Sunday 19 November was Shoebox Sunday at St Columba’s. For many years, the church has supported Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child project. People from all over the area have been coming to drop off shoeboxes at the church, and many were added in today’s service. A couple of hundred boxes were piled up at the […]
Harvest Festival 2017
Our harvest festival service on Sunday 1 October was a happy occasion for the church family. Uniformed organisations paraded their colours and took an active part in the service. There was a dramatic presentation of the story of the feeding of the five thousand, a hands on telling of the story of the enormous turnip, […]
Congratulations
Congratulations to HANDS on receiving a bronze commendation award from the Chair of North Tyneside Council, for service in the local community
A month of welcomes
May has been a happy month for St Columba’s, with many welcomes. In a series of delightful services, we have received a new church member, ordained a new elder, inducted two elders, and baptised two children. It has been good to celebrate these special occasions with friends and family. At the beginning of June, we […]
Easter 2017
Easter at St Columba’s began with an electrical fault, making it harder for us to feed the hungry this week. However, we made the best of it, and eventually full power was restored. This year, we celebrated Holy Communion at all three Easter services, early morning, mid morning and evening. A fair trade breakfast was […]