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March 26th @10am: Expressive Art & The Stations of the Cross
Published on Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:52
Adult Formation
Come join us at 10am on March 26th as Maeve leads us through a time of expressive art making with the *Stations of the Cross. We will be looking at art work that has ...
We will have a work party on April 1st to make sure our property looks beautiful for Palm Sunday and Easter. There will be plenty to do for kids and adults. Plan to come from ...
Simple Soup Suppers @6pm in Lent before Healing Eucharist on Wednesdays (in March)
Published on Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:13
News
One of the ways in the Episcopal Church we observe a Holy Lent is by praying and meditating on scripture together. We are encouraging people to come attend our Wednesday ...
Door People Training for Youth & Kid's Liturgy of the Word: April 2nd at 10am
Published on Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:19
Children, Youth, & Family Events Web
We are looking for people who are interested in being door people during the youth and children's liturgy of the word. It is best practice to always have two adults in the ...
The Walk in Celebration Park on March 30th at 9am. We usually walk on the last Thursday of the month. We usually do one short loop (when desired) and one long ...
From The Vicar: Lent as Liminal Space
Published on Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:04
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear Ones of St. Columba's, How do you feel about the word "liminal?" I've come to love it - it describes a thin space between two states of being. I associate this ...
Episcopal 101, Baptism, and Confirmation Classes: Last Class March 19th at 10am
Published on Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:15
Adult Formation
Traditionally in our Christian tradition Lent is the time we prepare for baptism and deepen our understanding of the Christian faith and why we do what we do as Christians.Now is ...
St. Columba's has been exploring the idea of partnering with an organization called One Parish One Prisoner. We discussed it in adult forum ini December and everyone at the ...
From the Associate Vicar: Embracing the In-between
Published on Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:52
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear One’s of St. C’s, I love talking about transition, mainly because I do not think it is talked about enough in our culture. Transition is inevitable, it cannot be ...
From The Vicar: The Colors of Lent
Published on Fri, 3 Mar 2023 11:37
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear Ones of St. Columba's,One of my favorite ways to mark the turning of seasons in the church calendar is by the colors we use to adorn our worship. Purple(some places use blue ...
Are you desiring to observe a Holy Lent? Are you looking to add in some new spiritual practices this Lent?Below are some ancient practices that Christians over the years ...
From the Associate Vicar: Embodied Worship
Published on Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:01
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear One’s of St. C’s, This Lent at St. C’s we would like once again put a special focus on embodiment in worship. Worship is about being present with God in mind, body, and ...
Opportunity to Support the Food Bank: Snacks for Evergreen Middle School
Published on Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:30
News
We are going to try a new thing with food bank. We still have amazing people in the community who doing grocery runs for food bank each week and steady donations coming into ...
Each month we are going to ask people to bring a specific kind of item to add to coffee hour and then the church will provide the other items. Don't feel the need to do it every ...
From the Researcher, Christopher Wagner: The story behind Mary F. Morris
Published on Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:42
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear One's of St. C's, This Sunday after the 11am service we will be interning the ashes of Mary F. Morris that have been under the care of St. Columba's for over two ...
Come on down to church and eat on Feb. 21st in honor of Shrove Tuesday, the last day before Lent! We'll be dining from 5:30pm to 7:00pm in Erskine Hall. This year, our supper will ...
Ash Wednesday Services Feb. 22nd 7:30am, Noon, and 6:30pm
Published on Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:00
News
"Know that you are dust and to dust you shall return." Join us for Ash Wednesday, a day to mark the beginning of Lent and to contemplate our mortality alongside the grace and ...
From the Associate Vicar: My Annual Report for 2022
Published on Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:09
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear One's of St. C'sDoes 2022 feels like a blur to anyone else? I think starting off the year and ending the year with covid didn’t help. We also had two staff changes ...
Celebration of Life for Sondra Nelson: Thursday, Feb. 16th @11am
Published on Fri, 10 Feb 2023 10:17
News
The Celebration of Life for Sondra Nelson will be at St. Columba's on Thursday, February 16th @11am. This service will be streamed to the St. Columba's facebook page. A ...
Adult Formation Jan 22nd- Feb. 12th @10am: Vital Christian Community
Published on Wed, 8 Feb 2023 09:59
Adult Formation
What makes a Christian community healthy and strong? We will be reading the book that Alissa co-wrote to explore this question. Alissa has been working and teaching in ...
From The Vicar: 2022 Annual Vicar's Report
Published on Thu, 2 Feb 2023 20:02
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear Ones of St. Columba’s,What a experience it has been to have a year that sped by, after the long and lonely first two years of pandemic time. As I sat down to comb through our ...
Annual Meeting: Feb 5th @12:30pm & Annual Report Available Below
Published on Wed, 1 Feb 2023 20:16
News
This year's annual meeting will be on Sunday, Feb. 5th @12:30pm. This is when all who feel a part of St. C's comes together to discuss the business of the church. ...
Candlemas this Sunday: Bring Candles to be Blessed
Published on Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:46
News
This Sunday we will mark Candlemas where we remember when Jesus was presented at the temple, where Simeon and Anna recognized Jesus as set apart for the glory of God, a ...
From the Associate Vicar: Deepening Connections
Published by Meghan Mullarkey on Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:48
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear One’s of St. C’s,Last year St. Columba’s received a grant that would support the African Communities we are in relationship with along with supporting our relationship to ...
Congolese Community Sponsored Event: Putting the Children at the Center Jan 29th from 4pm-8pm
Published on Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:05
Children, Youth, & Family Events Web
This Saturday at St. Columba's there will be an event sponsored by the Congolese community. All are invited to join in as we look at what it means to put the children at the ...
From the Artist: Mirabella Maeve & the New Epiphany Art
Published on Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:00
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
In creating this painting, done in acrylic and gold leaf, for the liturgical season of Epiphany, artist Mirabella Maeve had as a guiding theme the cosmic interplay described within ...
From The Vicar: Why We Church
Published on Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:39
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear Ones of St. Columba's,I am writing this in Memphis, TN, where I have been invited, along with my co-author Phil, to do some workshops and facilitation for the congregations ...
Do you use Amazon? If so, a percentage of your purchase could go to St. Columba's!
Published on Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00
News
When you use Amazon go instead to smile.amazon.com to start your shopping. You do have to signup once but after that 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases will be donated to ...
From the Associate Vicar: Confusion as Prophetic
Published on Fri, 13 Jan 2023 10:10
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear Ones of St. C’s, The other day I texted my husband, Luke, and said, “Life is confusing. I am glad I get to work it out with you.” The same sentiment goes for ...
