Mission Statement: The community of St. Columba responds to the Gospel of Jesus Christ through a spirituality and commitment to service, rooted in Roman Catholic and African-American traditions. As sinners ourselves, St. Columba reaches out and welcomes all to healing and forgiveness.
St. Columba In the News
St. Columba has recently been featured in a number of news venues:
The San Francisco Chronicle has recently featured a service held at St. Columba for the Oakland/Alameda County chapter of the Family and Friends of Murder Victims. A more recent story on Lorrain Taylor and the work she is doing featured a photo of her at the service.
Senior Housing in Catholic Voice
The opening of the Percy Abram Jr. Senior Apartments was covered in the September 18, 2006 issue of the Catholic Voice.
Katrina Quilting in Catholic Voice
Our ministry of making quilts for Katrina survivors was covered in the August 7, 2006 issue of the Catholic Voice.
Fr. Jayson has been featured in recent Oakland Tribune and KTVU news stories regarding our "Stop the Violence" campaign. See links to all media coverage here.
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The opening of the Percy Abram Jr. Senior Apartments was 
Our ministry of making quilts for Katrina survivors was 
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Fr. Jayson has been featured in recent Oakland Tribune and KTVU news stories regarding our 
