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The 5th Week After the Epiphany      +      14 February  2014
PARISH KALENDAR
Saturday, February 15
** FEAST Group Social Postponed **

Sunday, February 16
    Parish Breakfast Sunday
  7:45a  Rite I Mass
8:30-11a Parish Breakfast
  9:00a  Mass

10:10a Sunday School 
11:15a  Mass
  5:00p  Jr EYC
  6:00p  EYC Dinner
  7:00p  Sr EYC

Monday, February 17
  6:30p  Vestry Meeting
 
Wednesday, February 19
  5:15p  Chorister Rehearsal

 

Thursday, February 20
  9:30a  Holy Folders
12:30p  Bible Study
  7:00p  St. Columba Choir

Sunday, February 21
  7:45a  Rite I Mass
  9:00a  Mass
10:10a Sunday School
11:15a  Mass

Looking Ahead ...
Shrove Tuesday, March 4
   6:30p  Pancake Supper
Ash Wednesday, March 5
  7:00a  Imposition of Ashes
12:00n  Low Mass &
              Imposition of Ashes
  7:00p  Choral Mass &
              Imposition of Ashes 

 

 

 

 

 

   

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The Weekly Online Newsletter of St. Columba's

Coming Events @ St. Columba's
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
Tuesday, March 4 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm 
Pancake Supper  Join us for the traditional pancake supper the evening before Ash Wednesday.  "Shrove Tuesday" is a day of preparation for the 40 day season of Lent.  Pancakes and celebration were a way of preparing our hearts and homes for the season of penitence, fasting, and self-denial.  Our  EYC will be hosting the entire parish for a fun evening of pancakes, games, and fellowship.  The cost is only $3 per person and $10 max per family.
**Bring in your palms from last Palm Sunday between now and Shrove Tuesday evening.  We will burn them Shrove Tuesday evening to make ashes for our Ash Wednesday liturgies.
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St. Paddy's Celebration & Dinner Gala
Sunday, March 16 @ 5:30p
Register Early - Space is Limited! 
  Back by popular demand, our EYC will once again be hosting a St. Paddy's celebration and dinner gala at the church!  It will be an evening of delicious traditional Irish food:  corned beef hash, brisket, cabbage, potato soup, and soda bread.  Of course there will be "traditional Irish beverages and lucky green solo cups!"  Members of the EYC will provide a wonderful assortment of music throughout the meal.  Space is limited - so register early!  The cost is $20 per person ($10 for children 10 and under) if you register by 3/9.  This is a fun evening but also a very important fundraiser for the EYC summer mission trip.
>> Click Here to make your reservation
and for more information.

Parish News & Announcements
F.E.A.S.T. Social Postponed
The FEAST group social scheduled for Saturday, 15 February has been postponed.  Look for the rescheduled date to be published soon.
First Communion Classes Begin March 2
March 2 - March 23, 2014
     First Communion Classes will begin Sunday, March 2
and conclude with First Communion Mass on Sunday, March 23 at 9:00 am.  First Communion classes are open to every child 6 years of age and older.  Classes will meet in Cottage 301 on 3/2, 3/9, 3/12, 3/16, and 3/22.
>> Click Here For more information & 
to sign up for these classes
Ash Wednesday Liturgies
Wednesday, March 5 - 7:00 am; 12:00 noon; 7:00 pm
     Ash Wednesday liturgies have been scheduled for 7:00 am, 12 noon, and 7:00 pm.  The 7am liturgy will not have a Mass; instead it will be only the liturgy of the day and imposition of Ashes.  The 12 noon liturgy will be Low Mass with Imposition of Ashes (no music or choir).  The 7:00 pm liturgy will be Choral Mass with Imposition of Ashes.  The church will be open all day for private prayer as we prepare for Lent.  Lenten Mite boxes will be available for pick up on Ash Wednesday and the Sunday following. 
Outreach News
Winter Coat Drive Super Success!
      A special thank you to all who provided what was an incredible response to the coat drive to benefit Emmaus House!!  St. Columba's parishioners, together with other friends and neighbors in south Forsyth, were able to deliver a total of 124 youth and adult coats along with multiple bags of gloves, scarves, and hats!  The coats and other articles of clothing were delivered to Emmaus House this past week and will be distributed to those in need in the Peoplestown community.  With the winter we have been having and that is forecasted for the future, your assistance was invaluable in providing literal warmth to others. 
     The staff at Emmaus House were once again overwhelmed by the generosity of the members of St. Columba's and our commitment to being a positive force in the community - again, thank you!
Backpacks of Love Sponsors Needed
     Backpacks of Love supports children and families with 165 food-filled backpacks every other week - that's more than 6000 pounds of food, delivered one backpack at a time to 19 schools in Forsyth and Fulton counties. St. Columba's partnered with Backpacks of Love a year ago and generous parishioners regularly fill 15-18 backpacks for every delivery. But with the program's tremendous growth this school year, Backpacks of Love urgently needs more backpack sponsors.  
 
How can you help?
     When you sign up as a backpack sponsor, you'll get a schedule of upcoming delivery dates by email. Simply respond with the dates where you can help, pick up an empty backpack at church, fill it with groceries and toiletry items, and return it by 12 noon on the assigned drop-off day. You can sponsor a backpack every two weeks, once a month, or on whatever schedule works for you. When you sign up, you'll get a suggested shopping list and some information about the family you're shopping for. Backpacks of Love is a simple and meaningful way to help at-risk children in our local community.
      For more information or to sign up, please contact Ron and Kathleen Kraynick at via email or 675-557-4111.
St Columba's In the Snow
Thanks to Wendy Lambert for snapping a shot of our parish just after the heavy snowfall this week. 
St. Columba's Church
939 James Burgess Road
Suwanee, Georgia  30024
(770) 888-4464