31st August 2025
By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 5 September 2025
Hello everyone,
Sorry for the very late email this week. Miriam and I have just arrived back from our holiday and so I am sending out a brief message with details of services and other things happening this week.
STEWARDSHIP REVIEW
I have not checked how many Response Forms have come in, but if you have returned yours THANK YOU and if you have not yet returned yours there is still time, not least because I am aware that I have not yet handed out all the Stewardship Review Leaflets. The RESPONSE FORMS can either be placed in the box at the back of church, or given to the person who gave you the leaflet.
SUNDAY 31st AUGUST
10.30am BACK TO SCHOOL WITH GOD SERVICE at St Columba’s. This service will enable all of us, even if our schooldays are long past, to think and pray for children as they go back to school, and there will be lots for the children themselves to do to prepare them, so do come along if you are able.
The service will be available to watch on Youtube here: https://youtube.com/live/tDBZthAPIAA?feature=share
6pm PRAYER MEETING in St Columba’s
PCC Meeting
St Columba’s PCC are meeting on Tuesday 2nd September at 7.30pm. Agenda etc to follow.
SUNDAY 7th SEPTEMBER
10.30am MORNING WORSHIP at St Columba’s with a sermon looking at the book of Philemon. ENERGIZE will be meeting again after the holidays for a New School Year Party!
6pm HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s
CHARITY OF THE WEEK – NORTHANTS HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST (NHCT)
This local organisation was founded in 1955 with the object of raising funds to make grants to churches in Northamptonshire of all denominations for their “preservation, repair and maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction”. Rockingham have received several grants over the years to help with the cost of maintaining St Leonard’s, and St Columba’s are applying for a grant to help with the cost of our accessible WC and Servery. Please give thanks for the help NHCT are able to give to many churches, and pray for St Columba’s bid to be successful.
We also raise money for NHCT (and our churches) through the annual RIDE AND STRIDE sponsored bike ride which is happening again on Saturday 13th September. Look out for requests for sponsorship from our cyclists because if we raise money in this way we are more likely to be successful with the grant application.
Best wishes to all,
Ian
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