18th January 2026
By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 24 January 2026
Hello everyone,
Thank you for your prayers for the various meetings last week. We had a good PCC meeting and have several ideas that we will be following up on, including about the Church Improvement Project to install an accessible toilet and servery at the back of church. We have another meeting next week to make more detailed plans and will then be able to share how everyone can get involved in this Project. In the meantime please do keep praying for the successful completion of this Project this year.
Sunday 18th January
10.30am – Holy Communion at St Columba’s – this service will continue our short series of sermons looking at Evangelism and will have ENERGIZE groups for children and young people. For anyone who is not able to join us in church the service will be available to watch on YouTube via this link: https://youtube.com/live/9JDC6UACjZc?feature=share
6pm – Prayer Meeting at St Columba’s – everyone welcome.
Sunday 25th January
9am – Holy Communion at St Leonard’s, Rockingham
10.30am – Morning Worship at St Columba’s – this service will include the Commissioning of Elaine Bavin as an Anna Chaplain and we are looking forward to welcoming Liz Kelly, the Diocesan co-ordinator of this ministry offering spiritual care to people in later life, as our preacher and to share in the commissioning. ENERGIZE groups will be meeting for children and young people but will be back in church in time for Elaine’s commissioning.
6pm – Prayer Meeting at St Columba’s – everyone welcome.
Spring Harvest 2026
Just a reminder that anyone who is going to Spring Harvest at Minehead and has not yet paid their final balance to Miriam should do so this weekend please. Those who are going to Skegness should make their final payments direct to Butlin’s.
New Wednesday Course
Last year we enjoyed a number of courses on Wednesday evenings at church, including the Bible Course and more recently Romans Course. There will be a new course starting in February, with meetings either on a Wednesday morning at 10.30am or in the evening at 7.30pm. The course will run from Wednesday 4th February until Wednesday 25th March, which includes Ash Wednesday (18th February) when, instead of the usual course format, we will have a Communion service (morning and evening) using the material from that week of the course as the subject for the sermon. More details will be available next week, but for now do please make a note of the dates.
CHARITY OF THE WEEK – World Vision
World Vision has a long history of taking action that transforms the world. Their focus is on helping the most vulnerable children, in the most difficult places, overcome poverty and experience fullness of life.
Together with supporters like us, they’ve partnered with millions of children and families to find a way out of poverty, and are often among the first to help when a crisis strikes. As a Christian charity, they help children – of all faiths and none – in some of the world’s most dangerous places. They believe it takes a whole community to create happy and fulfilling childhoods. And they work together with communities so they’re empowered to do just that. They have an integrated approach that includes water, healthcare, education, child protection and income generation, with the aim of allowing every child to fulfil their God-given potential. Across almost 100 countries, their impassioned community of supporters, volunteers and community leaders work together to transform children’s lives.
Please remember World Vision in your prayers this week.
And on the subject of charities don’t forget the latest Prayer Letter from M&H is at the back of church, either to read or take away.
God bless you,
Ian
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