

Learn More about Children & Youth

March 19, after 10:15am service | Saint Barnabas Courtyard

Join us for a fun-filled picnic lunch after the 10:15am worship service on Sunday, March 19, with messy arts and crafts for all ages. Invite your family, neighbors, and friends to come and make a mess with us! All kids in attendance will receive a free t-shirt, and all are invited to enjoy our picnic lunch. Remember to wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty (but you only have to get messy if you want to!). This is a free event and is open to all ages. All are welcome!

Questions? Want to volunteer? Please contact Sarah Petersen, Director of Children’s Ministries.

Photos from years past:

Questions? Want to volunteer? Please contact Sarah Petersen, Director of Children’s Ministries.

Saturday March 18, 2023 | 9:30am – 1:00pm

Please Note: This event is in-person only

Online ticket sales are now closed. Please purchase your ticket at the door.

Tickets are $45.00

A morning virtual event with James Finley, Ph.D. In our time together Dr. Finley will lead us in a prayerful reflection on the healing stories in the Gospels that reveal and heal the truth of us as God’s beloved. We will explore the mystery of God as a Presence that protects us from nothing yet unexplainably sustains us in all things.

Dr. Finley will walk us through spiritual dimensions of the Gospels, showing us how they can guide and empower us to heal the traumas in our minds and hearts. In doing so, we can open ourselves to the Gospels’ spiritual depth of healing and our innate mercy toward ourselves, others, and all living things. Come join us for an intimate conversation with Dr. Finley.

Watch a previous session with Dr. James Finley at Saint Barnabas:

Learn more about Contemplative Life at Saint Barnabas.

Over 500,000 Arizonans have lost their jobs since the pandemic hit in March 2020, and Saint Barnabas is helping our fellow Children of God who are in need. We coordinate a monthly food drive and YOU can help!

Our monthly luncheon for adults features a speaker from the community. Lunch is served at 12pm ($10 suggested donation), followed by a talk. This month we will enjoy corned beef and cabbage and all the fixings, and  Irish cream cupcakes.

Invite your friends! Questions? Contact Charles Colmark or call the church office.

THIS MONTH’S SPEAKER:

Join Saint Barnabas’ senior warden Don Henninger as he talks about the work he is doing with The Carter Center, organizing a non-partisan statewide network of leaders to promote and sustain fair, safe and secure elections. Now that the midterm elections are over, the efforts are focused on expanding its democracy resilience network for the 2024 election cycle.

Recent Update: March Quiet Day session is now canceled. Please join in next month!

Saturday, March 11 at 9:30am – 1pm | Sanctuary + Z_o_o_m

“Nothing could be more down-to-earth or more humbling than this boundless Presence, which just is. It doesn’t have to prove itself. It doesn’t have to acquire anything. It just is”. – Thomas Keating

Rest in the peace of God on Quiet Day with Rev. Jim

Once a month on Saturday, our campus goes quiet, becoming a quiet sanctuary for peace. There are teachings, time for meditation, journaling and wandering the labyrinth. Set aside some time to refresh your soul and join us. The day concludes with Holy Eucharist. Please bring your Bible.

 Z_o_o_m credentials are sent via email. Not on our mailing list? Contact Ann Hott if you would like to be included. All are Welcome!

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, who have received training through the Community of Hope, are here to walk with you through any hardship. We are here for you when you encounter any of life’s tough spots:

• death
• loss of a job or a dream
• divorce
• a move you didn’t choose     
• even a seemingly happy occasion, like the birth of a child, that can make you feel overwhelmed or alone.

If you feel like there is no one to talk to, or that your family or friends have heard enough already, give us a call. We are here for you.

To be connected to a Community of Hope Lay Chaplain, please contact the Rev. Jennifer Tucker or call the church office, (480) 948-5560

Join us on Sunday, March 5 to celebrate Chapel Rock Sunday! Chapel Rock, our diocesan camp and conference center, is located in Prescott and during the month of June hosts a variety of sleep-away camps for children and youth from all over the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona. Our Diocese has a commitment that no child is ever turned away from camp due to lack of finances. Your financial contributions help support a child’s week-long experience of being part of a camp community. Campers meet new friends, learn more about God, and engage in a variety of fun activities including arts and crafts, rock climbing, and more.

Please consider making a donation to help support this incredible camp!  We will collect donations at our services on March 5.

Or you may donate on our website by going to saintbarnabas.org/give.  Please write Chapel Rock in the ‘other’ field when asked to designate your gift.

