Our Parish Mission: "To Be A holy place, where love is found, where all are named, and where hearts are freed to change the world."
8 September 2017
The 17th Sunday after Pentecost
Weekend Update
St Columba's Giving Tree
Hopefully, everyone is enjoying the lovely, recently completed Narthex renovations. Did you know that these renovations were fully funded through specific, targeted private donations from parishioners like you? St. Columba’s currently needs additional targeted donations to help us catch up on more mundane, but necessary bills resulting from low cash flow during the summer months. 

To help meet this need, your Vestry has created a Giving Tree for St. Columba’s in the Narthex. On the tree will be leaves showing our specific financial needs. Examples include $53 for monthly pest control, $167 for monthly lawn service, $488 monthly water bill or $765 for the monthly church electric bill.

Please take a look at the tree and if you are able to help please take a leaf and return it with your targeted donation to the plate or give on-line. Also, please check to make sure your pledge is up to date. Thank you on behalf of the Wardens of the Parish and your Vestry.

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Abundance of Mercy

Our lessons this Sunday center around the parable of the landowner and the vineyard. The workers in the vineyard couldn't see the gifts they had worked to produce weren't theirs to hoard, but rather to give away. The lesson we are called to learn is about the abundance of mercy of God. I am reminded of the line from Chronicles that used to be used to begin the Eucharist in many parishes years ago, "All things come of Thee, O Lord; and of Thine own have we given Thee." (I Chron 29:14). What a joy that we have a God with such abundant mercy and love! May we strive to be abundant in our dealings with one another.
Fall Festival
Saturday, 21 October

FESTIVAL  SCHEDULE
4:00 pm -- Festival Begins
4:30-6:30 pm -- Chili Tasting
5:30-7:00 pm -- Dinner
7:00 pm -- Bonfire Compline
8:00 pm -- Movie

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Our annual  fall festival is just around the corner! So get your crock pot and award-worthy chili recipes ready. We're sprucing up the festival this year. In addition to the chili cook-off contest and the Knights of Columba cooking brats, hotdogs, and side trimmings, we'll have LIVE MUSIC, a corn-hole tournament, bouncy houses, raffle, and ... the overnight campout returns!

You heard it here: the overnight campout returns this year. ANYONE who would like to camp out individually or as a family is welcome to set up their tent Saturday and plan to stay the night. Children planning to stay should have an adult staying with them  (middle and high school teenagers will be part of an EYC camping event and do not have to have a parent/adult stay with them).

We will wrap up the night will end with a large bonfire and compline, with music led by the EYC. Then as we're settling down for the night, we'll have a large-screen, outdoor movie on the lawn with popcorn and s'mores. The Knights will have breakfast ready for those staying the night as well as those coming for Mass Sunday morning from 8:00-11:00 am.
St Columba's Church
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