This Sunday at St. Columba's ...
“The Kingdom of God has come near to you” – These are the words that Jesus directs the Disciples to share with the world on the highways and byways of life in this week’s Gospel reading. As many of us embark on our own highway and byway travel this summer, let us think about the ways we too proclaim with our words and lives the reality that the kingdom of God has come near to all. I challenge us all to remember these words when the crowds invade our personal space and the sweat starts to trickle down our foreheads. Those individuals standing between you and the ice cream vendor are God’s very own beloved so say a silent prayer for them, that they may experience the nearness of God’s presence in their lives … and then order the most delicious ice cream cone you can think of! ~ a message from
Amy Molina-Moore
Join us this Sunday!
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Summer Worship Schedule
offers services at:
8, 9:15 and 10:30 am
. The 9:15 am service will be Great Hall-style, welcoming preschoolers and their families to join us in the Church Nave. Children of all ages are invited to "Watermelon and Water Play," 10-11 am in the Courtyard. Child care is available for infants and children to age 3 from
10:15–11:30 am
in Rm 322. Summer parish office hours are:
Monday-Thursday, 9 am-4 pm; Friday, 9 am-1 pm
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Watermelon and Water Play
Come Make a Big Splash! Bring your swimsuits and join us for Watermelon and Water Play in the St. Columba's Courtyard, Sundays from 10-11 am. All are welcome -- bring a friend! Parental supervision is required. Questions? Contact:
Bronwyn Roy
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Are You Head Counselor
at Mommy Camp this Summer?
Don’t despair … help is on the way!
The St. Columba’s Mothers’ Group has published their
annual list of summer activities
, a most valuable resource filled with ways to enrich your time with your kids. And if you think this list is just for kids, look again! Click
here
for the complete run down of summer activities in the DC metropolitan area. Share pictures of your family adventures this summer using hashtag:
#SCECfamilyfun
Want to stay connected this summer?
Look for Mothers’ Group monthly potlucks and join the Mothers’ Group listserv to stay in touch. Feel free to post your outing on our listserve if you want some company, or share your adventure stories! Interested in joining our group? Contact
Alecia Brinkerhoff
for details.
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Reaching Out to Our Southern Border
Not all kids will have a summer filled with sunshine, splashing and ice cream cones this year. While our prayers continue each week for those children held in detention centers at our southern border, many of us wonder, “What can I do to help?”
In our weekly eNews this summer, we will share ideas and actions to address just that question. The Urban-Suburban Clergy Conference, consisting of rectors and deans of many large Episcopal parishes in the US (including St. Columba’s), is formulating a sustainable response to the refugee crisis, which will grant parishioners opportunities to participate in the alleviation of suffering among those seeking a safer life. While there will be more news to come from this group, the following actions are suggested by the Very Reverend Barkley Thompson, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, TX:
- Contact senators and representatives insisting that funds be approved to provide humanitarian assistance to detained refugees who presently abide in internment centers with squalid conditions.
- Contact senators and representatives and urge them to resume foreign assistance to Central American countries to improve conditions there, and thus help alleviate the root causes that lead people to seek asylum.
- Continue to pray, not as an excuse for inaction, but as a powerful, spiritual energy-moving support for refugees and for those tending to their care.
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FORMATION
Summer
ONLINE
Book Group
Log on from the comfort of your own couch
Tues.,
July 9, 8-8:40 pm. We will connect using Zoom
FREE remote conferencing services. By clicking this
Book Group link, you will be prompted to join via your web browser or by downloading the Zoom application. Questions? Contact:
Amy Molina Moore
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Prophetic Poetry Slam
Bring your passion for poetry and justice to All Souls Church,
Sat., July 13, 7 to 10 pm (2300 Cathedral Ave NW,). Write a new poem or find an old favorite that expresses the prophetic in your life and the world — Speak Truth to Power! Show up to dance, sing, rap or simply speak — and let Justice be the judge. Contact
brian@allsoulsdc.org if you would like to perform.
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Nominating Committee
The 2019 Nominating Committee is considering potential candidates to run for vestry in the November election. Parishioners are invited to suggest potential candidates by submitting names via email to the
Nominating Committee or directly to any Nominating Committee member. They are: Alecia Brinkerhoff, Jonathan Crepeau, Andrew Davis, Kesha Evans, Sara Glenn, Caroline Handorf, Elizabeth Lewis, Peter Lynch, Andrew Marshall and Joyce Nolan.
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NEW to St. Columba’s?
Curious about our programs for children, youth, adult formation, music, or community engagement?
Text “COLUMBA” to 22828, submit your email address and we will be in touch.
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Sing with the Summer Singers and Ringers
Join us on summer Sundays to learn and sing (or ring) special music for morning worship. Singers gather in the Music Rm at 9:45 am for a quick warm-up and then prepare an offertory anthem for the 10:30 am service. Ringers meet in the Bell Rm at 10:15 am. Come each Sunday, June 16-Sept. 1, or on any Sunday you are available!
SUNDAYS
Summer Bible, Coffee & Conversation
Come Practice Bible with Christ. Scripture passages from our Sunday Worship service read and reflected upon, at 9:30 am
, Rm 238.
Watermelon and Water Play Sundays, 10-11 am on St. C's playground.
Healing Prayer
During Communion at the 9:15 and 10:30 am services, you are invited
for a healing prayer for yourself or others in St. Aidan's Chapel or at the 42nd Street entrance.
MONDAYS & THURSDAYS
Centering Prayer
Join us Monday evenings (6:25-7:30 pm) and/or Thursday afternoons (12:55-2 pm), Rm 202.
TUESDAYS
Summer Online Book Group discussing Rachel Held Evans' most recent book “Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water and Loving the Bible Again.” Runs Tuesdays, June 18 – July 9, 8-8:40 pm. Click
here to join.
THURS., JULY 4 and FRI., JULY 5
Office Closure The parish office will close on Thurs., July 4 and Fri., July 5 in observance of the July 4th holiday. For pastoral emergencies when the office is closed, please call 202-363-4119 to reach a member of the clergy.
SUN., JULY 7
Second Tuesday Grate Patrol
10 am, in Rm 205.
WED., JULY 10
Wisdom Circle Join others in exploring the spiritual terrain of Elderhood, 9:30-10:45 am in Rm 212.
SAT., JULY 13
Sticks-in-Stitches
Bring your needles, yarn, thread and ideas, 10 am-12 noon in the Lounge at Friendship Terrace (2nd floor).
TUES., JULY 23
Branches Meditation Group
meets (the Fourth Tuesday of the month) for meditation, prayer and sharing in community, 7:30-9 pm in Rm 203.
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