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19th July 2026

By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 23 July 2026

Hello everyone,

This page includes details of all the events coming up in the next couple of weeks, including our Church Family Picnic, Sunday services, Family Fun Day and more, together with details of our I Will Hear Clearly Then Appeal and our Charity of the Week.

Do keep reading for details about all of these exciting happenings.

SATURDAY 18th JULY 10.30am ALPHA
The Alpha course meets for the last time before taking a summer break. The final couple of sessions will be in September.

SUNDAY 19th JULY
10.30am – HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s with the next sermon in our series looking at the Psalms, this time Psalm 22. ENERGIZE groups for children and young people will be meeting for the last time before the summer holidays and so the children will be having a party!. The service will be available on YouTube here:
https://youtube.com/live/bgBy2axkPSs?feature=share

CHURCH FAMILY PICNIC at East Carlton Park
Please join us for this new activity with fun and games for ALL the church family. Pack up your picnic and drinks (no barbecues) as well as chairs and/or blanket and come along! Don’t worry if you have not signed up just drive out and join us. We will be on the right as you drive in, near the car park, and will be there after coffee at the end of church, so maybe from about 12.45.

WEDNESDAY 22nd JULY 10.30am and 7.30pm Andrew Ollerton’s Course looking at “God’s Book: An Honest look at the Bible’s 7 toughest topics” reaches its conclusion with a look at at Revelation & Judgement. Everyone is invited to come along to share in fellowship, bible study and prayer, it won’t matter if you have not been to the previous sessions.

SUNDAY 26th JULY
10.30am – MORNING WORSHIP at St Columba’s with a sermon looking at Psalm 100. There will be activity sheets for children at the back of church, but children will need to be supervised by parents as the Energize leaders will be taking a very well deserved break. The service will be available on YouTube here:
https://youtube.com/live/geQkEDUvvA0?feature=share

FAMILY FUN DAY Saturday 1st August 11am to 2pm outside church
This event is aimed at children and families, those who come to church and those who don’t. If you know someone who would like to join in with some free food, games, face painting, singing, bouncy castle, puppet show, and the only thing you need to pay for is the ice cream van!
Do spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested.

SUNDAY 2nd AUGUST
10.30am – ALL AGE WORSHIP at St Columba’s when we will be thinking about Psalm 23, the most famous Psalm, with a child friendly approach. The service will be available on Youtube here: https://youtube.com/live/HP1gIkYi5ck?feature=share

6pm – HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s our regular Sunday evening service which last month attracted 26 people, so why not come along and experience the different atmosphere of this service.

I WILL HEAR CLEARLY THEN APPEAL
PCC have agreed to some much needed work on the church sound system. We are most grateful to Kev Speirs for looking into this and coming up with proposals to update the system, while keeping all that is working well. Sadly nothing is cheap and even with Kev’s careful planning and generous offer to do much of the work himself, we still need to find £2400.
So we are launching an appeal called I WILL HEAR CLEARLY THEN, because the aim is that, after this work, everyone in church, including those watching online and the Worship Group, will be able to hear clearly.
We will be most grateful for any donation to this appeal, and the wooden box at the back of church will be re-designated for the I WILL HEAR CLEARLY THEN APPEAL for the next few weeks. Don’t forget that you can GIFT AID your donation so that it is worth 25% more – details on the Gift Aid envelopes or from Justin. If the appeal raises more money than we need for the sound system we will use the extra towards the cost of replacing the church heating.

CHARITY OF THE WEEK: Fusion books for young people going to university
Last week we prayed for children about to leave primary school and move to secondary school. This week the focus is on those leaving secondary school and preparing to go to university. The church has donated two books to each of the young people who attend our Get Closer group, one with general advice about university and the other with encouragement to continue in the Christian faith while at university. Please pray for those who received the books here, and for many others across the country who will receive these books over the next few weeks, especially asking that their Christian faith will flourish at university.

God bless you all,

Ian

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12th July 2026

By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 18 July 2026

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all coping with the heat? If you need any help please do get in touch. I think the temperatures are going to drop a little over the weekend, and through next week, and that the forecast for Sunday 19th July is for dry weather with a maximum temperature of 23°, which sounds like perfect weather for a picnic! This is great because it is the date for our CHURCH FAMILY PICNIC at East Carlton Park. We do hope you will be able to join us. We will have coffee after church as usual and then gather at East Carlton between 12.30 and 1pm, although you are welcome whatever time you arrive. Don’t forget your picnic, we will organise fun and games!

