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our life together

Life Together, Within and Beyond Our Parish.

 At St. Barnabas, we take care of one another, and we share what we have with the broader Falmouth community. While our pastoral care team is fully attentive to the needs of our parishioners, stepping in and helping in a variety of ways, our parish at large is also at work connecting StB’s to the community.

As a parish, we cherish the opportunities to bring the community to our campus, through annual events that bring joy to volunteers and attendees alike: The Strawberry Festival in June, Lobster on the Lawn (Summers under the Tent), and our Annual Christmas Fair in December.  

Fellowship
Pastoral Care
Annual Traditions
Community luncheon with seniors dining at round tables in a lakeside banquet hall, featuring a buffet of fruit, bread, salad, and roasted vegetables.
Four older adults socialize around an outdoor table with drinks in a garden setting
Smiling woman wearing gloves mixes a shredded food mixture in a large stainless steel bowl indoors.
Smiling elderly woman in a strawberry festival apron at a jam and preserves booth under a tent
Vendor in gloves hands a bowl of strawberries topped with whipped cream at an outdoor dessert stand
Older women embracing at a Christmas celebration, with one wearing a Santa hat and a decorated Christmas tree in the background.

Caring For One Another

At St. Barnabas, pastoral care is rooted in a simple idea: we take care of one another.  Our Pastoral Care Ministry works alongside the clergy to support parishioners who are ill, hospitalized, homebound, grieving, or going through a difficult time. Its purpose is not only to respond when someone needs help but also to ensure that people remain connected to the life of the parish.

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pastoral care

The Pastoral Care Ministry provides the following:

Visits and telephone calls to parishioners who are ill, home-bound, hospitalized, grieving, or facing other challenges.

Lay Eucharistic Visitors who bring Communion to parishioners unable to attend worship.

Meal Train support for parishioners recovering from surgery, illness, or other difficult circumstances.

Prayer shawls, altar flowers, and seasonal plants delivered to those in need of comfort or connection.

Sunshine Notes marking birthdays, anniversaries, new babies, illness, grief, and other significant moments.

The Prayer Chain, which remembers parishioners, family members, friends, and others who have requested prayer.

Online worship, helping those who cannot attend in person to remain connected to the Sunday congregation.

Pastoral care works both ways. Those who visit, call, cook, pray, knit, write notes, or bring Communion often find that they receive as much as they give.

Group of eleven adults posing inside a bright Gothic-style church hall with chandeliers and stained-glass windows.
Two smiling women, one older and one middle-aged, seated together indoors; the older woman wears glasses and a blue sweater, while the other wears a red patterned cardigan and holds a cane.
Three older women knit together in a bright community room.

Pastoral Care Ministry Members

We know these ministries matter because our parishioners tell us they do.

Handwritten thank-you note expressing gratitude to the church pastoral care committee for prayers and support during hip replacement recovery.

“When I had surgery, parishioners stepped in and helped. They felt like family since we don’t have family nearby.”

Smiling older woman holding a colorful bouquet of flowers in a community room

“The flowers brightened my day.”

Handwritten note offering healing wishes from a parish’s Pastoral Care Committee to someone recovering from illness, loss, or an accident.

“Thanks for checking in with me following my chemotherapy session. That meant a lot to me.”

Need care or want to
help care for others?

Whether you could use support or would like to be part of caring for others in our parish, we’d be glad to connect with you.

Find Your Place

Social Hour & Lemonade on the Lawn

Social Hour Coffee
Socail Hour Conversations
Social Hour Conversations
People serving and enjoying food at an outdoor community gathering under a canopy
Social Hour Conversations

St. Francis Blessing of the Animals

Blessing of the Animals
Two adults with a black dog at a waterfront park, with a picnic table and stone cross in the background.
Two older adults with a small white dog outdoors by a lake, with one person holding the leash and the other preparing a dog net.
Older woman kneeling to pet a small white-and-brown dog wearing a blue harness in a park.

