St Barnabas Church, Bexhill

12/04/2026

Sunday 12 April 2026
Second Sunday of Easter
Low Sunday

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04/04/2026

Sunday 5 April 2026
Easter Sunday

Alleluia, Alleluia The Lord is Risen
He is Risen Indeed, Alleluia, Alleluia

Happy Easter from all at St Barnabas

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28/03/2026

Sunday 29 March 2026
Palm Sunday

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Don’t forget clocks go forward tonight or you’ll miss the service tomorrow morning!!!!

21/03/2026

Sunday 22 March 2026
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Passion Sunday

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19/03/2026

Congratulations to Lord Brett McLean and Bexhill HUG

Royal Voluntary Service Platinum Champion Lord Brett McLean was invited to attend the Extraordinary Achievers Charity Awards held at St.Dions Church in Parsons Green London alongside Pauline Goubert and Belinda Poplette from the Homelessness Unity Group more commonly known as HUG. The HUG Project we...

15/03/2026

Sunday 15 March 2026
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Mothering Sunday

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21/02/2026

Sunday 22 February 2026
First Sunday of Lent

11/02/2026

Lent and Holy Week at St Barnabas and St Augustine’s

31/01/2026

Sunday 1 February 2026
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple
(Candlemas)

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27/01/2026

Sunday 25 January 2026
The Conversion of St Paul

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10/01/2026

Sunday 11 January 2026
Thr Baptism of Christ

Today we celebrate the Baptism of Christ in the River Jordan by his cousin, John.

In today’s Gospel we read…”And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’”

On this day we are reminded of our own baptisms and the promises which we or, if baptised as an infant, our Godparents made for us. We pray that the Holy Spirit will be and remain with us and that as his beloved children God may be well pleased with us.

In quietness you might like to re-make your baptismal promises…

In baptism, God calls us out of darkness into his marvellous light.
To follow Christ means dying to sin and rising to new life with him.

Therefore I ask:

Do you reject the devil and all rebellion against God?
I reject them.

Do you renounce the deceit and corruption of evil?
I renounce them.

Do you repent of the sins that separate us from God and neighbour?
I repent of them.

Do you turn to Christ as Saviour?
I turn to Christ.

Do you submit to Christ as Lord?
I submit to Christ.

Do you come to Christ, the way, the truth and the life?
I come to Christ.

But with promises comes action so in more words from the baptism service…

Those who are baptized are called to worship and serve God.

Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?
With the help of God, I will.

Will you persevere in resisting evil,
and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
With the help of God, I will.

Will you proclaim by word and example
the good news of God in Christ?
With the help of God, I will.

Will you seek and serve Christ in all people,
loving your neighbour as yourself?
With the help of God, I will.

Will you acknowledge Christ’s authority over human society,
by prayer for the world and its leaders,
by defending the weak, and by seeking peace and justice?
With the help of God, I will.

May Christ dwell in your heart through faith,
that you may be rooted and grounded in love
and bring forth the fruit of the Spirit.
Amen.