The 6th Week After Pentecost
20 July 2017
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Vacation Bible School
July 24-28
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Our Maker Fun Factory VBS begins this coming Monday: July 24-28, 2017. For those who have registered, you can pick up the music CD after Mass this Sunday.
Sunday, July 23rd is our big decorating day. We will transform the Nave, Narthex, and trailers into a factory of VBS fun!
In addition, all volunteers should plan to stay after Mass on July 23rd for a brief volunteer training session.
If you have signed up to donate supplies for VBS, please bring those in. Thank you to everyone’s wonderful generosity in supporting this great ministry!
For more info, contact Monica Smith or call Father Tripp (770-888-4464x8001)
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Decorating
THIS SUNDAY
July 23
We'll get started right after Mass.
Volunteers needed.
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We have an opening in the nursery on Sunday mornings (8:30-12:15 am). This is a paid position ($40/Sunday) and assists Allison Levin, our nursery coordinator, in providing child care during Mass.
If you are interested, please contact Durham Harris. Applicants need to be at least 17 years old. Please pass this notice along to anyone you know who may be interested in applying.
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Sunday School Teachers Needed
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Sunday school resumes after Labor Day (September 10), and we are very excited about plans for this coming year!
Thanks to the wonderful dedication of Kristin Weems, our elementary program continues to thrive! Using a Montessori approach, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd incorporates our sacramental and liturgical tradition with the Biblical story. The results are phenomenal and children thoroughly enjoy it.
Durham Harris, coordinator of youth and family ministries, Sunday for middle and high school youth has take a huge leap forward. Plans for this coming year are very exciting, to be sure! The program deepens the roots of our teenagers faith, and connects faith with service in ways that make our parish mission statement come alive, "... setting hearts free to change the world."
But we need your help to continue having such a strong program in the parish. Please consider teaching this coming year in either the elementary or high school program. We have two orientation meetings planned and we ask continuing and those interested in learning more about teaching to attend one.
- Sunday, August 6, from 11:00-11:55 am (in the Library - Cottage #102)
- Sunday, August 20, from 11:00-11:55 am (in the Library - Cottage #102)
For more details or if you have any questions, please contact Durham Harris, Kristen Weems, or Father Tripp.
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Food Pantry Outreach Ministry
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Thanks to all for your continued support of St. Columba’s food pantry outreach mission! For the month of June, we collected a total of 235 pounds of food that was taken to The Place of Forsyth County. Please remember that we are in the summer months and our food pantry contributions are vitally important as children are not receiving free/reduced breakfast and lunch at school during this time. July's donations will be delivered to Emmaus House.
We have had some recent donations of already opened items. Please remember that donations need to be completely sealed, in original packaging, and not used to any extent – thanks. We’ll continue with the same list of needs– ‘hearty’ or ‘chunky’ soups, canned or boxed milk, and canned pasta (ravioli, Beefaroni, etc), canned vegetables, canned fruit, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter. Donations can be placed in the tubs located next to the welcome table in the narthex. Please begin or continue to help in this effort to assist local families in need – thank you!”
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Holy Oldies | July 29
The next gathering will take place on Saturday, July 29 at 6:30 pm at Aberdeen Community Clubhouse and our theme is "Getting Ready for Fall." If you (or the person coming with you is 50+), then plan to attend! The cost is $5 at the door to cover the rental fee and supplies. Bring an appetizer to share and beverage of your choice. Contact Judy Moorman for details (
via email
) or call 770-205-8534.
Choir Resumes
The St. Columba Choir for 10th grade through adults resumes rehearsals Thursday July 27 at 7:00 pm. If you would like to join the choir or just try it out for a few weeks, contact Daniel Hahn (via email) or call 770-888-4464 x 8003. The choir is currently on their summer break and will return Sunday, August 13.
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Dinner & Kick-Off Meeting
Sunday, August 27 | 6 pm
Attention all parents of youth
6th- 12th grades:
We'll have our annual parent dinner and kick-off meeting Sunday, August 27 at 6:00 pm. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. We'll go over plans for the year, including details about the "mystery destination weekend" scheduled for September 1-3 and the mission trip scheduled for summer 2018.
If you have any questions, please email
Durham Harris or call him at (770) 888-4464 x 8004.
Pictured Below: Lara Kraynick & Tommy Coutu
at Camp Mikell's end of summer dinner.
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Wednesday & Thursday Programs
Resume August 2nd & 3rd
Our weekday formation programs resume in August. Please join us as often as you are able!
Our Wednesday evening program is a short series entitled
Faith Works, a video series by Father Mike Schmitz which helps us discuss what makes our faith strong, what challenges our faith, and what it means to feel as though our faith isn't strong enough. More details will be posted on our parish website next week.
Wednesdays
6:30 pm Parish Supper
7:00 pm "Faith Works" Program
Thursdays
12:00 n Rosary (in the Chapel)
12:30 pm Bible Study
1:30 pm English Tea & Fellowship
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Parish Telephone: 770 888 4464
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