Do keep reading for details about this, an exciting FAMILY FUN DAY with free food and much more, our new appeal and all our upcoming events.

I WILL HEAR CLEARLY THEN APPEAL
At the PCC meeting this week we agreed to some much needed work on the church sound system. We are most grateful to Kev Speirs for looking into this and coming up with proposals to update the system, while keeping all that is working well. Sadly nothing is cheap and even with Kev’s careful planning and generous offer to do much of the work himself, we still need to find £2400.
So we are launching an appeal called I WILL HEAR CLEARLY THEN, because the aim is that, after this work, everyone in church, including those watching online and the Worship Group will be able to hear clearly.
We will be most grateful for any donation to this appeal, and the wooden box at the back of church will be re-designated for the I WILL HEAR CLEARLY THEN APPEAL for the next few weeks. Don’t forget that you can GIFT AID your donation so that it is worth 25% more – details on the Gift Aid envelopes or from Justin. If the appeal raises more money than we need for the sound system we will use the extra towards the cost of replacing the church heating.

SATURDAY 11th JULY 10.30am ALPHA
The Alpha course continues on Saturday morning in church.

SUNDAY 12th JULY
10.30am – HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s with a sermon looking at Psalm119, famously the longest Psalm and chapter in the Bible. Don’t worry we won’t be reading it all but there is a little guide to help you to read this Psalm at home. There will be ENERGIZE groups for children. The service will be available on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/6DRv8zHYnbA?feature=share
3pm – FAMILY SERVICE at St Leonard’s, Rockingham
6pm PRAYER MEETING at St Columba’s

WEDNESDAY 15th JULY 10.30am and 7.30pm Andrew Ollerton’s Course looking at “God’s Book: An Honest look at the Bible’s 7 toughest topics” continues. This week we will be looking at “Why the New Testament’s teaching on sex is not outdated” before concluding the course next week with a look at Revelation & Judgement. Everyone is invited to come along to share in fellowship, bible study and prayer, it won’t matter if you have not been to the previous sessions.

SATURDAY 18th JULY 10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.

SUNDAY 19th JULY
10.30am – HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s
followed by:
CHURCH FAMILY PICNIC at East Carlton Park
Please join us for this new activity with fun and games for ALL the church family. Pack up your picnic as well as chairs and/or blanket and come along! There is a sign up sheet in church to let us know if you are joining us, and if you need or can offer a lift – or you can email ianpullinger@btinternet.com with that information.

FAMILY FUN DAY Saturday 1st August 11am to 2pm outside church
This event is aimed at children and families, those who come to church and those who don’t. If you know someone who would like to join in with some free food, games, face painting, singing, bouncy castle, puppet show, and the only thing you need to pay for is the ice cream van!
Do spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested

CHARITY OF THE WEEK: It’s Your Move books for children leaving Primary School
Every year St Columba’s give a copy of the Scripture Union book “It’s Your Move” to children in Year 6 at Rockingham Primary, Studfall Juniors, and Woodnewton learning academy to help them as they prepare to move to secondary school. Please pray for the nearly 300 children who have received (Studfall) or will receive (Rockingham on Tuesday and Woodnewton on Thursday) one of these books, and ask God to help make a smooth transition to secondary school. Also pray for the thousands of children across the country who will receive a book during their final weeks at primary school.

God bless you all,

Ian

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07903 644609

5th July 2026

By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 10 July 2026

Hello everyone,

I hope you have all booked the date for our CHURCH FAMILY PICNIC at East Carlton Park, after church on Sunday 19th July. Everyone is invited to join us, even if you are not regularly in church as it will be a good opportunity to enjoy our picnics, have fun and play some games together. Everyone is also welcome to our World Cup themed All Age Worship this Sunday, which, surprisingly, has very little to do with football! Also on Sunday we have a service of Communion at 6pm, not a Prayer Meeting. Finally, this week’s charity is the Venezuela Earthquake Appeal and there is both a prayer and a link to donate to Tearfund in response to this disaster below.

More details for these and all our upcoming happenings can be found below:

SATURDAY 4th JULY 10.30am ALPHA
After the Away Day last Saturday the course continues with a normal Saturday morning session in church.

