St. Barnabas Episcopal Church

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church We live to learn, experience and share God's transforming love in Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. Welcome to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church!

Services: 9:30 on Sunday, live here on Facebook! We are located in the heart of New Jersey in South Brunswick Township and serving nearby communities, including South Brunswick Monmouth Junction, Dayton, Cranbury, Monroe, East Windsor, West Windsor, and other townships in Mercer county.

09/10/2026

Making Light of Difficulties
He manga wai kia kore e whitikia. It is a big river indeed that cannot be crossed. MAORI SAYING

It seems redundant to say that everyone is going to have difficulties. The issue is not whether or not we have difficulties in life. The issue is how we handle them. All of us have rivers to cross. We have to deal with getting or not getting promotions. We have to deal with death—of those close to us, and ultimately our own. We have to deal with money—what we do with it and what it does to us.

There’s no end to the list of what we have to deal with in this life. At least, this is one issue on which we can agree—life is dealing with life. We need to look at how we face difficulties. This old Maori saying suggests to us that we can make light of difficulties and they will disappear, or we can blow them up until they begin to reproduce. The choice is ours.

Difficulties will often evaporate if I don’t keep pumping life into them.
—Anne Wilson Schaef

09/09/2026

THERE IS A wonderful Japanese proverb that says, “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” I often think of that quote when confronting challenge number 7,654 for the day, as well as the Buddhist saying, “If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.” And finally, Mary Anne Radmacher once wrote: “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’ ”
—Therese Borchard

09/08/2026

Where Can I Do the Greater Good?

Seeking the magis in Ignatian spirituality means paying attention to means and ends and discerning what is "more conducive" to achieving the end results desired. It's a matter of discriminating between options and choosing the better of the two. Thus one prays over one's choices, looks at one's gifts, considers the needs, and then decides where one can do the greater good.
—Ronald Modras, Ignatian Humanism

The magis also means being always open to change, always alert to the possibility that the Lord is calling you to something new.

Right now, where must you choose which of several options will bring the greater good? How will you determine the greater good?

09/07/2026

Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

09/07/2026

Collect for Labor Day

Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives: So guide us in the work we do, that we may do it not for self alone, but for the common good; and, as we seek a proper return for our own labor, make us mindful of the rightful aspirations of other workers, and arouse our concern for those who are out of work; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

09/06/2026

Join us for our worship.

This week’s reflection questions:

1) What is a piece of work that you did that you are particularly proud of? How did it give glory to God?

2) Can you remember a worker, any worker, a doctor, a customer care representative, a cashier, a mechanic, a salesperson, a teacher, a server at a restaurant, anyone…who labored above and beyond in order to help you? Bring that person to mind again and say a quick prayer to God in gratitude for their labor for you.

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09/05/2026

But Zion says,
"The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me."
Can a woman forget the infant at her
breast,
or a mother the child of her womb?
But should even these forget,
I shall never forget you.
I have inscribed you on the palms of
my hands;
your walls are always before my
eyes.
ISAIAH 49:14-16

09/04/2026

While striding on life’s pathway fill up your days with cheer just laugh at rainbows, small or great, to banish every fear. Hold tight to what life offers content with all you do for all adventures help create the treasure that is you. Kris Ediger

🌎🍽️ Our Annual International Food Festival is Back! 🍽️🌎Get ready for an evening filled with delicious food, fellowship, ...
09/03/2026

🌎🍽️ Our Annual International Food Festival is Back! 🍽️🌎

Get ready for an evening filled with delicious food, fellowship, and flavors from around the world! 🌍❤️

Join us for one of our favorite annual traditions as we come together to celebrate the many cultures, traditions, and people that make our church community so special.

📅 Saturday, November 7th 2026
🕒 6pm-10pm
📍 St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
🎟️ $35/adults & $15/Child(5-15 years old)

Bring your appetite and invite your family and friends! We can’t wait to gather around the table and enjoy this special evening together. 🥘🥖🍰🌮

Stay tuned for more details! ✨

09/03/2026

Prudence Is the Crucial Virtue Prudence is not simply caution. Prudence is rather the virtue of a person whose feet are on the ground and who thinks both practically and realistically. Prudence belongs to the person who not only sets realistic ends, but sets out to attain them. — JAMES KEENAN, SJ

If the proverbial genie shows up and gives you three wishes, prudence should be at the top of your list. The Anglo-Irish philosopher Edmund Burke considered prudence the queen of virtues: “Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director, the regulator, the standard of them all.” Prudence doesn’t like black-and-white thinking. It knows that many ideas in tension with each other can all be true. Life is full of conflicts between justice and mercy, freedom and order, boldness and restraint. Prudence looks for ways to resolve these dilemmas. Prudence knows when to make an exception to a rule. It’s a master of timing; it knows when to wait and when to act. Prudence is the crucial virtue because it is the faculty of judgment, balance, and wisdom that leads us to all the other virtues.
—Jim Manney

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Monmouth Junction, NJ
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