On Christmas Eve, the candlelit church was packed, with a good number in the gallery. We enjoyed a service of Christmas carols, readings, prayers and reflections, with many of our young people and some our seniors taking part. A collection was taken for a local charity, the East End Youth & Community Centre. It was […]
Christmas 2015
Christmas services were well attended at St Columba’s this year. Nearly 200 took part in the packed Christmas Eve service, hearing familiar Bible readings and singing well-known and newer carols. Highlights included an unaccompanied trio singing Mary Did You Know? and a clarinet solo. A child came forward and explained the meaning of the Christingle, […]
Remembering All Saints
All Saints’ Day fell on a Sunday this year, and so our morning worship on 1 November included a remembrance of the saints who have gone before us, and in particular dearly-loved members and friends of our church who have passed away. As part of the service, we were invited to come forward and light […]
Festival of Lights
The star of the show at St Columba’s Festival of Light was a seven foot tall knitted Christmas Tree. It had taken months of work to knit hundreds of woollen squares of different shades of green, which were hung on a wooden frame of branches. The tree also featured knitted baubles, ornaments, toys, tinsel and […]
Christmas 2010
Worshippers were not put off by snow at our Christmas services in 2010. Despite several weeks of snow and ice, St Columba’s Church was fairly full for the traditional carols by candlelight on Christmas Eve. During the penultimate carol, Silent Night, the electric lights were dimmed, and Christingle candles lit for a memorable start to […]