Welcome
Welcome to the website of St. Columba’s, the Anglican Parish Church of Crosspool. We are a diverse community of people who are united in our desire to draw closer to God through prayer and worship, and to live out Christ’s way of reconciling love in our everyday lives. We are very much a local church: just round the corner from the Crosspool shops, and here to welcome all who come through our doors; whether for a church service, for playgroup, computer classes or one of the many other activities that take place in our building. We hope you will enjoy exploring our site and that it will help you find out a bit more about us.
News
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Christian Aid Week is here!
10th May, 2012
This week at St. Columba’s we join with churches up and down the land in supporting Christian Aid’s work of saying “no” to poverty and hunger. This year we focus on Sierra Leone, one of the hungriest countries of the world, where the educational work of Christian Aid’s partner organisation, the Methodist Church of Sierra Leone, has succeeded in massively increasing harvests. At our All Age Service we will be commissioning our street collectors who last year succeeded in raising £1 900 in Crosspool.We hope to boost this further at the bring-and buy sale on Monday 14th: all are welcome, ring the parish office for details.
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Sally joins the team
4th May, 2012
Last Sunday we were delighted to welcome our Archdeacon, Martyn Snow (seen here chatting with Sally’s husband Kon) to license Sally to her ministry as Children and Families Worker at St. Columba’s. In a colourful and celebratory service the children helped re-tell Jesus’s story of the wedding feast, complete with balloons, streamers and Australian party food, which the kids munched on happily while Martyn reminded us that the ministry of a Deacon like Sally is to reach out and be alongside people who are “on the edge”. He reminded us that God’s kingdom is one to which all are invited, and from which none are excluded. Afterwards the children’s leaders donned Australian rugby shirts to serve up Sally’s welcome cake, iced in the colours of the Australian flag! We’re already enjoying the warmth and creativity that Sally brings to our ministry team.