This Week at St. Columba's ...
The time has almost come! Join us this Christmas Eve to sing the carols and tell the story once again. God's light has pierced the darkness! Hope is born in our hearts, and we will never be the same.
Please note: There will be NO Sunday services this week at 8, 9 and 11:15 am in the Church Nave, nor 9:15 and 11:15 am in the Great Hall.
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 From a spiritually moving remembrance service to an abundant and joyous luncheon, the Water Ministry Christmas party was enjoyed by our guests, volunteers and staff, alike. Many thanks to Thelma Triche; master cooks: Dennis Bigley, Joe Evans and Francis Grant-Suttie; and coordinators: Betty King, Suzi Kindervatter, Anne Murphy, Penny Ray, Carolyn Donnelly and Bill Jenson; and the many volunteers who answered our call to help cook, set up the Great Hall, serve the lunch and clean up afterwards. The Columban spirit was alive and giving!
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 This year, Decoration Sunday was marked by a number of new activities: poetry reading and writing with the Prison Ministry, origami crane-making, lego manger scenes, hand bell polishing and more. Many thanks to Gina Lambright and Jeff Stensland who orchestrated the many busy hands that were lighting, decorating, dusting, polishing, singing, writing, folding and arranging, and to the Rite 13 whose
hot mulled cider fueled all the merry-making.
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FAITH STORY
Michele Prince: "I Choose Love"
"My faith story is a love story. I grew up feeling loved and believing in a loving God, thanks in large part to my devoutly Catholic mother and paternal grandmother. I came to St. Columba's by way of the Mothers' Group in September 2001 with our two small boys and felt a sense of loving acceptance, as if I was home. In those early years we were under the radar, just regular Sunday members - first in the Great Hall and then in the Nave. This was the place where I wanted Will and Alex to grow up; I envisioned them in the Rite 13 program and participating in SCAP. I did't take all this love for granted, but I had no idea how much I would need it ..."
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NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERT
"From Bach to Modern"
On Sunday, Dec. 31 at 6 pm, St. Columba's will hold
its annual New Year's Eve Concert, "Bach through Modern," with performances by Rosa Lamoreaux, Ann Colgrove, Diane Heath, Elizabeth Lane, Anne and David Timpane and Barbara Wing. The program includes pieces from "The American Songbook" with Rosa Lamoreaux and her combo, chamber and solo works for harpsichord, organ and voice by Bach, Milhaud and Albright, and a world premiere of "Tango for Two Pianos and Soprano" by Justus Parrotta.
Kick off your New Year's Eve celebrations with an early concert, or wend your way home to a cozy evening afterwards. Tickets (at the door only): $25 Donation, Students Free. Contact:
Diane Heath
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Join us as we celebrate Jesus' birth, the coming of
hope into our lives. All services held in the Church Nave (overflow seating available in the Common). Please note: the 8 pm service is the best option for ensuring seats in the Church Nave on Christmas Eve. (No Sunday School and Youth programming is scheduled.)
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here for our Christmas schedule
Parish office closed Mon., Dec. 25 and Tues., Dec. 26 for the Christmas holiday.
SUN., DEC. 31
(Abbreviated Sunday worship schedule)
Sunday Eucharist 8, 9:15 and 11:15 am in the Church Nave.
(No Sunday School and Youth programming).
SUN., DEC. 31
New Year's Eve Concert 6-7:30 pm, Church Nave
MON., JAN. 1
Parish office closed for the New Years holiday.
TUES., JAN. 2 and SAT., JAN. 6
Epiphany Labyrinth Walks Tues., 7-9 pm and Sat., Jan. 6 from 10 am-12 pm, Great Hall.
WED., JAN. 3
Benedictine Cell First and third Wednesday of the month, 6-7 pm, Deming Library.
SUN., JAN. 7
First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of our Lord
(Return to regular schedule)
Sunday School and Youth programming resume.
SUNDAY FORUM: "How Can We Lift Up America's Tradition of Welcoming Refugees and Immigrants?" Joanne Lin and Greg Chen, 10:15 am, Church Nave.
MON., JAN. 8
First Monday Prayer Group 9-10 am, in Rm 220.
Centering Prayer Monday evenings (6:25-7:30 pm) and/or Thursday afternoons (12:55-2 pm) in Rm 202.
FRI., JAN. 12
Racial Justice Movie Night 7 pm, Great Hall. Ada DuVernay's acclaimed documentary "13th," an in-depth look at the US prison system and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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Year-end Donations
St. Columba's welcomes your 2017 year-end donations. To be recorded as 2017 contributions, donations should be hand-delivered to the parish office by noon on
Fri., Dec. 29; submitted online or postmarked by December 31. Contact:
Paul Barkett
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