for scripture, prayers, music and homily by seminarian Katie Beaver. Experience Sunday worship online this week right from your home at 10:30 am (summer schedule), with Coffee Hour following at 11 am. Please continue to join us this summer for Bible Study at 9 am with Joshua Daniel and 9:15 am with David Griswold. Find your Sunday Bulletin here.

Summer coffee hour continues this Sunday at 11 am! All are invited to grab a coffee or iced tea and join us for fun conversation and a chance to meet new people and connect with old friends. If you're new to St. Columba's, please drop in – we'd love to meet you! Join us at: tinyurl.com/SummerCoffeeHour

St. Columba's is pleased to announce Lauren Devito as our new Director of Communications, effective August 15. Lauren joined the staff in March as part-time Creative Director of Digital Media. In that capacity, she helped us move quickly in the Call to Action for racial justice, created the video to launch our 30-30-30 campaign with Housing Up, is developing a new website (stay tuned!), and quickly became a vital member of our staff team. We anticipate a seamless transition as she steps into this new, larger role. More>

St. Columba's is launching a new worship opportunity, and we'd love for you to be involved! Very simply, the new initiative is to ask members of the parish to host small groups for prayer and fellowship in their backyard. We imagine that this may be no more complicated than a small group of people sitting outside at an appropriate distance reading a scripture passage, listening to a sermon, saying a few prayers, and sharing in the Eucharist. Visit our new House Churches webpage to learn how you may engage in this small group worship. Contact: Joshua Daniel

Enjoy this summer rerun of "The Best of #ColumbaDailyBread" selected via the "people's vote" … the number of times you clicked, commented on and shared these inspirational messages.

Watch throughout August on Facebook. Daily delivery resumes Tues., Sept. 8.

Seeking more spiritual grounding and community during this time? Join with others for Meditative Prayer and Reflection via conference call on Mondays, 6:30-7:15 pm. All are welcome to participate in this gathering, a quiet mini retreat for mutual spiritual support. For more information and call-in instructions, contact Suzi Kindervatter. (Note: This is an expansion of the regular Monday Night Centering Prayer group and open to everyone)

Join a Zoom virtual event on Thurs., Aug. 6 at 7 pm to hear Ms. Antoinette Green, a participant in Samaritan Ministry’s STRIVE job readiness program. Hear her share her “success story,” exemplifying the extreme challenges of poverty and joblessness and the critical collaborative work of Samaritan Ministry that empowers our neighbors in need to take the next steps to a better life.

Hosted by parishioner Joe Kolar and Samaritan Ministry’s Executive Director David Wolf. Click here to join the call. Questions? Contact: Joe Kolar

Are you a senior organizational leader in your professional life who is seeking to play a leadership role in addressing structural racism within your organization? If so, we invite you to join a colleague support group that will offer a shared space for conversation about the challenging work of trying to dismantle systemic racism in the workplace. This discussion group will meet monthly (date/time TBD) for at least the next six months. If interested, contact: Gina Lagomarsino

Stirring the Waters is a ministry for racial justice that seeks to educate the parish and ourselves on issues of racial justice, and work to understand the impact of racism and racial inequality, confront white privilege, promote interracial dialogue and act against racial injustice.

Are you ready to take the next step? For ideas on promoting racial justice, visit our Stirring the Waters webpage. Follow us on our new Facebook page. Let us know if you would like an upcoming event or program posted there. Questions? Contact Stirring the Waters.

Watch Prince George’s County Memorial Library System's Ibram X. Kendi talk on “How to Be an Anti-Racist” (available until August 20th).

Read Montgomery History's two-part program on “Lynchings in Montgomery County."

Hear Barack Obama's moving & inspirational eulogy at the funeral of Congressman John R. Lewis

Learn what the National Museum of African American History & Culture has to say about “Talking About Race.”  

Take action by going to the “When We All Vote” website and look under Events for things we can do in our DC/MD area.

Volunteer to write postcards or letters to voters who are undecided or unlikely to vote in key states.