FRIDAY, MARCH 3^RD | 6:00PM (DOORS OPEN AT 5:30PM)  SOLD OUT!
SATURDAY, MARCH 4^TH | 5:00PM (DOORS OPEN AT 4:30PM)

Purchase Tickets Here

It’s Broadway Bash time! You are cordially invited to savor a five-course gourmet dinner prepared by celebrity chef Scott Weaver, complete with wine and non-alcoholic beverages while being treated to a variety of spellbinding musical performances by adults, youth, and children from our very own church family! $65 per person gets you a seat at this feast for the senses, which also funds our Saint Barnabas youth group’s mission to serve others in our community AND their summer mission trip. It’s a win-win – and it’s going to be colorful and joyous! Make your reservations and peruse the menu for the evening by clicking BUY TICKETS below.

Invite your friends: you can buy tickets individually, or reserve a table for eight guests and make it a party. All are welcome. Contact Kate Fimbres, Minister of Youth and Parish Life, for more details.

Learn about our youth missions program

FRIDAY, MARCH 3^RD | 6:00PM (DOORS OPEN AT 5:30PM)  SOLD OUT!

SATURDAY, MARCH 4^TH | 5:00PM (DOORS OPEN AT 4:30PM)

Thursday, March 2 at 10am – 11:30am on Z_o_o_m

When we each bring a poem that speaks to our heart, the Holy Spirit never fails to orchestrate a profound conversation among us, the poets, and the poems. Anyone interested should contact Mary Stone for more information and for the Z_o_o_m login.

Group meets monthly on the first Thursday from 10:00-11:30 am. We use a Lectio Divina format to read and contemplate poems together and to share their significance in our individual lives.

Not on our email list? CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE

Rescheduled for Sunday, March 19

The weather for this coming Sunday is forecasted to be cold and rainy, so we are rescheduling our Messy Arts Picnic for Sunday, March 19. On the bright side—this gives us all more time to invite more family, friends and neighbors! We look forward to a spectacular time together in March! Join us for this FREE event open to all ages. All are welcome!

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ALL AGES

February 26, after 10:15am service | Saint Barnabas Courtyard

Join us for a fun-filled picnic lunch after the 10:15am worship service on Sunday, February 26, with messy arts and crafts for all ages. Invite your family, neighbors, and friends to come and make a mess with us! All kids in attendance will receive a free t-shirt, and all are invited to enjoy our picnic lunch. Remember to wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty (but you only have to get messy if you want to!). This is a free event and is open to all ages. All are welcome!

Questions? Want to volunteer? Please contact Sarah Petersen, Director of Children’s Ministries.

Photos from years past:

Questions? Want to volunteer? Please contact Sarah Petersen, Director of Children’s Ministries.

Join us on February 22

7am Traditional liturgy with ashes and communion in the Sanctuary

12pm Traditional liturgy with ashes and communion in the Sanctuary

6pm Family-friendly liturgy with ashes and Children’s Choir in the Music Center

6:30pm Family Dinner open to all in Hutton Hall

7pm Traditional liturgy with ashes and communion in the Sanctuary 

For questions about receiving ashes, please call the church office or contact us via email.

We look forward to being with you on Ash Wednesday and, indeed, journeying through this holy season together.

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 our parish, we will take the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the stories of African Americans in the Episcopal Church.

February 19:  Celebrating our Learning and our Connections

Past – January 29: The story of African American ordination in the Episcopal Church.  The session will chart the experience of black Episcopalians, using the ordinations of The Rev. Absalom Jones to The Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris as guideposts.

Past – February 5: “Union of Black Episcopalians – What it Means for You and Me.” An address by Dr. Dawn Conley, President of the The Karl and Virginia Washington Arizona Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians.

Past – February 12:  African American Spirituality:  Music and Contemplative practice

Want to get caught up or review?

Click below to view previous session and resources.

Resource Page

Join us in Hutton Hall or online. Z-o-o-m credentials will be available via our weekly email. Not receiving emails? Subscribe or call the church office. All are welcome.

Questions? Contact The Rev. Robert Berra or call the church office.

and Join us for…

CELEBRATING ABSALOM JONES

Commemorating the Life of a Civil Liberty Pioneer

Saturday, February 18 at 2pm

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“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 began attending St. George’s Methodist Episcopal congregation which was, nominally, an interracial congregation. However, one Sunday, African American congregants were asked to move from their seats on the first floor to the upper balcony – where they would not be seen. Following this incident, Jones left the congregation but continued to be an active member of the Episcopal Church, going on to be ordained as the first African-American Episcopal priest.

