Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals:
Please contact Fr. Cotter to make arrangements for the celebration of these sacraments.  Cell: 1- 508-686-0394  Rectory Office: 508-755-0408

"With the suspension of person to person contact, the sacrament of penance will not be available except to the most seriously ill from the designated priest ministers.  Confession cannot be verbally celebrated by telephone or by other forms of electronic communications."

If you have been abused or victimized by someone representing the Catholic Church, please believe in  the possibility for hope and help and healing.
We encourage you to come forward and speak out. The victim service coordinator for the Diocese of Worcester is Judith Audette.
A report can be made by phone to (508) 929-4363​.  If the report is made by mail, please send it to:
Judith Audette Director of Healing and Prevention
The Diocese of Worcester
49 Elm Street
Worcester, MA 01609

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We are excited that we can  offer public celebrations of the mass and the sacraments. Since there are still restrictions in place set forth by Governor Baker, the church is limited to a seating capacity of 80.  Since more people than usual come to mass on Christmas, we will be using an online seat reservation system for Christmas masses.    

St. Columba will have four masses for Christmas:               

• Christmas Eve at 3 p.m
• Christmas Eve at 5 p.m. 
• Christmas Day at 8 a.m.
• Christmas Day at 10 a.m.

Bishop McManus has extended the dispensation from the obligation to attend mass until the first Sunday of Lent, February 21.

We want to welcome those who feel that they can comply with the restrictions set forth by the Commonwealth - and who are not in a high-risk group.

IMPORTANT GUIDELINES: We cannot exceed 50% of our official seating capacity at any mass. In order to comply, only ONE DOOR will be used to enter the church.   Please wear a face mask as you enter, maintaining a 6 foot distance from those ahead of you.  To see a complete list of the guidelines CLICK HERE and watch the video below. 

                                    MASS ON LINE
We will continue to live-stream the 10:00a.m. mass.     
If you are on Facebook, go to the St. Columba Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SaintColumbaParish/If the live-stream has not started yet, you may need to refresh/reload the page.

 You  can watch the live-stream here on our web-site at:   https://stcolumbapax.org/livestream.   If the live-stream has not yet started and is not appearing, you may need to refresh/reload the page

Sunday mass can also be watched on Paxton Cable channel
192 on Sunday and Monday at 4p.m., 6p.m. and 8p.m.

The decision has been made to begin the 2020-2021 religious education year remotely, with on-line instruction. 

At this time, on-line instruction will continue through the end of calendar year 2020.  A decision as to if the spring 2021 semester will be virtual or in person will be made in January 2021.  
Families with questions about the program should contact Mrs. Nummelin.  Cell:  774-239-0803; Office:  508-755-0601; email: terrynummelin@gmail.com.