❤️Join us at St. Columba, This is the perfect time of year to get outside and make meaningful connections in your community.❤️

Centered in Jesus Christ,

we Grow in faith,

Celebrate community and

Serve others with love as

The Hands & Feet of Christ.

It's that time again....

The World Famous $5 Bag Sale

All of us at St. Columba hope you are enjoying the end of summer; there is so much to give thanks for this time of year, from longer days, successful bag sales, summer camp, cookouts, and being with new friends. We are thankful for the time to do all of these things and even more thankful as we are in the midst of getting ready for pumpkins, our returning snowbirds, and hopefully cooler weather. Have a wonderful beginning of October, and we look forward to our

upcoming season with you.

As Paul reminds us....

"...Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

St. Columba Bingo is BACK! We are kicking off the season with a Spooky Night of Bingo. A wonderful night of family fun with all proceeds going to help pay for the completed concrete repairs at

The Apartments @ 1655.

$20 gets you 3 games for a night full of prizes. $10 for additional chances. KIDS UNDER 12 CAN PLAY FOR JUST $10!

Food and Raffles are also available for purchase!

Doors open at 5 and games start at 6.

Come out for a night of fun and help us raise some money.

An amazing FUNdraiser benefiting The Apartments @ 1655.

Thank you for your continued investment in our community!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/repair-workforce-housing

Calling all pets

..... bring your loving humans to St. Columba Episcopal Church for the Blessing of the Pets & Fall Festival!

We will welcome our friends from Florida Keys SPCA & Peyton's Promise! Rev. Deb will even host a blessing booth!

Featuring :

Pet tricks for treats
Golf cart rides
Pet costumes
Tons of Photo opportunities

and treat your humans at the "Kitty Cat Cafe"

A Free day of Fun for everyone!

Sunday October 5th at 10:00 am we celebrate the Feast of St. Francis and then continue the pet blessing Fall Festival fun from 11:30-1:30.

Pets are welcome to attend church!

Gulfside Village Trick or Treating

Join us on October 31st at 5:30 pm as we set up and hand out candy to all the cute trick-or-treaters! We will be set up right outside The Nearly New Thrift Shop at 5800 Overseas Hwy #35 in Gulfside Village.

See You There!

The Hammock House

After School Program

This ministry is the result of the support of so many amazing organizations, Episcopal Charities of Southeast Florida, The United Way of Collier & the Keys, the City of Marathon, Women of the Moose, and The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys, and Monroe County.

Thank You!

Thank you for helping support

St. Columba and it's ministry to provide

free after-school care and camp for families in the

Middle Keys.

It's hard to believe that it's already that time of year.....but we are preparing for the 2026 Florida Keys Celtic Festival and we want to make sure that everyone is properly thanked and recognized in our beautiful program.

If you would like to be a sponsor or know of a business who is looking for a wonderful place to advertise, please share this email and tell them to contact us!

Become a Florida Keys Celtic Festival Sponsor Today!

St. Columba Ministries

Join the Faith Conversation!

A fun night of food and fellowship. All are invited to join the fun plus the potluck dinner

is always delicious.

At St. Columba we learn & pray together.

The Hundredth Psalm encourages us to sing:

"Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!

Serve the Lord with gladness,

and come into His presence with singing!"

We encourage you to join us in making a "joyful noise"

at St. Columba!

Join us! Either in the congregational singing,

in the traditional choir,

or as part of the contemporary worship band.

Do you have a musical gift (traditional choir, vocals, keyboard, guitar, etc...) to share?

Don't hide your gift! Chat us up in person after Sunday service, or email:

stcolumbamarathon.music@gmail.com

Join us at St. Columba this Sunday morning!

Help us fill the food bank as we move into the end of the year! KAIR is looking for canned meats,

pasta sauce, soups, etc.

Please bring in some goodies and drop them

off at church!

Nearly New Thrift Shop &

Nearly New Furniture Shop

The St. Columba Nearly New ministry helps to provide New to You

items to the community.

It is so exciting to help our community purchase high quality inexpensive home furnishings!

We had an awesome time singing Earth, Wind & Fire on the 21st day of September, celebrating the International Day of Peace...Just wait till next year, it will be bigger and better!

Quite an undertaking of love!

Thank You to all who help us provide this

meaningful ministry!

Thank you for supporting our 2 neighborhood thrift shops.

Help us spread the word & tell everyone to check them out!

The Nearly New Furniture Shop at 12565 Overseas Highway &

The Nearly New Thrift Shop at 5800 Overseas Highway #35, Gulfside Village

Both are open for business and run with love!

The Nearly New Thrift Shop is open

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

10am-2pm.

The Nearly New Furniture Shop is open