Each weekday, a group of intellectually challenged adults gather at St. Columba to meet and to do various appropriate tasks. This is a project of the West Montreal Readaptation Centre to which St. Columba provides space. WMRC oversees the group with a full time educator while some congregational members volunteer their time to work with …
An ecumenical project of Pointe-Claire churches helping those with financial needs in the local community. A food bank, as well as vouchers to pay for specific needs, help people to survive difficult economic times. For more information call 514 694-9246.
A joint project of 8 United and Presbyterian churches providing referral services, workshops & short-term counseling on issues of family life in the local community. (more)
A non-profit store committed to providing vital fair income to people around the world by selling their handicrafts and telling their stories. Sales provide salaries to artisans so that they can pay for food, education, health care and housing, creating significant spinoff jobs in their communities. St. Columbans are involved by volunteering their time to …
Action Réfugiés Montréal is . . . a non-profit, faith-inspired organization that seeks justice for refugees. Our work is carried out in the spirit of Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that states “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.” Since we were founded …
Since 2003 St. Columbans has raised over $30,000 to support a training programme to teach HIV/AIDS prevention throughout Kenya. Trainers are taught ways to prevent the spread of the HIV virus including abstinence and use of condoms and how to overcome the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. These trainers then return to their home communities to …
St. Columba by-the-Lake Presbyterian Church is a dynamic community of people seeking to live and explore faith in the midst of the challenges of today, where everyone has the opportunity to discover their spiritual centre. The people of St. Columba come from many different faith and cultural backgrounds. We are a congregation committed to growing …