Saint Barnabas’ Annual Christmas Fair

Smiling older woman in a red sweater and apron surrounded by cellophane-wrapped holiday gift baskets.
Three women pose at a Christmas Creations craft sale table decorated with holiday gifts and treats.
Four smiling people wearing Santa hats and candy cane headbands in a Christmas-decorated kitchen beneath a handmade candy cane cafe sign
Four people wearing Christmas-themed clothing and Santa hats pose in a decorated community kitchen beside a candy cane café menu.
Three women display handmade Christmas decorations, miniature trees, wreaths, and holiday crafts at a Christmas creation event.
Two smiling men wearing festive Christmas outfits, including a green elf costume and a red holiday sweater with an owl design, posing indoors.
Group of adults wearing festive Christmas costumes, including Santa Claus, an elf, and holiday hats, posing indoors.
Large group celebrating in festive Christmas sweaters and costumes indoors
Two women stand behind a festive holiday table filled with packaged baked goods beneath a red “Baked Goods” sign.
Three women at a Christmas craft sale table surrounded by decorated holiday trees and handmade ornaments
Two older women embrace at a Christmas celebration, with one wearing a Santa hat and red sweater beside a decorated Christmas tree.
People decorating a Christmas tree with handmade ornaments in a festive indoor setting

Lobster on the Lawn

Smiling couple grilling at an outdoor garden barbecue, holding barbecue utensils in front of flowering greenery.
Four people pose under a blue canopy, with a woman holding a hamburger in a takeout container.
Bearded bagpiper wearing sunglasses and a black hat performs outside a stone church.
Live band performing under a tent with singers, guitarists, brass players, and a drummer
People wearing gloves prepare shredded meat in a large bowl and assemble sandwiches.
Restaurant worker wearing gloves washes dishes at a commercial kitchen sink.
Group of women wearing aprons preparing and packaging freshly baked bread in a community kitchen
Two people dance in front of a live band performing under an outdoor tent at a community event.
Volunteers prepare sandwiches at a community food event, arranging bread rolls and fillings on a long table.
Two smiling men wearing gloves at an outdoor barbecue, with one holding a grill spatula and the other wearing a chef hat beside a grill.
Two people, including a volunteer in a high-visibility vest, pose beside a campus information board in a parking lot.
Tray of individually wrapped sandwiches filled with leafy greens and sliced meat
Two community volunteers wearing bright yellow reflective safety vests stand beside a large tree near parked vehicles and a house.
Two women preparing food together in a community kitchen with large mixing bowls and chopped ingredients.
People seated beneath a large white event tent outside a stone church with a tall steeple on a sunny day
Smiling woman wearing gloves mixes shredded food in a large stainless steel bowl indoors.

The Annual Strawberry Festival

Smiling older woman in a strawberry festival apron standing at a homemade jam booth under a tent
Person slicing strawberries on a black cutting board with a kitchen knife
Smiling woman wearing an apron and gloves while handling baked goods at a strawberry festival in a historic building
Volunteers in aprons prepare strawberries in a community kitchen
Group of volunteers posing at a community event booth with baked goods and refreshments under a canopy.
Smiling woman holding a plate of dessert at an outdoor community picnic
Two smiling older women pose at a strawberry festival booth, with one wearing a festival apron and name badge.
Three women smiling at a community event booth, with a table of refreshments and other attendees in the background
Three smiling adults pose at an outdoor summer event, holding a black case beneath a canopy.
Two volunteers wearing gloves and aprons pack sliced strawberries into clear containers in a commercial kitchen.
Crowd gathered on the lawn outside a stone church at a sunny community festival, with families, children, strollers, and a nearby chapel.
Outdoor community festival with food booths, white event tents, and visitors beside a historic church
Vendor in gloves hands a bowl of strawberries topped with whipped cream at a red-covered food stand
Baseball mascot entertaining a child and family outside a historic stone church.
Older couple wearing matching “Feel the Joy” shirts dining together at a table with fruit and drinks.
Smiling woman wearing sunglasses at a crowded outdoor community event