Festival of Christmas Trees

    There was a great deal of creativity on display the weekend of 9-10 December. St Columba’s put on a festival of Christmas trees, whilst the regular Victorian Christmas market was in full swing outside in Northumberland Square. Nearly twenty groups connected with the church, including other local churches and organisations, had designed displays.  There was a great […]

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Festival of Angels (2)

Our exhibition weekend 12-13 December was a great success, and raised nearly £200 for Together for Short Lives, a very worthwhile charity supporting families with children with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions. Over 20 groups from church and community contributed displays to our Festival of Angels.  These included the feathered wings of the HANDS ladies group’s angel, […]

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Festival of Angels

Here’s a preview of next weekend’s Festival of Angels exhibition, which will run in St Columba’s Church on Saturday 12 December 10.00-16.00 and Sunday 13 December 12.00-15.00, to coincide with the annual Victorian Christmas Market in Northumberland Square. Our morning services on 6 and 13 December take up the angel theme.  Today, Revd Liz Blair […]

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Harvest Festival 2015

St Columba’s Church was fuller than usual for harvest festival on Sunday 4 October, with beavers, cubs, scouts, rainbows, brownies, guides and friends augmenting the congregation. The children and young people played an active part in the service, acting out a dramatic re-telling of the parable of the sower, competing to make mashed potato, and […]

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Harvest Festival

St Columba’s Church was packed on Sunday 28 September for harvest festival, which was also combined with Back to Church Sunday, Parade Sunday, and a baptism. The service included traditional harvest hymns, with a more modern song.  There were also a couple of short videos, a dramatic presentation of a Bible story, and a quiz, all […]

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