"The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God."

Each year around the Solemnity of All Souls Day, the Church prays for all the faithful departed, those who await that day when they will join with the company of all the saints. This solemnity reminds us all that even after death, we are linked with our loved ones and fellow travelers in an unbroken line of faith, hope, and love. Our liturgy will give us the opportunity to strengthen that bond. All Souls’ Day is officially November 2nd, but due to the 2nd being a Saturday, we will move our commemoration to Wednesday, 6th November at 7:00 pm. You can add a name to the list of the faithful departed by filling out the sheet in the Sunday Bulletin, or using the link in the weekly issue of “The Parish Post” e-newsletter. Please plan to join us for this beautiful Choral Mass. A festive reception will follow. Please mark your calendar and plan to join us on Wednesday, 6th November at 7:00 pm.

Come and join us for our 17th Annual "Chili Cook-Off Contest" at the Fall Festival on October 26th, 2024. It’s a friendly competition among parishioners to see who can make the best chili and win the coveted "Best Chili in the Parish" apron. The winner gets bragging rights for the whole year! Bring your delicious chili in a crockpot to the parish by 4:30 pm on Saturday, October 26th. Please bring your chili in a crock-pot to the church by 4:30 pm.

    The Chili Tasting will kick off at 5 pm, with the votes being counted and the winner announced at 7 pm. As an exciting addition to this year’s Festival, we’ll also be hosting a ministry fair called "Trunk or Treat" for Halloween. Our ministries will have decorated cars and plenty of candy for trick or treaters from the neighborhood to enjoy.

    Our Fall Festival promises to be a day filled with fun for everyone of all ages!



>> CLICK HERE to enter the chili cook-off.

Hula on over on Sunday 19th May for our Parish Luau!

We'll celebrate our Sunday school teachers and a great year of formation on Sunday, 19th May at 11.30. After our combined Mass at 10.30 am, we'll have a parish luau on the lawn. We'll have luau games, celebrate our teachers and graduates, enjoy some great food prepared by the Knights of Columba, and bask in the fellowship of fellow church friends. All are invited - bring your family, friends, neighbors. It's going to be a 'hula of a time’!!

Sunday, 19 May, is the Feast of Pentecost. Celebrated on the 50th day after Easter, the feast of Pentecost commemorates the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church. You're invited to wear red to church as we celebrate the birth of the Church and our call to 'preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth.'

Sunday school has concluded, and we begin our Summer schedule with just one Mass at 10:30 am. After Mass there will be a Parish Luau on the Lawn. All are invited.

Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Join us on Sunday, March 17 for our annual Fish-N-Chips parish dinner in a Pub-style set up. We will be serving baskets of authentic fish-n-chips, dessert, and a variety of beverages. Come for a delicious meal and festive celebration. The dinner is being hosted by our Knights of Columba and Youth Group. It will be a delightful evening for the whole parish AND guests!  Space is limited - so register early! There will be a 5:00 pm and a 7:00 pmseating. We ask that you reserve a ticket for 5pm if there is space available (and the 7pm seating would then begin once the 5pm seating has sold out). Invite your friends! The cost is $30 per person, with $5 early-bird discount if you register before the 9th!  Registration Deadline is midnight on Wednesday, 13th March.

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Join us on Ash Wednesday, the first day of the holy season of Lent. We will have three liturgies on Ash Wednesday: 7.00 am, 12.00 noon, and 7.00 pm.

• 7.00 am | This services includes the Ash Wednesday liturgy and imposition of ashes. It does not include Mass and lasts just under 30 minutes.

• 12.00 noon | This liturgy is Low Mass with the imposition of ashes and a brief homily. It lasts approximately 50 minutes.

• 7.00 pm | Our evening liturgy is a fully sung Choral Mass and includes imposition of ashes.

Join us for our annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper as we prepare for a holy Lent. Pancakes, bacon, sausage, fruit, and more. Of course the evening will include an all-parish bingo games with prizes, the Amazing Pancake Race, fun and fellowship. Come for a few minutes or the whole evening. No reservation necessary. Join us and bring a friend with you!

Join us on All Souls' Day, Wednesday, 2 November at 7.00 pm for our annual Requiem Mass for All Faithful Departed. The choir will sing some of the most beautiful music of the year, and we'll remember by name all those who have departed this life in faith.

This is one of the most moving liturgies of the year as it holds in tension both Christian hope and human grief. The Agnus Dei from John Rutter's Requiem portrays the duality that the All Souls' liturgy conveys so beautifully: "in the midst of life, we are in death; of whom may we seek for succour . . . whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die."

Please join us for a beautiful service of faith, sorrow, and hope as we remember before God "all those who rejoice with us, but upon another shore, and in a greater light, that multitude which no man can number, whose hope was in the Word made flesh, and with whom in the Lord Jesus we are for ever one."

This is a beautiful, tender liturgy and a great opportunity to invite someone to come to church with you. A reception will follow Mass, and all are invited.

The schedule for our adult Christian formation program has just been published. Our Sunday morning and Wednesday evening programs will get underway just after Labor Day. Click Here to view the full schedule. We hope you’ll join us this fall!

Join us as we celebrate our 20th Anniversary: twenty years of ministry, of growth, of loss, of joy, and throughout - filled with God’s blessing! Details for the full celebration to come - stay tuned!

This Sunday is the Feast of Pentecost. Celebrated on the 50th day after Easter, the feast of Pentecost commemorates the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church. You're invited to wear red to church as we celebrate the birth of the Church and our call to 'preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth.'

Sunday school has concluded, but we will stay on our regular Mass schedule through the summer months: 8.30 am, Rite I Mass and 11.00 am - Sung Mass.

Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Hula on over on Sunday 21st May for our first ever Parish Luau!

We'll celebrate our Sunday school teachers and a great year of formation. This Sunday (5/21) will be our last day of Sunday school. Then, after our combined Mass, we'll have a parish luau on the lawn. We'll have luau games, a slide show showing highlights from the school year, enjoy some great food prepared by the Knights of Columba, and bask in the fellowship of fellow church friends. There will be ONE MASS ONLY on 5/21 at 11.00am (we will not have the 8.30 am Mass on the 21st; we return to our regular Sunday schedule on 5/28)

All are invited - bring your family, friends, neighbors. It's going to be a 'hula of a time!'

Our celebration of youth ministry and baccalaureate service will be Sunday, 14 May. We'll recognize all high school and college graduating seniors that morning and our high school graduating seniors will be preaching at the 8.30 and 11.00 Masses that morning. We will have a special blessing for all the graduating out, and a festive reception will take place in the Narthex immediately following Mass.

We will have a video display celebrating each graduate’s accomplishments, college plans, and aspirations for the next chapter of their life. All are invited as we celebrate the gifts and blessings of the young people of St Columba’s.

Graduating youth and/or their families should complete the graduate questionnaire and submit graduate photo to Father Tripp by Monday, 1st of May. Links for those uploads can be found in the weekly Parish Post.

Easter at St Columba’s

Alleluia. Christ is risen!

Join us for Easter Mass:

• 8.30 am - Rite I Mass

• 11.00 am - Solemn Choral Mass (incense)

  • 10.00 am - Children’s Easter Egg Hunt and Parish Reception on the Lawn