The Moderator of the Northern Synod, Revd Dave Herbert, made his first visit to St Columba’s on Sunday 5 March. In the morning service, which marked the first week of Lent, Dave spoke about the cacophony of choices that confront us in our daily lives, and recommended spending time in peace and quiet, building […]
Christmas 2016
On Christmas Eve, St Columba’s Church was full downstairs, with more people in the gallery for the candlelit service of carols and readings, led by our Pastoral Friend, Revd Gordon Connacher. There were many excited children in the congregation, looking forward to Christmas. Highlights of the service included organ and keyboard duets, a clarinet solo […]
Return of the Knitted Bible
The famous knitted Bible, made by members of St George’s United Reformed Church, Hartlepool, has travelled all over the country since it first came to North Shields in 2014, before returning for a 4-day stay at St Columba’s for the Christmas Market weekend. The display features 34 scenes from Bible stories from creation to […]
Remembrance Sunday
At our morning service on Sunday 13 November, we remembered those who had been killed in war in two minutes’ silence at 11.00. As the names of church members killed in the First and Second World Wars were read out, poppies were placed in the shape of a cross. We were also sad to hear […]
The Journey of a Shoebox
Sunday 6 November was our Shoebox Sunday. We watched a moving video of the journey of a shoebox from the UK to children in Ukraine and Liberia. Operation Christmas Child has been running for 26 years, and now reaches 124 million poor children each year, providing each with a shoebox packed with gifts. We collected 124 […]