The Chapel of St Columba offers monthly evening eucharistic services in the Celtic Christian & Liberal Catholic Traditions Our services celebrate the Christian Holy Days and Seasonal Festivals of the year by combining the beauty of traditional sacramental worship and liturgy with a nature-centered, contemplative, and mystical approach to Christian Spirituality.
The Chapel is a chartered ministry of The Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch, an independent sacramental church grounded in the Christian Mystical Tradition. The Church was founded in 1958 by German born Herman Adrian Spruit who had been consecrated a bishop by Charles Hampton, the Presiding Bishop of the Liberal Catholic Church for the USA. The Apostolic succession of the church come from the Roman Catholic Church, through the Dutch/German Old Catholic Church and the Liberal Catholic Church in England, as well as through Orthodox, and Anglican lineages (via the Scottish Episcopal Church).
ABOUT US
The Chapel was established in 2016 as an ecumenical, nature-centered community in the Celtic Christian and Contemplative Traditions.
We offer a welcoming, spiritually nurturing place where people from various backgrounds can come together to celebrate the changing seasons and connect to God through meditation, prayer, and sacramental worship. We strive to put our spiritual principles into practice through offering service to the community and by acting in an environmentally responsible manner as Guardians of God's Creation . Learn More >
SEASONAL SERVICES
Join us in a beautiful historic church set in natural bush surroundings for evening seasonal services in the Celtic Christian and Liberal Catholic traditions. We welcome anyone who would like to attend, and our sacraments are open to all people. The services combine traditional liturgical worship with candles, incense, music, contemplative prayer, and creative ceremony. Steeped in tradition, the services evoke an atmosphere of stillness and peace and invite you into a place of spiritual reflection and community.
Celtic christianity
Celtic Christianity draws on ancient religious and monastic traditions, yet this spiritual path is relevant for the contemporary world today. Revering nature as God's Creation and incorporating sacred music, art, and poetry in worship are integral elements of Celtic Spiritual and Monastic traditions. The Contemplative tradition incorporates prayer, meditation, and reflection on Sacred Writings (Lectio Divina). Through a deep personal spiritual journey a close relationship to Christ, Mary, and the Saints is developed.
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