SUNDAY 5th JULY
10.30am – ALL AGE WORSHIP at St Columba’s with a World Cup theme, so why not come in your team shirts?! And don’t be put off if you are not a football fan, there will be plenty of prayer, praise, worship, and a reading in two halves, with a half time team talk and added time! If you can’t be in church (and I do encourage you to be there if you can) the service will be available on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/ydy3bxkOmvY?feature=share
6pm HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s. This a quieter service, but still with songs, reading, sermon and prayers as well as Communion.

TUESDAY 7th JULY – St Columba’s PCC in church at 7.30pm

WEDNESDAY 8th JULY 10.30am and 7.30pm Andrew Ollerton’s Course looking at “God’s Book: An Honest look at the Bible’s 7 toughest topics” continues. This week we will be looking at Gospels & Miracles, followed in the next couple of weeks by Letters & Sex and Revelation & Judgement – so plenty there to get us thinking. Everyone is invited to come along to share in fellowship, bible study and prayer, it won’t matter if you have not been to the previous sessions.

FRIDAY 10th JULY 3pm – LADIES AFTERNOON TEA
All ladies are welcome to this monthly gathering in the Church Hall for good conversation, accompanied by tea, sandwiches and cakes. No need to book just come along.

SATURDAY 11th JULY 10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.

SUNDAY 12th JULY
10.30am – HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s with the next sermon on one of the Psalms and ENERGIZE groups for children and young people.
3pm – FAMILY SERVICE at St Leonard’s, Rockingham
6pm PRAYER MEETING at St Columba’s

SUNDAY 19th JULY
10.30am – HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s
followed by:
CHURCH FAMILY PICNIC at East Carlton Park
Please join us for this new activity with fun and games for ALL the church family. Pack up your picnic along with chairs and/or blanket and come along! There is a sign up sheet in church to let us know if you are joining us, and if you need or can offer a lift – or you can email ianpullinger@btinternet.com with that information.

CHARITY OF THE WEEK: Venezuela Earthquake Appeal
There are two ways in which you can respond to this crisis. First by joining in the prayer below and second by donating to Tearfund’s Emergency Appeal here: https://tearfund.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cd19eb0b2a74af14054950f15&id=8833e94a29&e=a59eb6981f
Tearfund are a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) but I always think it is best to donate direct to them rather than through DEC so that our donations help the churches to respond.

Heavenly Father, we lift the people of Venezuela to you. We pray for the families who have lost loved ones and those still waiting anxiously for news, please be their comfort and their peace. We pray for healing of all those who were injured or traumatised by the earthquakes. We give thanks for all the first responders and rescue teams from around the world who worked tirelessly to save lives. We pray for your wisdom and guidance for the government of Venezuela, and generosity from nations and individuals around the world. And we ask your blessing on local churches and Tearfund’s staff and partners as they care for people who are suffering. Amen

And finally, also on the subject of prayer, please find here the latest Prayer Letter from Tim and Carol Derbyshire who were with us last month. If you look closely at the photos you will be able to see Miriam and I, with Tim and Carol, eating lunch at the bottom of a lighthouse on Lundy Island! (Editor’s note: Apologies for the box at the bottom of the second page being wonky. I had to squash the PDF to get it to load.)

God bless you all,

Ian

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28th June 2026

By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 3 July 2026

Hello everyone,

I hope you have all coped with the heat this week. I am told it is going to start cooling down soon.

A quick update this week with details of all our upcoming happenings, including details of a CHURCH FAMILY PICNIC at East Carlton Park, after church on Sunday 19th July.

SATURDAY 27th JUNE 10am – 4pm ALPHA AWAY DAY
Members of the Alpha course have received details about this but please do pray for God’s blessing on the day, and that it would not be too hot! See below for our Charity of the Week.

SUNDAY 28th JUNE
9am – HOLY COMMUNION at St Leonard’s, Rockingham.
10.30am – MORNING WORSHIP at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children who will be preparing for the All Age service on 5th July. The service will be available to watch on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/ItL72nU1ZgA?feature=share
6pm PRAYER MEETING at St Columba’s

WEDNESDAY 1st JULY 10.30am and 7.30pm Andrew Ollerton’s Course looking at “God’s Book: An Honest look at the Bible’s 7 toughest topics” continues. This week we will be looking at Exile & Suffering, followed by Gospels & Miracles, Letters & Sex, Revelation & Judgement – so plenty there to get us thinking. Everyone is invited to come along to share in fellowship, bible study and prayer, it won’t matter if you were not able to be at the previous sessions.

