Saint Columba

New Series starting November 29, 2018.

Learn about the Old Testament and how it is viewed through the eyes of the Jewish People. Amy Jill Levine in her lectures presents the books of the Old Testament from a historical as well as the spiritual context.

She looks at the literary forms used in the writing of the Old Testament and how the writers of the Old Testament adapted these to the Books of the Old Testament. Come and learn how the Jewish nation developed and formed themselves in the Old Testament as a people of God.

 Classes start at 6:30PM in Classroom 3. Contact Deacon Joe if you have any questions.

Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat, Ft. Mitchell, Alabama is offering an “Advent Retreat” on December 3-7, 2018. We have an opportunity before the busyness of the holidays to take a few days to prepare for Christ this Christmas. You may make a private or directed retreat on any or all of the days shown above.

For registration information call 334-855-4474.

Parish life has changed over the years but it still remains an important entity for Catholic people. Sociologists and theologians still see the parish is a “uniquely successful social and religious institution.”

 For Catholics the parish is “where the rubber meets the road.” Faith and action, worship and ministry, outreach to the poor and marginalized all come together in the parish. St. Columba Parish is crucial for us as we grow in faith and put our faith into action.

That is the reason for our theme this year “Invest Yourself, Grow Your Faith.” It takes the investment of ourselves — our Time, Talent, & Treasure— for our Parish to be a prayerful community, at the service of one another.

Our model for all this is Jesus Christ. He invested himself for us on the Cross dying so that we might have life. Look again at the logo above.

Investment is also a decision for us to return to God our generous gift from all God has given to us. Over the next few weeks I invite you to give your decision to invest in God’s work prayer thought. Lay that decision side by side with other important financial decisions. God deserves first place in our decision making process. “Invest Yourself, Grow Your Faith.”

We will start our Wednesday Evening Group (Fr. Maher’s class) on Wednesday, August 22nd at 6:30 pm in the Conference room at the Church office.

The Wild Goose is a work of the Holy Spirit, awakening in the hearts of all those participating in God’s love and transforming power. This is a love that has been revealed to us by Jesus Christ and that leads us to our heavenly Father. As you walk through this series, pray for the Spirit to breathe life into your heart.

This 14-segment series, The Wild Goose, Discovering a Deeper Relationship with the Holy Spirit is presented by Fr. Dave Pivonka through FORMED.org. For an excellent overview, please go to the following webpage (www.the wildgooseisloose.com

Wednesday morning Bible Study begins The Bible Time-line with Jeff Cavins, September 5th, 10:00am, in Room 3 of the Education Building at St. Columba. To fully understand the New Covenant, we need to understand the Old Covenant. For example, the New Covenant says “Jesus came to fulfill the law and the prophets.” What law? What prophets?

Jeff Cavins answers these and other questions by sinking our teeth into 14 key books of the bible to reveal the treasury of Salvation History. Questions? Please contact Fran Weaver-Holden at 334-494-0147 or email fweaver@sw.rr.com. See you there!!!

NEW DIMENSIONS
A Classroom Opportunity for Deeper Learning

Join us on Thursday, August 16, 2018 after 9:00 am Mass when you can! Class is held in the Ed. Building Rm 3 right after Mass. We are motivated by our motto "dig deeper, reach higher and stretch more broadly to learn what we didn't know we didn't know." Working together, we use techniques that enrich our learning experience to create a "take home lesson" for each session. In our primary program this fall semester, we'll be listening in as Dr. Brandt Pitre, Professor of Sacred Scripture at Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans, teaches seminarians about the 7 Mysteries of Jesus: The Biblical Roots of the Sacraments. (Use the url to view a trailer for this series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chCLSDUNOhI )

REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS, please, so we may plan sufficient handouts and refreshments. Email or phone Jan Alig: jalig8r@aol.com or 334.699.8486