After years staffing the church office, former office manager, Lucy Llewellyn gave the verdict: “People come to St Columba’s for one reason, but come back for others.” Current days illustrate reasons why people might come, and why they might return - to hear an astonishingly beautiful recital of Duruflé’s Requiem by our own St Columba’s choir - to listen to the Moderator (Rt Revd Dr Shaw Paterson) reflect on the experiences of his moderatorial year.
For Sunday 17th November, Twenty Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Written by Angus on .
The following reflection appeared on Revd David Donald Scott’s Blog on the Learig https://daviddonaldscott.blogspot.com/ and is reproduced with his kind permission. David, who preached at St Columba’s at the time of our Festival of Silence a year ago, offers a daily reflection on a wide range of topics – cultural, church, world events and the natural world. Today he writes:
For Sunday 10th November, Remembrance Sunday, Twenty Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
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Connections, connections! This week’s newsletter offers a whole variety of connections -possibilities for the coming weeks.
Connections to God. As part of our preparations for Christmas join others to read and discuss Rachel Mann’s book, “Do Not Be Afraid”, the Archbishop of York’s Advent book.
Connections to the wider Church. Come and listen to this year’s Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, as he speaks about his year in office and reflects on the wider work of the Church of Scotland.
For Sunday 3rd November, Twenty Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Written by William McLaren on .
Friends,
Our Old Testament lesson this week (Ruth 1: 1-18) tells the story of Ruth and Naomi, homeless refugees suffering as a result of famine. Naomi decided to return to her homeland of Judah and urged her two widowed daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth, to find new husbands and security. Ruth, however, refuses, vowing to stay with Naomi and to follow her God.
What does love look like? In the centre of the story of Ruth stands someone who willingly becomes a refugee as she continues to support her beloved mother-in-law rather than return to her own family. So let us explore our understanding of what it means for us to love our neighbours today as we focus on the example of Ruth and on Jesus' challenge to love God with all our being.
For Sunday 20th of October, Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost
Written by William McLaren on .
Friends,
From time to time the BBC or one of our more serious newspapers will ask the public who they regard as the greatest Briton of all time. Very often Winston Churchill tops the poll or sometimes the 1st Duke of Wellington (despite being born in Dublin so technically not a "Briton"). Both these men were military and political leaders although perhaps Wellington was less successful as Prime Minister than he was on the battlefield.
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St Columba’s is located on Pont Street in Knightsbridge in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The Church is within easy reach of three London Underground stations – Knightsbridge (Piccadilly Line), South Kensington (Piccadilly, Circle and District Lines) and Sloane Square (Circle and District Lines).
St. Columba's Pont Street London SW1X 0BD
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Getting here by tube
Knightsbridge Station
Take the Harrods exit if open (front car if coming from the East, rear car if coming from the West). Come up the stairs to street level, carry on keeping Harrods on your right. Turn right into Basil Street. Carry straight on into Walton Place with St Saviour’s Church on your left. At the traffic lights, St Columba’s is to your left across the street. If the Harrods exit is closed, take the Sloane Street exit, turn right into Basil Street. Carry straight on past Harrods with the shop on your right, into Walton Place as before.
South Kensington Station
Come up the stairs out of the station and turn left into the shopping arcade. Turn left again into Pelham Street. At the traffic lights at the end of Pelham Street cross Brompton Road, turn left then immediately right into the narrow street of Draycott Avenue. After just a few yards turn left into Walton Street. Carry on walking up Walton Street until the traffic lights at the corner of Pont Street. Turn right and after a few steps you will be at St Columba’s!
Sloane Square Station
Cross over the square into Sloane Street. Walk along Sloane Street until the traffic lights at the corner of Pont Street. Turn left into Pont Street. St Columba’s will then be in sight.
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