Since his death on February 13, 1818, commemorating the Feast Day of Absalom Jones is one symbolic step we can take as a community toward ensuring that such treatment of African Americans – or any “other” group – is not only never repeated but that we proactively and continuously course-correct to avoid it, always striving to improve equality, fairness and representation for all people.

A celebration of Jones’s Feast Day will take place in the Sanctuary. The service of liturgy and Holy Eucharist is hosted by The Karl and Virginia Washington Arizona Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians, in partnership with the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Arizona.

The Rt. Rev. Jennifer A. Reddall, sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Arizona, will preside over the service, with a message from guest preacher the Rev. Vanessa MacKenzie, who grew up in Johannesburg under apartheid. Music by Saint Barnabas featuring Ms. Jackie Island of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Phoenix who will sing “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen.”

This event will be open to all. Questions? Contact Br. Lee Hughes, OP.

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Saint Barnabas recently interviewed Br. Lee Hughes, OP about his work with UBE. Click here to read.

African American Spirituality and the Episcopal Church

In preparation for welcoming the diocese to our parish, we will take the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the stories of African Americans in the Episcopal Church. You can learn about attending this program by clicking here or you can find videos and handouts from previous sessions by going to our resources page (click below):

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Over 500,000 Arizonans have lost their jobs since the pandemic hit in March 2020, and Saint Barnabas is helping our fellow Children of God who are in need. We coordinate a monthly food drive and YOU can help!

SAGES is a monthly luncheon for adults featuring a speaker from the community.  Lunch is served at 12pm ($10 suggested donation), followed by a talk. This month we will enjoy chicken caesar pita, salad toppings and desser. Invite your friends! Questions? Contact Charles Colmark or call the church office.

THIS MONTH’S SPEAKER:

This month, we will hear from Josh Thorell, sponsor relations specialist at Habitat for Humanity

Josh Thorell, originally from Memphis, Tennessee, is a sponsor relations specialist at Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona. After graduating from Grand Canyon University with a degree in business management, Josh desires to use his education to serve families in need of affordable housing through fundraising and relationship building in the Valley.

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Saturday, February 4, 9:30 – 1pm | Sanctuary + Zoom

“Nothing could be more down-to-earth or more humbling than this boundless Presence, which just is. It doesn’t have to prove itself. It doesn’t have to acquire anything. It just is”. – Thomas Keating

Rest in the peace of God on Quiet Day with Rev. Jim

The contemplative life is actually quite simple and accessible to everyone. It is simply the intention to pause, to be still, and, by faith, to rest in Christ’s presence within. Quiet Day includes reflections by Rev. Jim, quiet solitary time, and sessions of communal silent prayer in the Sanctuary. Participants are welcome to the Sanctuary, to quiet areas for reading or journaling, or to walk our beautiful campus. The day concludes with Holy Eucharist. Please bring your Bible. All are welcome.

 Z_o_o_m credentials are sent via email. Not on our mailing list? Contact Ann Hott if you would like to be included. All are Welcome!

Thursday, February 2 at 10am – 11:30am on Z_o_o_m

When we each bring a poem that speaks to our heart, the Holy Spirit never fails to orchestrate a profound conversation among us, the poets, and the poems. Anyone interested should contact Mary Stone for more information and for the Z_o_o_m login.

Group meets monthly on the first Thursday from 10:00-11:30 am. We use a Lectio Divina format to read and contemplate poems together and to share their significance in our individual lives.

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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 would like to become one to join us for an orientation session on January 29 following the 10:15 service. We’ll help you to read with confidence, feel comfortable in the lectern, and use the microphone effectively. To join, please contact The Rev. Sarah Getts.

Our Yearly Celebration and Annual Meeting will take place in person, with the option to participate virtually. Join us as we celebrate Jesus’ Presence among the servant saints of Saint Barnabas over the past 12 months and lift our eyes to envision our call to discipleship in 2023. Everyone is invited to celebrate what is to come in this vibrant parish community, as we elect new Vestry and Convention delegates. (Scroll down to see our nominees.) We will be giving thanks for our blessings in 2022 while looking forward with joyful anticipation to our future. 

Z-o-o-m credentials will be available via our weekly email. Not receiving emails? Subscribe or call the church office. All are welcome.

Questions? Please contact The Rev. Robert Berra or call the church office. 

Meet Our Nominees for Vestry and Diocesan Convention

As prescribed by our bylaws, the Vestry Nominating Committee, led by Chair Karen Steckler, has produced a slate of nominees this fall to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Episcopal Parish of Saint Barnabas on the Desert on January 22, 2023 at 11:30am in Hutton Hall. We are blessed by the dedication of these parishioners to their church. When you see them on our grounds, thank them for their service! 

