Weekly Update #150 – 2 April

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #150          2nd April 2023 – Palm Sunday From the Minister                           A Right Royal Send-Up                I see the French President called off the state visit that King Charles was due to make to France last week. There are continuing […]

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Sermon: Annunciation

A sermon preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, March 26th 2023 Isaiah 7:10-14; Luke 1:26-38 Watch the whole service on YouTube   Two bible readings. Two young women. Two children to be born. From Isaiah 7:14: ‘the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the […]

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Weekly Update #149 – 26 March

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #149          26th March 2023 From the Minister                           Do You Have the Time? In 1752 Great Britain moved from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, changing the formula for calculating leap years. The move involved dropping eleven […]

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Sermon for Mothering Sunday

Preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields Sunday 19th March 2023 Exodus 2:1-10; John 19:25-27 Watch the whole service on YouTube   It’s Mothering Sunday; a day full of rejoicing for many, though with decidedly mixed emotions for some; and we want to do justice to the […]

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Weekly Update #148 – 19 March

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #148          19th March 2023 Hello again everyone, from John. An item later in this Update set me thinking. Recently St Columba’s has supported two important appeals, the Turkish/Syrian earthquake, and Ukaid2Ukraine. The first raised the magnificent […]

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