23rd November 2025
By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 28 November 2025
Hello everyone,
Tomorrow, Saturday 22nd November, is our Christmas Fayre in the Church Hall from 11am to 1pm. Please do come along and encourage family and friends to join you.
We have a good range of stalls, including the cake stall and cafe (where you can sit down and chat with friends and visitors), teddy and bottle tombolas, games and books, as well as an exciting range of stalls in the Christmas Market selling a whole range of things including Christmas decorations, candles, jewellery, bags, jams, chutneys, knitted goods and cards.
Parking is always difficult, but if you are able to park behind the vicarage (obviously not if you have restricted mobility) that will leave the limited spaces in the Church Car Park for those who might not come in if they can’t park close by.
SUNDAY 23rd NOVEMBER
9am HOLY COMMUNION at Rockingham
10.30am MORNING WORSHIP at St Columba’s. There will be ENERGIZE groups for children who will continue rehearsals for the NATIVITY, so it would be great to see a good number of children again. The service can be watched on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/uYlwNTWodqs?feature=share
6pm PRAYER MEETING at St Columba’s.
ROMANS COURSE
The ROMANS COURSE continues on Wednesday morning at 10.30am and evening at 7.30pm, both groups meeting back in the church. In the meantime don’t forget the “homework”, to read Romans chapter 12.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD – SHOEBOX APPEAL
Thank you to everyone who has packed a shoebox, either physically or online or donated items for one. This Sunday If you still have a shoebox at home please bring it to church on Sunday.
EASY FUNDRAISING
Sign up to support St Columba, Corby on the easyfundraising app today and we’ll get a £2 bonus! Using the easyfundraising app means you’ll raise free funds for us whenever you shop online this Black Friday and Christmas – at no extra cost to you. Simply go to:
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/easyfundraising-app/?causeId=347499&utm_term=SE867
PRAYER TRIPLETS
Thank you to everyone who has signed up to be in a PRAYER TRIPLET. If you are waiting to hear who will be in your triplet I am sorry that has been delayed by Fayre preparations but I should be in touch next week.
SUNDAY 30th NOVEMBER
10.30am MORNING WORSHIP at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children who will continue rehearsals for the NATIVITY.
5pm ADVENT PRAISE at St Columba’s.
CHARITY OF THE WEEK: Northamptonshire Health Charity
We will be hearing more in the service on Sunday about this charity that St Columba’s are supporting this year. Our donation will go towards providing gifts for patients in hospital on Christmas Day as well as Festive treats for staff working that day.
HOPE FROM ABOVE NEWS
Here is the latest Prayer Bulletin from HFA which includes praise and prayer news from Tim & Carol Derbyshire.
May God bless you all,
Ian
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