SATURDAY 4th JULY 10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.

SUNDAY 5th JULY
10.30am – ALL AGE WORSHIP at St Columba’s which may mention the World Cup, but don’t be put off if you don’t like football, there will be plenty of prayer, praise, worship, and a thought about what to do when you can’t see!
6pm PRAYER MEETING at St Columba’s

CHURCH FAMILY PICNIC at East Carlton Park, after church on Sunday 19th July
Please plan to join us for this new activity with fun and games for ALL the church family, so pack up your picnic along with chairs and/or blanket and come along! There is a sign up sheet in church to let us know if you are joining us, and if you need or can offer a lift – you can also email ianpullinger@btinternet.com with that information. Listen out for more details but please do put the date on your calendar, plan to be there and join in the fun!

CHARITY OF THE WEEK: Alpha
Please pray for our Alpha Course at St Columba’s, and especially for the Away Day which is happening tomorrow (Saturday) when we will be thinking about the Holy Spirit. Give thanks for all the people who are a part of this course and pray for those who are unable to join us tomorrow that there would be another opportunity for them to spend time thinking about the Holy Spirit. Also give thanks for Nicky Gumbel, the author of the Alpha Course, and all those who have developed it into the most popular way of introducing people to the Christian faith today. Please also pray for the many churches, in this country and around the world, who are running Alpha Courses and for the many more people attending those courses.

God bless you all,

Ian

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07903 644609

21st June 2026

By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 27 June 2026

Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone who came to the Vicarage Tea Party last Sunday, a good time was had by all, especially Alfie who loved the cakes and picking Grandpa’s strawberries. We also enjoyed having Tim and Carol Derbyshire with us and it was great to hear on Monday that the constitution of the new charity Hope Beyond Barriers had been returned by the solicitor with only minor changes needed before it can be submitted to the Charity Commissioners. That was an answer to prayer and we now join them in praying that the Charity Commissioners would approve the application swiftly.

One important message today is that Trevor Wade has had his computer hacked and as a result messages have been sent out saying he is not well and then asking for money. Please be assured Trevor is well and you should NOT reply to this email. In fact it is best not to reply to any emails from Trevor until he has set up a new email account.

Dates of all the upcoming events can be found below, including details of a CHURCH FAMILY PICNIC at East Carlton Park, after church on Sunday 19th July.

SATURDAY 20th JUNE 10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.

SUNDAY 21st JUNE
10.30am – HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children and young people. If you are not able to be in church the service will be available on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/x4bCAhgg0Ew?feature=share
6pm PRAYER MEETING at St Columba’s

WEDNESDAY 24th JUNE 10.30am and 7.30pm Andrew Ollerton’s Course looking at “God’s Book: An Honest look at the Bible’s 7 toughest topics” continues. This week we will be looking at Conquest & Violence, followed by Exile & Suffering, Gospels & Miracles, Letters & Sex, Revelation & Judgement – so plenty there to get us thinking. Everyone is invited to come along to share in fellowship, bible study and prayer, it won’t matter if you were not able to be at the previous sessions.

THURSDAY 25th JUNE
10.45am – FUNERAL of Duncan McAllister in church
Some of you will remember Duncan McAllister, son of Sue, who has died from cancer at the age of 53. Duncan’s funeral will be at St Columba’s on Thursday 25th June at 10.45am, followed by Cremation and then refreshments in the Church Hall. Please do come along and support Sue at this most difficult time.

SATURDAY 27th JUNE 10am – 4pm ALPHA AWAY DAY
Members of the Alpha course will receive details about this tomorrow (Saturday 20th June) or by message if you are not able to be with us tomorrow.

SUNDAY 28th JUNE
9am – HOLY COMMUNION at St Leonard’s, Rockingham.
10.30am – MORNING WORSHIP at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children who will be preparing for the All Age service on 5th July.
6pm PRAYER MEETING at St Columba’s

ADVANCE NOTICE – CHURCH FAMILY PICNIC at East Carlton Park, after church on Sunday 19th July
Please plan to join us for this new activity with fun and games for ALL the church family, so pack up your picnic and come along! There is a sign up sheet in church to let us know if you are joining us, and if you need or can offer a lift – you can also email ianpullinger@btinternet.com with that information. Listen out for more details but please do put the date on your calendar, plan to be there and join in the fun!

