St. Columba Antiochian Orthodox Church

About OrthodoxyOrthodox Christianity traces its roots, both historical and spiritual, from the time of the Apostles.

About the Western Rite The vision of the Western Rite as an essential part of the Orthodox Mission in America belonged to Archbishop Tikhon of the American Archdiocese under the Moscow Patriarchate.

About St. Columba ChurchTraditional Faith: Classical Worship: Friendly Folk. This is what you will find at St Columba's.

And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. Acts 11:26

The Orthodox Church is both modern and ancient

Orthodox Christianity traces its roots, both historical and spiritual, from the time of the Apostles. Ancient in regard to beliefs, practices and traditions – but modern in regard to addressing the issues that face all modern people, the struggle for a peaceful and just world, the problems of moral relativism, and both the fears and hopes generated by a world driven by modern technology.

Service Schedule

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) please see the following announcement:

All Wednesday masses (6:30 pm) and Saturday Vespers (5:30pm) have resumed.

On Sundays, Matins and Low Mass will be celebrated by the priest with a few parishioners in attendance. The service will also be live streamed from our Facebook page (see link at top) and on this site (scroll down to the current events section). This is in line with the instructions of the Patriarchate and the Archdiocese as well as local ordinances. If you would like to attend please contact Fr. David. He is also more than willing to bring these Mysteries to people at home, if they request it.

ABOUT OUR CHURCH

Traditional but friendly, St. Columba is a local Parish under the Western Rite Vicariate of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. The parish uses the Liturgy of St. Tikhon, which is a form of worship reflective of the ancient Anglican tradition. St. Columba’s Parish celebrates the reinstitution in the twentieth century of British Orthodox tradition.

ABOUT ST. COLUMBA

In the days before the great schism, when the Church in Britain was fully Orthodox, the Irish monk Columba became one of the first missionaries to Scotland.

Current Events

Mass 8/2

Posted by St. Columba Orthodox Church on Sunday, August 2, 2020

August 2 Bulletin

On Sundays, Matins and Low Mass will be celebrated by the priest and servers with up to 30 parishioners in attendance, masks are mandatory. On Wednesdays the same numbers apply, masks are mandatory. This is in line with the instructions of the Patriarchate and the Archdiocese as well as local ordinances. If you would like to attend please contact Fr. David. mccreadd@tcd.ie

August 1, 2020

AUGUST 1: Dirupisti Vincula Mea!

'Thou hast broken my chains asunder' (Psalm 113, 10). How well these words apply to the feast we celebrate today of St Peter in Chains,…

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July 5, 2020

St Mary Magdalene

Many years ago, in what seems like another existence, I used to live not far from the basilica of Vézelay, aUNESCO world heritage site, considered…