The Week after Pentecost
23 May 2018
Summer Schedule Begins
May 27 - September 2
Memorial Day-Labor Day
We begin our Summer Mass schedule this Sunday. From Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend, we combine our three Sunday Masses into two:
8:30 - Rite I Mass (said liturgy)
10:30 - Choral Mass
Vacation Bible School
July 23-27
VBS registration is underway. It will be a fantastic week of fun, games, Bible lessons, delicious snacks, and even science experiments! The theme is "Shipwrecked: Jesus Rescues" and will be held the week of July 23-27, from 9am-12n. The closing celebration begins at 12n on Friday, July 27. Registration deadline is July 1.
Another St. Columba’s Outreach Opportunity! 
June 3
Meals by Grace is a no cost, delivered meal program available to the children of Forsyth County and their families. These families have been identified ( by the Forsyth County School social workers) as having a special need with limited or unreliable transportation. Once a month Meals By Grace allows children to work in the kitchen so we encourage interested St. Columba’s parishioners to register quickly (those spots fill up fast) at MealsByGrace.org to volunteer  Sunday, June 3rd from 1:00-3:00  at Midway United Methodist Church.   It’s a fun, positive atmosphere with people of all ages volunteering!
The Meals By Grace website is really easy to navigate and has lots of information.  Please feel free to direct any further questions to  Missy Thompson   or Kathleen Kraynick  .
Bracelets
for Outreach

Check out the bracelets in the Narthex.

They make excellent Mother's Day or teacher gifts and all proceeds benefit the ongoing outreach ministries of the parish.

Cost is only $10 for one or $25 for three. What better way to thank your mother or a teacher than with a gift that keeps on giving to others.

>> Click Here to join our Outreach Facebook Group and learn more about the ways to participate in any of the outreach ministries of St. Columba's!
EYC Summer
  • Cookout @ Movie Night - June 6 at 5pm
  • White Water Rafting - June 9 at 7am
  • Rock Climbing - June 16 at 7:45pm
  • Picnic in the Park - June 20 at 11 am
>> Email Durham for more details or with any questions.
Ministry News & Dates
GWINNETT STRIPERS BASEBALL GAME - June 8 @ 7:05pm. St. Columba's heads to Coolray Field for Stripers v Syracuse. Tickets are $15, and the deadline for purchasing tickets is May 31. Carpooling is available (meet at church at 5:30pm). For info, contact Richard Petree ( email or 678-772-3064). Ticket Link, click here.

HOLY OLDIES - Flag Day Celebration. Saturday, June 9 at 6:30 pm at Aberdeen Clubhouse. Bring an appetizer to share, along with $5 door charge and beverage of your choice. Holy Oldies is a fellowship gathering of parishioners and friends ages 50+. There is a sign up sheet in the Narthex.

NEWCOMER LUNCHEON - Sunday, June 10 following the 10:30 Mass. If you're new to the parish, have been around for a bit and would like to learn more, or if you're looking for a church home and would like to know more about St. Columba's then this luncheon is a perfect opportunity to meet our clergy and staff as well several parishioners. A sign up sheet is near the Welcome Center or you can email Laura Murphy to sign up or find out more information.

Special Days Coming Up on the Liturgical Calendar
  • The Feast of the Most Holy Trinity: Sunday, May 27
  • The Solemnity of Corpus Christi: Sunday, June 3
  • The Feast of St. Columba, our patron: Sunday, June 10
  • The 15th Anniversary of the Parish: Sunday, September 9 (more details to come)
Contact Us
Deacon Ed Fuller,  Parish Deacon
Daniel Hahn,  Dir of Liturgy & Music
Durham Harris,  Dir of Youth & Family Ministry
Kristen Weems, Dir of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Scott Doyle & Brian Werth,  Parish Wardens
Donna Cory,  Parish Treasurer  
Parish Telephone:  770 888 4464