CHARITY OF THE WEEK: Corby Food Bank
Please give thanks for all the donations to the Food Bank, and all the volunteers who make it happen week in week out. Please also pray for those who need the help of the Food Bank and for long term answers to the causes of their food poverty. And don’t just pray, you can also be part of the answer to our prayers by donating to the Food Bank. The items they are most in need of are: Tinned Spaghetti in Sauce, Tinned Tomatoes, Tinned Vegetables, Tinned Meat, Tinned Fish, Tinned Fruit, Tinned Custard and Rice Pudding, Coffee, Long Life Juice, UHT Milk, Disposable Razors, Shampoo, Shower Gel, Toilet Rolls. Just bring these things to church any Sunday morning.

God bless you all,

Ian

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14th June 2026

By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 19 June 2026

Hello everyone,

What an amazing Sunday we had last week, with the children telling us the story of Noah’s Ark in All Age Worship, which also included the baptism by immersion of Shaquille, Nathan and Denisa. This was followed in the afternoon by the service in St Leonard’s, Rockingham, with the Bishop of Peterborough, to celebrate our joint benefice, and with the Confirmation, not only of those baptised in the morning, but also Colette, Lorraine, Riaan and John Bradbeer. There is a recording of this service, made on a mobile phone, which gives a flavour of what went on even though it is not possible to see everything. The film ends abruptly in the final hymn as the phone’s memory was full! You can watch this here: https://youtu.be/KUPsB-kINQc

This week we welcome Tim & Carol Derbyshire to our service on Sunday morning, in fact Tim has already spoken at the Ladies Afternoon Tea today. We will hear more about the challenge of sharing the good news of Jesus in some of the hardest to reach places in the world. Tim & Carol will also be with us for the Vicarage Tea Party on Sunday afternoon, so there will be opportunity to have longer conversations with them about their work. We will finish the Tea Party with our Prayer Time, which may not be at the usual time and will be in the Vicarage garden. Please do join us for the Tea Party and bring children along as there will be plenty of garden games for adults and children to enjoy!

There is one piece of sad news to pass on this week. Some of you will remember Duncan McAllister, son of Sue, who has died at the age of 53. Duncan’s funeral will be at St Columba’s on Thursday 25th June at 10.45am.

More dates of all the upcoming events can be found below.

SATURDAY 13th JUNE
10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.

SUNDAY 14th JUNE
10.30am – HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children. We welcome Tim & Carol Derbyshire to this service who will be updating us on the launch of a new charity in the UK, Hope Beyond Borders, to complement the work of Hope From Above in Australia.
If you are not able to be in church you can watch this service on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/4stxSRfFbJ0?feature=share
3pm VICARAGE TEA PARTY everyone is invited to join us in the Vicarage Garden for our annual tea party, with plenty of tea & cake as well as garden games and lots of opportunity to chat. Tim & Carol will be there and at the end we will have our PRAYER MEETING in the garden, possibly before the usual time of 6pm.

WEDNESDAY 17th JUNE 10.30am and 7.30pm Our new Course continues, looking at Andrew Ollerton’s latest work “God’s Book: An Honest look at the Bible’s 7 toughest topics”. This week we will be looking at Exodus & Slavery, followed by Conquest & Violence, Exile & Suffering, Gospels & Miracles, Letters & Sex, Revelation & Judgement – so plenty there to get us thinking. Everyone is invited to come along to share in fellowship, bible study and prayer, it won’t matter if you were not able to be there for either of the previous sessions.

SATURDAY 20th JUNE 10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.

SUNDAY 21st JUNE
10.30am – HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children.
6pm PRAYER MEETING at St Columba’s

CHARITY OF THE WEEK: Tim & Carol Derbyshire
In their last Prayer Letter (still available at the back of church) Tim & Carol asked us to pray for:

• For wisdom as we prepare the Charity Documents for the new UK based charity Hope Beyond Barriers (Hope BB).
• That Hope BB will be registered in the UK this year.
• A new worker is joining the team in the Australian Workshop. Pray for the work of completing one water craft in readiness for testing.
• Pray equipment from Germany will arrive safely for the other craft to be fitted out later in the year.

