​Saturday October 7 from 10 am - 12 pm we will have our annual Fall Festival and Pet Blessing. It is such a fun event for our church, but also a great way to draw in others from our community to love on and connect with them.
 
As the day draws near we could use your help in three simple ways:
 
1.Take three flyers, found throughout the church or through the attached PDF below, to hand out with a personal invite to someone in the next two weeks. A few key items you can highlight are the free entrance to the event and free activities (ie. carnival games, pet blessing, demonstrations by the Fort Worth K-9 unit, dog trainers, Fort Worth Pet Care Clinic, horse rides and more), in addition to the food truck, shot clinic and other pet vendors that will be on site that morning as well.
 
2.Go to our Facebook page and RSVP to the event found (if you use Social Media). It will show up in your ‘feed’ for others to see. Then, share the event and ‘tag’ three friends to help get the word out.
 
3.Volunteer! We will need help with set up / tear down, parking, game stations, and sign in, face painting and much more on the day of the event. with an area and length of time you are interested in helping out with.
 
I am always excited to see what God does on such a day! Do make an effort to come and enjoy, pray for our interactions with those around us in our community, and let others come to discover what an amazing fellowship we have at Saint Barnabas Anglican Church!

Jesus is known as the “Great Physician.” When Jesus visited the towns and villages of Judea and Galilee proclaiming the Kingdom of God, he would often heal their sick and forgive people of their sins. In this way, the people could experience the kingdom breaking out in their midst. This healing ministry continued in the early Church, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles.
 
St James wrote, “Is any among you sick? Let him call for the presbyters of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.” (James 5:14-15). Unction “is the rite of anointing the sick with oil, or the laying on of hands, by which God’s grace is given for the healing of spirit, mind, and body” (BCP, p 861). Anointing the sick is a valuable tool in strengthening their faith, sharing God’s grace, and reconnecting them to the Church. (The above is taken from Forward in Faith’s pamphlet, “A Newcomers Guide to the Sacraments” found here).
 
Anointing of the sick for healing of body, mind or spirit is always available as needed at Saint Barnabas. However, on the Third Sunday of each month we will begin to offer it immediately following worship. Fr. Greg and I will head to the front of the church after the closing hymn to pray for those as needed along with our lay prayer teams. You will notice this for the first time on Sunday, September 17th, and each month thereafter. It serves as a visible reminder of Jesus’ healing hand in our lives as we pray for one another.