Worship service for January 22

We invite you to join us for praise and fellowship on Sunday! Click here to see the order of worship this week: this Sunday’s bulletin

Weekly Update 1-19-12

Want to know what’s going on at Barrington Presbyterian Church? Just read Reverend Patrick Notley’s Weekly Update! Get the latest news by clicking here: 01-19-2012. If you would like to receive an emailed copy of our Weekly Update, send a request to bpc400@barrpres.org. If you have news you’d like us to cover, let us know!

Men Who Cook is almost here!

Fat Tuesday is on its way! Tickets for Barrington Presbyterian Church’s famous Men Who Cook 2012 community dinner on Tues February 21 are now available, so act fast and reserve some for your friends and family. Our chefs are gathering ingredients for another irresistible menu and look forward to serving you and the rest of the festive Mardi Gras crowd. Are you hungry yet? Come in and pull up a chair! Not only will you have a great meal, but all proceeds from Men Who Cook will benefit TAP-IN and the East Bay Coalition for the Homeless.

Men Who Cook is Tues February 21. Dinner starts at 6:30 sharp. Tickets are $15 for adults, $7.50 for children 6-12, and $40 for a family. To purchase tickets, call us at 401-245-2218. Thanks to photographer Andrew Christhilf for these photos from last year’s feast!

The Invasion of Earth

Sermon by Rev. Patrick Notley
January 8, 2012
Mark 1:4-11

Using the words Schisomenous, which literally means to rip open or to tear apart, to describe the opening of the heavens that Jesus witnessed after his baptism and Katabainon, which contains the meanings of being thrown down or plummeting down, to describe the descending of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus, the writer of Mark paints a picture that is far from the more serene images we often hold about the aftermath of Jesus’ baptism.

To read Rev. Notley’s sermon, go to the pdf file: 01-08-2012 — The Invasion of Earth

Epiphany soup and song!

We celebrated Epiphany with ten different kinds of soups, coins in cupcakes, and a round of singing. All in one take! See this link to watch the video and see who got the crowns this year!

Weekly update 1-12-12

Want to know what’s going on at Barrington Presbyterian Church? Just read Reverend Patrick Notley’s Weekly Update! Get the latest news by clicking here: 01-12-2012. If you would like to receive an emailed copy of our Weekly Update, send a request to bpc400@barrpres.org. If you have news you’d like us to cover, let us know!

A Christmas message that lasts

The Baby is here. Here to stay, and we are now called to be the witnesses for this baby who grows, who preaches and teaches and who lives, dies and lives again for all. We who are here in this place on this day, this Christmas day, are called to be the voices who cry out in the wilderness of our day and age that God is not absent, that Christmas is not over, that the gift that was given so long ago is still present, still viable and no matter what can never be taken away.

Regardless of how many Christmas trees we pass by on the way home today that are already out on the curbside announcing to the world that Christmas is over, the truth is that Christmas has barely just begun, for the gift that was given to humanity in the form of a helpless child continues to call us even today to move out from this place and proclaim to the world that God’s love has been, is and will continue to be present and available to all.

- from Christmas Day sermon 2011, Rev. Patrick Notley

New Beginnings

Sermon by Rev. Patrick Notley
January 1, 2012
Luke 2:21-40

Whether it is on this day when we will be offered innumerable opportunities to remake and reinvigorate our lives or whether it is on any other day, the simple reality of our faith is that God is present with us all of the time.

To read Rev. Notley’s sermon, go to the pdf file: 01-01-2012 — New Beginnings

The Baby’s Here! Now What?

Sermon by Rev. Patrick Notley
December 25, 2011
John 1:1-14

From the very first phrase in this text we learn that we are being called to recall the entire story of God’s presence in the world from before creation, through the act of creation to the present time of our lives.

To read Rev. Notley’s sermon, go to the pdf file: 12-25-2011 — The Babys Here Now What

Choir scrapbook from The Breakers

Our Chancel Choir traveled to The Breakers in Newport to perform for the annual Christmas open house. Here are photos and a video recording from the evening!

A little warmup at church before the caravan to Newport.

 Greenroom portrait right before performing. We are having a blast.

On the grand staircase singing Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” and Shackley’s Nutcracker-inspired version of ”God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.” 

Wow, that’s us!