God bless you all,

Ian

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7th June 2026

By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 13 June 2026

Hello everyone,

I hope you are planning to join us for two very special services on Sunday. In the morning at St Columba’s we have a service of All Age Worship, thinking about Noah’s Ark, with an ark in church! Parents please note the details below of an extra rehearsal. This service will also include the baptism by immersion of Shaquille, Nathan and Denisa. This is a wonderful witness to people who are not sure about the Christian faith, especially young people, and so do have a think if there is anyone you could invite along.

Then in the afternoon we have a service at St Leonard’s, Rockingham, with the Bishop of Peterborough, which will not only be a celebration of our joint benefice, but also include Confirmation, for those baptised in the morning as well as Colette, Lorraine, Riaan and John Bradbeer. There will be Communion in this service and it will be followed by tea and cake in Rockingham Castle.

There are more dates below, with full details, of more events including the new Wednesday Course, Ladies Afternoon Tea on Friday and the Vicarage Tea Party on Sunday 14th.

SATURDAY 6th JUNE
10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.
4pm – REHEARSAL in the Church for Sunday’s All Age Worship. All children are welcome, especially those who were involved in the first practice on Sunday 24th June, but we will need more so don’t stay away!

SUNDAY 7th JUNE
10.30am – ALL AGE WORSHIP with BAPTISMS at St Columba’s Do come along and support those being baptised as well as the children who will be taking a lead in the first part of the service. If you are not able to be in church you can watch this service on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/yhLEhBGvsKU?feature=share

5pm CELEBRATION SERVICE, CONFIRMATION and COMMUNION with the Bishop of Peterborough at St Leonard’s, Rockingham.
This service is a double celebration, first the formal partnership between St Columba’s and St Leonard’s, known as a joint benefice, and second the faith of those being confirmed (see above) so do come along to support them. There will also be Communion and an opportunity to meet the Bishop over refreshments in the Castle.

To get to the church you need to take the entrance to the Castle just near the roundabout at the top of Rockingham Hill. The gate will be open and there will be a caretaker on duty showing you where to park – do say if you have mobility issues and you will be able to park closer, but there will still be a walk. If you would like to be present but don’t think you can manage the walk it will be possible to sit in Walkers House (the Castle Tea Room) during the service. Unfortunately, because the mobile signal is not good in the church, we won’t be able to live stream the service, but it will be filmed, and a link will be provided once this has been uploaded to YouTube.

WEDNESDAY 10th JUNE 10.30am and 7.30pm Our new Course continues, looking at Andrew Ollerton’s latest work “God’s Book: An Honest look at the Bible’s 7 toughest topics”. This week we will be looking at Creation & Science, followed by Exodus & Slavery, Conquest & Violence, Exile & Suffering, Gospels & Miracles, Letters & Sex, Revelation & Judgement – so plenty there to get us thinking. Everyone is invited to come along to share in fellowship, bible study and prayer, it won’t matter if you were not able to be there for the introduction last week.

FRIDAY 12th JUNE 3pm – LADIES AFTERNOON TEA
All ladies are welcome to the Afternoon Tea in the Church Hall, with hot drinks (and cold drinks if is hot!), sandwiches, cakes and good conversation.

SATURDAY 13th JUNE 10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.

SUNDAY 14th JUNE
10.30am – HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children. We welcome Tim & Carol Derbyshire to this service who will be updating us on the launch of a new charity in the UK, Hope Beyond Borders, to complement the work of Hope From Above in Australia.
3pm VICARAGE TEA PARTY everyone is invited to join us in the Vicarage Garden for our annual tea party, with plenty of tea & cake as well as garden games and lots of opportunity to chat. Tim & Carol will be there and at the end we will have our PRAYER MEETING in the garden, possibly before the usual time of 6pm.

CHARITY OF THE WEEK: Those being baptised and confirmed on Sunday
This week please pray for Shaquille, Nathan and Denisa who will be baptised on Sunday morning, and for them, as well as Colette, Lorraine, Riaan and John Bradbeer who will all be confirmed by the Bishop on Sunday afternoon at Rockingham. This is a significant step so please do remember them, not just on Sunday, but in the weeks ahead.

