Easter Baptism

St Columba’s Church celebrated a baptism as part of the Easter weekend this year, echoing the traditions of the early centuries of the Christian church. The weekend began with evening communion on Maundy Thursday round a table in an upper room, the Lishman Hall.  This commemorated Jesus’ last supper, as told in all four Gospels.  […]

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Mothering Sunday

St Columba’s pulled out all the stops for Mothering Sunday. The church was full to maximum capacity for the morning family service of worship.  The numbers of church members and adherents were swelled by the 4th Tynemouth Scouts, Cubs and Beavers, and the 1st North Shields Brownies and Rainbows, and their families.  Each of the […]

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