Ten parishioners are nominated to serve as 2023 Diocesan Convention delegates and alternates. Nominees to attend the 2023 convention as Delegates: Margaret Beresford, Larry Erickson, Willie Francis, Gretchen Kitchel, and Ed Wimmer. Nominated as alternates (voting in the event a Delegate is unable to serve): Suzy Erickson, Shan Francis, Matt Owens, Fran Patton, and Judie Wimmer. In addition to these elected roles, Rector Jim Clark has named Don Henninger to continue as our Senior Warden.

Here is the list of the Vestry Candidates for 2023/2024/2025.

Meet the four parishioners nominated for service on the Saint Barnabas Vestry:

Nancy Burton

I joined Saint Barnabas in 2019 after we moved to Scottsdale from Ohio. The church offers a place for me to feel at home with its friendly community, social activities, and faith education. I especially like the worship services, music and concerts, and group studies including EfM and TAEHS. I look forward to our fellowship, growing together in faith, and serving at Saint Barnabas.

Dan Colton

I have been a member of Saint Barnabas since 1967, when my family moved to Arizona from Indiana. I’ve been active in various facets of the church, including serving as Chair of  the Building and Grounds Committee for 14 years (1996-2010) and now serving as a committee member. I previously served as vestry member from 2002-2005.

Peggy Iacobelli

I have been married to cradle Episcopalian, Dirck, for almost 49 years. As a family, we have been members of Saint Barnabas since the fall of 1982, and I was confirmed here in 1984. I have been a member of the Buildings and Grounds Committee,  a youth group coordinator, and served on the ECW board and the diocesan ECW Board. I have volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and Family Promise. I was a founding member of the Bell Choir, and am happy to be playing with them again. I am Chair of the Memorial Acceptance and Fine Arts Committee and I served on the Vestry previously from 2000-2003.  

Frank Nightingale

It has been a tremendous blessing to attend Saint Barnabas for nearly ten years. We are called to be disciples of Christ. The people of our parish, our superb Clergy, our ministries, dedicated staff, and unmatched grounds make that call easy! It would be a honor to serve on the Saint Barnabas Vestry.

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Over 500,000 Arizonans have lost their jobs since the pandemic hit in March 2020, and Saint Barnabas is helping our fellow Children of God who are in need. We coordinate a monthly food drive and YOU can help!

SAGES is a monthly luncheon for adults featuring a speaker from the community.  Lunch is served at 12pm ($10 suggested donation), followed by a talk. Invite your friends! Questions? Contact Charles Colmark or call the church office.

THIS MONTH’S SPEAKER:

(To be announced soon)

Saturday, January 14, 9:30 – 1pm | Sanctuary + Zoom

Epiphany and the Transformation of Consciousness

The season of The Epiphany begins with the story of the Magi and ends with the Transfiguration of Jesus. Both stories are meant to move us beyond our normal seeing. Saint Paul invites the same when he prays … that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be so strengthened that you come to know the love that surpasses knowing. On this quiet day, we will explore how the practices of silence, the Lord’s Prayer, and praying the scriptures can remove our inner obstacles and open us more and more to boundless Presence, and boundless love.

“Nothing could be more down-to-earth or more humbling than this boundless Presence, which just is. It doesn’t have to prove itself. It doesn’t have to acquire anything. It just is”. – Thomas Keating

Rest in the peace of God on Quiet Day with Rev. Jim

The contemplative life is actually quite simple and accessible to everyone. It is simply the intention to pause, to be still, and, by faith, to rest in Christ’s presence within. Quiet Day includes reflections by Rev. Jim, quiet solitary time, and sessions of communal silent prayer in the Sanctuary. Participants are welcome to the Sanctuary, to quiet areas for reading or journaling, or to walk our beautiful grounds. The day concludes with Holy Eucharist. Please bring your Bible. All are welcome.

 Z_o_o_m credentials are sent via email. Not on our mailing list? Contact Ann Hott if you would like to be included. All are Welcome!

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 C. Gregg

The Spirituality of Wine Tasting is a fundraising event for Christian Formation Direction Ministry Arizona. Guided by CFDM co-founder Rev. Dr. Catherine C. Gregg, a Level 3 Master Sommelier, attendees will experience the sights, scents, and flavors of six hand-picked wines, carefully paired with a delightful selection of hors d’oeuvres prepared by chef Kate Fimbres.