God bless you all,

Ian

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07903 644609

31st May 2026

By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 6 June 2026

Hello everyone,

I hope you have all coped with the hot weather this week. This does remind me to say that, if at any time you are in need of some practical help, please do get in touch. There is someone in our church family who will be able to help with all those little tasks (shopping, travel to appointments, completing online forms, and more) that can become difficult in the heat, or when you are not feeling well, or experience restricted mobility, or when age catches up with you. Please contact me using the phone numbers below if we can help in any way.

Please make a note of all the dates below, including the new Wednesday Course starting on 3rd June, an extra children’s rehearsal on Saturday 6th at 4pm before the All Age Worship, Special Service on Sunday 7th at St Leonard’s, Rockingham with the Bishop of Peterborough, Ladies Afternoon Tea on 12th June and the Vicarage Tea Party on Sunday 14th. Details of all these events and more are as follows:

SATURDAY 30th MAY
10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.

SUNDAY 31st MAY
10.30am – MORNING WORSHIP at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children. The service will be available to watch on YouTube here:
https://youtube.com/live/hJeUBDlMgKc?feature=share
6pm PRAYER MEETING at St Columba’s. After a break we gather once more for an hour of prayer – everyone is welcome.

MONDAY 1st JUNE 7.30pm – St Columba’s P.C.C. meeting in church. Agenda to follow.

WEDNESDAY 3rd JUNE 10.30am and 7.30pm
Join our new Course each Wednesday, either morning or evening, looking at Andrew Ollerton’s latest work “God’s Book: An Honest look at the Bible’s 7 toughest topics”. The first week is an Introduction, and then we will look at Creation & Science, Exodus & Slavery, Conquest & Violence, Exile & Suffering, Gospels & Miracles, Letters & Sex, Revelation & Judgement – so plenty there to get us thinking. Everyone is invited to come along to share in fellowship, bible study and prayer.

SATURDAY 6th JUNE
10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.
4pm – REHEARSAL in the Church for Sunday’s All Age Worship. All children are welcome, especially those who were involved in the first practice on Sunday 24th, but we will need more so don’t stay away!

SUNDAY 7th JUNE
10.30am – ALL AGE WORSHIP with BAPTISMS at St Columba’s
5pm CELEBRATION SERVICE, CONFIRMATION and COMMUNION with the Bishop of Peterborough at St Leonard’s, Rockingham.
This service is to celebrate the formal partnership between St Columba’s and St Leonard’s, known as a joint benefice, will also include Confirmations, so an extra reason to come along to support the candidates, and Communion. It is also an opportunity to meet the Bishop and it will be followed by refreshments in the Castle.
There will be a SIGN UP SHEET at St Columba’s for people to say if they are going and either need or can offer a lift. Please note there will still be a walk when you arrive, down quite a steep hill when you arrive and back up the hill after the service.

WEDNESDAY 10th JUNE 10.30am and 7.30pm
Our new Course looking at the Bible’s 7 Toughest Topics continues.

FRIDAY 12th JUNE 3pm – LADIES AFTERNOON TEA
All ladies are welcome to the Afternoon Tea in the Church Hall, with hot drinks (and cold drinks if the temperatures are anything like this week!), sandwiches, cakes and good conversation.

SATURDAY 13th JUNE 10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.

SUNDAY 14th JUNE
10.30am – HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children. We welcome Tim & Carol Derbyshire to this service who will be updating us on the launch of a new charity in the UK, Hope Beyond Borders, to complement the work of Hope From Above in Australia.
3pm VICARAGE TEA PARTY everyone is invited to join us in the Vicarage Garden for our annual tea party, with plenty of tea & cake as well as garden games and lots of opportunity to chat. Tim & Carol will be there and at the end we will have our PRAYER MEETING in the garden, possibly before the usual time of 6pm.

CHARITY OF THE WEEK: CMS mission partners M & H
This week we are praying for mission partners M&H who visited last summer. Please do pick up a copy of their prayer letter from the back of church, take it home, have a read and then pray for them, not once but regularly. We will also be praying for M&H at our Prayer Meeting on 31st May.

