It was a wonderful privilege to host the Order of St John Service, Investiture and Awards Service in St Columba’s on Sunday 26th January.
Here are some photos of the event!
We are delighted to welcome the 4th Belfast Cubs to St. Columba’s on Wednesday 15th January 2025 and hope they will settle quickly into their new surroundings.
The Rector warmly greeted their Akela, Gareth McAuley along with the Scout Leader, Iain Hall. It is a great delight that we now have both Cubs and Scouts availing of our Halls.
The Cubs Scouts meet on Wednesday evenings, 6.45pm – 8.15pm in the church hall, led by their Akela, Gareth McAuley ( 07884 411354 )
Scouts meet on Thursday evenings, 7.30pm – 9.30pm in the church hall, led by Scout Leader Iain Hall (07799 474111)
New members always welcome!
January
5th ALL AGE WORSHIP
12th SUNDAY SCHOOL & CRECHE
19th SUNDAY SCHOOL & CRECHE
26th SUNDAY SCHOOL & CRECHE
February
2nd ALL AGE WORSHIP
9th NO SUNDAY SCHOOL – HALF TERM
16th NO SUNDAY SCHOOL – HALF TERM
23rd SUNDAY SCHOOL & CRECHE
March
2nd ALL AGE WORSHIP
9th SUNDAY SCHOOL & CRECHE
16th SUNDAY SCHOOL & CRECHE
23rd SUNDAY SCHOOL & CRECHE
30th SUNDAY SCHOOL & CRECHE
April
6th ALL AGE WORSHIP
13th SUNDAY SCHOOL & CRECHE
20th NO SUNDAY SCHOOL – EASTER SUNDAY
27th NO SUNDAY SCHOOL – EASTER BREAK
The Ladies Guild have provided packets of 5 notelets for sale.
They are a series of beautiful photos taken around the church, and would make an excellent gift!
Limited stocks, so get them while you can!
Packets of 5 notelets for £5
It is always a wonderful privilege for the Rector to visit parishioners when they are in hospital. This is only made possible by keeping the Rector or the Parish Administrator informed of when people are admitted, which ward they are in, and when they are discharged.
PLEASE HELP US TO HELP YOU by keeping us up to date. While we appreciate that this can sometimes slip parishioner’s minds in the stress of hospital life and illness, it is important that we are kept up to date so we can schedule visits. St Columba’s has a wonderful church family which we always want to help, and this is only made possible when we are kept informed of changing circumstances.
Contact:
The Rector: Tel 02890 471517 or email rector.knock@down.anglican.org
or
Karen Patterson: Tel 02890 656891 Mon- Fri, 9am-1pm or email office.knock@down.anglican.org
Thank you.
St Columba’s Parish Church has a small car park located on the church grounds, which fills quickly during busy services.
We have a small car park on the church grounds which fills quickly during busy services.
We ask that you use it to maximum capacity by carefully parking.
We respectfully request that parishioners and visitors to our parish park in a considerate way by not blocking entrances to the homes of our neighbours.
It is also very important to leave a clear road available for emergency vehicles which may need to pass at speed while a service is taking place.
Cones have been placed to assist with considerate parking and we ask that they are not moved.
PLEASE make sure that vehicles can pull out of driveways safely and have enough space to see each direction, and do not park tight to the hedge as pedestrians legally need the space of a double buggy to walk past parked vehicles.
Police can leave tickets on badly parked vehicles.
Remember – being late for church is not a viable excuse for poor parking!
Thank you.
Congratulations to our new Churchwardens for 2024-2025, Rector’s Churchwarden Mrs Rosemary Allister and People’s Churchwarden Mr David Connery, who were commissioned on Sunday 10th March. We look forward to their guidance and help during their term of office.
We also give our most grateful thanks to our retiring Churchwardens, Dr Richard Whiteside (Rector’s Churchwarden) and Mrs Louise Mercer (People’s Churchwarden) for their exceptional dedication and hard work during the front of church reconfiguration and painting works, as they carefully and meticulously made the smooth transition for all of us to the Church Hall for the work to begin, and then back to church once the work was completed. We wish them well as they now retire from their roles, with our deepest appreciation and gratitude.
L-R: David Connery, Rosemary Allister, the Rector, Louise Mercer, Richard Whiteside
Copies of the beautiful new book “Stained Glass Windows in St Columba’s Church” by Alasdair & Wendy MacLaughlin are still available to purchase from the back of church each Sunday, costing £10 per copy.
This book contains detailed photos of the windows, along with inscriptions and description of the location in the church building.
Copies while stocks last!
