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PARISH LIFE AND CHURCH GROUPS

To contact the people named in list please see Father Alessandro or ask a question via the Website.

ARCHCONFRATERNITY OF ST. STEPHEN

  • Servers' practices held as advertised. New servers welcome.
  • Contact: Mark S (MC)

CATECHESIS

  • Reconciliation and First Holy Communion formation every year
  • Confirmation formation every year
  • Other Sacramental preparation by arrangement
  • Catechists for Sacramental preparation always welcome
  • Contact: Parish Priest

CATENIAN ASSOCIATION

The Catenians are an international body of Catholic men who meet to enjoy each other's company to strengthen family life through friendship and faith.

The Chiltern Circle meet on the second Monday of the month at Chartridge Park Golf Club.

CHESHAM BOIS CATHOLIC PLAYERS (CBCP) - ACTING IN GOOD FAITH

Founded in 1953 as a community and family based theatre company with many parishioners as members. CBCP are always looking for new members who want to help make quality theatre. Anyone can join in - actors, stage management, design, set construction, lighting, sound, costume, props, make-up, front of house, marketing, publishing, readings, directing - the list goes on.

CHOIR

  • New members welcome.
  • To join, speak to one of the contacts after the 9am Sunday Mass or attend a practice.
  • Practice Mondays 8:15pm
  • Contacts: Anne N and Richard K

 

CHURCH WORKING GROUP (cleaning etc)

  • Needed and welcome!
  • Contacts: Parish Secretary

CHURCH ROTA

  • Contact: Parish Secretary

 

 

 

CHURCHES TOGETHER FOR CHESHAM

The church is an active member of Churches Together for Chesham (incorporating the Chesham Local Ecumenical Partnership) through which many of the town's churches work together closely and profitably. These activities include:

Backpackers, a Christian adventure for young people which runs for a week in the last week of July every summer. http://www.backpackers-online.org.uk

Rendezvous, a mid-week ecumenical lunchtime service at 1.05pm, hosted by the United Reformed Church and led by each of the participating churches in Chesham in turn. Our church, like several others in Chesham, is a referral partner for Chiltern Foodbank http://chiltern.foodbank.org.uk/

CTFC consists of 16 Churches - Broadway Baptist, Chesham Methodist, Christ Church Waterside (Anglican), Emmanuel Church (Anglican), Hivings Park Free Church, King’s Church, Ley Hill Methodist, Quakers, Society of Friends, St. Columba’s (Roman Catholic), St. George’s Tylers Hill (Anglican), St. John’s Bellingdon (Anglican), St. John’s Ashley Green (Anglican), St. Mary’s (Anglican), Salvation Army, Trinity Baptist, United Reform) and is part of Churches Together in Buckinghamshire, (CTiB).  CTiB is an intermediate body of Churches Together in England. Drawing together Christian churches from across the traditions, it exists to support expressions of Christian unity and to encourage the churches as they witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ, praying for one another, worshipping together and engaging together in mission to their local communities and beyond.

  • Contacts: Tina P              

FINANCE COMMITTEE

  • Contacts: Roger Platt, Julie M, Sam C, Tony H, Sean N

FLOWER ARRANGERS

  • Needed and welcome!
  • Contact: Jennifer W

GIVING

See separate page on the Website (click here)

LITURGY OF THE WORD FOR CHILDREN (LITTLE APOSTLES)

 For children in Years 1 and 2. The leaders aim to help the children gain access to and so apply the Sunday readings to their lives. The group meet in term times at 9.00am Sunday Mass. Leaders/assistants always welcome

  • Contact: Parish Secretary

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

  • Contacts: Anne N (Chair), Mark S, Daniel W, Steve & Liz T, Martin & Tracy F,  Sam C

PASTORAL AREA COUNCIL

St Columba's is part of the Diocese of Northampton. In May 2009 Bishop Peter Doyle appointed new Deans to lead thirteen Pastoral Areas.  We now belong to the South East Bucks Pastoral Area along with the following parishes: St Josephs, Gerrards Cross, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Chesham Bois, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Great Missenden and St Aidans, Little Chalfont.

  • Contacts: Richard K and Lewis C

REPOSITORY

Open on request.

SAFEGUARDING 

  • Contacts: Harriet H-R and Sam C

The Catholic Church in England and Wales, the Bishops and Congregational Leaders are committed to safeguarding as an integral part of the life and ministry of the Church.  We affirm the One Church approach to safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk through the promotion of a sustained and sustainable culture of constant vigilance.

The Church recognises the personal dignity and rights of all Vulnerable People towards whom it has a special responsibility.  The Church and individual members of it undertake to take all appropriate steps to maintain a safe environment for all and to practice fully and positively Christ's Ministry towards children, young people and adults at risk and to respond sensitively and compassionately to their needs in order to help keep them safe from harm.

The Church authorities will liaise closely with statutory agencies to ensure that any allegations of abuse are promptly and properly responded to and where appropriate survivors supported and perpetrators held to account.

The Church wishes to ensure that its parishes and Religious Congregations have the confidence to enable vulnerable people to have peace of mind, knowing they will be cared for and loved by their Christian community.

ST.VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

The SVP is an international Christian voluntary organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing practical assistance to those in need – irrespective of ideology, faith, ethnicity, age or gender. The Society is a lay organisation initially formed in Paris in 1833 by Blessed Frédéric Ozanam and his companions, and active in England & Wales since 1844. Placed under the Patronage of St Vincent de Paul, it is inspired by his thinking and works. It seeks, in the spirit of justice and charity, to help those who are suffering poverty in whatever form.

  • Meets 1st & 3rd Sundays 11am in Parish Hall. New members welcome.
  • http://svp.org.uk/
  • Contact: Pat E

UNION OF CATHOLIC MOTHERS

Meet every 3rd Wednesdays each month 7:30pm - alternating business & social meetings.

New members welcome

The St Columba’s Foundation is part of the national Union of Catholic Mothers and is open to all Catholic and Christian women, married or single, mothers or not.  We meet twice a month to socialise and discuss national and local issues concerning women and family life.  We also raise money for our annual charity through a quiz night each year to involve the whole parish – just one of the ways in which we try to be an active group within St Columba’s.  Our programme of events and information about the UCM are posted on the church notice board. It’s a great way to extend your friendship group and meet more people within the parish.

WELCOME MINISTRY

  • Contact: Peter C

YOUTH MUSIC/CHOIR 

Practice usually on every Thursday of each month (not school holidays).  New members are always welcome.

  • Contacts: Federica A 

YOUTH/SAPLINGS GROUP

  • Contacts: Parish Secretary
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