God bless you all,

Ian

01536 400225
07903 644609

24th May 2026

By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 29 May 2026

Hello everyone,

I hope you have had a good week. I managed to pick up a cold during our week away, but otherwise had a good time in Devon, visiting Miriam’s sister as well as Tim and Carol Derbyshire, who will be here in Corby next month, before returning home via Miriam’s brother. To keep the sibling theme going I am seeing my brother tomorrow after the next session of our Alpha course (see below). It was exciting to come home to see the work that has begun on the Servery in the Church, and we look forward to these new facilities being completed soon. I hope those of you who needed it found the link to last week’s livestream, as there was no email last week.

Please make a note of all the dates below, especially the new Wednesday Course, starting on 3rd June, and the Special Service on Sunday 7th June at St Leonard’s, Rockingham with the Bishop of Peterborough to celebrate our formal link with Rockingham in a joint benefice. This is the first time the Bishop will have been involved with a service for us, and it would be great if as many people as possible could attend. All the necessary information is below.

Details of all the upcoming events are as follows:

SATURDAY 23rd MAY
10.30am – ALPHA in the Church. After a week off last week the course resumes tomorrow, and it is not too late to join if you would like to know more about faith in Jesus, then do come along.

SUNDAY 24th MAY – PENTECOST
9am HOLY COMMUNION at St Leonard’s, Rockingham just drive up to the post with a keypad by the gate to the Castle and the gate will open.
10.30am HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children and young people who will preparing for the All Age Service on 7th June. This service will be available to watch on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/ARUInkylFxQ?feature=share

No PRAYER MEETING at St Columba’s this Sunday.

SATURDAY 30th MAY 10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.

SUNDAY 31st MAY
10.30am – MORNING WORSHIP at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children. The service will be available to watch on YouTube here:
https://youtube.com/live/hJeUBDlMgKc?feature=share
6pm PRAYER MEETING at St Columba’s. After a break we gather once more for an hour of prayer – everyone is welcome.

MONDAY 1st JUNE 7.30pm – St Columba’s P.C.C. meeting in church. Agenda to follow.

WEDNESDAY 3rd JUNE 10.30am and 7.30pm
Join our new Course each Wednesday, either morning or evening, looking at Andrew Ollerton’s latest work “God’s Book: An Honest look at the Bible’s 7 toughest topics”. The first week is an Introduction, and then we will look at Creation & Science, Exodus & Slavery, Conquest & Violence, Exile & Suffering, Gospels & Miracles, Letters & Sex, Revelation & Judgement – so plenty there to get us thinking. Everyone is invited to come along to share in fellowship, bible study and prayer.

SATURDAY 6th JUNE 10.30am – ALPHA in the Church.

SUNDAY 7th JUNE
10.30am – ALL AGE WORSHIP at St Columba’s
5pm CELEBRATION SERVICE with the Bishop of Peterborough at St Leonard’s, Rockingham. This service is to celebrate the formal partnership between St Columba’s and St Leonard’s, known as a joint benefice, and is also an opportunity to meet the Bishop. The service will be followed by refreshments in the Castle.
There will be a SIGN UP SHEET at St Columba’s for people to say if they are going and either need or can offer a lift. Please note there will still be a walk when you arrive, down quite a steep hill when you arrive and back up the hill after the service.

CHARITY OF THE WEEK: CMS mission partners M & H
This week we are praying for mission partners M&H who visited last summer. Please do pick up a copy of their prayer letter from the back of church, take it home, have a read and then pray for them, not once but regularly. We will also be praying for M&H at our Prayer Meeting on 31st May.

God bless you all,

Ian

01536 400225
07903 644609

17th May 2026

By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 23 May 2026

Hello everyone,

Details of all the upcoming events are as follows:

SUNDAY 17th MAY 10.30am – MORNING WORSHIP at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children. The service will be available to watch on YouTube here:
https://youtube.com/live/r9gJbvaWVWQ?feature=share

CHARITY OF THE WEEK: Children and Young People taking exams
This week we invite you to pray, not for a charity, but for all the children who are taking exams over the next few weeks. This includes Year 6 children (who will be leaving Primary School this summer – those in our local schools will be given an It’s Your Move book from our charitable giving) who are taking SATs next week, and also those taking GCSEs, A levels, and any other College or University exams. At our PCC meeting last week we decided to donate books to the young people in Get Closer (our group for young people at Secondary School) who are going to University this autumn. These books will help equip them to maintain their Christian faith amid all the pressures of university life.

God bless you all,

Ian

01536 400225
07903 644609