You can download the youth calendar here.

Teachers are needed in local primary schools in 2012. Classes begin in March 9 -9.30am weekly. Basic training begins soon so to register please email jackie@ceauckland.org.nz or contact the church office for more information about how you can be involved.

ENGLISH conversation group

Resumes 7th February 10am -12pm. This is a conversation & friendship group. Do you have any friends or neighbours who would need to attend, please encourage them to come along.

IONA HOME GROUP

Resumes Wednesday 1st February at 10am in the foyer. You are welcome to come and join this friendly group, to enjoy the morning tea and to learn from God's word.

PLAYGROUP

Resumes 31st January 9-11.30am

Sacred Whispers...

I'd love to have a conversation with you about your life & faith, the joys, doubts, fears & hopes. Contact Andrew or on 021 224 3554

Information & Opportunities Brochure

Have you seen our new Information & Opportunities brochure? You'll find in it all kinds of ways to become part of the St Columba community. Copies are available here or from reception.

Be inspired!

We believe that hearing the Word of God, then spending time thinking about it and how it might apply to your life, has life-transforming power.

Bookmark this page and come back regularly to listen to sermons, be inspired by people's stories, and find quality teaching materials.

Teaching for 2012:

Starting on Sunday 1 January, Andrew & Matt will teach throughout the year following the Lectionary. The Lectionary is simply a list of readings from scripture that are read at services of worship. This originated from a Jewish tradition of having selected readings throughout the year that covered the WHOLE of God's salvation story.

Today the Lectionary is used to ensure the whole range of Old & New testament scriptures are covered every three years.

This is the first time for St Columba for many years as our normal approach has been to plan "topical series". The reason for taking this approach in 2012 is that it may provide us with a number of significant opportunites.

We want to lift the profile of the relevance of reading the Bible for everyday life
We will cover a wider range of Biblical material
We will provide daily readings for everyone in the church
We will be encouraging further study & exploraton of the Biblical text
We will connect the Christian seasons with the seasons of life & faith

While we will be following a set of readings, we will still have opportunites for flexibility & creativity.

The first of the Christian seasons is Epiphany from 1 January until 19 February. This is a season that reflects on how Jesus is the revelation of God to all people.

An epiphany (from the ancient Greek, epiphaneia, "manifestation, striking appearance") is the sudden realization or comprehension of the (larger) essence or meaning of something.

Another way of looking at it is like discovering a missing piece of puzzle, the code to a combination lock or a light bulb moment when everything becomes clear. There couldn't be a better time than over summer to have your personal epiphany!

We look forward to sharing this journey with you.

Andrew & Matt