Church and Worship

As a Church School we celebrate a collective act of Worship every day. We are very proud of our Worship which takes place in the hall for whole school Collective Worship or in class for class or key stage Worship. We have a small altar, light candles, sign the Trinity, say prayers, join in with Bible stories, have reflection time and sing a hymn or song together. All classes have a chance to plan and lead worship and Rev Ben and Rev Matt lead collective worship each week. Our Worship Our Way (WOW) group also regularly plan and lead class and whole school worship. We welcome parents and families in to share our FRIDAY FAMILY CELEBRATION WORSHIP every Friday morning at 9.05am. 

For all the latest Collective Worship news, please click here.

This year our Worship our Way (WOW) group are have continued to plan and lead collective worship again this year. WOW group have also taken the lead in organising and distributing resources to each class each week for the Year of Prayer focus that we are taking part in across our Diocese both in our classes and in whole school worships each week. Please click here to learn more about the Year of Prayer throughout our school.

At the beginning of each Worship we say and sign the trinity and light three candles. In the name of the Father, in the name of the son and in the name of the Holy Spirit.

Worship is such an important part of our lives at St Barnabas. Our children say that Worship is a time of reflection, for praying and singing to God. They say that in Worship they feel peaceful, as one family and they feel that God is with them. Please have a look in our Collective Worship Gallery at some of our Worships this year that have been led by Mrs Ham, WOW group, Rev Ben, Rev Matt, class teachers or individual classes. Please click here.

We have close links with our local St Barnabas church and we regularly hold school church services there. Rev Ben and Rev Matt lead Worship alternatively each week. Our choir perform in church throughout the year at special festivals and events. The church is extremely welcoming to families and there is a family service each Sunday at 10.30am.  For further information please click on the following link or see the church facebook page. https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/11449/  https://www.facebook.com/StBarnabasChurchDarwen/

For all of the latest news from Rev Ben and Rev Matt at our wonderful church, please click  here.

Rev Ben and Mrs Ham enjoying time together and planning ways we can further strengthen our church/ school links at the annual Blackburn Diocese Heads and Incumbents Conference at the Dunkenhalgh.

12th October 2025

Thank you to all who attended our St. Barnabas Harvest family service. The children sang beautifully, and it was wonderful to see so many of them participate. We appreciate your efforts in bringing them.

A special thank you to Rev Ben for inviting us, Mrs. Govan for helping to lead and to Mrs. Araujo for her support.

30th March 2025

A huge thank you to the children who came to sing at the Mother's Day Service at St Barnabas Church. You were all wonderful and really made everyone smile with your singing and beautiful words about your Mummies. 

Thank you to parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles who came to watch too and for bringing the children so they could represent St Barnabas. 

Thank you to Mrs Araujo, Mrs Gardner and Mrs Hegarty for coming to support the children too and thank you to Rev Ben for inviting us to sing and for making us all feel so welcome.

Photos and videos can be found here:https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/mother-s-day-celebration-at-st-barnabas-church

Wishing all of our families a Happy Mother's Day

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